Brass Quartet No. 1 (Ramsøe)

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Wilhelm Ramsøe

This work bears the designation Opus 20.

General Info

Year: 1888?
Duration: c. 17:30
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Wilhelm Hansen
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of Print

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Movements

1. Introduction: Adagio – 6:10
2. Andante sostenuto – 4:35
3. Allegretto scherzando - Meno - Tempo primo – 2:40
4. Vivace con molto fuoco – 4:05

Instrumentation

Full Score
B-flat Cornet
F Trumpet
Trombone
Tuba

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Wilhelm Ramsøe's magnificent brass quartets transfigured the genre of Viennese classical string quartet to brass sound. They are the composer's most often performed, most effective and virtuoso compositions. Each piece consists of four movements. A peculiarity of the cyclical form of this quartet is that the first movement in sonata form is preceded by a festive, slow introduction.

- Program Note by Enikõ Gyenge for the liner notes of Hungaroton CD Ewald Brass Quintet

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Ewald Brass Quintet – 2014

Media

• Audio: Reference recording (Movement 1). Ewald Brass Quintet
• Audio: Reference recording (Movement 2). Ewald Brass Quintet
• Audio: Reference recording (Movement 3). Ewald Brass Quintet
• Audio: Reference recording (Movement 4). Ewald Brass Quintet

State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer

• Brass Quartet No. 1 (1888?)
• Brass Quartet No. 2 (1888)
• Brass Quartet No. 3
• Brass Quartet No. 4 (1888?)
• Brass Quartet No. 5

Resources

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