War in Wonderland, A

A War in Wonderland is a suite for solo euphonium that is a caricature of old-fashioned war, complete with the sound of bugles and drums, court music, and marching on a battlefield.

Program Notes

A War in Wonderland, a suite for euphonium solo, was commissioned by Mai Kokubo, and premiered at her recital in Tokyo on January 24, 2014. As the title suggests, this suite is a caricature of old-fashioned war; therefore, the euphonium often imitates the sound of the bugles and drums especially in the first movement. The second movement represents a fictitious princess as a victim of the war. In this movement, court music and bugle calls are irrelevantly inserted as if a princess sees a phantom. The bugles and drums call again at the battlefield in the third movement, and an easy march is finally transformed to funeral music at the end.

Grade Level: 5
Copyright: 2015
Number of Players: 1
Duration: 10:45
Publisher: C. Alan Publications
Category: Solo Works

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Euphonium