2nd Epitaph – Across the Water
Peter Meechan
Ensemble: Wind Orchestra
Grade: 3.5
Duration: 04:45
Year of Composition: 2010
Commissioned by: Fountain City Brass Band
Publisher: Peter Meechan
Year of Publication: 2011
Publisher Catalog Number: PMM080
Available: Yes
How to Acquire: Publisher, Purchase
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Piccolo
Flutes 1,2
Oboes 1,2
English Horn
Bassoons 1,2
B♭ Clarinets 1,2,3
E♭ Alto Clarinet
B♭ Bass Clarinet
B♭ Soprano Sax
E♭ Alto Sax
B♭ Tenor Sax
E♭ Baritone Sax
B♭ Trumpets 1,2,3
F Horns 1,2,3,4
Trombones 1,2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Double Bass
[no percussion]
For Lee, Helen, and Joe.
Adapted by the composer in 2011 from the original version for brass band.
Program Notes:
Content warning: War
This piece, as the title suggests, is the second Epitaph I have written, the first being Epitaph (for Hillsborough). 2nd Epitaph – Across the Water was written for the Fountain City Brass Band, who are from the USA, to perform on D-Day landing beaches in Normandy, France.
The title has a double reference point – the water between the UK and France, across which many troops (from the UK and the USA amongst others) travelled in the Normandy invasions, and also the water between the UK (the home of the composer) and the USA (the home of the band).
(Peter Meechan)
