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Title	Lay Down Your Arms (A Hymn to Bertha von Suttner)
Article no.	4118114
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Concert music
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Austria (at)
Publisher *	OrchestralArt Music Publication
Publisher's article no. *	ORCH 1206-1
Year of publication	2023
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Composer	Moitzi, Florian
Difficulty level	2
Evaluation level of countries	A1 (Austrian A level)
Duration	4:55
Additional info/contents	Die Waffen nieder (Lay Down Your Arms!) describes the life and work of the Austrian pacifist, peace researcher and writer Bertha von Suttner. Prt Flt 1,2 Ob Fag Clr 1,2,3 BClr ASax 1,2 TSax BSax Flh 1,2 Trp 1,2,3 Hrn in F 1,2,3 Trb 1,2,3 Euph 1,2 Tub 1,2 WltStm Tmp Perc BD Mlt Schlgz
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Programme notes *: In the introduction of the piece, recumbent tones are heard, accompanied by a war drum. Afterwards, a passionate melody describes Suttner's dream of a society without weapons. Bertha von Suttner's task was to report on the events of the Russian-Turkish war. These wars and struggles in 19th century Europe are reflected in a fugue in the second part of the piece. At the climax of this part, Johann Sebastian Bach's "Komm, süßer Tod!" is quoted. In the last part of the piece, the melody of Suttner's Dream is heard again. It now begins very softly, but is somewhat faster and is in a different time signature. Gradually, several instruments are added and one can feel the rising energy. All this is meant to symbolise Suttner's success. Although Suttner was unable to prevent the First World War, her ideas influenced the whole of Europe. Her novel "Die Waffen nieder - Lay down your Arms" was translated into 27 languages and was the most important book of anti-war literature. In addition, Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1905. Quelle/Source: OrchestralArt Information: Wikipedia: Berta von Suttner Wikipedia: Die Waffen nieder Tags: Personalities and VIPss Contemporary History and Historical Events

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	Lay Down Your Arms (A Hymn to Bertha von Suttner) (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Lay Down Your Arms (A Hymn to Bertha von Suttner) (concert/wind band), full score

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