Dies Irave (Prelude) For Solo Euphonium by Matthew Nunes - Composer published on 2013-08-28T11:27:37Z This piece is available from Cimarron Music Press: https://www.cimarronmusic.com/catalog/product/view/id/12522/s/dies-irave/ In musical history dozens of composers have borrowed snippets of the Dies Irae, or Day of Wrath Gregorian chant. This chant, c. 1200 – 1300 AD, depicts the judgment day where God saves the worthy individuals and leaves the unworthy behind to perish in eternal flames. I use this chant in a way, not to evoke pain and suffering, but in irony that no matter what we do we are stuck in the flow of time and must submit to nature’s rhythm. Genre Euphonium
