Crusade of Light

The Crusade of Light was composed in October 2013 by Brandon Wamsley.

History
The Crusade of Light was developed in June 2013. Brandon decided that he was going to write the music by using MuseScore. He would make it even for an entirely huge orchestra with over 100 players! STAR WARS called for 58 orchestral musicians. Now the CRUSADE OF LIGHT calls for approximately 310 musicians.

Structure

 * Movement I - Maestoso (Written in October 2013, and completed in January 2014)
 * Movement II - Andante (To be written soon)

Instrumentation
The score is written for an extremely large orchestra with over 100 musicians! The vocal forces are introduced in the 2nd movement.

Orchestra
2 piccolos

4 flutes

Alto flute

4 oboes

2 English horns

Baritone oboe

E-flat clarinets

4 B-flat clarinets

2 bass clarinets

6 alto saxophones

4 bassoons

2 contrabassoons

8 French horns

Piccolo trumpet in B-flat

2 E-flat cornets

3 B-flat cornets

6 trumpets in B-flat and F

Bass trumpet in B-flat and E-flat

Alto trombone

4 tenor trombones

2 bass trombones

Baritone horn

Euphonium

2 tubas

6 sets of timpani (4 drums each)

Snare drum

Bass drum

Cymbals

Triangle

Tam-tam

Tambourine

Temple blocks

Tenor drum

Drum set

Tubular bells

Glockenspiel

Xylophone

Celesta

Piano

Keyboard Synthesizer

Harmonium

Organ

4 harps

Acoustic guitar

Semi-acoustic guitar

Electric guitar

Baritone guitar

Bass guitar

Strings (24 violins I, 24 violins II, 24 violins III, 24 violins IV, 24 violas I, 24 violas II, 20 cellos I, 20 cellos II, 16 basses I, 16 basses II)

Offstage Brass Band
6 trumpets in B-flat

6 cornets in B-flat

6 Flugelhorns

6 French horns

6 mellophones

5 trombones

Bass trombone

6 Baritone horns

6 euphoniums

6 tubas

6 Sousaphones

Timpani

6 snare drums

6 pairs of cymbals

6 bass drums

6 tenor drums

6 pairs of timbales

Voices (introduced in 2nd movement being composed soon)
Alto I (Yuri Nakamura)

Alto II (Kanade Tachibana)

Alto III (Shiina)

Alto IV (Yusa)

Alto V (Yui)

Alto VI (Hisako)

Alto VII (Miyuki Irie)

Alto VIII (Shiori Sekine)

Countertenor (Ooyama)

Tenor I (Yuzuru Otonashi)

Tenor II (TK)

Baritone I (Hideki Hinata)

Baritone II (Noda)

Baritone III (Takamatsu)

Baritone IV (Matsushita)

Baritone V (Fujimaki)

Section 1

 * Viola, cello, double bass - 11 bars
 * Cymbals/snare drum - 11 bars

Section 2

 * Full Percussion Section
 * Timpani I, II, III, IV, V, VI
 * Snare drum
 * Bass drum
 * Cymbals
 * Triangle
 * Tam-tam
 * Tambourine
 * Temple blocks
 * Tenor drum
 * Tubular bells
 * Glockenspiel
 * Xylophone
 * Tutti woodwinds, brasses, and percussion

Upcoming Performances
June 7, 2014 - Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (1st movement should be performed)

October 21, 2014 - Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (2nd movement should be performed as the extension to the concert)

Part of iOS 7
iOS, which is the world's most advanced operating system, is in its 7th version, therefore meaning the orchestra is in its 4th version. The iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPad air, and the iPad mini with retina display are the main devices.