Orchestre d'Harmonie
Symphonic Requiem
Seventh Symphony, Op. 135
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I. Prologue - The Hornet's Nest (Shiloh, April 1862)
II. Marye's Heights (Fredericksburg, December 1862)
III. Longstreet's Assault (The Third Day at Gettysburg, July 1863)
IV. Apotheosis (Appomattox, 1865)
Commissioned for the United States Army Band to commemmorate the 150th anniversary of the America Civil War, the work combines two massive structures into one: a requiem and a symphony. It portrays the heartbreak of three of the most dramatic battles of the war, concluded by an apotheosis, a hymn of respect and praise for the 668,000 soldiers, Confederate and Federal alike, who gave their lives during this monumental conflict.