This 50th anniversary release is a very welcome publication that should prove highly attractive to both performers and audiences. A master musician has revisited his youth and resurrected a gem for all to savour and enjoy! - Ronald W. Holz, The Brass Herald, August 2018
Exciting and original solo works for brass and percussion soloists
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At last…..it’s published! On the 50th anniversary of its premiere at the Royal Festival Hall, London, Edward Gregson's Concertante for Piano and Brass Band, the work that launched the composer’s career in the brass band world is now finally published. Having been withdrawn from public performance in the 1980s the work has remained unavailable until now. It’s a wonderful opportunity to explore a new genre. From its dramatic opening Prelude, to its tender and lyrical Nocturne, and the final rhythmic and joyful Rondo, this eighteen minute work is an exhilarating showcase for both pianist and brass band. -
Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod is a popular setting of the well-used Latin text and was originally published in 1853 as Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de Piano de S. Bach. The piece consists of a melody by the French Romantic composer Charles Gounod that he superimposed over a very slightly changed version of the Prelude No. 1 in C major from J.S. Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, written 137 years earlier. Gounod improvised the melody, and his future father-in-law Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann transcribed the improvisation and in 1853 made an arrangement for violin (or cello) with piano and harmonium. In 1859 the setting was published with the familiar Latin text. This arrangement features the tenor horn and was commissioned for Sheona White and the Brighouse and Rastrick Band to perform at the 2017 Brass in Concert Championships by their conductor Dr David Thornton, at which Sheona won the prize for best tenor horn. It was subsequently adapted into versions for B flat solo instruments (euphonium, tenor trombone or baritone) and with percussion accompaniment only. -
Dragon Dances is a virtuosic showpiece solo for tenor horn, commissioned by Owen Farr and featured on his 2014 solo CD 'A New Dawn'Dragon Dances is one of the most exciting and energetic pieces to be written for the tenor horn - Owen Farr
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Kopanitsa is an exciting virtuoso solo for percussion (vibraphone, tuned drums, cymbals and xylophone) with brass band and/or piano accompaniment, commissioned by Gavin Pritchard and featured on the Cory Band's 'Enter the Galaxies' CD -
LeFay’s Mirage for E flat Tenor Horn and Piano was commissioned by Nicky Abkiewicz who is also the work’s dedicatee, to add to the competition and concert repertoire for solo tenor horn. -
A Song for Bram is dedicated to the memory of Bramwell Tovey, conductor, composer, pianist and musician of huge talent, who sadly passed away before his time in the summer of 2022. -
gemini is a virtuosic solo for unaccompanied cornet - ideal for student recitals - inspired by the constellation of the same name. -
The Sunne Rising is slow, melodic solo for euphonium in a Romantic style. -
Land Under Wave is a challenging extended solo for cornet with piano accompaniment, inspired by the 'Wee Free Men' books by Terry Pratchett. -
A simple, relatively easy melodic solo for tenor horn and brass band. Also available with a piano accompaniment. This work is available as a PDF download.
