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Gala Flagello Until My Last Breath
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for solo horn and horn sextet
2023
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Program Note
Until My Last Breath (2023) was commissioned by Brett Hodge and Horns of the Heartland and was written in honor of Marina Krol Hodge. e piece's title comes from a set of matching metal cards that Marina and Brett exchanged for their wedding. e inscription reads:
I choose you.
And I will choose you Over and over and over again. Without pause, without a doubt, In a heartbeat.
I will keep choosing you. You will forever be my always. Until my last breath...
Unfortunately Marina's last breath came far too soon, and this piece is a tribute to all the breaths she did take, using her energy and laughter and joy and humor to make the world a brighter place. Until My Last Breath celebrates Marina through many of her favorite musical devices, including a sprightly, singable main melody, rhythmic accompanimental gures, low horn features, and a multitude of key changes. e piece also embodies the inscription's heartbeat and repetition imagery through dynamic swells and gestures that cascade through the ensemble. Many thanks to Brett for his guidance during the writing of Until My Last Breath.
Performance notes
Accidentals carry through the bar but not through the octave Dashed slurs indicate no breath
Instrumentation
Solo Horn in F
6 Horns in F (mutes needed for Horns 3-4)
Duration: c. 7 minutes
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commissioned by Brett Hodge and Horns of the Heartland
Until My Last Breath
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