Angels of the Apocalypse David R. Gillingham

Inspiriert vom Buch der Offenbarung ist Gillingham's Angels of the Apocalypse ein dramatisches Werk mit üppigen, chromatischen Harmonien, wunderschönen lyrischen Linien und atemberaubenden, atemberaubenden Arpeggios. Dies ist kein Stück zu übersehen!

Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
B-flat Clarinet 1
B-flat Clarinet 2
B-flat Clarinet 2
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone

B-flat Trumpet 1
B-flat Trumpet 2
B-flat Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
F Horn 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Baritone T.C.
Tuba

Double Bass
Harp
Piano

Timpani (4 drums)
Percussion 1 (bells, xylophone, vibraphone)
Percussion 2 (vibraphone, 5-oct marimba, crotales, suspended cymbal)
Percussion 3 (4-oct marimba, 2 brake drums, tam-tam, suspended cymbal)
Percussion 4 (tam-tam, 2 small bass drums, xylophone)
Percussion 5 (suspended cymbal, 2 small bass drums, chimes)

Program Notes
Angels of the Apocalypse was inspired by the Biblical book of Revelation. The work begins with the opening of the Seventh Seal with trumpets being given to seven angels. One of the angels has a golden censer and offers prayers of the saints at the altar and then takes fire from the altar, puts it in the censer and throws it down to the earth causing thunder, lightning and earthquakes. Following six sections, each representing the first six angels. The first angel blows the trumpet that brings about hail and fire. A trumpet call by the second angel produces a mountain of fire thrown to the earth and one third of the oceans and water on earth become blood. Following a trumpet call by the third angel, the star, Wormwood, poisons all the waters. The angel blowing the fourth trumpet causes one third of the sun, moon and starts to be smitten. The trumpet call of the fifth angel releases locusts from the bottomless pit to kill those who are without God's seal and the sixth angel's trumpet summons four angels from the Euphrates river to slay one third of the people on earth. A rainbow forms over the earth and the seventh angel blows a trumpet: Voices praise God, saying that all the kingdoms of the world are His (Hymn of the Angels).