Euphonium & Piano
SKU:
ST.H474
Composed by
James Flight. Wind &
brass music. For
Euphonium (Treble and
Bass Clef parts provided)
and Piano. Score and
part. Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#H474. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.H474).
ISBN
9790220222900.
A Short Sonata is a
work written at around
Grade 8 standard for
euphonium and piano. In
each of the work's three
movements, different
qualities of the
instrument are utilised
and explored. In the
first movement, an
Allegro in 6/8 time,
these qualities are the
instrument's general
agility, and its ability
to play fast-moving
melodies in a way that
drives the music forward.
Throughout, different
ways of phrasing similar
material are used to
create interest and a
varied sound. In the
second, slow movement,
the resonant and majestic
way in which the
euphonium can deliver
lyrical melodic lines is
explored. The movement is
made up of four long
phrases which peak
dynamically at the third,
giving room for
interpretation and
feeling. The third
movement exploits the
instrument's ability to
play loudly and
aggressively, using lots
of accented notes,
hairpin crescendos and
quick
double-tonguing.
A Short Sonata
was the winner of the
first Stainer &
Bell Award for Brass
Composition, held at
the Royal Welsh College
of Music & Drama in
Cardiff in May 2010.
