This piece is both incredibly fun to play, and also incredibly stressful for me. I play timpani on this song for my school's band, and our lowest timpani can't reach that A note. So I have to play that on the second lowest, and then tune it to what it's supposed to be when needed.
I played vibraphone for this an amount of weeks ago in our quad-state honor band, and if only I could emphasize the amount of trouble that me and our first chair had with keeping count up until the ostinato change…oh god.
So this is a fanfare. Historically, a fanfare was a brief musical formula played on trumpets, horns, or similar “natural” instruments, sometimes accompanied by percussion, for signal purposes in battles, hunts, and court ceremonies. In modern-day concert band programming, a fanfare provides energy and momentum at the beginning of a concert. Program Notes from Jack Stamp, the composer: "A cenotaph is a 'statue or monument to a person not buried there.' The Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monuments are familiar examples of cenotaphs. This fanfare connotes a breathtaking structure such as one of these cenotaphs. After the explosive percussion introduction, the work begins with a five-part fugue. An accelerando leads to a layering of ostinatos including a 7/8 hemiola in the woodwinds. The fugue subject returns in augmentation and is harmonized in a chorale style. Cenotaph was commissioned by Mitchell Fennell and the California State University at Fullerton Bands for the 1992 Southern California All-State Band." Hope this helps.
Incredible piece of music here.
This piece is both incredibly fun to play, and also incredibly stressful for me. I play timpani on this song for my school's band, and our lowest timpani can't reach that A note. So I have to play that on the second lowest, and then tune it to what it's supposed to be when needed.
I play the clarinet and I'm third part and it's still in a high range. It's above the staff at some points
i play chimes and i bank off our timpani to keep time at the faster parts. it makes me so anxious our concert is tonight lol
Unus annus
The beginning hits hard
Every time I listen to this it reminds me of marching band. Good times, good times
*_DUT! DUT! DUT!_*
I played vibraphone for this an amount of weeks ago in our quad-state honor band, and if only I could emphasize the amount of trouble that me and our first chair had with keeping count up until the ostinato change…oh god.
I really like this piece, but i find it really short. Almost like an unfinished thought? Don't know the background of it. But just my opinion.
So this is a fanfare. Historically, a fanfare was a brief musical formula played on trumpets, horns, or similar “natural” instruments, sometimes accompanied by percussion, for signal purposes in battles, hunts, and court ceremonies. In modern-day concert band programming, a fanfare provides energy and momentum at the beginning of a concert. Program Notes from Jack Stamp, the composer: "A cenotaph is a 'statue or monument to a person not buried there.' The Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monuments are familiar examples of cenotaphs. This fanfare connotes a breathtaking structure such as one of these cenotaphs.
After the explosive percussion introduction, the work begins with a five-part fugue. An accelerando leads to a layering of ostinatos including a 7/8 hemiola in the woodwinds. The fugue subject returns in augmentation and is harmonized in a chorale style.
Cenotaph was commissioned by Mitchell Fennell and the California State University at Fullerton Bands for the 1992 Southern California All-State Band." Hope this helps.
Playing this for Honor Band.
That's nice I'm playing it for intermediate band
Also playing for honor band, do you mind me asking where you're playing?
LJ Karel I’m playing in the Long Beach District Honor Band.
@@midknightshade330 Nice, I'll be playing it at the Bemidji State Honor Band.
LJ Karel nice