Concerto for Brass Quartet

This festive tune was originally by Sir Arthur Sullivan (of Gilbert and Sullivan Fame). Here Robert Powell arranges the tune for mixed chorus with optional brass quartet organ and congregation. It is a true winner!

Juvenilia Et Addenda - The Carl Nielsen Edition Vol. IV/1 Carl Nielsen was a Danish musician conductor and violinist widely recognized as his country's greatest composer. Nielsen is especially noted for his six symphonies his Wind Quintet and his concertos for Violin Flute and Clarinet. In Denmark his opera ‘Maskarade’ and many of his songs have become an integral part of the national heritage. Contents: Chamber MusicPolka for Violin; Duet for Violins; Romance for Violin and Piano in G Major; Romance for Violin and Piano in D Major; Sonata for Violin andPiano; Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano; Trio for Violin Cello and Piano; Quartet for Two Violins Viola and Cello in D Minor; Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 9); Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 10); Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Major (Add. 11); Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in G Minor; Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in F Sharp Minor; Movement for Two Violins Viola and Cello in B Flat Major; Trauermarsch for Two Violins Viola and Cello'Piano PiecesTwo Character Pieces; Norwegian Folk Dance; Andante; Piano Piece; Peasant Dance; Allegretto; Add. 22; Minuet; Add. 24; Andantino; Add. 26; A Little Piano Piece'CantataCantata for The Commemoration Of P.S. KrøyerArrangementsPrelude to 'Snefrid' for Piano; 'Snefrid' for Recitation and Piano Quintet; 'Elves' Dance' From 'Sir Oluf He Rides -'; 'Dance of the Handmaidens' from 'Hagbarth and Signe' for Piano; 'Canto Serioso' for Cello and Piano; Dances from 'Aladdin' for Piano; Excerpts from 'The Mother' for Piano; 'A Fair And Lovely Land' for Brass; Cantata for The Centenary of The Polytechnic College for Reciter Male Choir Strings and Piano; Counterpoint Exercises; Two Part Fugue (Add. 38); Two Part Fugue (Add. 39);

Malcolm Arnold's one act ballet score Homage To The Queen was commissioned in 1953 by the Royal Opera House Covent Garden to celebrate the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The ballet was conceived and choreographed by Frederick Ashton with designs by Oliver Messel and was danced by the full company of the Sadler's Wells Ballet with an illustrious cast that comprised Nadia Nerina as Queen of the Earth Violetta Elvin as Queen of the Waters Beryl Grey as Queen of Fire and Margot Fonteyn as Queen of the Air. The conductor of the ROH orchestra was Robert Irving. Homage to the Queen was first performed on the night of the coronation 2June1953.One of the towering musical figures of the 20th century Sir Malcolm Arnold has a remarkable catalogue of major concert works to his credit including nine symphonies seven ballets two operas one musical over twenty concertos two string quartets and music for brass band and wind band. He has also written over 132 film scores and among these are some of the finest works ever composed for the medium: Bridge On The River Kwai Inn Of The Sixth Happiness Hobson's Choice Whistle Down The Wind and David Copperfield.