From the score: “The work was commissioned by a consortium of 13 bands, led by the Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble and their conductor Reed Thomas, to whom Korn Symphony is dedicated to in friendship.” It was inspired by the 1940 blitz of Coventry, code-named “Korn” by the Nazis.
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Year(s) Composed:
2015
Difficulty:
Grade 6
Duration:
22 minutes
Instrumentation:
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Wind Ensemble: 4.picc.2.4.ecl.2bcl.cbcl.2.cbn-2ax(I=sx).tx.bx-4.4.3.btb.2euph.2-5perc[timp.bd(l).glk.mar.sd.scym.toms.tri.chi.vib.xyl]
Movements:
I. Dirge – Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
II. At the Cathedral Gate
III. Cross of Nails
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Premiered:
Reed Thomas/Middle Tennessee State University Wind Ensemble, October 8, 2015
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