J. I. Blesa Lull
Composer & Conductor

A Young Symphony

Opus: 44

Grade: 3

Duration: 10'

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A Young Symphony returns to the fundamental principles of instrumental symphonic writing, with a technical difficulty of Grade 3 (easy-medium). Furthermore, the work aims to avoid the numerous and abundant clichés used in this kind of repertoire for wind band, with a classical symphony structure and a cyclic development of the motivic material throughout the 4 movements in a reduced format, appropriate and accessible for young bands. As mentioned above, the four movements outline the “classic symphony” structure: I: Allegro-Sonata Form, II: Ternary Form ABA, III: Rondo Form (Scherzando), IV: Sonata Form. Despite the main harmonic/tonal syntax of the work, it is enriched due to the use of the scale called as Hungarian Major Scale, while simultaneously making small uses of major-minor modal sonority. Finally, far from looking a gimmicky language, the motivic development and the counterpoint play an important role throughout this 10-minute work.