Categories: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Peter Graham
Gramercy Cornet Album
I am delighted to present this collection of solos for Cornet, part of a series of albums planned for brass instruments including Euphonium, Trombone and Tenor Horn. The contents are for advanced (and in some cases virtuoso) players in mind and although designated as a Cornet Album the titles within are (mostly) equally suitable for Trumpet.
Cossack Fire Dance is the central movement of Call of the Cossacks, a suite originally written for the Black Dyke Brass Band. Based on the folk song Mazeltov the music brings to mind part of the Cossack wedding ceremony where, following a Klezmer style clarinet call, each guest around the camp fire comes forward in turn to offer congratulations.
The multiple instrumentalists of the original have been supplanted by a single "guest" whose increasingly attention seeking behaviour includes quoting from a number of popular musical display pieces...
The idea of creating this solo version came from Florida-based Trumpeter Thomas Macklin.
Resurrection is a Rhapsody for Trumpet (or Cornet) which takes as its model composer Ray Steadman—Allen's classic solo Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals. Like Steadman-Allen's work, Resurrection is based upon two spirituals, in this case He Never Said a MumbIin' Word and The Angels Rolled the Stone Away.
Resurrection was written at the request of Chicago-based Mark Ridenour.
The French flautist Eugene Damaré was a prolific composer of virtuoso showpieces for his instrument. Two of the best known, Cleopatra and Pandora were adapted for cornet (possibly by William Rimmer) and are well established in the repertoire. Both became signature pieces for the famous Black Dyke Mills Band Principal Cornet player, james Shepherd, who held the position for over a decade into the early l970s. This work is an adaptation of Eugene Damare's polka Le Merle Blanc (Op. l6l) and also incorporates an original slow introduction together with other stylistically period-appropriate material.
Damaré was written for Black Dyke's current Principal Cornetist Richard Marshall.
Harry James made his Paramount Theater (NYC) debut with Benny Goodman's band in I937 and by all accounts took the venue by storm. His characteristic jazz and classical crossover adaptations (incorporating virtuoso cornet solo techniques he acquired in his youth) captured the imagination of the public (and Hollywood). quickly propelling him to household fame. Paramount Rhapsody pays tribute to this legendary performer. The music roughly follows the Harry James Trumpet Concerto in form, the content incorporating the popular classic In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg.
Paramount Rhapsody was written for and recorded by Philip Cobb on the Naxos album Metropolis I927.
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, SOLOS - Euphonium Composer: Peter Graham
Gramercy Euphonium Album
I am delighted to present this collection of solos for Euphonium, the first in a series of albums, with Cornet/Trumpet, Tenor Horn and Trombone to follow.
The solos are for advanced (and in some cases virtuoso) players in mind and include solo adaptations of two of Gramercy Music's most requested titles, together with two titles taken from “classical” literature.
COSSACK FIRE DANCE is the central movement of Call of the Cossacks, a suite originally written for the Black Dyke Brass Band.
Based on the folk song Mazeltov the music brings to mind part of the Cossack wedding ceremony where, following a Klezmer style clarinet call, each guest around the camp fire comes forward in turn to offer congratulations.
The multiple instrumentalists of the original have been supplanted by a single “guest” whose increasingly attention seeking behaviour includes quoting from a number of popular musical display pieces...
The Fantasy on Sempre Libera looks back with affection to the |9th century, a period when the great instrumental virtuosi reined supreme. Pianists Liszt and -Thalberg and violinists Paganini and Saraste amazed audiences with their wide- ranging technical and artistic abilities, fuelled by increasingly difficult paraphrases and variations on popular tunes of the day. This pastiche of the style was arranged for David Thornton who recorded the work with the Brighouse & Rastrick Band.
A MINSTREL BOY features the ballad of the same name and the jig Tossing the Feathers, both extracted from my Celtic celebration Gaelforce. The adaptation was made a number of years ago for a recording by David Childs and the Cory Band.
ENCORE is based upon the study Spinnlied by David Popper (I843-l9l3) who is best remembered as a prolific composer of cello music. The string techniques exploited in the original study have been replaced by those regularly encountered by advanced brass players, with double-tonguing front and centre.
Categories: SOLOS - ANY E♭. Inst., NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Peter Graham
A collection of solo versions of some of Peter Graham's most popular melodies. For brass instrument with piano accompaniment. Please note that this purchase is for Eb. Instruments.
Contents:
01. Lady Stewart's Air
Lady Stewart's Air was commissioned by David King as a birthday tribute to one of New Zealand's most prominent supporters of the arts and in particular the brass band fraternity, Lady Adrienne Stewart.
02. Meditation
Meditation is the central theme from The Triumph of Time, a work commissioned for The Black Dyke Band by Music Director Nicholas Childs.
The original brief was for a piece which would showcase the talents of the band's many fine soloists, among them Zoe Hancock on Flugel horn, who has made this particular theme from the larger work her own.
03. Follow the Flame
The main theme from the composer's work The Torchbearer, this version was arranged for Flugel Horn soloist Lucy Cutt.
04.Deep River
Deep River is one of the best known of the spirituals originating among the enslaved Africans in the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. This arrangement was made for Eb Tuba soloist Steven Walsh.
Categories: SOLOS for E♭. Horn, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Peter Graham
Gramercy Tenor Horn Album
l am delighted to present this collection of solos for Tenor Horn, part of a series of albums planned for brass instruments including Euphonium, Trombone and Cornet The solos are for advanced (and in some cases virtuoso) players in mind and although designed for Tenor Horn most of the pieces are suitable for any Eb instrument.
