The Heist is an exciting piece that uses music to dramatically illustrate the events of a daring robbery. The form of the work is ABCBA, evoking the act of breaking into the target building and then having to escape back out. Your violas and cellos will get a chance to shine as they each get to carry the soaring A-theme in the beginning of the piece, while the violins and basses lay down an energetic and off-kilter ostinato. While the composition begins in D minor, the C-section triumphantly modulates to the relative major as our bandits have gotten their hands on the loot. Educationally speaking, the piece is a fantastic way to introduce the key of D minor to your ensemble – great for teaching F-natural and B-flat.