Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 3
SKU:
FJ.B1491S
Score
Only. Composed by
Brian Balmages. Concert
Band. FJH Concert Band.
Programmatic. Score.
Duration 4:45. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1491S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1491S).
English.
This
contemporary work based
on Edgar Allan Poe's The
Raven tells the eerie
story of a man confronted
by a raven, and his slow
descent into utter
madness. A haunting piano
line supports the opening
melody in alto saxophone,
surrounded by
contemporary effects and
textures. As the man
becomes more irritated,
the music picks up in
tempo and becomes
increasingly dissonant
and violent until it
errupts in a cacophony of
chaos. Finally, the man
breaks, and the
unsettling sounds of the
opening piano return.
Absolutely stunning.
About FJH
Concert
Band
Desig
ned for high school
groups and upper-level
middle school groups.
Independence is
encouraged, but many
lines are cross-cued.
Usually includes an
expanded percussion
section. Grades 3 -
3.5
