The Winds of Power
By Nigel Hess Wind Band Score & Parts Item: 12-0571561608
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Unlike Nigel Hess's other works for wind band, The Winds of Power is not a programmatic work. After a dark and menacing opening a solo trumpet introduces a theme which will eventually become the center of a piece and is soon heard tutti in a lyrical form. This is interrupted by a return to the opening mood, with only a brief respite in the form of a chorale for clarinet choir and harp. The theme tries to return once more in a rousing, somewhat cinematic version, but again the sense of foreboding overtakes it. An unsettling march-like section follows before the theme returns in its most lyrical and gentle guise, introduced by solos in the woodwind section. Eventually, a maestoso statement which erupts into a presto coda, ends the journey in a triumphant, more optimistic blaze of sound.
Additional Information
| Series: | Faber Edition: Faber Wind Band Series |
| Composed by: | Nigel Hess |
| Ensemble: | Wind Band |
| Format: | Score & Parts |
| Instrumentation: | Wind Band |
| Item Number: | 12-0571561608 |
| ISBN 10: | 0-571-56160-8 |
| ISBN 13: | 978-0-571-56160-5 |
| UPC: | 9780571561605 |
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