Gloriosa (poem)

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Gloriosa is a "symphonic poem for band" composed by Yasuhide Ito. There are three movements which include: Oratio(1st mvnt), Cantus(2nd mvnt), and Dies Festus(3rd mvnt). These songs are about Asian monks and their fight to keep their ways unchanged. Also Steven Norton, has created a "musical movie"- like those of Fantasia and Fantasia 2000- of the first movement Oratio from the Microsoft program Paint.