Product Description
Little Suite for a Jubilee Occasion was written for the 20th anniversary of a music society. It is intended for junior players and can be performed on virtually any combination of five or more woodwind and/or brass instruments. It is based on my own experience of working with such groups.
The three short movements Prelude, Invention, Contrapunctus are in different keys and encompass different playing styles majestic, playful, solemn. In Prelude and Invention, a motif played in a first part is repeated in a second part, but those parts alternate, so sometimes the first part follows the second part instead.
All three movements are essentially in just three parts and so in many instances different parts are actually identical, dividing only at certain places.
The parts included are suitable for the instruments found in groups of learners:
flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, bassoon
Eb alto sax, Bb tenor sax
Bb trumpet, F/Eb horn, trombone (TC/BC), euphonium (TC/BC), tuba, Bb/Eb bass
The high flute/oboe part is optional, likewise the xylophone and drum parts. If you are not using drummers, then simply omit measures 22 and 23 and begin the Invention at measure 24.
In the Contrapunctus it might be a nice effect to double Part 5 on an organ.
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