ACADEMIC FESTIVAL FANFARE
(AKADEMISCHE FESTFANFARE)
Peter Graham
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Premiered by the
Folkwang Brass Band, conducted by Heinrich Schmidt and recently performed by the
Black Dyke Band at the European Championships Gala Concert in Belfast 2006.
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ALLOWAY TALES
Peter Graham
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BESS YOU IS MY WOMAN
Gershwin arr. Robin Dewhurst
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BREAKOUT
Hardiman arr. Peter Graham
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CALL OF THE COSSACKS
Peter Graham
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Commissioned for the Black Dyke Band's solo spot at the 2002 European Gala
Concert in Belgium.
The Cossacks were a nomadic people whose ethnic makeup
included Ukrainians, Tartars, Poles and Jews. A similarly wide range of Eastern
European folk music features in this work, from Gypsy to Klezmer. Contains 5
movements: 1)
Procession of the Tartars 2) Gypsy Dream
3)
Cossack Fire Dance 4) Doyle's Lament 5) Cossack
Wedding Dance
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A CAROL FANTASY
Peter Graham
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CARTOON MUSIC
Peter Graham
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CATNAP
Peter Graham
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CATS TALES
Peter Graham
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Film composer Elmer Bernstein is remembered in 1) Catalonia before a musical gear change that references the work of his contemporary colleague, “Bernstein East”, aka Leonard Bernstein. The presence of West Side Story looms large here.
Henry Mancini's most famous composition (which concerned a cat of the pink variety) provides the inspiration for the 2nd movement, 2) Catwalk before saxophone legend Sonny Rollins’s jazz standard Airegin is given a contrafact treatment in 3) Scat! allowing a number of instrumental soloists to shine.
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CELEBRATE ROTARY
Peter Graham
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Commissioned for the centenary of Rotary International, this march is available free courtesy of Rotary and Gramercy Music. Click on the links below for further details.
(See also wind band concert music pages for the wind version.)
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COSSACK WEDDING DANCE
Peter Graham
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CRY OF THE CELTS
Hardiman arr. Peter Graham
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DANCING IN THE PARK
Peter Graham
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DAY OF THE DRAGON
Peter Graham
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DEAR LORD AND FATHER (REPTON)
Parry arr. Peter Graham
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DIES IRAE
Verdi arr. Peter Graham
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Verdis Requiem was first performed in May 1874 in Milan and was written to commemorate the life of the great Italian poet and writer Manzoni.
This arrangement comprises key moments from the Dies Irae (Day of Wrath) section. The main Dies Irae theme is followed by the Tuba Mirum, where offstage cornets play the role of judgment day trumpeters. A transition in the style of Verdi (and utilising material from the work) leads to the majestic Rex tremendae.
Here the vocal soloists of the original are portrayed by the lyric voices of cornet, flugel horn, baritone and euphonium as the increasingly dramatic music draws to a conclusion.
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THE ELEPHANT
Saint-Saens arr. Peter Graham
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FANFARE PRELUDE ON KILMARNOCK
Peter Graham
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GAELFORCE
Peter Graham
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HARRISON'S DREAM
Peter Graham
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THE HASLEMERE SUITE
Peter Graham
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HINE E HINE
arr. Peter Graham
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HINODE
Peter Graham
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JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH
Symphonic Scenes for Brass and Percussion
Peter Graham
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2005 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Jules Verne, and the event inspired Peter Graham to write a musical tribute to the author described as the "father of science fiction."
Journey to the Centre of the Earth is one of Verne's best known works. The novel takes the form of a sequence of diary entries by Axel, nephew of Professor Otto Lidenbrock. The pair follow coded instructions in a old document guiding them to Iceland where, together with their guide Hans, they enter the open crater of an extinct volcano Snæfells and pursue a trail to the centre of the earth. There follows hair-breadth scapes and ventures perilous as the intrepid explorers encounter a vast interior world.
Peter Graham has taken some of the key scenes from the book and set them as a sequence of symphonic extracts. The subtitles are; (I) Snæfells, (II) Descent, (III) The Wonders of the Terrestrial Depths, (IV) The Day of Rest, (V) Lost in the Labyrinth, (VI) The Whispering Gallery, (VII) Rescue from the Abyss, (VIII) Battle of the Antediluvian Creatures and Ascent, (IX) Homecoming.
Journey to the Centre of the Earth was premiered by the Black Dyke Band as their contest winning own choice test at the 2005 European Championships in Holland.
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Jules Verne's novel (in translation) can be downloaded from www.gutenberg.org
A LONDON CELEBRATION
Peter Graham
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NORTHERN LANDSCAPES
Peter Graham
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ON ALDERLEY EDGE
Peter Graham
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ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
Concerto for Brass and Percussion
Peter Graham
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“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants”
Letter from Isaac Newton to Robert Hooke, 5 February 1676
The art of brass playing embraces a range of diverse approaches and styles. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the musical melting pot of the USA. On the Shoulders of Giants pays tribute to this diversity and to the great American brass virtuosi whose legacy has provided the foundation for countless brass giants of today.
The opening movement, Fanfares, reflects on the legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra brass section. It has been suggested that the much-admired and distinctive style of the CSO Brass was initially driven by the Germanic repertoire favoured by the early music directors. Here the opening bars from the finale of Bruckner’s 8th symphony provide the departure point for the musical journey.
