Menin Gate Memorial Suite
€149.00
Composed on behalf of the Municipal Academy for Music and Word Ypres on the occasion of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Menin Gate in Ypres. The work is dedicated to Mr. Dirk Viaene, retired director of the SAMW Ypres.
The story of the work:
The work consists of four parts for concert band and optional choir and soprano. The parts of the work:
- Overture Ypres
- medieval town
- After the war – mourning Ypres
- city of hope and peace
Part 3 of the work contains a reference to the aria “Whem I am laid in earth” from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (1659-1695).
Listening example:
Creation by Royal Windband Ypriana. Extracts from reopening concert In Flanders Fields museum Ypres (2012) and “WW1 memorial concert” in Lochristi (2014)
Vocals: Hilde Coppe
* Does your orchestra have Horns in Eb or Trumpets in C? Additional parts can be requested for free by sending an e-mail to score@ypress.eu. Make sure to mention the unique catalog number http://www.ypress.be/products/YDME2014001 and your order number.
Cover image:
Menin Gate at Midnight, Will Longstaff
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