Altheim

Concert March • 2024
Grade 3.5 (medium) • ca. 5 min. • FC Music Publishing

Instrumentation : Picc, 2Fl, Ob(opt), Bsn(opt), EbCl, 3Cl, ACl(opt), BCl, 2ASax, TSax, BarSax, 3Tpt, 2Flg/Cnt, 4Hn (4opt), 3Tbn, 2THn/Euph, Tba, String Bass(opt), 4Perc

The year 2025 marks the centenary of the Musikkappelle Altheim e. V, conducted by Oliver Herberger. To mark this occasion, the wind band commissioned me a concert march with a solemn and festive character.

The thematic material of the first section of the march is based on a three-note motif, as stated by the brass in the first measure. This is a musical transcription of the name of the town, “ALTHEIM” = A, B, E (A/AL, T (ti)/H = B in German, E/IM = mi). The second part of this theme presents a recurring motif throughout the march (m. 35 ff.). This first section has a festive and resolutely giocoso character. The trio presents a new, more lyrical and solemn theme. After a short divertimento based on the material from the first section, the theme returns in a majestic way, leading to a climactic finale.