Symphony No. 1 'A Ghost Symphony', MVT III-Midnight. Randall Standridge

The Edina High School Concert Band, Paul Kile, Director
Midnight. The third movement begins quietly as the clock begins to chime at midnight. The spirit of the composer stirs again, once again visiting the widow. What follows is an explosion of rage as the composer screams against the injustice of his death. A savage dance follows as the spirit runs rampant through the house, unable to control its emotions. Furniture flies, glass breaks, and the incessant knocking of “Here! Here! Here!” echoes through the house. This movement also features a wonderfully malevolent instrument, the Aztec death whistle. Movement three correlates with the anger stage of grief.