Cat No. JM39420
Price £45.00
Composer: Bruce Broughton
Category: SOLOS - B♭. Cornet & Band

Solo for Bb. Trumpet/ Cornet & Band.

EXCURSONS Program Notes
Excursions was written for symphonic band in 1995 and transcribed for brass band in 1999. In its symphonic form it has been preformed and recorded by The United States Air Force Band; it has been preformed often by college and university bands in the United States, Europe and Australia. The brass band version has been recorded by The New York Staff Band of the Salvation Army and received performances in the United States and Europe. The following liner notes, written by Master Sergeant Gregory Brown, is reproduced through the courtesy of The United States Air Force Band and may be found in the CD titled Excursions, which was recently released by that band:

Although not literally a programmatic piece, Excursions is based upon a tune that wanders in and out of various musical situations. After a short introduction by the soloist, the main theme is presented over a lightly ambling accompaniment. The theme travels this way and that, running into some interesting diversions along the way and eventually meeting itself where it began - - at the introduction. Angular melodies and driving rhythms characterize the piece, permeating the various musical situations” through which the trumpet leads the band. Broughton masterfully uses fragments of the opening thematic material — including wide leaps, syncopations and a rising 16th note figure — in countless new combinations.