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A category for composers who have specifically written or arranged works for British-style brass bands. (Composers whose works have been arranged by others for the genre should not be included.) Pages in category "Brass band composers"
Music for Woodwind and Brass (1965) Martin Mailman For precious friends hid in death's dateless night (1988) Liturgical Music (1963) Pascual Marquina España Cañi (1921) David Maslanka Symphony No. 4 (1993) W. Francis McBeth Of Sailors and Whales (1990) Johan de Meij Symphony No. 1 The Lord of the Rings (1984–88) Symphony No. 2 "The Big ...
Duke of Cambridge (march, composed for the centenary of the Royal Military School of Music), Op. 60 (1957) Little Suites Little Suite No 1 for Brass Band, (Prelude, Siciliano and Rondo) Op. 80 (1963) Little Suite No 2 for Brass Band, Op. 93 (1967) Little Suite No 3 for Brass Band, Op. 131 (1987) Fantasy for Brass Band, Op. 114 (1974)
In Britain, a brass band (known regionally as a silver band or colliery band) is a musical ensemble comprising a standardized range of brass and percussion instruments.The modern form of the brass band in the United Kingdom dates back to the 19th century, with a vibrant tradition of competition based around communities and local industry, with colliery bands being particularly notable.
Eric Walter John Ball OBE (31 October 1903 – 1 October 1989) was a British composer, arranger and conductor of brass band music, described as "one of the most prolific writers and influential figures in the brass band and choral world". [1]
The influence of the brass band tradition in euphonium writing is evident in the many euphonium solos in both brass band and concert band pieces by British composers Peter Graham, John Golland, Martin Ellerby, Philip Sparke and Gareth Wood; among contemporary American band composers, Robert W. Smith, David Maslanka, David Gillingham, Eric ...
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Chorus, with brass, timpani and strings or piano and strings 1905–10 1949 Other version in Lincolnshire Posy [18] [27] "The March of the Men of Harlech" Male chorus with small mixed chorus and brass band 1904 1904 One of "Two Welsh Fighting Songs" (see also "The Camp") [23] [27] "Marching Tune" BFMS 9 Chorus with brass ensemble or piano 1905–06