This arrangement is for full Brass Band as opposed to the arrangement for Eb. Soprano Cornet with Brass Band accompaniment which is also available on this site.

You can listen to an extract of this on your computer, by clicking on the "MORE DETAILS" button on the right - this will reveal the audio extract and the PDF image for you to sample.

Howard Snell writes:
A melancholy Rachmaninov melody (from the Paganini Variations for Piano & Orchestra) to melt any romantic's soul. Anyone who doesn't find this melody gorgeous in the extreme needs prolonged medical treatment !


For that point in the concert, when everything has been fast and furious, and you need to change the mood and get your audience to relax - this is the piece, and everyone knows the tune - as an audience pleaser, you can't fail. Duration a relaxing 3.10