An Obnoxious Character

1 Full Score - 2 Soprano Saxophone - 2 Alto Saxophone I - 2 Alto Saxophone II - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 4 Flugelhorn I - 4 Flugelhorn II - 4 Flugelhorn III - 2 Trumpet I - 2 Trumpet II - 2 Trumpet III - 1 Horn I Eb - 1 Horn I F - 1 Horn II Eb - 1 Horn II F - 1 Horn III Eb - 1 Horn III F - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone II C - 1 Trombone II Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone II Bb (BC) - 2 Trombone III C - 1 Trombone III Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone III Bb (BC) - 2 Euphonium Bb (BC) - 2 Euphonium Bb (TC) - 2 Euphonium II Bb (BC) - 2 Euphonium II Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) - 2 Bas Eb (TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC) - 2 Percussion I - 2 Percussion II - 2 Percussion III - 2 Percussion IV

This piece is based on the chapter of the same name, a part of the book 'Camera Obscura' (1839) written by Hildebrand, pen-name of the chaplain and writer/poet Nicolaas Beets (Haarlem, 1814 – Utrecht, 1903). The composition follows the story very closely: the three main characters Hildebrand, Nurks and Boerhave, as well as their vicissitudes are extremely well evoked by the music.