Octet for Brasses and Piano
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General Info
Year: 1930 / 1948-49 / 2021
Duration: c. 15:05
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: G. