The Fightin' 55th Concert March (Brass Quintet & Percussion), Dr. Daniel Thrower

Composed by Dr. Daniel Thrower. Duration: 3:30. This fun march was composed in 2019 for the change of command of "The Fightin' 55th" Wing located at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. Straying from the form most used by the "March King", John Philip Sousa, Dr. Thrower ommitted a fourth or final strain, and instead he modulated the key back to the original key and brought back the melodic content from the first strain. This form predates Sousa and was more commonly used in Europe and early America. The modern formal designation of "recapitulating march" alludes to sonata form. The final recapitulation features an obbligato in the first trumpet, now on B-flat piccolo.