Concert Band (Score) -
Level 2.5
SKU:
HL.4007970
Concert
Band, Grade 2.5 6:50
Score. Composed by
Otto M. Schwarz. Concert.
Softcover. Duration 410
seconds. Hal Leonard
#SDP0672101. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4007970).
With its height
of 4,808 meters,
Mont-Blanc is called
“the roof of
Europe.†The
highest mountains on our
planet have been
insurmountable for a long
time. Only in the past
250 years have those
giants been mounted.
Crystal-hunter Jacques
Balmat and Michel-Gabriel
Paccard, a doctor, were
the first to climb
Mont-Blanc, in 1786. Many
paths lead to
Mont-Blanc's peak: the
regular ascent goes
through the magnificent
“voie royale of
Saint-Gervais-les-
Bains,†which was
opened in August 1855 by
the Englishmen Hudson,
Kennedy, and Smythe.
Today's most common route
to climb up, starting
from Saint-Gervais via
Aiguille du Gou ter
(3,863m), Do me du Gou
ter (4,304m), and Are te
des Bosses (4,547m), was
first used in 1861. Otto
M. Schwarz composed this
work inspired by
“the roof of
Europe†with its
luminous and huge
glaciers. Early in the
morning, mountain
climbers set off to the
peak; they witness the
sunrise, and experience
the hazards that the
journey up to the summit
brings along. A snowstorm
and falling rocks at Are
te des Bosses aggravate
their journey. A sudden
change of weather,
however, enables them to
reach the top after a
strenuous ascent. This
piece invites you to an
imaginary journey from
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
via the “voie
royale†to the top
of Mont-Blanc.
Crystal Planet
