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SKU: A0.921074
Composed by Michael D. Blostein. Contemporary,Patriotic. Score and parts. 11 pages. Michael D. Blostein #2846149. Published by Michael D. Blostein (A0.921074).In response to the terror attacks in their city beginning on 2013, the citizens of Paris – joined by world leaders – staged a march, nicknamed "The March of Defiance" on Sunday, January 11, 2015, to show the world they stood in solidarity against terrorism and hatred.
Premiered at Carnegie Hall, this work is designed to embrace and exploit, in a minimal way, this same concept.
Each new idea, often presented in a new voice, is introduced by a disruption in the 6/8 pattern, only to return to the original feel. As a new idea is introduced, it is layered upon the previously stated ideas, introduced by the additional disruption of an additional beat, always to return.
The formal structure is a relatively simple contrapuntal exercise, eventually expanding to 6 layers/species, from which the piece, while still growing dynamically, begins to thin out horizontally while adding a bit more harmonic interest (often through dissonance).
Eventually, as the tessitura of the orchestra rises and the mass of sound and layers becomes simply too much to tolerate, the march repents into a peaceful ending.
The work includes parts for Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, as well as Euphonium.
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