The work continues (attacca) with an Elegy. America’s role as the birthplace of jazz and two of her leading brass lights are remembered here – Miles Davis (through the sound world created for him by Gil Evans) – and the father of lyrical trombone playing Tommy Dorsey. In acknowledgement that jazz owes its origins to Negro spirituals, the gospel song Steal Away underpins the movement.
The finale, a Fantasie Brillante, pays homage to the turn of the century brass virtuosi of Sousa Band fame. The centrepiece of the movement finds Herbert L. Clarke, Arthur Pryor and Simone Mantia stepping from the mists of time to deliver snippets from their greatest solos (together with passing references to Sousa’s highest paid soloist, drummer August Helmecke). Moments of individual virtuosity lead to a series of ensemble power chords - giant footsteps in musical imagery. Finally, an allusion to the “chess-like” nature of brass band contesting brings the work to a dramatic conclusion.
On the Shoulders of Giants was commissioned by The Cory Band and The National Youth Brass Band of Wales
with additional funding from Ty Cerdd – Music Centre Wales. The work was published for the 158th British Open Brass Band Championships, 2010.
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PRÆLUDIUM
Peter Graham
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PROCESSIONAL FOR BRASS BAND
Edward Gregson
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PROCESSION TO THE CATHEDRAL
Wagner arr. Peter Graham
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THE RED MACHINE
Peter Graham
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The music reflects the title and heritage of this fine group; from the aggressive, machine-type music of the opening, the contrasting nostalgic French-flavoured waltz through the recapitulation and vivace finale. Listeners may hear references to music associated with the band, from Holst (the Planets) through the opening phrase of the chorale Ein Feste Burg - familiar to British Guards Bands from the troop march Huguenots.
The version for brass band was made for the Black Dyke Band, Music Director
Nicholas Childs, and premiered by them during the Gramercy Music 10th
Anniversary Concert in the Maxwell Hall University of Salford, on May 7 2004.
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RONDEAU
Mouret arr. Graham
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SEIZE THE DAY
Peter Graham
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SIROCCO
Peter Graham
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THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Peter Graham
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SUMMON THE DRAGON
Peter Graham
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SWEDISH FOLK SONG
Peter Graham
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THREE JAZZ PIECES
Harper arr. Peter Graham
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Three Jazz Pieces is scored for brass band** but can be performed by as few as five players plus percussion. Ideal for intermediate and school groups but an equally effective concert item when played by more advanced groups. The three pieces are: (I) Tuned In (II) Midnight Blues and (III) Ready to Rumba?
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TOCCATA
Peter Graham
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THE TORCHBEARER
Symphonic Variations on a Theme by Eric Ball
Peter Graham
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The Torchbearer was commissioned by Kapitol Promotions and the Federation of Australasian Brass Bands as the test piece for the 2009 National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain and the FABB Open Contest respectively. The commission was initiated by the Federation’s Music Advisor, Professor David King, whose support and encouragement for the idea of a piece commemorating the 20th anniversary of Eric Ball’s death is greatly appreciated.
The variations are based upon the first phrase of the trio from Eric Ball’s Salvation Army march, Torchbearers.
After opening statements of the theme, variation 1 (an energetic allegro brillante utilising fragment A) commences at bar 35. Cadenza passages for Eb Bass and Euphonium lead to variation 2 (an andante appassionato based upon fragment B) at 104. Variation 3 (142 - a vivace featuring C as an ostinato) is followed at 205 by variation 4, the central andante e sciolto molto for solo cornet (utilising D1 as a counterpoint and D2 as a 2nd phrase).
The work culminates at bar 291 in a reprise of the cornet solo, now fully metamorphosised and mirroring in music a concept at the centre of Ball’s broader philosophy, that of transformation.
I have endeavoured to retain the main compositional characteristics and harmonic flavour of Eric Ball’s Salvation Army and contest music. His scoring techniques are a model for any student of the medium and whilst I have aimed for similar colours and clarity of line in texture, concessions have been made in the instrumentation of the 21st century brass band. A slightly more developed percussion section is utilised employing timpani and xylophone in dominant roles.
Eric Ball will be remembered as a composer whose classic works for brass shine through with integrity and sincerity. I have been no less sincere in my efforts to pay musical tribute to the 20th century’s most influential composer of brass band music.
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VICTORY
Hardiman arr. Peter Graham
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WINDOWS OF THE WORLD
Peter Graham
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THE WONDER OF CHRISTMAS
Peter Graham
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HAYDOCK VARIATIONS
Stuart Pullin
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Published for the Butlins 2009 Brass Festival, Haydock Variations was commissioned by the Valley Brass (Haydock) Band in
1999 and was premiered by massed bands at a joint concert with the Marple Band in 2000. It was also part of a submission for the degree of MA in Composition at the University of Salford, for which the composer gained a distinction.
The form of Haydock Variations is a double set of variations. The first theme is stated in the opening bars and the second theme derived from the accompaniment to the first (bars 9 - 12). The variations on the themes return in the final marziale section.
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MEMORY
Stuart Pullin
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MUSINGS
Stuart Pullin
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This exciting young composer's first published work for brass
band. In three movements, set as the 1997 Boosey & Hawkes Youth Championship
Advanced Test Piece.
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GREENSLEEVES
Stuart Pullin
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Written for horn soloist Sheona White, this gorgeous setting
has already been performed in Westminster Abbey.
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