Epilogue (In Memoriam - IV) created by karma5 18 years ago

Part IV: Epilogue (In Memoriam)

An epilogue to my trilogy about war...


Part I: A Future Unknown
Part II: An Uncertain Hope
Part III: A Bittersweet End



**History of the Song: Inspired by Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," I wanted to make a song that would be a nice send-off for the series of songs that I eventually called 'War Stories.' I tried to put in a certain amount of respect in the song, making it emotional without glorifying the reality of war as the song progressed with the slow build up. It is purposefully very different from the other songs in the series, but it still feels connected to the others by the mood it creates. Plus, the 'urgent string' pizzicato was put in as a nice throwback to 'A Future Unknown.' Creating it was difficult at first (and as far as I know, very few people at the time arranged an orchestra song like this). I had to bring in certain brass instruments in the right order at the beginning of the song or else it flowed unnaturally. But once I had that down, things flowed from there. My favorite part overall is the trumpet variations, and (like moments in some of my other songs) the end where the instruments suddenly stop and the sole trumpet comes in was completely by (happy) accident. But it definitely ended the song in a memorable way with an emotional impact.**