|
|
|
The Brandon Valley Marching Lynx are proud to present their 2007 field show “Nightmare!” The show will take the audience through a thrilling ride through the unconscious world, as the familiar strains of Brahms’ Lullaby beckons the beginning of an anticipated peaceful evening of slumber. But suddenly the comforting sounds of the lullaby become twisted, darker, and more dissonant. The Nightmare Begins. The listener is transported to a world where one is chased, running for their lives through a strange and unfamiliar place. Finally, You Realize you are Trapped, alone in a cold and darkened room. Praying for an Escape conveys the feelings of loneliness, emptiness, yet holds on to a glimmer of hope. The pounding rhythms begin again, as though one has found the secret door to freedom, yet you are not free yet. The chase continues, more furiously, seemingly to a frightful conclusion, when suddenly you are Awakened with a Shock!
Nightmare! uses music from
several different sources. Following the short quote from Brahms’
Lullaby, the first and second movements (The
The third
movement, Praying for an Escape, uses the haunting sounds of
the First Symphony of Samuel Barber.
Barber was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania. At a very early age, Barber became profoundly interested in music, and it was apparent that he had great musical talent and ability. At the age of nine he told his mother: "I was meant to be a composer and will be, I'm sure...Don't ask me to try...and go play football, please." He wrote his first musical composition at the early age of 7 and attempted to write his first opera at the age of 10. He was an organist at the age of 12. When he was 14, he entered the Curtis Institute, a conservatory where he studied piano, composition, and voice. Barber was born into a comfortable, educated, social, and distinguished American family. His father was a doctor, and his mother was a pianist. His aunt, Louise Homer, was a leading Contralto at the Metropolitan Opera and his uncle, Sidney Homer, was a composer of American art songs. Louise Homer is noted to have influenced Barber's interest in voice. Through his aunt, Barber had access to many great singers and songs. This background is further reflected in that Barber decided to study voice at the Curtis Conservatory. Barber died of cancer in 1981 in New York City at the age of 70.
Listen to MIDI versions of the show music!
Double-Click on the title below to play in your default media player. The media player will vary depending on your default media device and/or computer. If you like, you can download the files below. Right-click the link and select 'Save Target As...'
2. You Realize you are Trapped
|
|
E-mail the webmaster with questions or comments about this site. © Copyright 2007 bvband.com
|
Nightmare
Begins and You Realize you are Trapped) use the wonderful
writing of composer Bernard Herrmann. Best known for the soundtracks
from Alfred Hitchcock movies, Herrmann also created the soundtrack for
the 1952 movie On Dangerous Ground. The film, now considered
film noir, 
The
finale movement, Awakened with a Shock!, uses the wonderful
talents of Grammy Award winning film composer Alan Silvestri.
Silvestri has written scores for hundreds of motion pictures including
Night at the Museum, Forrest Gump, and all three Back
to the Future films. From the 2003 movie Van Helsing,
a re-telling of the classic Dracula story, the music is intense and
pulsing, a perfect ending to our “Nightmare!”