
To listen while following along with the score, click here: ANCIENT ANOMALIES, No. 2: Giza Plateau, Op. 178 │ Brass Quintet │ Dr. Daniel Thrower
This composition is one in a series of “Ancient Anomalies.” The series idea has a dual meaning, as each work not only celebrates an ancient mystery, but each originated from sketches early in my composing career, and completed, in some cases, decades later. This work, from sketch to completion, spans nearly 15 years.
All the extraordinary wonders found (and yet to be found) in the Giza Plateau have captured my attention and imagination since early childhood. The pyramids and the Sphinx never get boring! The music reflects a sense of mystery with surprises jumping out of the ostinato-like repetition of the accompanying sandy rhythms. The end subtly alludes to a motif from a movement of Gustav Holst’s “The Planets,” namely “Mars,” hinting toward a fun extreme theory that the ancient inhabitants of Mars colonized this planet and left the marvels of Giza as their mark for future civilizations to decipher. Or… the pyramids could have just been tombs… Duration 3:20.
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