2020-03-11 Clark College Orchestra
Another piece from my latest symphony orchestra concert.
Hugo Alfvén was a Swedish composer – he wrote Festspel (Festival Overture) in the early 1900s. This is a nice brass-forward piece.
Some interesting things to listen for:
-There are several instances of layering, where a motif is played by one person, then by two, then by three. This is actually the first thing you hear on this piece with the trumpets, followed by the trombones.
-The entire piece is in 3/4, but the subdivisions switch between eighths and triplets, so there are two distinct feels. For instance, there is a clear shift at 0:24.
-There is a great double-tongued trumpet lick near the end.