Composed: 2015

Performed by: Morgan Williams, Andy Duarte, Alexis Lovelady, David Oasley, Kadin De La Barrera, Giovanni Rodriguez, Marissa McCaulife, Brandon Delpino, Zach Sullivan, Michael Russell

Parts: 3 Trumpets, 4 French Horns, 3 Trombones, 1 Euphonium, 1 Tuba

Duration: ~4:00

Difficulty: 6/10

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For a Composition 2 Skills project my freshman year of college, I was tasked to compose a brass trio, which quickly turned into the challenge of arranging the "empty" piece into a full brass choir. With 12 parts, "Canto Del Guerriero" portrays the epic story of a warrior's journey in battle, hearing the drastic battle calls that the warrior cries out before his climatic downfall. Written in ABA form, the piece is representative of a movie score: it commences with mysterious beginnings, a fanfare intro into battle, the heights of the war, and the tragic farewell of the warrior.