SYMPHONY NO.3, FINALE (Mahler)

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The Finale of Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony begins with a soft chorale and ends with what can only be described as a grandiloquent triumphant conclusion. This current version for concert band presents excerpts from that movement, scored slightly out of order to facilitate certain harmonic transitions. While this adaptation is not technically difficult, the sustained closing section requires endurance from the entire ensemble. The length is roughly six minutes.