SKU: CY.CC3002
ISBN 9790530058220.
Symphony No. 1 for Brass Quintetby C. P. E. Bach, arranged by Justin BlandC. P. E. Bach was an innovator as an early Classical era composer, helping to develop the sonata form that was refined by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Like his father, Carl Phillip Emanuel was prolific and showed signs of true genius.Symphony No. 1, in three movements (fast-slow-fast), originally in D major, has been transposed down a step to C by arranger Justin Bland.This very fine arrangement (the entire work) of about 12 minutes in length is appropriate for advanced performers and can be the cornerstone of a recital program.Instrumentation: Trumpets (parts in C and B-flat), Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2809
The Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J. S. Bach is one of music's immense creations of genius. The Laudamus te is part of the nine section Gloria and features Soprano and obbligato Violin solos expressing praise and adoration of God through elaborate ornamentation.Justin Bland's superb 4-minute arrangement for brass quintet is written for advanced performers with the following instrumentation:Trumpet 1 in E-flatTrumpet 2 in B-flatHorn, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2969
ISBN 9790530057889.
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt) is an opera in three acts composed in 1724 for the Royal Academy of Music and is loosely based on events during the Roman Civil War of 49-45 BC.Justin Bland was arranged a wonderful suite of seven movements from Handel's opera for Brass Quintet. Length of about 20 minutes and appropriate for advanced performers.Instrumentation is for: Trumpet 1 in B-flat and E-flat, Trumpet 2, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2954
ISBN 9790530057735.
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Our God is a secure fortress), BWV 80 is a church cantata based on Martin Luther's hymn that Bach composed for Reformation Day around the year 1723.This movement Aria and Chorale is the second movement of the cantata. The Euphonium/Trombone part performs the bass solo and the Trumpet 1 part performs the Soprano/Oboe solo which is the Chorale itself in an embellished style of the melody.Justin Bland has done a superb job of arranging this beautiful movement of about 4.5 minutes in length for moderately advanced performers.Instrumentation is: Trumpet 1 (C & B-flat parts are provided), Trumpet 2/Flugelhorn in B-flat, Horn, Euphonium/Trombone in bass clef & Tuba.
