Partitions pour ensemble de cuivres

An assertive single note call on the familiar canzona rhythm leads to superbly mature seven part contrapuntal writing containing immense rhythmic and textural variation.

The splendidly bright opening and confident major feel of this seven part canzona all point to a work written for a joyous rather than a formal occasion.

This eight part canzona is unusual in having a 'high' and a 'low' choir and also a recurring 'motto' theme. Dur 4'15'

This eight part canzona is subtitled 'Fa Sol La Re' which is a reference to the bass line, repeated in a bright triple time over thirty times finally expanding for the brilliant finish. Dur 3'30'

This eight part canzona is one of the most harmonically advanced, building from a stately opening to increasingly complex rhythms and harmonies. Dur 4'15'

An eight part canzona mainly in triple time and in the major key with extended passages for two separate choirs. Dur 3'

The deceptively calm opening of this eight part work gives way to bouncy 3/4 rhythms and a virtuoso coda. Dur 2'15'

This eight part sonata is perhaps the best known of Gabrieli's instrumental compositions as it was one of the first pieces to specify dynamics and instrumentation. A magnificently aristocratic work. D...

This eight part canzona really sparkles ~ wonderful repartee between the two choirs. Dur 2'

This eight part canzona is one of the most serious of all . Not even the usually bright 3/4 sections can overcome the sombre mood. Dur 3'

A light and entertaining work for two-four part choirs. The music shifts effortlessly from common to triple time. Dur 1'30'

A vigorous piece for two four-part choirs characterised by dotted and cross rhythms as well as forceful syncopations.

Based on the rhythm and rising scale, the opening theme is worked into a delightful rhythmical interplay between the two groups.

A cheerful motif pervades the antiphonal exchange between the two four-part choirs before a resplendent finish.

A much more formal work than normal, with the second group copying the first some four times. Finally the first imitates the second before a short coda for all the players.

Originally commissioned for brass tentet without percussion by the virtuoso players of the London Symphony Orchestra Brass, this arrangement of nine movements of Saint-Saëns' masterpiece now has an o...

scored for 12 natural or valve trumpets, 4 trombones in 4 choirs

scored for trumpet 1 in C/Bb/piccolo in Bb, trumpet 2 in C/Bb, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in C/piccolo in Bb, trumpet 5 in C/Bb, trumpet 6 in Bb, bass trumpet/trombone in bass clef/Bb treble clef/C t...

scored for trumpet 1 in C/piccolo in G, trumpet 2 in C/Bb, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in C/Eb7piccolo in G, trumpet 5 in Bb, trumpet 6 in Bb, bass trumpet/trombone in bass clef/Bb treble clef/C trebl...

scored for trumpet 1 in B/Eb, trumpet 2 in Bb, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in Bb/Eb, trumpet 5 in Bb, trumpet 6 in Bb, bass trumpet/trombone in bass clef/Bb treble clef, trombone in bass clef/Bb trebl...

subtly worked scoring scored for trumpet 1 in Bb (doubling trumpet in Eb), trumpet 2 in Bb, trumpet 3 in Bb, flugel horn in Bb, horn in F, trombone 1, trombone 2, trombone 3, bass trombone, tuba part...

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb (doubling piccolo trumpet), trumpet 2 in Bb (doubling piccolo trumpet), trumpet 3 in Bb (doubling piccolo trumpet), trumpet 4 in Bb (doubling flugelhorn), horn in F, trombo...

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb, trumpet 2 in Bb, trumpet 3 in Bb & flugelhorn, trumpet 4 in Bb & flugelhorn, horn in F, trombone 1, trombone 2, bass trombone, euphonium & trombone 3, tuba Six pulsating d...

scored for 6 trumpets in Bb, 6 trombones (or 3 horns and 3 trombones)

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb (piccolo trumpet), trumpet 2 in Eb, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in Bb, trumpet 5 in Bb, flugelhorn in Bb, horn 1 in F, horn 2 in F, horn 3 in F, horn 4 in F, trombone 1, trom...