"Music for Joy" by Gerald Oswald is a rousing composition dedicated entirely to the joy of music. A festive introduction opens the work and leads into cheerful rhythms and optimistic melodies that radiate lightness and joie de vivre from the very beginning. Playful elements and elegant turns of phrase lend the piece a special charm, making the music seem like a celebration of the moment—cheerful, lively, and full of energy.

Gerald Oswald , born in 1968 in Groß-St. Florian, studied trumpeter at the Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz. He later studied conducting and composition with Franz Cibulka in Graz and Thomas Doss in Vienna, among others, and furthered his knowledge at the Leonding Music School and the C. Monteverdi Conservatory in Bolzano. His works for wind orchestra are now part of the international repertoire and are successfully performed worldwide.

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Title: Music for Joy - Concert Band Set

Cast: wind orchestra

Composer: Gerald Oswald

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Work type: concert piece

Level: 2.5

Duration: 4:36 min

ISMN: 9790502953003

Manufacturer No.: SDP207-23-02