Thai Wind Composers

The Spartan Warriors

for Concert Band | 7' 30" | Grade 4 | 2023

฿4,700.00

Program Note

The Sparta army is well-known in the time of the ancient Greek that the warriors would never lay down their weapons for any reason. The theme from the beginning of the piece strongly declares that the warriors are always willing to fight for their homeland. The slow movement reflects the feeling of the warriors when they are far away from their loved one due to their duty. The composers intently uses the harmony that gives a hopeful feeling but also painful at the same time. The audience can hear the bell during the piece. It is the symbol of the clock towers which located in every cities. Everytime that the warriors leaves a city, the sound of the bell becomes softer and softer until it disappears. Only at the end of the piece that the bell rings only one last time after the majestical theme. It’s the bell of victory!

Citation

“BVT Music | the Spartan Warriors (CB).” n.d. BVT Music | the Spartan Warriors (CB). Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.bvtmusic.be/en/webshop/product/the-spartan-warriors-cb.

Information

Piccolo
Flute 1-2
Oboe 1-2
Bassoon 1-2
Eb Clarinet (opt.)
Bb Clarinet 1-3
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone 1-2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone
Bb Bass Saxophone (opt.)
Bb Trumpet 1-3
F Horn 1-3
C Trombone 1-2
Bass Trombone
C Euphonium
C Bass
Double Bass
Timpani
Percussion 1-3
Mallet

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