Dubrovay László: Festive Music
for symphonic band
score and parts
Setting: Concert Band
Instrumentation: picc, 4 fl, 4 ob, cl in Eb, 6 cl in Bb, 1 cl b in Bb, 4 sax a, 2 sax t, 1 sax bar, 4 fg, 4 cor, 4 tr, 4 flic, 8 tr in Bb, 6 trb, 2 flic t, 2 euf, 4 tb, timp, 4 perc, cb
Series: EMB Concert Band Series
Genre: Band Music
Period: Contemporary Music
Language: Hungarian, English
Duration: 11:20
Length: 328 pages
Format: 23 x 30,2 cm (Bach)
Published: February 2023
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Editio Musica Budapest
Item number: 15176SET
Other reference: 15176
ISMN: 9790080305812
This work of festive atmosphere was written in 2000 for symphonic band, then the composer arranged it for symphony orchestra. In this piece, László Dubrovay (*1943) parts with his special, hallmark concert band effects; rather, lively vibrations enriched with colliding seconds and distant overtones are brought to the foreground. The special sound is coloured by ornamental trills, appearing even in batches, and vibrating collisions in the high registers. The performance is rendered even more unique by the outer trumpets on both sides of the space. The trumpets and the flugelhorns can be divided into ten parts altogether, thus, the piece can be played by one ensemble or several bands together, as it is usual at the conclusion of large-scale festivals. This composition may be a great choice for festive concerts, since it is a solemn, innovative, and - by virtue of the free arrangement of the performing space - special work at the same time.