Napoleon on the Alps, Philip Harper. Brass Band

Napoleon on the Alps, Philip Harper

This dramatic piece is based on the famous oil painting by Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps.

There are three parts:

• Approaching the Great Saint-Bernard Pass depicting snowy mountains and the determined march of the Napoleonic Army
• The Emperor Napoleon a noble and heroic theme, accompanied by stately fanfares with an exotic flavour
• Onwards, to the Empire! describing Napoleons relentless drive to expand the French empire across the globe at.

This piece was first performed directly in front of the Napoleon Museum in Arenenberg, Switzerland in Summer 2016.

Commissioned by the Jugend Brass Band Forum Ostschweitz in 2016