Concert Band (Score &
Parts) - Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4003982
(Fanfare-Overture for
Band). Composed by
Kenneth Fuchs. Hal
Leonard Concert Band
Series. Classical.
Published by Edward B.
Marks Music (HL.4003982).
UPC: 888680028220.
9x12
inches.
Commissione
d to celebrate the
sesquicentennial of the
state of West Virginia,
Forever Free
incorporates indigenous
elements of the state's
musical heritage,
capturing a robust and
celebratory spirit. Cast
in a single movement in
three sections, the title
is inspired by the state
motto, “Montani
semper liberi”
(“Mountaineeers
forever free”). The
work is unified at the
outset and closing by a
ceremonial fanfare that
is based on thematic
figures from the state
song West Virginia
Hills. A contrasting
middle section features a
lyric variant accompanied
by a militaristic snare
drum and timpani cadence,
before all thematic
elements are combined for
the buoyant and festive
conclusion. Duration:
4:25.
West Virginia Hills
