Dynasty takes the form of a Symphonic Poem, a musical form first introduced to a contest audience at the Crystal Palace in 1913 by Percy Fletcher in his work Labour and Love. Using key passages from the autobiography of Harry Mortimer, On Brass as the source for the narrative, the work opens with a four-note leitmotif (Harry's theme, “as if descending from the heavens”), and the timeline unfolds as follows: 1 - Harry One's destiny decided at birth “I'll make him the best cornet player in ...