MANHATTAN BEACH MUSIC
Raising the Standards of the American Concert Band and BANDS all Over the WORLD
Exclusive Australian Distribution by Future Music
Game Time is about the excited anticipation of competition. The musical ideas relate to each other like members of a well-organised team. When the melody is transferred from instrument to instrument, it's almost as if another team or player is chiming in to let us know they are ready.
A much as can be seen in sports, the main melody has a playful quality to it, with an emphasis often placed on notes outside the tonic chord, such as scale degrees 2 and 7. This adds just a bit of dissonance and whimsy. A deeling of fun should never be lost. (2:45)
Performance by Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Wind Symphony, Ted Shistle, conductor