Cat No. JM31353
Price £94.95
Composer / arranger: R.V. Williams
Category: TEST PIECES (Major Works)

Set as the Second Section Test Piece for the 2018 Butlins Mineworkers Brass Band Contest.

Previously set as a Championship section testpiece, this piece was  set as the 2nd. Section Testpiece for the 2005 Regionals.

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The recording is REGIONALS 2005 on Doyen DOY CD181

Composed for the National Championships in 1957 - a landmark work for one of England's greatest composers.
A theme and eleven variations are well contrasted but linked to form one continuous work.

Variations of special interest include the fourth, headed "Cannon", variation seven "Arabesque" in which a constant stream of semiquavers embellishes the main melodic line. Variation eight is marked "Alla Polacca" - in the style of a Polonaise, while variation ten is marked "Fugato" - in the style of a Fugue.

The final variation "Chorale" leads to a restatement of the Theme and references to some of the earlier variations.