For Concert Band
Ozymandias
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert... near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed;
And on the pedestal these words appear:
'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings;
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
-Percy Shelly, 1818
Based on this poem by Percy Shelly, Ozymandias is a rhythmically intense piece featuring a 7/8 time signature and mixed meter passages. Ozymandias was commissioned by the Berkeley Springs high school band, and exists in a small-band and large-band version.
Small band
2 Flutes
Oboe
3 Clarinets in Bb
2 Alto Saxophones
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
3 Trumpets in Bb
Horn in F
2 Trombones
Baritone/Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1: Marimba
Percussion 2: Xylophone
Percussion 3: Tom-toms
Percussion 4: Suspended cymbal, snare drum
Large band
2 Flutes
Oboe
English Horn
2 Bassoons
3 Clarinets in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
2 Alto Saxophones
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
3 Trumpets in Bb
4 Horns in F
2 Trombones
Baritone/Euphonium
2 Tubas
Timpani
Percussion 1: Marimba
Percussion 2: Xylophone
Percussion 3: Tom-toms
Percussion 4: Suspended cymbal, snare drum
for information on obtaining sheet music, please contact me at WalkerWilliamsMusic@gmail.com