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Title	Alpine Holiday
Article no.	3144633
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Overture (original composition)
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band); CB (Concert Band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Germany (de)
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Year of publication	2014
Composer	Barnes, James
Opus no.	Op.140
Difficulty level	5
Evaluation level of countries	D4 (German upper level)
Duration	9:30
Additional info/contents	Commissioned by the “Bernischer Kantonal-Musikverband“ (Berne County Band Music Association, Switzerland) as the required test piece for their 2014 wind band competition, Alpine Holiday is a large overture for wind orchestra. The work begins with an extended fanfare section at moderate tempo, first played by unison horns, then enhanced and elaborated by the rest of the brass section. The fanfare dissipates after twenty measures, giving way to solo oboe. The harmonic progression behind this short fragment is then repeated by horns with a thicker accompanying texture. This short chord progression returns much later in the piece as one of the principal unifying elements of the composition. An allegro vivo begins with a timpani roll and snare drum, fragments of the fanfare music build to the first statement of the second main theme, which is first introduced by flutes and oboe. The extensive middle portion of the work is mostly based on this second theme. Modulations, re-settings, additional counterpoint and other techniques are used to develop this second idea to a point where the musical discussion is nearly exhausted. At that moment, the chord progression from the earlier slow portion of the work returns, this time as a stately chaconne, a set of variations over a repeated chord progression. The composer intends this portion of the work to express the magnificent grandeur of the Swiss Alps. Six variations follow the initial introduction of the progression. At the conclusion of the final variation, the speedy allegro theme returns, serving as material for the vigorous coda section that brings the composition to a lively, happy ending; rather like a wonderful holiday in the Alps. Prt PicFlt Flt 1,2,3 Ob 1,2 Fag 1,2 EsClr Clr 1,2,3 BClr CBClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Trp 1,2,3,4 Hrn in F+Eb 1,2,3,4 Trb in C 1,2,3,4 (BC) Trb in Bb 1,2,3,4 (BC+TC) Euph/Brt in C 1,2 (BC) Euph/Brt in Bb 1,2 (BC+TC) EsTub (BC+TC) BTub (BC+TC) Tub in C 1,2 Tmp Mlt: -Glsp -Vib -Xyl -Wispi Perc 1,2,3: -SD -Trng -MCym -BTr -Tmb -SuCym -BD
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	Alpine Holiday (concert/wind band; Concert Band), full score and parts
	Alpine Holiday (concert/wind band; Concert Band), full score

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