Brolga Music Antar (The Warrior Poet) - Hogg - Concert Band - Gr. 3

Composer: Brian Hogg
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Concert Band
Level: 3

Antar, Antarah Ibn Shaddad al-'Absi, was a sixth century Arabian warrior whose life has been recorded in his poetry. A romantic; a man of courage and chivalry; a slave and a hero; skilled with weapons, horses and the language of poetry, this work Antar, attempts to capture and express some of the qualities of this 'Warrior Poet'. Sound sample performed by the Adelaide Wind Orchestra - Conductor Bryan Griffiths