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Addison, John: Divertimento for Brass. Two Trumpets, Horn and Trombone Ref: Y38

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Bond, Christopher: Equinox for Four Euphoniums Ref: Y299

Treble Clef
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Equinox was written in late 2011 as a showcase for the euphonium quartet Euphony, who gave the premiere at the opening concert of the 'Festival of Brass' at the Royal Northern College of Music in January 2012. Since then, Euphony have played the work extensively, including a performance at the International Tuba Euphonium Conference in June 2012, at the Brucknerhaus Concert Hall in Linz, Austria.

The word 'equinox' is derived from the Latin aequi (equal) and nox (night). It is the name given to the twice-yearly occasion when the earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the sun, so that day and night are of the same duration. With this in mind I structured the work from two thematic groups, consisting of sections of equal length. The first, which is heard after a brief introduction, is marked Energico, and its character is marked by sustained, lyrical lines unfolding over an accompaniment of rapid and deftly articulated rhythmical phrases. The second section, slow and expressive, offers the strongest contrast both in mood and tempo. By a further association of ideas, this sharp distinction of material could be thought of as representing the frenzy of daytime in comparison with the tranquillity of night. In the third and final section, figures from both the preceding sections are brought together in a vigorous finale, the interplay of the four parts intended to demonstrate the capabilities of the euphonium to the full.

Equinox was the winning entry in the 2012 Stainer & Bell Award for Brass Composition, held at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.

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Burgon, Geoffrey: Fanfares and Variants on the Agnus Dei from Mass by Guillaume de Machaut Ref: H53

For two Trumpets, Tenor and Bass Trombone
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Burgon, Geoffrey: Four Elizabethan Dances Ref: H152

For two Trumpets and two Trombones
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Burgon, Geoffrey: Trio Ref: H54

For two Trumpets and Trombone
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1. Vaughan, Benjamin Frank: Ar y Mynydd Prydferth Cymreig (On the Beautiful Welsh Mountain) (Ref: Y276)

2. Samuel Rhian: Dovey Junction for Brass Quintet (Ref: Y224)

3. Steptoe, Roger: Sonata No. 3 for Brass Quintet (Ref: AC27)

Bush, Geoffrey: Homage to Matthew Locke Ref: AC14

Six pieces for Brass Sextet. (Three Trumpets, two Tenor Trombones and Bass Trombone)

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A fourteen minute work written in 1965 for the CBSO Brass Ensemble, inspired by Locke's Music for His Majesty's Sackbutts and Cornetts (1661).

Price: £36.00

Chagrin, Francis: Divertimento in Three Movements for Brass Quintet Ref: AC16

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Price: £32.00

Jacob, Gordon: Scherzo for Two Trumpets, Horn and Trombone Ref: 2634

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Praetorius, Michael: Dances of Terpsichore arranged for Brass Quintet Ref: H250

No. 1 Spring Dance
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Price: £6.30

Praetorius, Michael: Dances of Terpsichore arranged for Brass Quintet Ref: H251

No. 2 Chicken Dance
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Samuel Rhian: Dovey Junction for Brass Quintet Ref: Y224

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Scenes from Welsh life and landscape are a frequent source of inspiration for the music of Rhian Samuel, and, in Dovey Junction, the joyful atmosphere of families en route to the Welsh seaside via the little west-coast railway line is the cue for a crackling scherzo for brass quintet.

A snappy rondo theme insists on dressing up in a different texture each time it returns. In between, pithy staccato phrases for trumpets are the setting for more cantabile figures from horn and trombone, and a brief and bluesy episode for muted solo trumpet suggests lazy days on the beach, or grown-up nostalgia for holidays long past. But the energy and sense of expectation remain unstoppable from the first bar to the last, and all five instruments sweep the music into a furious coda that ends the work in riotous high spirits.

Dovey Junction was written for performance by Borealis Brass (Alaska) at the UNESCO World Forum on Music, Los Angeles, USA in October 20005, at the invitation of the Fondazione Adkins Chiti: Donne in Musica, (Rome).

Price: £16.50

People who bought this item also bought:

1. Vaughan, Benjamin Frank: Ar y Mynydd Prydferth Cymreig (On the Beautiful Welsh Mountain) (Ref: Y276)

2. Burgon, Geoffrey: Trio (Ref: H54)

3. Steptoe, Roger: Sonata No. 3 for Brass Quintet (Ref: AC27)

Samuel Rhian: Variations for Trombone Quartet Ref: Y197

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The original version of this work was commissioned and first performed by the London Trombone Chorale at the Purcell Room on 9 March 1988. It was revised in July, 2002.

Other works by Rhian Samuel

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Steptoe, Roger: Four Sonnets for Brass Quintet Ref: AC28

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Price: £29.00

Steptoe, Roger: Sonata No. 3 for Brass Quintet Ref: AC27

The Knight of the Sun
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Price: £23.50

People who bought this item also bought:

1. Vaughan, Benjamin Frank: Ar y Mynydd Prydferth Cymreig (On the Beautiful Welsh Mountain) (Ref: Y276)

2. Samuel Rhian: Dovey Junction for Brass Quintet (Ref: Y224)

3. Burgon, Geoffrey: Trio (Ref: H54)

Wilson, Timothy: Avidity for Brass Quintet Ref: Y290

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Winner of the 2011 Stainer & Bell Award for Brass Composition held at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Timothy Wilson's Avidity is a dynamic endorsement of the competition's aim to provide exciting new brass music for schools, conservatoires and professional ensembles. Generated by the composer's skilful invention and purposeful structure, its fast-moving six-minute sonata form for brass quintet delivers the musical counterpart of the eagerness and expectancy implied by its title.

In the outer sections of Avidity strongly accented rhythms command the attention, with arresting unisono phrases balanced by effervescent staccato passages. The level of energy is sustained through unexpected rhythmic twists and turns distorting the pulse of the music, with striking crescendi and strong dynamic contrasts that are a particular strength of the brass idiom. There is respite however, with two episodes of solemn, chorale-like material whose arched lines sound no less well on the five instruments. But the last word is with the opening theme, returning with unstoppable momentum and concluding Avidity with a decisive cadence of abrupt repeated chords.

Price: £15.00

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