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Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Paul Desmond Arranger: Steve Sykes
The classic jazz number Take Five was first recorded by the Dave Brubeck Quartet and released on its 1959 album Time Out. Composed by Paul Desmond, the group's saxophonist, it became famous for its distinctive, catchy melody and use of quintuple time, from which the piece got its name. This brass band arrangement, by Steve Sykes, captures the jaunty slant of the original.
Brass Band Grade 4: Advanced Youth and 3rd Section.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Paul Lovatt-Cooper
Duration 7.10 Commissioned by Senshu University Tamana High School for their 50th. Anniversary.
A concert finale.
For decades the Japanese people were plagued by a fearsome dragon, which would attack the villages and towns killing many people. The Emperor, fearing for his beautiful daughter’s life, decreed that if anyone could defeat the dragon they could have his daughters hand in marriage.
The music opens at the gates of the Emperors palace. Our hero, a young and brave soldier, returns with the army victorious. To reward his bravery, the soldier is summoned to the temple by the Emperor.
On his way to the temple the young soldier meats the Emperors daughter, represented by the slow Soprano cornet. They fall in love and the young soldier accepts the challenge from the Emperor and embarks in his quest to rid the land of the dragon.
The music continues at the foot of an erupting volcano, the soldier finds the dragon and they enter into battle. After a fearsome fight and summoning every last bit of his strength, the young soldier eventually manages to drive his sword into the dragon’s heart.
With the final closing chords of this piece representing the fatal blows from the victorious soldier’s sword, the dragon collapses and our hero stands victorious.
Tale of the Dragon is a descriptive piece that provides opportunities for soloists within the piece to stand at the front to perform. This high octane finale has plenty for all musicians and listeners to enjoy.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer / arranger: Stephen Bulla
Duration 6:45
Formed around a musical interpretation of the title, the motifs employed are derived from melodies and counterpoint that, with development, join into unisons but then separate. The music, which in places is reminiscent of the film music of Bernard Hermann, often takes the separating lines and transforms them into dramatic, often grotesque new material. Throughout, however, the original motif continues to make its presence felt, finally resolving into a massive unison scored for full band as the concluding note.
Categories: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC, Howard Snell Music Composer: I. Albeniz Arranger: Howard Snell
A melody that sways and moves in a most seductive fashion. The unique sound of a cornet group intertwining around the melody expresses the atmosphere of the tune perfectly.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Gavin Higgins
Tango for Trumpet and Trombone solos with Brass Band accompaniment was written for Ian Porthouse and Brett Baker in 2008. The first performance was given by the Black Dyke band conducted by Nicholas Childs, at the Black Dyke Brass Arts Festival.
Brass Band Grade 5
Duration: 9 minutes.
Grade equivalents for Brass Band test-pieces where there is considerable overlap at the higher levels, depending on the level of competition (local, regional or national):
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Isaac Albeniz Arranger: Eric Wilson
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This delightful miniature tango is one of Albéniz’ most well-known works. Originally composed for piano, it forms the second movement of his suite España, and is ideally suited to the trumpet. At about two minutes in duration it makes an ideal encore!
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