Categories: NEW & RECENT Publications, TEST PIECES (Major Works) Composer: Thierry Deleruyelle
Grade 6.0 Duration 17.40
Sand and Stars illustrates the journey of the aviator-writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry when he attempted to break the record for a Paris-Saigon flight. Having started as planned, the journey ended prematurely in the heart of the Sahara with a broken plane and the rescue, just in time, of the pilot and his navigator. Written in six parts, this highly colourful piece varies between a mysterious atmosphere, the deafening noise of a plane hitting the ground and the vivacity of an Arabic dance, punctuated with cornet and euphonium solos, before concluding with spectacular musical fireworks.
Categories: TEST PIECES (Major Works), NEW & RECENT Publications Composer: Thierry Deleruyelle
Grade 6.0 Duration 17.40
Sand and Stars illustrates the journey of the aviator-writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry when he attempted to break the record for a Paris-Saigon flight. Having started as planned, the journey ended prematurely in the heart of the Sahara with a broken plane and the rescue, just in time, of the pilot and his navigator. Written in six parts, this highly colourful piece varies between a mysterious atmosphere, the deafening noise of a plane hitting the ground and the vivacity of an Arabic dance, punctuated with cornet and euphonium solos, before concluding with spectacular musical fireworks.
Comprehensive and very good advice on this topic for those musicians who are tempted to become creative and write or arrange their own works.
Andrew Duncan, a successfull, experienced and respected composer/ arranger, conductor and professional player, offers a section by section tour of the standard British Brass Band instrumentation and how to score for it.
Current 2007 Revised Edition.
Contents :
Chapter 1 A Brief History of the Brass Band Chapter 2 The Basses Chapter 3 The Euphoniums Chapter 4 The Trombones Chapter 5 The Baritones Chapter 6 The Tenor Horns Chapter 7 The Flugel Horn Chapter 8 The Comets Chapter 9 The Percussion and Timpani The Standard Brass Band Score — Explained Chapter 10 Arranging a Hymn Tune for Brass Band Chapter 11 Arranging Orchestral Music for Brass Band Chapter 12 Publishing and Copyright Information
Introduction to the book : Welcome to Scoring & Arranging for Brass Band. Since the 1970’s there has been a worldwide explosion in the popularity of the British-style brass band. This has transformed what was once viewed by some as a parochial British working class institution into an internationally recognised brass ensemble.
As well as in the UK there are now British-style brass bands established in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the USA, as well as in other countries. The modern brass band has an immense and ever growing repertoire of music. Amongst this are excellent original works by Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan-Williams, John Ireland and by many more modem composers. Most of the repertoire however consists of arrangements of music not originally written for brass band.
This book is designed as a guide for someone who wishes to begin scoring and arranging for brass band for the first time. From arranging a four part hymn tune to arranging more complex orchestral music the book offers step by step advice to help with many of the problems encountered by a new arranger and gives advice on the copyright law and publishing.
My experience as both a player and conductor in brass bands and as a professional orchestral player introduced me to a great deal of wonderful music which has shaped my own ideas on scoring and arranging. Having worked professionally as a brass band arranger for several years I have put these ideas and thoughts into this book.
I hope that you enjoy this book and Fmd its contents to be useful and informative, and I hope that you are encouraged to take your scoring and arranging for brass band further. Andrew Duncan. August 2005.
Category: FILM MUSIC Composer: Randy Edelman Arranger: Andy Duncan
Two movements from the sprawling historical epic, Gettysburg, with music by Randy Edelman. This version for brass band is arranged by Andrew Duncan.
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: BOOKS with CD Accomp. Composer: Pam Wedgwood
A variety of pieces in styles to suit any mood - sentimental ballads to cosy dinner jazz, wistful blues to cheerful, upbeat tunes - After Hours provides the perfect antidote to stress. So conjure up the dimly lit atmosphere of a jazz club withe the help of the backing CD, and relax with these lush harmonies and laid back melodies.
Note range two octaves G - G ( a couple of A's above the stave) Approx. Grade 4.0
01. Call it a day 02. Sliding doors 03. The friends 04. Remember when 05. Summer nights 06. Come dance with me 07. Falling 08. Survivor
Categories: FLEXI - BAND, FLEXI - BAND Composers: Benny Andersson, Stig Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus Arranger: Peter Kleine Schaars
5 part flexible instrumentation - works with any combination of brass and/or woodwind instruments with percussion.
