Dance Sequence is the ideal harmonically pungent, metrically sophisticated introduction to the 21st century.
It was commissioned by a consortium of school bands and caters to the special challenges that face school band directors. It sets out musically and technically to extend players not patronise them, with enough tricky corners to keep them interested. Dance Sequence is often harmonically pungent, especially in the first movement, and metrically qute sophisticated, but ideas are memorable enough to help players over any little hurdles.
There are three movements, all inspired by dance: "Starting Up, " Folk Tune" and "M.A.R.C.(H.). For the last movement, in march time of course, is a coded musical tribute to one of the dedicatees, Marc Crompton.
COMMISSIONED BY
Commissioned by the WASBE School Band Network, led by Richard Jones.
INAUGURAL PERFORMANCE
Florida State University Band conducted by Mark Crompton at the 2003 WASBE Conference (Jönköping, Sweden).
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RESOURCES
Composer website: https://www.marcopuetz.com/
Publisher: https://www.maecenasmusic.co.uk/listit2productgroups/dance-sequence/82.html