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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 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 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 ...
Among these pieces are A Child's Garden of Dreams, Rollo Takes a Walk, Hymn for World Peace, numerous concertos featuring a wide variety of solo instruments, including euphonium, flute, piano, marimba, alto saxophone, and (most recently) trombone. Maslanka's second and fourth symphonies have become particularly popular wind literature.
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]
Hoddinott was prolific, writing symphonies, sonatas, and concertos: his style evolved over a long and distinguished career, from the neo-classicism of the Clarinet Concerto to a brand of serialism which allowed a tonal framework to the structure, combining a penchant for dark textures and brooding harmonies similar to that of another British ...
Euphonium Concerto for Euphonium and orchestra (or band or piano) (publ. Accura) 1981. Coast Guard Overture for band (publ. Accura) Quintet for Saxophones (SAATB) (publ. Dorn) 1982. Concertante for Timpani and orchestra (or band) (publ. ECS) 1983. Catskill Suite for band (publ. Accura) Shall I Compare Three for medium high voice and piano (publ ...
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C, Op. 21 (1972) Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 28 (1983/84) Friedrich Kiel. Piano Concerto in B-flat, Op. 30 (1864) Wojciech Kilar. Symphony Concertante, for piano and orchestra (Symphony No. 2) (1956) Piano Concerto No. 1 (1997) Piano Concerto No. 2 (2011) Reginald King. Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra (1946) Charles ...