Concert band (flute 1/2, oboe, clarinet 1/2, /3, Bb bass clarinet, alto sax 1/2,...(+)
Concert band (flute 1/2,
oboe, clarinet 1/2, /3,
Bb bass clarinet, alto
sax 1/2, tenor sax,
baritone sax, trumpet
1/2, F horn 1/2, trombone
1/2, euphonium, tuba,
timpani, percussion 1
(snare drum) percussion 2
(3 toms) percussion 3
(bass drum) glockenspiel)
- grade 2.5
SKU:
CN.S11259
Composed by
Bruce Fraser. Arranged by
David Farnon. Band Music.
Score only. Duration
6:30. Published by G & M
Brand Music Publishers
(CN.S11259).
During a visit
to the town of Saintes in
South West France in the
summer of 2003, I spent
some time in the Roman
amphitheatre there. It is
a well preserved arena
and I imagined what it
must have been like to
take part in the
gladiatorial games.
'Roman times' is based on
these images with the
opening grand procession
and its amazing mixture
of Mediterranean peoples.
The middle movement is an
old fashioned love ballad
followed by gladiators
fighting in a very
spirited battle to death
or victory.
David Fraser
