Buzzing Polka

Instrumentation: picc, 4 fl, 4 ob, cl in Eb, 6 cl in Bb, cl b in Bb, 4 sax a, 4 sax t, sax bar, 4 fg, 4 cor, 6 flic, 6 tr, 6 trb, 4 bariton horn in Bb, 2 euf, 4 tb, timp, 4 perc, cb

Buzzing Polka, composed in 1993, is one of the earliest compositions by László Dubrovay (*1943) for concert band, which has become a huge success due to use of special timbres and effects which had been unexploited in the genre earlier. Already the title tells that classical musical values and surprising moments of special brass instrument techniques can be both found in the work.

Every second in the striking character piece is made interesting by the excellent balance between the pillar-like harmonies enriched by distant overtones and horizontal melody formation. Performing Buzzing Polka is a great opportunity for conveying the message and values of the music of the 20th and 21st centuries through the contrast between classical melodies and new ways of instrumentation.