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Title	Midway March
Article no.	4020167
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Concert march
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band); Fa (fanfare band); Bra (brass band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Belgium (be)
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Year of publication	2005
Composer	Williams, John
Arranger	Barry, Darrol
Difficulty level	3
Duration	3:00
Additional info/contents	The Battle of Midway was a victory that some say was the turning point of the U.S. war against Japan during World War II. The jaunty nature of the march celebrates the victory but omits the high cost of a battle. The victory was so important to American morale that the name found its way into the lexicon of the country. Chicago’s Midway Airport, for example, was named for the battle. Key to the victory was the breaking of the Japanese Naval encryption codes. The war had been going badly for the U.S. and the Japanese planned to deliver a devastating blow to finish off the U.S. fleet at Midway. However, due to the U.S. Signals intelligence breaking the Japanese encryption code, the U.S. was able to plan a counterattack that led to eventual victory, although with great loss of U.S. life. Williams references the code in his March with a repetitive set of staccato notes in the brass. The march was composed in 1976 as part of the soundtrack for an epic movie Midway. Despite its big-name cast, the movie was not a smashing success, but in June 1992, a more successful re-edit of the extended version aired on the CBS network commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. Regardless of the success of the film, the score produced one of Williams’s most popular marches, Midway March. Quelle/Source: Wikipedia
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