Baritone Solo
Commissioned by Carole Crompton, this work explores both the lyrical and virtuosic characteristics of the baritone in an engaging musical language.
* Alternative Parts are included for standard British Brass Band Ten Part Instrumentation : Eb. soprano Cornet Eb. Tenor Horn Bb. Trombone Euphonium/ Baritone in TC Eb. and Bb. Bass parts in TC
Flood Warning began life as a commission by the ABRSM for their new Jazz Syllabus and was a favourite of the late John Dankworth. Its title reflects the undulating figure over which the melody is played. Inspiration for the chord sequence came from Miles Davis’ “All Blues” (although it is faster and in a minor key) and Davis’ idea of using a repetitive bass motif has been kept. The piece is in 3/4 time and uses a drum kit and vibraphone with 10 brass to create a somewhat retro 1960’s cool jazz feeling. There is an extended improvised solo for one trombone and some screaming lead trumpet in the ‘shout’ chorus, originally arranged to highlight the talents of Andy Wood and Mike Lovatt.
Mark Nightingale Mark Nightingale is best known as one of the world's top-flight jazz trombonists, and can be heard as a featured soloist with ensembles throughout Europe. He is frequently called upon as a sideman in other musicians’ groups, and also works as a session musician in the London studios. Mark has recorded and played with artists from all genres including Ray Brown, Clark Terry, Sting, Scott Hamilton, Cleo Laine, Charlie Watts, Frank Sinatra, Kenny Wheeler, James Morrison and Steely Dan. As well as leading various small groups of his own, he also fronts the Mark Nightingale Big Band featuring his own compositions and arrangements. Many young players know Mark mainly from his popular catalogue of educational studies and short pieces for the publishers ‘Warwick Music’, and material for the ABRSM and other exam boards. Within the profession he is regularly called upon by his contemporaries on all instruments (and in many different genres) to write tailor-made features for them. He has also received specialist commissions from groups such as LSO Brass, The New Trombone Collective, London Brass and a wide variety of big bands Europe-wide. Mark’s compositions have been featured at International Trombone Festivals across the globe and often with the BBC Big Band, with whom he is an occasional guest conductor. In other fields Mark has written commercially for groups from saxophone quartet to chamber orchestra. Cleo Laine was so taken with his composition ‘Just Once More’ that she put lyrics to it and recorded it live at Carnegie Hall.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC Composer: Matthew Hall
Nightingale Dances
Nightingale Dances was commissioned by the Tredegar Town Band for their 2011 performance at Brass in Concert at The Sage, Gateshead. The piece won the Cyril Beere award for Best New Composition or Arrangement, the second successive Cyril Beere award for Matthew Hall as his piece Legends of Cyfarthfa also won the same prize in 2010.
Nightingale Dances opens with a mellophonium-esque ensemblesound of 5 flugel homs, 3 tenor horns and trombones inspired by the Manhattan Transfer version of A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, leading into a fast quickstep section for full band. Solo flugel horn takes the lead into the paso-doblé middle section of the piece before the original opening to A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square becomes the main focus in the euphonium and baritone. A big build up into the final kit~led Hollywood- style show dance section with a half tempo feel ends the work with a real thumping ending to any contest or concert performance.
Categories: Solos, Howard Snell Music Arranger: H. Snell
Trombone Solo with Band.
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Howard Snell writes: Nat King Cole's performance of this tune has defined it permanently in the public's mind, but arrangers are of course free to come up with their own version. This is my take on it, for solo trombone.
Triple tonguing polka for Cornet or baritone or euphonium.
Please note that there is no published score with this work, historically conductors have worked with a cued solo Cornet part - Click on MORE DETAILS to view the Solo Cornet part.
Click on MORE DETAILS to listen to an audio extract of this work. The featured trombone soloist is Rob Marsh.
If you enjoyed listening to this excerpt and want to listen to a full performance, you can purchase the CD recording on this site. The CD is "OVATION !" with The Flowers Band conducted by Philip Harper. QPRL 229CD
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