Parts included in your set : Part 1 in C(8va) - Flute Part 1 in C - Oboe Part 1 in Bb - Clarinet, Trumpet, Soprano Saxophone, Flugel Horn Part 1 in Bb - Clarinet, Cornet Part 2 in C - Flute Part 2 in Bb.- Clarinet, Trumpet, Flugel Horn, Cornet Part 2 in Eb. - Alto Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Horn Part 2 in F - English Horn, Horn Part 3 in Bb. – Bass Clef - Trombone, Euphonium Part 3 in Bb. – Treble Clef - Tenor Saxophone, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium Part 3 in C - Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium Part 3 in Eb - Alto Clarinet, Horn Part 3 in F Horn Part 4 in Bb. – Bass Clef - Trombone, Euphonium Part 4 in Bb. – Treble Clef - Tenor Saxophone, Trombone, Baritone, Euphonium Part 4 in C - Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium Part 5 in Bb. – Bass Clef - Trombone, Bass, Euphonium Part 5 in Bb. – Treble Clef - Bass Clarinet, Trombone, Euphonium, Bass Part 5 C(8va) - Bassoon, Trombone, Euphonium, Double Bass Part 5 in C – Bass/ Tuba Part 5 in Eb. – Bass Clef - Eb.Bass Part 5 in Eb. – Treble Clef - Baritone Saxophone, Eb.Bass Mallet Percussion (Optional) Timpani (Optional) Drum Set (Optional)
Category: Christmas Music Composer: Leroy Anderson Arranger: Andrew Duncan
Duration: 7.00
Great new arrangement of this Christmas "classic" that every band should have.
A short mp3 audio extract is provided here to give you a sample of the work.
This title should be playable by Fourth Section bands and above - first section however is in Db.Major.
A transcription of the very best Christmas medley ever written! All your favourite Christmas tunes skilfully woven in this great arrangement. ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘0 Come All ye Faithfull’ are pIyed together in counterpoint at the end of the piece.
Features: Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas looked out, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Silent Night, Jingle Bells 0 Come. All Ye Faithful.
A must for any Christmas concert!
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: Andrew Lloyd Webber Arranger: Michael Sweeney
This Andrew Lloyd Webber show has made a spectacular return to American stages with new musical arrangements, dazzling stage effects, and a top-selling soundtrack CD.
Category: SOLOS - FLUGEL HORN Composer / arranger: Andre Waignein
The flugel horn has one of the most lush sounds of all brass instruments and this is used to full effect in this magnificent stately work featuring the flugel horn as a soloist.
Category: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet/Trumpet with Piano Composer: Liz Jane
Programme notes
Slate, Sea and Skyfeatures a musical landscape and journey in three integrated and continuous sections, led by the cornet soloist alongside ensembles broadly representing the title's elements: ‘slate’ (flugelhorn, tenor horns and trombones); ‘sea’ (baritones, euphoniums and basses) and ‘sky’ (comets). These alternate throughout with the full band, travelling towards
and through a storm, and emerging into bright skies at the end.
The title Slate, Sea and Sky is inspired by Norman Bissell's evocative poem of the same name, found in a book of poetry given to me by a close friend, to whom the work is dedicated.
Category: MARCHES Composer: John Philip Sousa Arranger: Philip Littlemore
The patriotic American march The Stars And Stripes Forever is the official National March of the United States of America, as decreed by a 1987 act of the U.S. Congress. It is probably Sousa’s most famous composition. While on vacation in Europe with his wife, Sousa received word that his good friend and band manager, David Blakely, had died. Sousa quickly returned to the States aboard the S.S. Teutonic, and whilst aboard he began to form the music that was to become this most famous march. According to Sousa’s autobiography, Marching On, he composed the majority of the work on Christmas Day 1896: “I did not transfer a note of that music to paper while I was on the steamer, but when we reached shore, I set down the measures that my brain had been playing for me, and not a note of it has ever changed”. For twenty-five years Sousa’s Band played the march at almost every concert it held.
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