Amun-Ra (from Shadows of the Pyramids)
by David Marlatt
Small Ensemble - Sheet Music

20 Trumpets & Percussion

SKU: AP.81-TE26138

Composed by David Marlatt. 5 or More; Brass - Large Cornet (Trumpet) Ensemble; Solo Small Ensembles. Eighth Note Publications. Contemporary. Score and Part(s). Duration 00:02:10. Eighth Note Publications #81-TE26138. Published by Eighth Note Publications (AP.81-TE26138).

ISBN 9781554720569. UPC: 685462009909. English.

This is the final section of a 14 minute work for 20 trumpets, piano and percussion. This piece was commissioned by Kevin Eisensmith of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania to add a work, substantial in length, to the repertoire of the trumpet ensemble. He requested that there be no doubling of parts and a minimum of antiphonal effects used. The resulting piece attempts to demonstrate the various colours available to the trumpet ensemble. Extensive use of mutes and 5 flugel horns helps to add variety to the timbre. The piece is based on the Egyptian story of Ra, the Sun God, one of the most important characters in their mythology.