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Seven – Brass Septet
Seven brass instruments. Seven-plus minutes. The tone colors of these seven brass instruments are maximized with skillful melodic and harmonic writing and the use of dynamic contrast. This piece showcases the versatility of brass instruments and will touch the hearts of everyone in the audience.
The audio sample is from the premiere, October 12, 2011, at USC.
Marissa Benedict & Angela Romera – Trumpet
Laura Brenes & Dylan Hart – Horn
Steve Suminski & Phil Keen – Trombone
Doug Tornquist – TubaComposer: Anne McGinty
Instrumentation: 2 Trumpets, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones & Tuba
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 8:45 / 27 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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Suite VI from Banchetto Musicale – Brass Quintet
Johann Hermann Schein, a German composer of the early Baroque period, wrote his “Banquet Music” suites for unspecified instrumental combinations. This version offers phrasing and dynamics to compliment brass performance and modernizes (halves) the rhythmic values for easier reading.
The mp3 excerpt is performed by the Sine Nomine Brass Quintet. (Used with permission.)
Composer: Mark Questad
Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, F Horn, Trombone & Tuba
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 6:30 / 19 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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Suite XII from Banchetto Musicale – Brass Quintet
Johann Hermann Schein, a German composer of the early Baroque period, wrote his “Banquet Music” suites for unspecified instrumental combinations. This version offers phrasing and dynamics to compliment brass performance and modernizes (halves) the rhythmic values for easier reading.
The mp3 excerpt is performed by the Sine Nomine Brass Quintet. (Used with permission.)
Composer: Mark Questad
Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, F Horn, Trombone & Tuba
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 5:45 / 19 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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Theme and Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Brass Trio
Theme and Variations on ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” utilizes five different variations on this ubiquitous theme, incorporating both jazz and classical styles and showcasing the trio’s technical abilities.
The full-version mp3 is free, performed by Denali Brass. Used with permission.
Composer: Scott Ninmer
Instrumentation: Trumpet, Horn, Tuba
Duration/# of Pages: ca. 5:00 / 16 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
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