The Last Full Measure of Devotion for Brass Band by Zack Richards Sheet Music for Brass Ensemble at Sheet Music Direct

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I wrote this work to be performed by the Freedom Brass Band of Northeast Ohio in the summer of 2011 knowing that I wanted it to be connected to a well-known patriotic text. From a young age I found inspiration in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. As a Boy Scout, I had read it at an annual service on Memorial Day. I had also studied it in school and even heard it spoken by a Lincoln impersonator. The words from this address speak to the ideals of human equality and freedom, and honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect those ideals. Lincoln refers to this sacrifice as "the last full measure of devotion" and it is to those men and women who so bravely sacrificed that I dedicate this work.

The Score is formatted 11"x17"

All parts are 8 1/2"x11"

Instrumentation:

Soprano (Eb) Cornet

Repiano (Bb) Cornet

Solo Cornets (divisi)

2nd and 3rd Cornets

Flugelhorn

4 French Horns

2 Trombones

Bass Trombone

Euphonium (Treble and bass clef provided)

Baritone (Treble and bass clef provided)

Tuba

Timpani (4)

Crash Cymbals

Snare Drum

Bass Drum

Advanced Intermediate

Approx. 7:00

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