Cat No. JM31031
Price £65.00
Composer / arranger: Michael Ball
Category: TEST PIECES (Major Works)

Written in 1984
Duration 12.00 Minutes

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Set as the First Section Testpiece for the National Finals in the Albert Hall, London - October 2000.

Dedicated to and written at the invitation of Bram Gay.

FRONTIER! was written mainly in the summer of 1984 following the invitation of Bram Gay to write a substantial contest piece and vehicle for band display. The work is an attempt to capture the op en-air American pioneer spirit.
Although played without a break, it naturally divides into an overall three-movement structure. An assertive opening movement with plenty of lively melodic interest, colour and rhythmic vitality, is followed by a lazy, bluesy, middle section (but not without some energy and wit), culminating in a no-nonsense finale.
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The percussion part requires two players, as follows:
1. Side drum, sizzle cymbal and suspended cymbal, triangle, claves, xylophone (optional).
2. Bass drum, hi-hat, large suspended cymbal, set of three tom-toms (small, medium and large), pair of clash cymbals, set of five temple blocks, gong, wood-block, whip, tambourine, glockenspiel (optional).