Orchestra - Grade 3 SKU: AP.49897S
Composed by Anthony Granata. Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles; String Orchestra. Belwin Concert String Orchestra. Score. Duration 3:00. Belwin Music #00-49897S. Published by Belwin Music (AP.49897S). ISBN 9781470657307. UPC: 038081575452. English.
A Utopian Fantasia, by Anthony Granata, depicts a beautifully majestic and serene landscape shrouded in mystery and wonder. Set in the key of E minor, the opening features a rich legato ballad with an eerily somber melody passing through each section of the orchestra. The mood abruptly shifts to a jarring and heavily accented six-note motif. Reminiscent of Classical literature, a small contrapuntal passage develops this motif, interspersed with the original opening melody. Inversions of the theme finally give way to a call-and-response dialogue within the different sections of the orchestra before finally ending quietly and slowly with a subtle hint to the opening. (3:00).