Festive Overture

soulima

A symphonic overture. The piece has a fast, rhythmically propulsive ‘A’ section, a contrasting meditative ‘B’ section, and a recap with some extensions.

This piece was a finalist prize winner in the 2008 ‘Realize Music’ contest, an international composition contest. The judges were John Corigliano and Carter Burwell.

Duration: 9 minutes.

You can listen to the loss less 80 Mb .wav file at:

https://soulima.bandcamp.com/track/festive-overture

Instrumentation: 2 Piccolos, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn in F, 2 Clarinets in A, B-Flat Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, Contra Bassoon, 4 French Horns in F, 3 B-Flat Trumpets, Euphonium,2 Trombones, Bass Trombone, Tuba, Timpani(4), Snare Drum, Orchestral Crash Cymbals, Bass Drum, Harp, Violin I(16), Violin II(16), Viola I(12), Viola II(12), Cello I(12), Cello II(12), Double Basses(16)