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Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Paul Lovatt-Cooper
A fast pounding rock number commissioned for the National Youth Brass Band of Scotland by the Scottish Brass Band Association for the Tartan Heart Festival 2010.
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Duration 3'30"
Section: 3+
"This piece was commissioned for the National Youth Band of Scotland by the Scottish Brass Band Association for the Tartan Heart Festival 2010.
The Tartan Heart Festival is a huge musical festival that took place in the picturesque Belladrum Estate in Inverness-shire. It features many famous pop and rock artists including Feeder, Amy MacDonald, The Levellers, Divine Comedy and Badly Drawn Boy to name but a few.
Special guests to open the festival were the National Youth Band of Scotland who performed a programme of music that started with this piece Pound The Streets. As they were playing at a rock festival I wanted to compose a piece that didn’t follow the more traditional types of concert openers I have written in the past. So instead I opted for a fast paced piece that has a pounding rock rhythm from the drum kit and relentless riffs and ostinati from the brass ensemble.
I had lots of fun composing this piece as it is so different to a lot of music I have composed in the past. It gave me the opportunity to incorporate musical styles that I enjoy listening to when I am away from brass bands and to write in a pop/rock style.
So the end product is a brass rock piece that has lots of energy, a feel-good factor and is lots of fun to play and listen to. I hope you enjoy, Pound The Streets."
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: James Curnow
Commencing with a plaintive theme first introduced by the Flugel Horn, the Prelude is set in the Dorian mode. This theme strives to capture musically the stark yet beautiful landscape of the Central Plains that have been the home of Eastern Illinois University for one-hundred years. The theme gradually works its way through several contrasting variations and culminates in a declamatory chorale. A more intimate section follows, which features several soloists accompanied by various small ensembles. As the Prelude draws to a close, the Flugel Horn is heard once again presenting the opening theme in a subdued but intense manner. This passage gradually evolves into the very spirited and energetic Celebration. Honoring the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Illinois), this movement features two contrasting themes. One theme is fanfare-like, and is first presented by the horns. The other theme is more lyrical and flowing and first emerges in the comets. After the themes are metamorphosed through several diverse variations and mixed meter changes, the main theme of the Prelude is recapitulated. This recapitulation precedes an exciting and dramatic finale.
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