Ensemble Time (Die Musizierstunde) MZ 320
(8 Trumpets)
Fanfares have always been used as signal music, especially in festive, ceremonial contexts. With his piece FANFARE FOR 8, Stephen Melillo succeeds in creating a thrilling „Fanfare 2.0“ that sounds modern. It nevertheless differs from the traditional characteristics of this instrumental form, which has always demanded attention. The eight trumpets play in a double choir and can - for example in a church - be effectively positioned in different places. In the lyrical middle section, the 1st and 2nd trumpet elegantly take on a solo part, only to powerfully and heroically pick up speed and finish in a brilliant fortissimo chord.