Catalunya 1714 (symphonic band)

The work is a symphonic poem (or rhapsody) originally written for symphonic band, of a historical nature, which aims to recall the events of that fateful year in Barcelona and Catalonia. Due to the exciting moment that the country is living in, I did not want to end the composition with a defeat, but by moving the final part to the present day. (After all the difficulties we have experienced, the fact that we still exist as a people is already a great victory.) Much of the thematic material of the work is based on popular, Catalan and Bourbon melodies of the time, after of careful research and selection. Catalunya 1714 consists of eight parts linked without interruption, but easily distinguishable by listening carefully to the work:

– Neguit turbulent – Processó – Tristos presagis – Atac borbònic – Desfeta i dolor – Plany al temps passat – Creixença i voluntat de ser – Afirmació nacional