More Brass Quintet lit questions

[swillafew]

http://www.scoreexchange.com/profiles/O ... assQuintet

Jim Stanton has arranged a mountain of music, this website shows some of it. I have read some of the longer heavier stuff, and it is all doable and sounds good too.

[imperialbari]

There is a setting for brass band of the Lohengrin prelude, which is the reason I can play the theme by heart, but in F major. Even with the fairly large cornet section of a BB the fast triplets are considered a challenge in matters of stamina. At least it was so 40 years ago.

If these fast repeated notes could be played on organ, then this Wagner title and the Haydn would work for organ and brass quintet. With modern electronic keyboards you still could be mobile.

Klaus

[imperialbari]

It will take a few not so short bridges before you have a sufficient number of brasses within driving distance to do this march in its original setting. Wagner asks for up to 12 trumpets on the stage for the very characteristic trumpet calls.

I know exactly why you like this piece: the music is good and the impression of the sound is overwhelming. But it takes a whole lot of players to make that sound come out convincingly. Again a setting for organ and brass 5-tet might work.

Klaus

[tbn.al]

The Frackenpohl is a effective arrangement. We've done it a bunch. The tuba/2nd trumpet parts have an offset duet at 23 which is a problem to put together rhythmically, but other than that it is a very doable arrangement.

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