Robert Sheldon
The Message On The Rock
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Robert Sheldon
The Message On The Rock
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Robert Sheldon
- Series Alfred Young Symphonic Series
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- Publisher Alfred Publishing
- Order no. ALF22278S
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Description:
The musical inspiration for this piece came from the scenes and speeches on a rock emblazoned with battle scenes from our nation's history. The piece opens with a military-sounding march that leads to a solemn section over which a narrator reads the speeches seen on the rock while a muted trumpet plays 'Taps' in the background. The initial march then returns, with fragments of numerous patriotic melodies juxtaposed with the original melody, coming to an exciting ending.