Score

THE
SEVENTH
S E A L
For Symphonic Wind Ensemble
O N S B Y C . R O S E
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The Seventh Seal
The book of Revelation has always been a mysterious section of the Bible. In it the author takes us through the plans
for the end of times. The seven seals are one of a series of end times judgements from God. In the author’s vision, the seven
seals hold closed a scroll in heaven, and as each seal is broken, a new judgement is unleashed on the earth. The opening of
each seal brings us, False Prophets, War, Famine, Pestilence, The Great Tribulation, Natural Disasters, and Seven Trumpets.
The final trumpet sounds as the announcement of the second coming of Christ.
The Seventh Seal is meant to be an aural representation of the many prophesies that are found in Revelation. As the
work progresses, I hope that you can visualize each of the items listed above. However, as dark as the music may sound,
and as deeply sinister as each of the seal judgements is laid out, we find that in the end we have grace and peace.
The Seventh Seal was commissioned by Edward F. Protzman and the William Mason High School Wind Symphony
for their performance at the 2022 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Il. The work is dedicated to the memory of the conductor’s
father, Edward J. Protzman.
Onsby C. Rose, October 15, 2022
Dr. Onsby C. Rose
Dr. Onsby C. Rose is currently the Director of Instrumental Studies and Associate Professor of Music at Dordt
University. In this position, he conducts the premiere instrumental ensemble, the Dordt University Wind Symphony, in
addition to conducting the Dordt Chamber Orchestra and overseeing all aspects of the Dordt Instrumental Ensembles and
Instrumental Music Education programs. Dr. Rose also serves as the principal conductor of the Northwest Iowa Symphony
Orchestra. Prior to Dr. Rose's arrival in northwest Iowa, he attended the University of South Carolina as a music education
major and in 1997 he was accepted as a trombonist for the U.S. Marine Corps fleet bands. During his 11-year Marine Corps
career he served as a trombonist and conductor with bands in Albany, GA and New Orleans, LA as well as on staff at the
Armed Forces School of Music in Norfolk, VA. He also served for two years as a baritone bugler with "The Commandant's
Own" U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps in Washington, D.C. Dr. Rose completed his Bachelor of Music at East
Tennessee State University in 2005. In 2007 Onsby was honorably discharged from the USMC. He then freelanced as
a trombonist and worked as a railroad freight conductor in the eastern U.S., before returning to music education in 2012 as
Director of Bands at Hampton HS and MS in Carter County, TN. In 2016, Dr. Rose completed his Master of Music in
conducting at Appalachian State University. Immediately following he completed his in Doctor of Musical Arts in
conducting at The Ohio State University where he studied with Dr. Russel C. Mikkelson. Dr. Rose has studied conducting
with Russel C. Mikkelson, John Ross, Kevin Richardson and Roxanne Haskill, with additional symposium conducting
studies with Jerry Junkin, Kevin Sedatole, Frank Battisti, Charles Peltz, Eugene Corporon, Donald McKinney, and Steven
Peterson. Dr. Rose's outside academic pursuits encompass writing and music composition. Having studied with the late Dr.
David Maslanka, Dr. Rose's musical compositions have been performed by many of the premiere military bands in
Washington D.C., to include “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, the Wheaton Municipal Band, numerous college
and high school bands in the United States, regional orchestras, as well as internationally in Australia, Japan, Guam, and
Germany. Although Onsby views himself primarily as a teacher and conductor, he thanks God for the gift of composition.
Onsby and his wife Jessica live in Sioux Center, Iowa with four of their five boys, Timothy, Caleb, Elijah and Colin. Dr.
Rose is a member of numerous professional organizations to include the CBDNA, WASBE, NAfME, Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonia, Kappa Kappa Psi and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, but he holds closest to his
heart, the title of United States Marine.

Instrumentation:
Piccolo
Flute 1-2
Oboes 1-2
Bassoon
Clarinets 1-3 in Bb
Bass Clarinet in Bb
Alto Saxophones 1-2
Tenor Saxophone
Baritone Saxophone
Trumpets 1-3 in Bb
Horns 1-4
Trombones 1-2
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion 1 – Snare drum
Percussion 2 – Bass drum
Percussion 3 – Large Suspended cymbal, Splash cymbal, High hat, Large crash cymbals
Percussion 4 – Wood blocks, Anvil, Marimba, Large suspended cymbal
Percussion 5 – Tam-tam, Slapstick, Xylophone, Orchestra bells
Copyright © 2022 Onsby C. Rose (ASCAP) International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved.
Printed and Engraved in the USA.