Farewell

In life one often has to say goodbye. As a final farewell to his father, who was about to retire from the local wind band after being an active musician for many years, Fritz Neuböck composed this intimate work. In the introduction to "Farewell", we mainly hear the oboe, the trumpet (or flugelhorn or cornet), the French horn and the baritone. Then the band takes over the romantic melody and develops it into a grand texture. In the finale we hear the soloists again and the composition ends smoothly in pianissimo. "Farewell" offers the possibility for meditation and recalls memories of a full musical life.