Brass Quintet - Advanced
SKU: CY.CC3020
Composed by John van
Deursen. Arranged by John
van Deursen. Classical.
Score and Parts. Cherry
Classics #CC3020.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC3020).
ISBN 9781774310601.
8.5 x 11 in
inches.
About the
Taiwan Fantasia, van
Deursen states: After
having lived in Taipei
for a number of years, I
learned many of the local
folk and popular songs.
Some of the melodies are
exceptionally beautiful,
and my idea was to
somehow combine all the
elements that have made
up my musical experiences
over these years -
Chinese melodies, western
orchestral music and
jazz; I wanted to see if
these songs could survive
with a totally different
harmonic structure and
concept. My original goal
was to write a simple
arrangement of the two
songs, but quickly I
discovered more melodies
building upon the
original ones and thus
the Variations were born.
Composed in 1995, this
work of about 10 minutes
in length is in one
continuous movement, but
is divided into seven
short sections of
contrasting moods
including two cadenzas,
for Trumpet and Trombone.
The music is appropriate
for advanced performers.
Parts in C and B-flat are
supplied for the
Trumpets. A recording of
Taiwan Fantasia can be
purchased on iTunes from
the album by the Yeh Shu
Han Brass Quintet.
