The
first movement, Greetings, assaults the listener with a blustery, urgent
narrative featuring wild leaps in all of the instruments as they explore the
complete dynamic and pitch range of the brass quintet.
The
second movement, Holding Forth, is an arrangement for brass quintet of the
genial second movements from “Three Furies for Tuba and Orchestra” (1995), a
tuba concerto which in itself is an orchestral expansion of “Three Furies for
Solo Tuba” (1993).
The tuba “holds forth” in no uncertain terms.
The
third movement, Changes, captures the spirit of the brass chorale expressed in
the language of jazz.
The
final movement, Nuts, is marked “pretty damn crazy” and is just that.
Quintet
for Brass
is the result of a consortium commission from three brass quintets:
the Constitution Brass Quintet from Johnson, VT; the Millikin University
Brass Quintet from Decatur, IL; and the University of Iowa Brass Quintet from
Iowa City, IA.
The music is dedicated with thanks to all fifteen musicians.
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