Difficulty Level: Medium-Advanced, Grade 5
Style: Contemporary Arrangement of Classical Melodies
Original Arrangement by Tim Hinton
Percussion Music by Eric Baumgartner
(Originally commissioned by the Halls H.S. Band, Knoxville, TN, Eric Baumgardner, Director)
This original composition in two movements, based on “Ode to Joy,” “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” “Dies Irae” and the “Verdi Requiem,” combines these famous melodies to take the listener on a journey from light to dark and back again. This original marching band show highlights the virtuosity of great musicians with music audiences know and respond to!
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Download Perusal Score Pt. 1 – Light (PDF)
Download Perusal Score Pt. 2 – Dark (PDF)