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Zachary Crawford

Orchestral Composer

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Crawford Symphony XVI in C# Minor "Funeral" cover art
Year
2025
Scoring
Piccolo Flute I Flute II Clarinet I Clarinet II Oboe I Oboe II English Horn (Oboe III) Bassoon I Bassoon II Bassoon III Horn in E I Horn in E III Horn in E II Horn in E IV Trumpet in E I Trumpet in E II Trombone I Trombone II Bass Trombone Tuba Timpani Bass Drum Crash Cymbal Triangle (Movement I, IV & V Only) Snare Drum (Movement IV Only) Chimes (Movement II & III Only) Vibraphone (Movement I & V Only) Marimba (Movement V Only) Soprano Vocal (Movement II & III Only) Alto Vocal (Movement II & III Only) Tenor Vocal (Movement II & III Only) Bass Vocal (Movement II & III Only) Violin I Violin I [divisi (movement V Only)] Violin II Viola Violoncello Contrabass
Duration
55:32

Crawford Symphony XVI in C# Minor "Funeral"

For Full Orchestra

Crawford's second choral symphony featuring every dark type of classical piece including Dies Irae and a Funeral March.

Description

Crawford’s Sixteenth Symphony is a piece full of features. It features all kinds of emotional forms of classical music including ‘Dies Irae’, ‘Funeral March’ and more. This symphony also features Crawford’s “Heartbroken Melody” in the finale. The finale of this piece has a personal meaning to Crawford since this was his first symphony after one of his most heartbreaking moments in his life. At the time, all he wanted to do was just die, but of course he never could do what it took to do so. In place, he wrote a symphony of what he dreamt of in those days.

This symphony has beautiful Oboe, Flute, Cello, Viola, Trombone, trumpet, Bass trombone, Violin, English horn, Piccolo, and Chorus excerpts.

Fun Fact: This symphony was finished before Symphony No. 15 was born.

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