Brass Ensembles
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Repertoire examples for Brass Ensembles, based on recommendations from orchestration treatises and college syllabi.
Brass Chamber Ensemble
Large Brass Ensemble
KENNAN AND GRANTHAM (2002, P. 171), THE TECHNIQUE OF ORCHESTRATION.
Suggested listening for Brass Ensembles. Playlist available here on Spotify.
“Berlioz, Fantastic Symphony, Roman Carnival Overture.
Dvorak, Ninth Symphony (New World), last movt.
Brahms, First Symphony, last movt., “chorale” section.
Franck, Symphony in D minor, last movt., “chorale” section.
Wagner, Prelude to Parsifal', Funeral Music from Gotterdammerung, Overture to Tannhauser.
Tchaikovsky, Fourth Symphony, 3rd movt., Tempo I following the Meno mosso section; last movt., many passages.
Rimsky-Korsakov, Capriccio Espagnol, beginning of section IV (“Scena e Canto Gitano”).
Mussorksgy-Ravel, Pictures at an Exhibition, opening “Promenade”; Part 8 (“Catacombs”); Part 10 (“The Great Gate of Kiev”). Janacek, Sinfonietta, first and last movements.
Kodaly, HaryJanos Suite, Part IV (“The Battle and Defeat of Napoleon”).
Bartok, Concertofor Orchestra, Part I (“Introduzione”), meas. 342 (about the middle); Part II (“Giuoco delle Coppie”), meas. 123 (middle portion); Part V (’’Finale”), meas. 556.”
Hindemith, Symphony: Mathis der Maier, “Alleluia” at end (brass parts shown in Exam ple 9.5); also many other portions, especially 1st movt.
Stravinsky, Firebird Suite, Finale.
Respighi, Pines ofRome, last section (“Pines of the Appian Way”); Roman Festivals. Copland, Third Symphony, 2nd movt., beginning; 4th movt., figure 85 to figure 88, figure 126.
Schuman, (William), Third Symphony, Sixth Symphony. Rochberg, Zodiac, sections I, V, VI, IX.
Schuller, Seven Studies on Themes ofPaul Klee, first and third movts. Argento, In Praise ofMusic, first, second, and fifth movts.
Erb, The Seventh Trumpet.
Shapey, Praise (for baritone, chorus, and orchestra).
