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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.
It is often considered to be the trombone (and euphonium) equivalent (in terms of required mastery of the instrument) to the Carnival of Venice for trumpet or cornet, by Jean-Baptiste Arban Marines Hymn-Blue Bells of Scotland (As performed by Piper Johnny)
This is not to say that composers, then and now, valued the euphonium only for its lyrical capabilities. Indeed, examination of a large body of concert band literature reveals that the euphonium functions as a jack of all trades, at times doubling the tuba in octaves, at times adding warmth to the trombone section, at times adding depth to a horn line, and at times adding strength to rapid ...
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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]
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 ...
Vladimir Cosma (born 13 April 1940) is a Romanian composer, conductor and violinist, who has made his career in France and the United States.. He was born into a family of Jewish musicians.
In 1997 he was commissioned by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to write a tuba concerto. [1] His work is also featured on the Mark Hetzler 2015 recording Blues, Ballads and Beyond . An accomplished performer, Stevens was the original sousaphone soloist in the Broadway production Barnum and is a member of Symphonia , the world's first ...