Stephenson's Rocket
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SKU: AP.12-0571559077
Composed by Nigel Hess. 5 or More; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Solo Small Ensembles; Wind Band. Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band Series. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score and Part(s). Faber Music #12-0571559077. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571559077).ISBN 9780571559077. English.
This seven-minute concert overture recalls the early days of the railways, and one of the most famous engines of all time, The Rocket. It was commissioned by the Director of the North Hertfordshire Wind Band, Phillip Ellis, who is the great-great-great-grandson of Stephenson, and depicts the Victorian carnival atmosphere on the day of the engine's inauguration. An ideal work for a good school or youth level band.