A beautiful lyrical piece that holds the listener's engagement from beginning to end. Excellent orchestrations explore a wide variety of colors while careful scoring creates peaks and valleys that bring out
Originally written for eight-part mixed chorus as a sort of tone poem, the composer has adapted this profound work to the vibrant colors and textures of the modern concert band. Broad and symphonic in
This funeral march was written in honor of the great Norwegian poet Bjornstjerne Bjornson, a close friend of the composer, upon his death in 1910. The music's link with Bjornson is underscored by the fact