City Life

Life in the city is not always smooth and peaceful! The associated sound are a mixture of consonance and dissonance. This piece features an interplay of simple, repetitive melodies against clashing sounds of semitone intervals in order to create a 'tension and release' effect.

Genre: Elementary Band Series | # of Players:
Level: 1 | Duration: 1:50

Instrumentation
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
Bb Clarinet 1, 2
Optional Clarinet
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1, 2
F Horn
Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba

Glockenspiel
Drums
Percussion
Timpani

Program Notes
Life in the city is not always smooth and peaceful! The associated sound are a mixture of consonance and dissonance. This piece features an interplay of simple, repetitive melodies against clashing sounds of semitone intervals in order to create a 'tension and release' effect.