Stepen Bulla: Festivus Americas

This lively work, full of dynamic extremes, is dedicated to the North American Brass Band Association. Its form is based on the overture style, although the themes stand alone, and it is a programmatic composition. It is very suitable for opening a festival, as it creates an enthusiastic, expectant mood. After the rhythmic fanfares of the opening, the first theme is presented in the cornets, followed by a return to the same rhythmic material. A second theme appears in the horn section, which is further developed and transitions into a darker and more ominous form of the same motif. Eventually, a maestoso section is established, full of sustained chords in the cornets and trombones, with the rest of the orchestra producing descending lines woven through the brightly sounding instruments.

Merk	De Haske Publications
Serie	Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band and Fanfare
Instrument	Harmony