Cat No. JM40569
Price £57.50
Composer: Jan Van Der Roost
Category: MARCHES

Grade 2 1/2
Duration 4:00

There are all sorts of marches: fast and slow, solemn and energetic, military and civil, procession, and funeral.

Orion is а so-called "slow march," in which the moderate tempo, however, does not make а passive or heavy impression. On the contrary, this concert march contains natural optimism and spontaneity. Since Orion does not make very high demands upon the performers, the piece is suitable for many different bands. The instrumentation is composed in such а way that smaller formations can play Orion without а significant difference in the overall sound. The almost constantly present rhythmic "pulse" in the percussion gives this majestic march а noble character.

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