Rhythm of the Nations. The Dragon King. David Marlatt

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1 Rhythm o the Nations The Dragon King David Marlatt In 1 BC China croned its irst emeror, Qin Shi Huangdi. Previous to his reign, there ere over 00 years o ars beteen various states in the country. This emeror has been credited ith uniying China initiating seeing reorms to the las, currency and the organization o the government. He as knon as the Dragon King. His ambitions sa no boundaries. Some o the massive roects he ordered ere the construction o the Great Wall o China, a ne alace, and an enormous tomb containing the amous Terracotta Army. This as a live-sized clay army o over 7,000 soldiers, all ith unique aces and eatures. Also included as over 600 horses and several ull-sized chariots. It as constructed to rotect the irst Emeror ater his death. It has been estimated that over 800,000 orkers contributed in the construction o this army. Uon its discovery, it has become knon as the eighth onder o the orld. This iece is big and bold, ust like this ne emeror The line starting at bar 7 reresent this great leader. This section must be layed ith a big, ull sound and very sustained - no accents or short eighth notes. Rhythm o the Nations is a groing series o original orks and arrangements insired by the cultures and eole around the orld. PREVIEW Please contact the comoser i you require any urther inormation about this iece or his availability or commissioning ne orks and aearances. david.marlatt@enmusic.com David Marlatt is a comoser, arranger, conductor and clinician. He has comosed ieces or concert band, string orchestra, brass quintet, trumet ensemble, iano, tuba and trumet. His riting style is diverse and he has ritten or a ide range o diiculty levels rom very young concert band to roessional soloists and chamber ensembles. His azz based trumet ensemble ieces Groovy Vam and A Coconut Named Alex have been ell received by audiences everyhere and his concert band comositions are ound on many estival lists in both Canada and the United States. He has also arranged/transcribed over 800 ieces o reertoire including South Arican olk songs, traditional Christmas carols, tangos, ieces rom the Baroque to the Romantic eras such as Monteverdi madrigals, a large suite o music rom Handel s Messiah, Largo rom Ne World Symhony and even Mahler s irst Symhony. Along ith many erormances by elementary, high school and college ensembles, roessional erormers o his orks include: Matthias Hos, ens Lindemann, The Canadian Brass and Ne York Philharmonic Brass Quintet, the ITG Mass Trumet Ensemble, Toronto estive Brass, oothills Brass Quintet, UWO Brass Choir and Brassroots. Mr. Marlatt is a trumet layer ho obtained a music education degree rom the University o Western Ontario, Canada. He as Princial Cornet in the Whitby Brass Band or 6 years and ounder o the trumet ensemble Trumets in Style. As a erormer, he has layed in azz bands, brass quintets, orchestras, concert bands, brass bands and eriod instrument ensembles. ISBN: CATALOG NUMBER: BQ97 COST: $15.00 DURATION: :0 DIICULTY RATING:Medium Brass Quintet.enmusic.com

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