Fanfare for the Forgotten

By Raymond J. Horvat

For Brass Choir and Timpani

Throughout history many cultures around the world have had differing views on sexuality and gender. In the past thousand years those views have mostly favored heterosexuality and strict gender roles in society. However, even when society imposes these biases on their subjects there are people who do not fit the mold. Homosexual and transgender people have existed throughout history, even in societies that did not accept them.

This piece is dedicated to all those members of the LGBTQ+ community who have been forgotten in the fight for acceptance, and those who have been killed fighting for the freedom to live as themselves. From advocacy against paragraph 175 in the Weimar Republic, to sentences of death in medieval times, LGBTQ+ people have consistently fought for the right to exist and to be accepted for who they are. Many of these people we remember, but most have been forgotten to time, whether it be by accident or intentional, we need to choose to acknowledge them.

Orchestration: 4 Trumpets in B Flat, 4 Horns in F, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, 2 Euphonium, Tuba, Timpani

Difficulty: Advanced

Product cost: $50.00