ESSAY ON SEE HERE THE CONQU'RING HERO COMES
...rent musical ideas, and he creates unity and variety by using dynamics and timbre, as well as by using a solo horn performer, and an ensemble. This is a beautiful selection, which for some reason puts me in mind of a couple of things from my past. One thing that I’m reminded of is a large graduation ceremony, where the same music was played over and over, as the candidates filed into the large auditorium to receive their degrees. The second thing it reminds me of is attending church functions as a child where the pianist and organist played musical selections over and over as the congregation was entering the church. I’m reminded more of church functions as I listen to it, though, because as I listen to parts of it, the music seems to be saying “Onward Christian Soldiers marching as to war...” and “... With the cross of Jesus going on before...”. I liked t...