Quintet Of Brass Score

London Rags is largely based on two patriotic tunes God Save The Queen and Rule Britannia. These are used in blues and ragtime transformations and the melodies are not complete until they appear in the form of a classical rag in G major at the end. Commissioned by London Brass at the suggestion of Philip Jones. The first performance was at the Queen Elizabeth Hall London 16 December 1986. Scored for 2 Trumpets Horn Tenor Trombone and Tuba. Set of parts is published separately (NOV120873-01).

Op. 33 for Brass Quintet. Commissioned by the Three Choirs Festival 1992 and premiered by the London Gabrieli Brass Consort.This is a short piece for brass quintet in one movement. The polyphony of the introduction gives wayto massed chords which in turn lead to the first main section. This is a funeral march during which all the instruments have solos in turn. The trombone is first then trumpet I; horn; later in duet with trumpet II; finallythere is long solo for the tuba.The second section is a series of fanfares on trumpets joined by the horn which alternate with successive phrases of a chorale melody on the lower instruments - horn trombone and tuba. MitFried and Freud ich far dahin is Martin Luther’s masterly and very beautiful re-creation in German of the Nunc dimittus. The massed chords of the introduction then return and the piece ends with the polyphony with which itbegan.Parts available: SOS04782

Fanfare: For Brass Quintet is a fantastic thrilling and uplifting piece expertly composed by Richard Rodney Bennett.Fanfare: For Brass Quintet is guaranteed to resonate around the room at any performance giving a sense of royalty and grandness.