Concert Band Brass Band SKU: AP.12-0571569900
Composed by Kenneth Hesketh. 5 or More; Brass Band; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble; Solo Small Ensembles. Faber Edition: Faber Brass Band Series. 20th Century; Masterwork. Score and Part(s). Faber Music #12-0571569900. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571569900). ISBN 9780571569908. English.
Tripartite in form, Infernal Ride is mercurial and virtuosic, yet with a more static middle section. The work reflects the mad-cap chase of Ichabod Crane's final ride on his horse, Gunpowder, in the story by Washington Irving, namely The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Often an atmosphere of driven fear pushes the music forward only briefly stopping for breath. The work closes with flourishes in rapid succession, perhaps with the hapless Ichabod meeting his unfortunate end!
