David Sawer
Bronze and Iron
Duration: 15'
Instrumentation details:
horn in F
1st trumpet in Bb
2nd trumpet in Bb
trombone
tuba
Sawer - Bronze and Iron for brass quintet with bandstand
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David Sawer
Sawer: Bronze and IronOrchestration: for wind quintet with bandstand
Type: Studienpartitur
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Work introduction
I find bandstands incredibly evocative, full of ghosts and child-like memories, whilst being at the same time perfectly functional and practical platforms for popular, outdoor performance. The idea of composing a piece that would draw the public’s attention to these unique, surviving monuments in free, open and public spaces immediately appealed.
My piece heightens the theatricality of these spaces through the spatial arrangement and movement of the five players, both singly and in groups, approaching, standing and moving in and around the bandstand, aiming to catch the audience by surprise.
David Sawer