1944

1944 is a commemorative march for concert band, written in tribute to the soldiers who took part in the Liberation of France during the Second World War.

Conceived as a musical tribute to the Allied forces engaged on the Western Front, the work unfolds in three distinct sections. The first section pays tribute to the forces of the Commonwealth, whose courage and sacrifice contributed significantly to the Liberation. The second section honors the American troops, whose role was decisive in the campaign. The final section celebrates the French forces who fought to liberate their country.

The march therefore moves from a tribute to the soldiers who fell in combat towards a more brilliant evocation of the Allied victory in Western Europe. In the final section, a brief reference to La Marseillaise adds a particularly French symbolic dimension to this musical celebration of Liberation.

With its martial, solemn and patriotic character, 1944 is suited to commemorative concerts, official ceremonies, historical concerts and programs marking the D-Day and Liberation anniversaries.

The work deliberately adopts an exclusively Western perspective on the conflict in 1944, reflecting its specific musical and historical subject.