Happy Occasion Overture (wind ensemble)

For Wind Ensemble, c.4'30

Happy Occasion Overture was conceived in a spirit of recreation and aims at giving all the players a "say", while avoiding unnecessary complexities of technique and ensemble. 
It is built on three subjects; the first a spirited call to attention, the second a more expressive oboe phrase, and the third a bolder, striding tune given principally to the strings, in a more serious minor mood.  This returns jubilantly, towards the end, in the tonic major, and is rounded-off by a last reference to the rhythmic beat of the opening theme, broadening to the final cadence.

Arranged by Paul De Cinque (UWA)

Composed 1956-57

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ISMN 9790673142374

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