Aurora Australis
Arranger/Composer: Martyn Hancock
Item Code: BMC118
Publisher: Brolga Music
Aurora Australis, the southern hemisphere’s equivalent to the famous Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), is a descriptive work portraying the colourful night sky light display visible from high southern latitudes in Antarctica, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and Australia.
The work depicts this wonderful glowing sky phenomenon as it subtly grows from nothing into a large energetic geomagnetic storm, emitting contrasting shapes and colours in the night sky, before gently fading away as the night comes to an end.
Grade Level: 4
Copyright: 2018
Series: Symphonic Repertoire Series
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Performed by St Olaf Band, St Olaf College Minnesota
Directed by Dr Timothy Maher, conducted by Matt Klohs.
Sample PDFs
Instrumentation
Piccolo
Flute 1
Flute 2
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Clarinet 3
Bass Clarinet
Alto Saxophone 1
Alto Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpet 1
Trumpet 2
Trumpet 3
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
F Horn 3
F Horn 4
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Euphonium TC
Tuba
Double Bass
Harp
Timpani
Mallets [Xylophone, Vibraphone]
Percussion 1 [Suspended Cymbal, China Cymbal, Tom]
Percussion 2 [Wind Chimes, Snare, Glockenspiel]
Percussion 3 [Tam-Tam, Bass Drum, Triangle]