Napoleon on the Alps
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Brass Band - Grade 3
SKU: BT.HARP-006-030
Composed by Philip Harper. Concert Piece. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2017. Harper Music Publications #HARP 006-030. Published by Harper Music Publications (BT.HARP-006-030).English.
This dramatic piece is based on the famous oil painting by Jacques-Louis David, ‘Napoleon Crossing the Alps’. There are three parts: Approaching the Great Saint-Bernard Pass depicting snowy mountains and the determined march of the NapoleonicArmy: The Emperor Napoleon a noble and heroic theme, accompanied by stately fanfares with an exotic flavour: and Onwards, to the Empire! describing Napoleon’s relentless drive to expand the French empire across the globe at. This piecewas first performed directly in front of the Napoleon Museum in Arenenberg, Switzerland in Summer 2016.