James L. Hosay
Swords Against The Sea
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James L. Hosay
Swords Against The Sea
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer James L. Hosay
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- Publisher Curnow Music Press
- Order no. CMP0631-02-140
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Description:
Blackbeard and his crew of ruffian freebooters aboard the ship Queen Anne's Revenge were the terrors of the Atlantic and the Caribbean in the early 18th century. Composer James L. Hosay captures those turbulent times in music withhis vivid and exciting tone poem, SWORDS AGAINST THE SEA. A rollicking sea chantey and the emotions of impending battle are described in the first two movements. Your audience will thrill to the sound and fury of battle in thefinal movement, as the most feared pirate of his day finally meets his match.