Bolcom's curtain raiser, Circus Overture, was written in honor of Leonard Slatkin's 70th birthday and premiered by the conductor and the Boston Symphony, which commissioned it. It's a 5-minute riot, full of marching evocations of the midway - or perhaps the parade of life? - along with lickety-split wind lines, exaggerated tempo changes and a snippet of Ellingtonian talking brass, including a muted trombone growling out a reference to Chopin's�Funeral March.�That's vintage Bolcom wit. Slatkin, who has championed the Ann Arbor composer for decades, specifically asked him not to quote�Happy Birthday. The Detroit Free Press, Oct. 10, 2014. Subtitled “Into the Eighth Decade,” versions for both orchestra and band are available for rent.
Circus Overture [HL:359039]
Edward B. Marks Music Company
$46.95
- UPC:
- 840126945003
- EAN:
- 9781705120828
- ISBN:
- 1705120822
- Minimum Order Quantity:
- 1
- Pages:
- 0
- UPC:
- 840126945003
- Format:
- Softcover. Full Score
- Subtitle:
- for Orchestra Full Score. E.B. Marks
- Original Currency:
- USD
- Vendor:
- Hal Leonard