Dramatic Overture

Lively and celebratory, this piece begins with a stark, powerful introduction of the main theme by the trombones and percussion, soon joined by the other brass before the music moves into a dance-like allegro section. Dramatic brass statements, scampering woodwinds, and long, soaring melodies dominate this allegro section until the band slows once again to present a dramatic fanfare based on the basic intervals of the opening theme. The work then ends with a flashy, energetic coda.