Category: SOLOS - Euphonium Composer: Peter Meechan
Euphonium Solo
Absolute Reality was composed following the devastating terrorist attacks carried out in the USA on September 11th 2001. The work is in no way an ‘In Memoriam’ to 9/11 but one person’s reaction to an event that shook the world, told through his music. The title of this work comes from Howl, a poem by Allen Ginsberg. During the poem Ginsberg writes of many talented and promising young friends who were destroyed, either killed or broken as people by American society. Throughout the entire poem, Ginsberg only uses capital letters for people and place names. However, two-thirds through the poem he writes of one of his friends being “…run over by taxicabs of ABSOLUTE REALITY…”. It was the true absolute reality of 9/11 that led Peter Meechan to write this work commissioned and premiered by David Thornton in November 2001.
Category: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano Composer / arranger: Carol Baratt
Original pieces and arrangemements designed to give beginners something really satisfying to play.
PREFACE The pieces in Bravo! Trumpet take the student progressively through the early grades. They consist mainly of original material, with a few arrangements too - some well-known, some more unusual. These pieces are intended to encourage the student to perform - rather than merely play - whenever the opportunity arises. All too often, the early stages of learning an instrument can be a solitary process. Wherever possible, these pieces should be played with their keyboard accompaniments. Hearing the keyboard parts will lead to an awareness and appreciation of different musical styles and a sense of harmony, not just melody. In addition, playing with an accompaniment develops the pupil’s ability to maintain his or her own part while listening to another And of course, it’s fun!
Category: SOLOS - Trombone Composer / arranger: Carol Baratt
Original pieces and arrangements designed to give beginners something really satisfying to play.
Treble & Bass Clef parts included for the player.
1. Curtain Raiser
2. Wishbone Fanfare
3. Fais dodo
4. Ballyhoo!
5. Step-’n’-fetch-it
6. Spanish Air
7. Parasaurolophus
8. Johnny Todd
9. Scaramouch
10. Minuet
11. Three Russian Folk Tunes
12. The Hurdy-Gurdy
13. Drone on a ‘Bone St James’
14. Infirmary Air
15. The Night Visiting Song
16. Hampton “Swing”
17. Mr John Blunt
18. Cortege
19. Round “Square Dance”
