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Euphonium Concerto is a concerto written by Joseph Horovitz for euphonium and British-style brass band (or, alternatively, wind orchestra or chamber orchestra). It is considered as one of the first euphonium concertos. It was commissioned by the National Brass Band Festival with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain.
A Willson 2900 euphonium, a professional model commonly used in American service bands. The euphonium repertoire consists of solo literature and parts in band or, less commonly, orchestral music written for the euphonium. Since its invention in 1843, the euphonium has always had an important role in ensembles, but solo literature was slow to ...
[3] "in which four of the 12 pitches of the chromatic scale are tuned a quarter tone flat" [4]...until' version 7 for guitar (1980). [5] Hans Barth Concerto for Quarter Tone Piano and Quarter Tone Strings (1930) [6] Béla Bartók. String Quartet No. 6; the third movement Burletta contains quarter-tone tuning used for parodistic effect. [7]
A number of concertos and concertante works have been written for cor anglais (English horn) and string, wind, chamber, or full orchestra.. English horn concertos appeared about a century later than oboe solo pieces, mostly because until halfway through the 18th century different instruments (the taille de hautbois, vox humana and the oboe da caccia) had the role of the tenor or alto ...
A euphonium (left) and tuba (right), the two lowest conical-bore instruments. The euphonium has an extensive range, from E 2 to about F 4 for intermediate players (using scientific pitch notation). In professional hands this may extend from B 0 to as high as B ♭ 5. [11] The lowest notes obtainable depend on the valve set-up of the instrument.
Goff Richards' Pilatus, Aagaard-Nilsen's Concerto for Euphonium and Orchestra, Reeman's Sonata for Euphonium and Ellerby's Euphonium Concerto were all written expressly for Mead. [4] [5] [6] He is married to Misa Mead (née Akahoshi) who is also a renowned euphonium soloist, additionally active as a freelance composer and orchestrator. [7]
The Tenor horn (British English; Alto horn in American English, Althorn in Germany; occasionally referred to as E ♭ horn) is a brass instrument in the saxhorn family and is usually pitched in E ♭. It has a bore that is mostly conical, like the flugelhorn and euphonium, [2] and normally uses a deep, cornet-like mouthpiece.
UFO Dreams: Concerto for Euphonium and Wind Ensemble (1998). Premiered March 1999 by euphonium soloist Matthew Maslanka and the Hellgate High School Wind Ensemble (John H. Combs, conductor) of Missoula, Montana, on a commission by that ensemble. The three-movement work's title puns upon the name of the solo instrument.