One Day Wonder #278

For 3 horns, 1 trumpet, 2 trombones and tuba.

The mission for today’s piece was this: I wanted the meter to change every measure, yet I wanted a conventional-sounding accompaniment, plus, I wanted as little repetition as possible. Well, that’s exactly what you get here. The horns and trombones share accompanying duties. (Finale makes the bones sound pretty thin, but they’ll sound better in real life.) The trumpet and first horn deal out the first section; they drop out to a soli from the rest of the band and rejoin the second time through. Yes, the second section repeats, but I’m following my golden rule of repetition by disguising it with the trumpet and horn playing some weird stuff. The last section is a shout chorus of sorts that is pretty much at odds with everything that’s gone before. And then it’s over. Yeah, it’s very possible to write with a minimum of repetition. But one thing I’ve found is that it’s much more difficult with quicker tempos. I guess it’s just more work. And I guess I’m just lazy for writing so many mid-to-slow pieces. But hey, how else am I going to get this silly project done?