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SKU: A0.1095398
Composed by William Grant Still. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Blues,Classical,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,World. 60 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #699415. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1095398).This is a brilliant arrangement of the first movement "Longing" of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony for a brass choir of 4 B-flat trumpets, 4 horns in F, 3 trombones, euphonium and tuba. Still's Afro-American Symphony was one of the most significant classical orchestra compositions of the early 1930s to incorporate African-American folk influences. For Still the Blues was a distinct African-American musical contribution, separate from spiritual and popular jazz, to incorporate it into a symphonic work based on Western classical symphonic instrumentation and forms. Pair this brass choir arrangement of the first movement "Longing" with the third movement "Humor" also at Charles Decker Music Press to enliven a concert with colorful rhythms, soulful melodies and blues harmonies.
“Decker’s arrangement of ‘Longing’ from William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony is artfully constructed and arranged in such an idiomatic way for all the instruments, that one concert goer couldn’t believe that the piece was an arrangement and not originally composed for brass ensemble. While this arrangement speaks to performers and audiences, it also celebrates the contributions of a truly great Black American composer.”
Mark Kellogg, Eastman Professor of Trombone, Brass Guild Conductor
“The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Interesting music, expertly arranged and well received by audiences. Highly recommended!” Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music
“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series. It was especially rewarding to perform several of these with Summit Brass and with the students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. Please keep these wonderful settings coming. You provide the brass world with some real gems.” Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind Ensemble
The Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Denver have purchased the Music of Black Composer Series with Charles Decker Music Press and the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute and Eastman School of Music uses the series arrangements in their chamber and brass ensembles music programs.
See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Use this link Music of Black Composers arrangements for Brass Ensembles at Charles Decker Music Press to see works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still and Florence Price. More brass ensemble arrangements by prominent Black composers at Charles Decker Music Press include Will Marion Cook Swing Along!, James Reese Europe Clef Club March, James P. Johnson The Charleston, Fred Stone My Ragtime Baby.
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