Description
Rapsalon Fanfare was originally composed for the Brass of the Rotterdam Philharmonic.
At the opening of the new Central Station in Rotterdam, this Fanfare was played for Willem Alexander, King of the Netherlands.
In the fanfare, 2 themes from the Railway station are being used and repeated.
The word Rapsalon is a composition of Rotterdam and Kapsalon.
Kapsalon was the nickname of the new station because of its specific architecture. It has the form of a typical and popular Dutch Food item.
Instrumentation
3 Trumpets – 3 Trombones – 1 Tuba
Duration
3’40”
