Haunting timbres... resonating, mixing and flowing with a deeply satisfying alchemy - www.4barsrest.com
Shorter pieces suitable for concert use
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An antiphonal composition using spatial effects and mutes; winning composition in the 2014 Foden's Band composition competition -
An exciting and dynamic work ideal for opening a concert or creating an impact!...thrill a minute style! - Iwan Fox, 4BarsRest.com
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This arrangement of Corelli's famous Concerto Grosso Opus 6 No. 8 (known as the "Christmas Concerto") features soprano cornet, two solo cornets and solo euphonium playing the 'concertino' parts, and is playable by all grades of band. A PDF download option of this piece is available. -
Canzona XIII (a.k.a. Canzon Septimi Octavi Toni a 12) is music composed for St Mark's Venice by the renaissance master Giovanni Gabrieli, arranged here for a brass band split into three 'choirs. -
The Cistercians is a concert overture which was written for (and won) Morecambe Band's centenary composition competition in 2004. -
...and the winter moon rises is a slow, descriptive musical postcard of a winter journey as recorded by the Virtuosi GUS Band on their CD '80 Years in the Making'Andrew Baker's portrayal of winter over the Yorkshire moors is evocatively brought to life - Malcolm Wood, 4barsrest.com
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strange geometry is a virtuosic showpiece for brass band commissioned by Hammonds Saltaire Band for the 2015 Brass in Concert Championship.It's a full on journey through our Solar System. Descriptive, intense and dramatic - www.4barsrest.com
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Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen is a simple arrangement for brass band of Praetorius’s chorale, with countermelodies and a small amount of added percussion, suitable for bands of all standards. -
This arrangement of Boccherini's charming suite of Spanish folk tunes features four of the original seven movements, including the famous Passe Calle which featured in the final scenes of the film Master and Commander. -
The Sword and the Star is a concert overture for brass band which features the Scottish lament "The Flowers of the Forest". It was written for Middleton Band and the title refers the Assheton family crest which features in the arms of the town, and the 'Flodden Sword' captured at the battle in 1513 and still kept in St Leonard's Church in Middleton. -
Sonata Pian’e Forte is by the Venetian composer Giovanni Gabrieli and was probably written to be played as part of a service at St Mark’s, Venice. This is the earliest known piece to specify both the instruments to be played AND the dynamics in the written music. This arrangement is available for full brass band or 8-piece brass ensemble. -
Scarborough Fair is a traditional English ballad about the Yorkshire town of Scarborough, famously recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. This arrangement is available in versions for full brass band, concert band or 8 piece brass ensemble plus percussionist.
