Title: Blitz
Genre: Contest Test Piece
Composer: Derek Bourgeois
Band: Besses o’ th’ Barn
Conductor: Nigel M. Taylor
Venue: St Martin in the Fields
Location: London
Year: 1987
Composers Notes:
“The dictionary definition of Blitz is any sudden, overwhelming attack, particularly from the air. It is a shortened form of the German word Blitzkrieg, literally meaning a lightning war. The piece is a test of skill, nerve and stamina, culminating in an aural ‘Blitz’ of great ferocity.”
