Concert Band | Mixed Ensemble (Woodwinds/Brass)

The Old Fortress

Mornas 11th Century

Composer:

Kees Vlak

Genre:

Concert Piece, Flexible Band, Vario 3, Flexible 3 Series

Grade Level:

Unterstufe

Performance time:

00:02:40

Series:

RUNDEL Vario

Publisher:

Rundel

Size:

DIN A4

Info:

Full Score + Parts

Order Number:

MVSR4014

Release Date:

2014

Traveling to Southern France, on the highway to Lyon – l’aoutoroute du soleil – you pass a fortress that dates from the 11^th century. It lies high and invulnerable on a rock and is called “La Fortresse Mornas”. “The Old Fortress” begins with strong, medieval sounds that change into a musical picture of the old, small and roundly shaped mountains, the “Chevennes”, that are unique in the world. In the inner courtyard of the fortress they dance an old Provencal dance. The Provence is a sunny and warm region that extends to the Mediterranean Sea. In former times only one musician performed this music, playing the drum with one hand and the flute with the other hand. “The Old Fortress” ends with the medieval sounds from the beginning.

Flexible trio with percussions/keyboard (opt.)