Category: SOLOS - Trombone Composer: Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov Arranger: Chris Mowat
Includes an alternative cadenza for the more advanced player.Treble & Bass clef parts included.
This concerto is small in scale; the first movement making much of an energetically rising arpeggio figure, a lyrical second movement with some chromatic harmony that foreshadows parts of Sheherazade and a brisk march-like finale with an extended cadenza. In addition to the traditional cadenza this edition contains an alternative for the more advanced player, A solo part in treble clef also is included.
"... This new edition should broaden the appeal of this old perennial to a wider range of players. There is an alternative cadenza included,…and there is a treble clef version…very nicely presented, includes interesting programme notes and some particularly useful performance notes." Reviewed 'The Trombonist'
Categories: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano, Michael Bennett Collection Composer: Michael Bennett
In the 1960s Malcolm Arnold wrote a series of unaccompanied fantasies for the trumpet, horn,trombone and tuba. The pieces became very popular with generations of brass players. It was a great pleasure to meet Sir Malcolm a few years before he died and present him with copies of my Fantasies, telling him his own compositions were a great influence on me.
The Fantasy for Trumpet opens with a call in C major but immediately rises a semitone to Db major. This move perpetuates throughout.
The slower section in five time includes calls using ‘’half-cocked valves’’ which gives the effect of being played off stage.
The Scherzando is based on the opening bars of the piece , there is then a short recapitulation of the main theme followed by two octave harmonic leaps which brings us to a close.
Categories: SOLOS - Trombone, Michael Bennett Collection Composer: Michael Bennett
Difficulty - Advanced
Bass Clef & Treble Clef parts included.
In the 1960s Malcolm Arnold wrote a series of unaccompanied fantasies for the trumpet, horn,trombone and tuba. The pieces became very popular with generations of brass players. It was a great pleasure to meet Sir Malcolm a few years before he died and present him with copies of my Fantasies, telling him his own compositions were a great influence on me.
It was only after I had finished and heard the Trombone Fantasy performed that I realised the influence the Gordon Jacob Trombone Concerto had on the opening. The opening Brilliante is followed by a slower melodic theme very Celtic in style. This ends with the player having to hold a long F major chord.The Scerzando tests the agility of the performer with its range, flutter tongueing and glissandos. The piece finishes with a short recapitulation of the main theme.
Categories: Michael Bennett Collection, SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano Composer: Michael Bennett
Seven Men of Moidart Charles Edward Stuart arrived on the island of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides on 2nd August 1745. With him were seven men, four Irish, two Scottish and one English. They became known as the Seven Men of Moidart. On 19th August 1745 Charles raised the standard at Glenfinnan to lead the Second Jacobite Rising in his fathers name.
1. William Murray, Marquess of Tullibardine, was almost sixty. He had supported the Jacobites in both the ’15 and the ’19 and was deprived of his estates at Blair Atholl. Died in the Tower of London in 1746.
2. Sir John MacDonald, a cavalry officer in the French forces and Instructor of Cavalry to the Jacobites. Kept a journal throughout the campaign which historians found invaluable. Captured at Culloden but claimed French citizenship and was eventually exchanged for English prisoners.
3. Francis Strickland the only Englishman. Reputed to have died ‘of a dropsy’ in Carlisle.
4. Sir Thomas Sheridan, the Prince’s elderly tutor was over seventy years of age in 1745. Sheridan was sent back to Rome to keep King James up to date with events. Died of a fit in 1746.
5. Aeneas Mac Donald, the only other of Scottish birth, was a banker. He missed Culloden having been sent to Barra to collect a consignment of Spanish money. Died in the French Revolution.
6. Parson George Kelly who was sent to France with news of the Jacobite victory at Prestonpans. He joined the Prince in exile in Paris and died in 1762.
7. John William O’Sullivan, an Irishman who generates much debate about his influence over the Prince. Escaped to France and married Louise Fitzgerald. Died in the early 1760s.
Categories: SOLOS for Horn in F, Michael Bennett Collection Composer: Michael Bennett
In the 1960s Malcolm Arnold wrote a series of unaccompanied fantasies for the trumpet, horn,trombone and tuba. The pieces became very popular with generations of brass players. It was a great pleasure to meet Sir Malcolm a few years before he died and present him with copies of my Fantasies, telling him his own compositions were a great influence on me.
The Horn Fantasy is the third in a set of fantasies for brass instruments, and was first performed by Alison Murray ( RSNO ) on 3rd. of February 2003 at the Robertson Music Centre, St. Georges School for Girls, Edinburgh.
In memory of Cecil Kidd.
The opening of the horn fantasy owes much to the fantastic horn writing at the beginning of Richard Strauss’s ‘’Der Rosenkavalier’’.
The Andante that follows has the feel of a Scottish lament.
The Vivace which is a challenge to the players range and technique has in the middle section the unusual marking of ‘’alla drunk’’ which should be no problem to any self-respecting brass player.
Categories: SOLOS - Tuba in BC, Michael Bennett Collection Composer: Michael Bennett
Dedicated to Eddie Paley. Solo parts included in TC and BC.
In the 1960s Malcolm Arnold wrote a series of unaccompanied fantasies for the trumpet, horn,trombone and tuba. The pieces became very popular with generations of brass players. It was a great pleasure to meet Sir Malcolm a few years before he died and present him with copies of my Fantasies, telling him his own compositions were a great influence on me.
The pioneering work of the late John Fletcher in showing what the tuba could achieve both musically and technically has raised the profile of the instrument enormously in the last forty years. The modern day tuba player has a versatility and range which has attracted many composers to write for the instrument.
The opening theme of the piece goes through various guises, as in the meno mosso,before ending dramatically with a thunderous pedal note. In contrast the Andante is a very peacefull Scottish theme which encompasses the full range of the tuba. The Allegro Vivace, influenced by the French composer Bozza, uses the Burn’s song ‘’ John Anderson my Jo’’ in the middle section. The piece ends with a short recapitulation of the Vivace theme.
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