Author: Rodríguez Picó, Jesús
Fantasía covers some of the themes from the opera El viatge de Marlow, primarily the theme of a journey that appears right from the beginning of the piece and is its main theme. This motif leads to others that refer to the landscape of darkness, to the forest or to the grotesque characters that survive in these inhospitable surroundings.
Author: Puértolas, Pere J.
Fanfare for a city -Barcelona 2001- is a piece for brass and percussion. Was commissioned for the presentation of Barcelona’s candidacy for European Capital of Culture 2001. It's structured in five short, contrasting movements relating to the arts and culture of Barcelona.
Author: Pedrell, Felip
The first version of these symphonic scenes was written in Paris in 1877 under the title La Veu de las Montanyes [The Voice of the Mountains], which the composer entered in a competition held in Barcelona. Pedrell, a man of impetuous character, composed and orchestrated the work in only six days.
Author: Lamote de Grignon, Joan
The Scherzo sobre un tema popular (1897) is the first important orchestral work of the composer. It was reviewed and re-orchestrated by himself in 1910 and transcribed for band a few years later. This is the actualized adaptation for band.