DELIVERANCE is the fourth movement of my suite War of the Worlds which was commissioned by the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Saxophone Orchestra and first performed by them in the Maeda Hall, Japan on June 29 20 I 2, the composer conducting. The music is dedicated to Professor Shin-ichi lwamoto.
The suite takes inspiration from the I953 film script adaptation of the famous HG Wells novel and key scenes from the film are set as individual movements. The scene set for mvt 4 finds survivors seeking sanctuary in the Church of Santa Maria, still standing among the burning ruins of Los Angeles, and praying for Deliverance from the invaders.
COSSACK FIRE DANCE is the central movement of Call of the Cossacks, a suite originally written for the Black Dyke Brass Band. Based on the folk song Mazeltov the music brings to mind part of the Cossack wedding ceremony where, following a Klezmer style clarinet call, each guest around the camp fire comes forward in turn to offer congratulations.
The multiple instrumentalists of the original have been supplanted by a single "guest" whose increasingly attention seeking behaviour includes quoting from a number of popular musical display pieces...
ENCORE is based upon the study Spinnlied by David Popper (I843-l9l3) who is best remembered as a prolific composer of cello music. The string techniques exploited in the original study have been replaced by those regularly encountered by advanced brass players, with double-tonguing front and centre.
Jules Verne's I864 novel journey to the Centre of the Earth takes the form of a sequence of diary entries by Axel, nephew of explorer Professor Otto Lidenbrock, as they undertake "hair-breadth ‘scapes and ventures perilous" in a vast interior world.
SOLILOQUY reflects on a key scene of the book; Axel’s despair as he becomes separated and is lost in the labyrinth.
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, Quartets Composer: Traditional Arranger: David Childs
My Grandfathers Clock was written in 1876 by American composer Henry Clay Work and found instant success. It has found popularity as a folk-song and children's song and has been used by most genres including bluegrass and brass band.
The story is told from a Grandson's point of view and tells the tale of his Grandfather's long case clock which was bought on the morning of the Grandfather's birth. The clock never stopped for the duration of the man's life, sharing his grief and his joy, sounding 24 chimes when he met his bride and sounding an alarm when the old man lay on his death bed. For ninety years the clock ticked without slumbering but it stopped... short... never to go again, when the old man died.
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Odd Nordstoga Arranger: Idar Torskangerpoll
Grade 3.5
Duration 4.17
“Ein farfar i livet” (Grandpa) is taken from the 2011 record album release “Bestevenn” (My best friend) by Odd Nordstoga. This is music for a Norwegian TV-series called “Vaffelhjarte”
In this arrangement there is some trills. These are to be performed on the beat, not before. We urge bands and conductors to mind the balance between the soloists and band, and let out some players if needed.
Categories: SOLOS - Euphonium, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Philip Sparke
Grade 3 ( Soloist 5 ) Duration 5.40
The Green Hills of Tyrol was commissioned by Jrena and Beat Knüsel for their son, Swiss euphonium player Joel Knüsel, to celebrate his 20th birthday in 2019. The request was for a piece suitable for use in a solo competition, possibly using a Scottish or Irish melody, and composer Philip Sparke suggested an ‘old-fashioned’ air varie might be a suitable idea. The piece follows the well-established formula of a theme followed by four variations. The history of the original melody is fascinating and, although it is now well-known as a bagpipe tune, its background is Austrian or Italian, rather than Scottish. The tune appears as a chorus of Swiss soldiers in Rossini’s 1829 opera William Tell but was possibly an existing Tyrolean folk tune. In 1854, during the Crimean War, Pipe Major John MacLeod of the 93rd Highlanders heard a band of the Sardinian contingent playing selections from the opera in camp before the Siege of Sebastopol. He was struck by the melody and arranged it for his pipers, calling it The Green Hills of Tyrol, referring to Tell’s visit to that corner of Austria in the opera. It has since become universally popular among pipe bands who usually refer to it as A Scottish Soldier, following the addition of new lyrics in a 1961 hit by Andy Stewart.
The music is inspired by Charlie Chaplin and is playful and light. In addition to fun tunes, musicians face fun challenges along the way. An example is “as corny as possible”
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, Beginner/Youth Band Composer: Scott Rogers
Grade 1.5
Duration 1.01
Think about those good days when you are full of energy and optimism. Those days when everything just falls into place. Happy Time is a piece about that! Here’s hoping that you have a happy time playing it! The piece features interlocking rhythmic figures, driving percussion parts, and a legato middle section.
Categories: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet & Band, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Karl Jenkins Arranger: Tony Small
Karl Jenkins composed this beautiful song for well-known singer Lesley Garrett (Soprano) using the famous poem by Irish poet W B Yeats, He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven.
This was subsequently arranged for Penclawdd Brass Band by its Music Director, Tony Small, to accompany soprano Ros Evans in the band's 40th Anniversary Concert (2013) in the presence of the band's President Sir Karl Jenkins.
Tony Small arranged a solo version for Bb Cornet which was first performed by Christopher Smith (Principal Cornet) in Penclawdd Band's Annual Concert of October, 2017. The band's former Principal Cornet, Gareth Small (Principal Trumpet of the famous Hallé Orchestra) gave the next performance with the Tredegar Band in January 2018 and it was subsequently recorded by the Flowers Band under the direction of David Childs and featuring cornetist Andrew Smith on the band's 50th Anniversary CD release - Celebrate!
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