Tuba and piano
SKU:
P2.90132
Composed by
Andrew Batterham. Solo
music, contemporary.
Published by Potenza
Music (P2.90132).
Concertino was
commissioned by SeI!rgio
Carolino (Principal tuba,
Orquestra SinfoI!nica do
Porto, Portugal) for
premiere with the Banda
SinfoI!nica Portuguesa,
under the artistic
direction of Francisco
Ferreira. SeI!rgio
Carolino is an extremely
diverse and inquisitive
performer, with forays
into jazz, funk and duets
with a DJ to his credit.
To take advantage of
this, one of the aims of
Concertino is to give
this unique performer an
opportunity to showcase a
varied palette of skills
within a symphonic band
setting. Andrew Batterham
has often assimilated
several different musical
languages into his work,
and so the journey from
traditional wind band
music, through funk and
jazz improvisation, to
dance modern styles was
an exciting one.
The
piece is divided into two
halves. The first is
couched in a Classical,
common-chord musical
language, developing
traditional material in a
slow, soulful way. The
second half develops the
same material, but
utilising beat-oriented
styles such as funk and
techno, resulting in a
varied musical canvas
upon which the soloist
can express themselves in
spectacular fashion.
André Alves
