Appassionato - Fanfare Band

Fanfare Band - The main theme is based on a number definitions of the word Appassionato (2006): passionate and enthusiastic. The work commences without an introduction with the main theme being played by the horn section. The listener is, as it were, directly “passionately” carried along in the stream of the music. The second theme is based on a postcard with the text “I am at rest, whilst dancing passionately”. The theme has the character of a dance and gradually becomes integrated with the main theme. By this means there is a fiery interaction between the two themes which leads into the third theme. This third theme is based on the adage: “Cursed passion, come murder me with your rage, but do not kill me with your sneaking poison”. The theme creeps to the climax to result in a fiery coda, in which the main theme is “murdered” slowly. Personal addition: As is probably apparent from this work, I have a strong musical preference for Richard Strauss. Particularly when it comes to instrumentation, his colourful idiom is a valuable source of inspiration for me.

Specifications

Composer	Christiaan Janssen
Difficulty	E - difficult
Duration	00:08:20
Year of publication	2007