Cat No. JM51914
Price £65.00
Composer: Tom Davoren
Category: TEST PIECES (Major Works)

Set as the 1st. Section Test piece for the National Finals of the 2012 British Brass Band Championships.

Please note that this work will not be in print until June - but you can pre-order your set and score right now, so that as soon as they become available they will be sent directly to you.

Commissioned, in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, by Kapitol Promotions Ltd., for the 2012 National Championships of Great Britain, first section final.

The work is split into three contrasting sections that run continuously, with music derived from elements of Sir Hubert Parry’s 1902 coronation anthem I WAS GLAD .

I. In Memoriam
II. Coronation
III. Jubilate

1. IN MEMORIUM evokes the noble but gentle personality of the Queen’s father, King George VI. Opening with an atmospheric baritone solo (and later featuring solo horn, flugel horn,euphonium & solo cornet), the music explores themes of grief, sentimentality and hope.

2. CORONATION, a fanfare and subsequent theme which is grandiose in style, capturing the spirit and excitement of British pomp and ceremony.

3. The closing JUBILATE is a celebration of life and family values, Vivat being latin for life, or long live. The music passes through moments of tension, virtuosity, humour and jubilance before a finale constructed from connected musical fragments, drawn from throughout the work, form (for the first time) Parry’s majestic I WAS GLAD theme.

NOTE ON MUTES: Where mutes are required but no specific type is indicated,the choice is left to the conductor to decide for the best colour and balance.