FOREVER FREE

Fanfare-Overture for Band

Series: Hal Leonard Concert Band Series
Publisher: Edward B Marks
Voicing: Score and Parts
Level: 4
Composer: Kenneth Fuchs

Commissioned to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the state of West Virginia, Forever Free incorporates indigenous elements of the state's musical heritage, capturing a robust and celebratory spirit. Cast in a single movement in three sections, the title is inspired by the state motto, Montani semper liberi (Mountaineeers forever free). The work is unified at the outset and closing by a ceremonial fanfare that is based on thematic figures from the state song West Virginia Hills. A contrasting middle section features a lyric variant accompanied by a militaristic snare drum and timpani cadence, before all thematic elements are combined for the buoyant and festive conclusion. Dur: 4:25

Item #: 004003982
UPC: 888680028220
Size: 12"  x  9"
Stock #: HL04003982