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Zachary Crawford

Orchestral Composer

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Crawford Symphony XVII "Rebellion" cover art
Year
2025-2026
Scoring
Piccolo Flute I Flute II Oboe I Oboe II Oboe III Clarinet in A I Clarinet in A II Bassoon I Bassoon II Bassoon III Contrabassoon Horn in F I Horn in F III Horn in F II Horn in F IV Horn in F V Horn in F VI Trumpet in F I Trumpet in F II Trumpet in C III Trumpet in C IV Trombone I Trombone II Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani I Timpani II Chimes Bass Drum Snare Drum Crash Cymbal Suspended Cymbal Tam-Tam Triangle Harp Violin I Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass
Duration
51:00

Crawford Symphony XVII "Rebellion"

For Full Orchestra

Crawford's symphony full of stress due to altercations between close peers and more

Description

Crawford’s Seventeenth Symphony is another personal symphony featuring Crawford's “Heartbroken Melody”. This symphony is about the rebellion His friends went through for several months. His school band was falling apart and he was the only one fighting for justice without causing war within the band. It got so bad that in the end almost 20 of his peers quit the band. This ‘war’ in the band went on for more than a whole year.

This symphony has extreme Violin, Flute, Bass, Cello, Trumpet, Viola, Low Brass, Clarinet, Horn, Snare Drum, and English Horn, Harp, and Bassoon excerpts.

Fun Fact: This symphony was finished months after the next symphony in line was finished

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