Preview: Overture to Beowulf for Concert Band (1990) (Full Score and Complete Instrumental Parts)
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SKU: A0.939796
Composed by Richard St. Clair. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 95 pages. Richard St. Clair #3896031. Published by Richard St. Clair (A0.939796).This highly charged 5-minute overture for full Concert Band is intended as an incidental introduction to the recitation of the 8th-century Old English epic, 'Beowulf'. Full score and complete parts are provided. The Audio Clip is of the premiere performance by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Concert Band in 1990. After a bombastic opening, the work comes to a peaceful conclusion. Serves well as the first work of a first or second part in a concert setting. Of related interest is the composer's recently completed "The Challenge of Beowulf: A Choral Fantasy in Three Scenes for 7 soloists, double men's chorus and piano, also offered for sale on SMP Press.
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