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To the rescue! : band / Paul Stanhope
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Work Overview
I have long been a fan of Warner Brothers cartoons and their music scores from the golden age of the 1950s and 60s. To the Rescue is my response to an imagined cartoon-like scenario of a rescue with hair-brained schemes, much ridiculous activity but little actual rescuing.
Musically, the piece is full of animated running semiquaver passages, replete with percussion effects straight out of cartoon-scores and lively, exaggerated pastiche elements. In the dying stages of the piece, the full forces of the concert band finally come together as one, and perhaps in a concerted last-ditch effort, a serious rescue attempt is indeed mustered!
Work Details
Year: 2007
Instrumentation: Concert band
Duration: 3 min.
Difficulty: Medium — Level 4.5
Commission note: Commissioned by Reed Music
First performance: by Grainger Wind Symphony at Grainger Wind Symphony (Melba Hall) on 20 Jun 2009
Performances of this work
20 Jun 2009: at Grainger Wind Symphony (Melba Hall). Featuring Grainger Wind Symphony.
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