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Shades of Eltham (Eltham Concert Band - 35 Years of Music) - Concert Band Version
Dedicated to Ern and Beattie Shade for their contribution to the Eltham Concert Band. The title of this piece is a play on words, of course, indicating both the Shades themselves and the various "shades" or moods of the music or even perhaps, the "shady" bushland setting of the area itself. I composed this piece with a few simple ideas in mind. The letters "E" and "A" in the word "Eltham" suggested to me an interval of a fourth, or the other way around, an interval of a fifth which are both used in many of entries of the themes and musical motifs throughout the work especially the brass. There are several variations and counter melodies within the work: a bright "two-four" march-like theme, probably the "Main" theme, and a variation of this theme in slower "three-four" time in a minor key with two counter melodies - representing a gentler contrasting mood. On occasions, two or even three themes play simultaneously. A bridging passage in "four-four" occurs about the two thirds into the composition leading up to a restatement of the main theme. The final climax or Coda actually has both "three four" melody against the "two-four" one resolving in the last few bars in a dramatic way.
I hope you enjoy my musical tribute to the "Shades". The MP3 was recorded with NotePerformer.
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