Episode 575, Moto Perpetuo

Do you believe in perpetual motion?  On this episode of Wind & Rhythm we have the musical answer in the “moto perpetuo” with examples by Joseph Jongen, Johann Strauss, and Eric Whitacre, and we’ll keep it going with even more examples, here at the gathering place for people who love band music.

Moto Perpetuo
  Niccolò Paganini
  Philharmonic Wind Orchestra, Marc Reift
Perpetual Song
  Dan Welcher
  US Military Academy Band at West Point    
Perpetuum mobile "Musikalischer Scherz”
  Johann Strauss II
  Sächsische Bläserphilharmonie, Thomas Clamor
Concerto for Wind Ensemble - III. Perpetual Motion
  Karel Husa
  University of North Texas Wind Symphony,
  Eugene Migliaro Corporon
Matinees Musicales, After Rossini - Moto Perpetuo
  Benjamin Britten
  US Marine Band, John R. Bourgeois
Concertino Classico - III. Moto Perpetuo
  Philip Sparke
  The Concert Band of the German Armed Forces,
​  Lieutenant Colonel Walter Ratzek
Symphony 5 1/2: A Symphony for Fun - I. Perpetual Emotion
  Don Gillis
  Symphonic Wind Orchestra Harmonie St. Michaël Thorn,
  Heinz Friesen
The High Songs - II. Moto perpetuo
  Carter Penn
  University of Central Oklahoma Wind Symphony, Brian Lamb
Equus
  Eric Whitacre
  University of Miami Wind Ensemble, Gary Green
Symphonie Concertante - IV. Toccata (Moto perpetuo)
  Joseph Jongen
  DePauw University Band, Craig Paré