The Templar Order

Composed 2020

Duration: 12 minutes | Grade 5 Concert Band

Bring the stories of the Knights Templar to life with this dramatic programmatic work! This animating storyline, filled with powerful fanfares, intense themes, and a breathtaking Gregorian chant-like ballad haunts us with tales of raiders, faith, and conquest that led to the formation of history's most notable order of knights.

The Idea for The Templar Order came from my experiences at my first part-time job at Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament and also from watching extensive documentaries on the crusades. The composition itself acts as a program piece, outlining a story based on the origins of the Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon.

INSTRUMENTATION

1 Piccolo 3 Alto Saxophone 1 2 Trombone III

4 Flute I 3 Alto Saxophone 2 1 Bass Trombone

4 Flute II 2 Tenor Saxophone 3 Euphonium

1 Oboe 1 1 Baritone Saxophone 3 Tuba

1 Oboe 2 3 Bb Trumpet 1 1 Double Bass (optional)

1 Bassoon 1 3 Bb Trumpet 2 1 Timpani

1 Bassoon 2 3 Bb Trumpet 3 1 Mallet Percussion 1

1 Eb Clarinet (optional) 2 F Horn I 1 Mallet Percussion 2

4 Bb Clarinet 1 2 F Horn II 2 Percussion 1

4 Bb Clarinet 2 2 Trombone I 1 Percussion 2

4 Bb Clarinet 3 2 Trombone II 1 Percussion 3

3 Bb Bass Clarinet

Mallet Percussion 1: Crotales, Vibraphone, Bells (Glockenspiel)

Mallet Percussion 2: Chimes, Marimba

Percussion 1: Snare & Bass Drum, Low & High Tom

Percussion 2: Crash Cymbal, China Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal, low & high conga

Percussion 3: low and high tom, triangle, bar chimes, cabasa, ratchet

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