Blasorchester-Noten

'Meditations on the Seven Last Words of Our Saviour from the Cross' takes its form from a work by Haydn. It consists of seven slow movements prefaced by a slow introduction and concluded by a presto m...

The Wassail Song; Coventry Carol; Ye Merry Gentlemen)

A beautiful arrangement, from th heart, of this ever popular tune.

An exciting 'Latin' work - lots of vitality and fun! (Recorded on QPRM140D DANCING & DRUMMING, Central Band of the Royal Air Force)

Inspired by visits to the Grand Canyon, USA. A three movement suite: 1. Fledgling Flight 2. Redwall Canyon and Mather Point.

Ten symphonic Scenes: Solomon's Road; Allan Quatermain; Attack and Last Stand of the Greys; To Kill a King; The Place of Death; Solomon's Treasure Chamber; Buried Alive; Escape; Reunited; Farewell. (R...

Performance time 4'40' (Recorded on QPRM146D THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON, Royal Northern College of Music Concert Band)

This concert prelude is based on Jeremy Savile's famous 'Here's a Health Unto Her Majesty' commencing in the original style and gradually building to a climax. (Grade 3+) Performance Time 3'31' (Recor...

A suite combining three famous English folk-songs into one 'fun' work: Strawberry Fair, Scarborough Fair, Widdicombe Fair.

Symphony for the Millennium is cast in two contrasting parts and each part consists of different sections. Part one begins with Dawn AD 1000 and proceeds through the conflicts of mankind with Part two...

Sub-titled Journey of a Highland River it is a descriptive work with thematic material derived from the composer's initials BCEFA. It basically attempts to describe the origins of a Highland river in...

Performance time 4'28' (Recorded on QPRM142D FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 2002, Massed Bands of the Royal Air Force)

This work, in four continuous sections, depicts the events surrounding the dedication of the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan in 1487 at which 80,000 victims were sacrificed to the Aztec Gods. Great atmos...

Vizcaya, in common with some other of Vinter's 'lighter' pieces started life as an orchestral work. Always interested in national music of other countries Gilbert wrote an atmospheric piece Fete Basqu...

Gagarin - Three Symphonic Scenes conveys the excitement and traumas of the birth of space travel, following the life of the first man in space - Yuri Gagarin. The three movements are: 1. Road to the S...