Details
- Ensembles:
- Concert Band
- Composers:
- William Owens
- Publishers:
- The FJH Music Company Inc
- UPC:
- 674398224173
- Format:
- Score and Parts
- Item types:
- Physical
- Level:
- Grade 2
- Artist:
- William Owens
- Usages:
- School and Community
- Shipping Weight:
- 2.38 pounds
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5
SKU: AP.98-B1385
Mountain of Fire. Composed by William Owens. Concert Band. FJH Young Band. Score and Part(s). Duration 3:30. The FJH Music Company Inc #98-B1385. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (AP.98-B1385).UPC: 674398224173. English.
This stunning and powerful work recalls the massive Krakatoa explosions of 1883 that were heard over 2,000 miles away. The piece begins with an immediate intensity using dissonant ascending notes representing burning lava, while low voices and percussion signify the thunderous blasts. A haunting slow section follows, exuding fear and uneasy anticipation. The music then becomes frantic and highly rhythmic as it leads to the huge eruption, depicted by well-written aleatoric passages that occur over booming bass lines. The "aftermath" is strangely quiet, but soon the angry mountain speaks once more in a powerful and thrilling ending!
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- Artists:
- William Owens
- Ensemble:
- Concert Band
- Publisher:
- The FJH Music Company Inc