Categories: SOLOS - Trombone, Pop Music, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Sting Arranger: Svein Giske
Grade 3.0
Duration 3.49
"Fields of Gold is one of the biggest hits by British singer and composer Sting. It was released for the first time in 1993 on his album record Ten Summoner’s Tales, the first of several recordings both from the studio and live.
It’s also the most covered song by Sting. The probably most famous version is by American singer Eva Cassidy on her compilation Songbird (1998), release after her death in 1996.
This arrangement was written for Askøy Brass Band for their participation in Siddis Brass – a Norwegian Brass in Concert competition"
This cornet solo piece is one of the most beautiful works by Norwegian composer and organist Iver Kleive. It was originally written for vocal soloists, choir and keyboard instruments performed by Kleive himself
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano, Michael Bennett Collection Composer: Frederic Chopin Arranger: Michael Bennett
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, SOLOS - FLUGEL HORN Composer: Paul Lovatt Cooper
Duration 4.30
Childs Lullaby was commissioned by David Childs for his flugel horn playing wife Joanne, and given to her on as a birthday present before the birth of their son Benjamin Robert Childs in November 2011.
The music is serene and showcases the unique lyricism of both soloist and instrument. Lullabies can be found in every human culture and are usually quiet, gentle songs sung to help send a child to sleep. Childs Lullaby, a play on both the definition and dedicatee's name has been composed by Paul Lovatt-Cooper, one of the brass band movement's brightest young star.
Childs Lullaby received its world premiere on October 1st 2011 at the Wiltshire Music Centre performed by Joanne Childs and Cory Band conducted by David Childs.
Categories: SOLOS - Trombone, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Anthony Ritchie
The starting point for this point was some dramatic cloud formations I experienced while in Morrinsville, New Zealand. It was a brilliant sunny day, with occasional huge and interestingly shaped clouds floating past. They provided inspiration for the opening texture of my piece Clouds, which is flowing and slowly unfolding in charecter.
Clouds can assume many different shapes and charecters, which is reflected in my work. There are stormy ideas with strong rhythms, jagged ideas built from small motifs, mysterious ideas that suggest darker clouds and bright climaxes that suggest the sun bursting through.
The solo trombone is rather like a small aeroplane, weaving its way through the cloudsand enjoying a turbulent journey. Its part is soloistic but also integrated into the overall band texture and often under pinned by the percussion, who have an important role in sustaining the momentum for the piece.
Clouds was commissioned by trombonist Dave Bremner, for performance with the New Zealand National Brass Band in the 2005 World Brass Band Championships, in the Netherlands.
Categories: SOLOS - Euphonium, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Rodney Newton
Concertino was written in August 2004 for Robert Childs. The four movements are light in nature with the final two being joined by a cadenza for the soloist.
Category: SOLOS for E♭. Horn Composer: Gareth Wood
Dedicated to Owen Farr.
Gareth Wood’s Concerto for Tenor Horn was commissioned by the Welsh Amateur Music Federation at Ty Cerdd-Music Centre Wales, with additional funding from the Arts Council of Wales and the PRS Foundation. The work was written for tenor horn soloist Owen Farr and the National Youth Brass Band of Wales. It is in a traditional three movement form demonstrating the agility and lyricism of the tenor horn.
The soloist begins alone with a singing melody in 5/4 time, and is soon joined by the Eb bass and solo cornet. The rest of the band later emerge, leading the music into a strident Allegro. After o short tutti the soloist takes charge and a dialogue of melodic and rhythmic ideas follows. After a brief return to the opening theme the movement closes with a flourish. The second movement is a true Adagio. A profound beginning, almost hymn like, leads into a gentle melody which builds into a large tutti for band. A rhythmic section follows, rhapsodic in nature ending in a return to the melody used at the very beginning of the concerto. After another short tutti section the movement gently fades away. The finale is a combination of technical fireworks and an almost latin melody, both soloist and bond finishing with great aplomb!
Gareth Wood’s Concerto for Tenor Horn received its world premiere by Owen Farr and the National Youth Brass Band of Wales under the direction of Dr. Robert Childs during their Summer Course of 2006 at Bangor University’s Pritchard-Jones Concert Hall North Wales. The work con be heard on Owen Farr’s debut solo release entitled ‘Untold Stories’ (DOYCD225) available on this website in the CD Section. Duration c. 16.45”
The World premiere performance of Karl Jenkins' Stabat Mater took place on March 15th 2008 in Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral performed by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir conducted by the composer.
Stabat Mater is a 13th century Roman Catholic poem attributed to Jacopone da Todi. It's title is an abbreviation of the first line, Stabat Mater Dolorosa (‘the sorrowful mother was standing'). This text, one of the most powerful and immediate of medieval poems, meditates on the suffering of Mary, Jesus Christ's mother, during his crucifixion.
It has been set to music by many composers, among them Haydn, Dvorák, Vivaldi, Rossini, Pergolesi, Gounod, Penderecki, Poulenc, Szymanowski, Allesandro Scarlatti, Domenico Scarlatti and Verdi.
Here we have Ave Verum; a beautiful movement from Karl's setting of the Stabat Mater in an arrangement for either cornet soloist or cornet duet with brass band.
This version can be heard on the Doyen CD; ‘Cory In Concert - Volume 2' performed by Tom Hutchinson, Richard Davis and the Cory Band conducted by Robert Childs.
Categories: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet & Band, NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Jonathan Bates
Duration 4.00
A Letter Home was composed for Kirsty Abbotts and the Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band for their opening set at the 2014 Brass in Concert Championships, held at the Sage Centre in Gateshead.
The music isn't the setting of the text, but is inspired by a select of the words of much cherished World War I poet, Siegfried Sassoon's poem of the same name.
Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, SOLOS - Euphonium Composer: Joel Collier
Duration 4.30
In 2017 I accepted a new job opportunity that required me to move halfway across the country. While it was an exciting opportunity, it meant leaving behind all the friends and colleagues I had grown to love. A Simple Song was a way for me to express this bittersweet goodbye, both sad to leave people behind, yet hopeful of what was to come. The premiere was given with The National Capital Band, where I had served as principal euphonium since 2011, less than a week before I left. It is dedicated to those I left behind.
Category: SOLOS - Euphonium Composer: Evelyn Glennie Arranger: Robert Childs
Duration 3.00
Originally composed for solo marimba, this popular version of A Little Prayer was made in 1998 following Evelyn Glennie's collaboration with Black Dyke Band during the recording of their Grammy nominated Reflected in Brass CD. Robert Childs, then principal euphonium with Black Dyke, requested Evelyn's permission to make the arrangement for his son, David. The composer obliged, and Robert presented the score and parts to his son as a seventeenth birthday present.
Evelyn Glennie revealed: "When I wrote this chorale for marimba, it expressed my spiritual feelings and displayed a pleasantly relaxed dimension of the instrument. Over the years my exposure to brass bands has filled me with wonder; their musical diversity is considerable. I had no hesitation in giving A Little Prayer to Robert Childs to bring this little melody to life."
Having composed the work when she was only 13, Evelyn continued: "As a child I would never have believed that such a short and simple piece of music, would come to grow this much. A little Prayerserves to prove that one should always bet their chips on what they believe in, for nine out of ten it will be worth it!"
After twenty years of exclusivity, Prima Vista Musikk is proud to make this beautiful arrangement available to all. A Little Prayer provides the perfect reflective interlude for concert or devotional use by euphonium soloists and bands of all abilities.
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