Cat No. JM49404
Price £21.50
Composers: Jean Sibelius, Gavin Somerset
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC

Composed in 2003 for a composition corn petition, this work uses elements of three major work by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).

The three being...
Symphony No.5,
Finlandia,
Karelia Suite (March)

The piece starts with an atmospheric opening before setting of in bar 10 with a tempo that will remain for most of the piece. The main original theme is brought in at A before the famous sequence from Sibelius’ Symphony No.5 enters at B and then very distinctly at C. The music then roller coasts through keeping all sections of the band busy, until we reach J when the solo Euphonium can shine, helped along by Flugel and Repiano. The Molto Vivo before K sets off with dazzling trills from the cornet section, and bringing with it the theme from Finlandia in bar 165, followed shortly by the March from the Karelia Suite. From N to the end, all three pieces are brought to a final climax together. A rousing piece and makes an interesting change to a direct transcription.