A Flourish
for Symphonic Wind Band
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Concert Band (BAND SET)

SKU: HL.48017987

For Symphonic Wind Band. Boosey & Hawkes Concert Band. Faber Music #0571565131. Published by Faber Music (HL.48017987).

ISBN 0571565131. UPC: 073999179873. 8.2x11.75 inches.

A Flourish for Orchestra, written to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the granting of a charter to the City of Bristol, shows Malcolm Arnold at his best in producing music for festive occasions. The work starts with a resounding splash of color in the percussion over which the woodwinds play an upward flourish leading to a resplendent fanfare in the brass. This idea is repeated with slight changes of color until it leads to a typical Malcolm Arnold “big tune.” These two ideas are then interchanged and after a long pedal F we are given a full and rich final statement of the tune. The short coda is led by the percussion where the opening sound of tubular bells and glockenspiel underpin the jubilant ending. (4:00).