The Universal Judgement

Title: The Universal Judgement
Level: Grade IV
Composer/Arranger: Camille de Nardis/Cafarella
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Classification: Symphonic Poem
Instrumentation: Full
Source: Recorded Concert Band Music, Band Music Notes, music score
General Comments: Based on the original Italian score, this piece vividly depicts 19th century Italian opera. The instrumentation is heavy on the brass. Featured are the trumpets in an array of fanfares representing echoing choirs of the heavenly hosts. The piece is also rhythmically active, drawing specific atteniton to the percussion section. Noteworthy about the piece are sudden fluctuations in dynamics and sections of fugue that unify the woodwinds and the brass. This arrangement does justice to the composer's original intention. This symphonic poem won first prize at a national band competition in Naples in 1878 and was first published in 1934.

Submitted by: Tim Morris
Reviewed by: John Boccio

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UND

Title:	The Universal Judgement
Level:	Grade IV
Composer/Arranger:	Camille de Nardis/Cafarella
Publisher:	Carl Fischer
Classification:	Symphonic Poem
Instrumentation:	Full
Source:	Recorded Concert Band Music, Band Music Notes, music score
General Comments:	Based on the original Italian score, this piece vividly depicts 19th century Italian opera. The instrumentation is heavy on the brass. Featured are the trumpets in an array of fanfares representing echoing choirs of the heavenly hosts. The piece is also rhythmically active, drawing specific atteniton to the percussion section. Noteworthy about the piece are sudden fluctuations in dynamics and sections of fugue that unify the woodwinds and the brass. This arrangement does justice to the composer's original intention. This symphonic poem won first prize at a national band competition in Naples in 1878 and was first published in 1934.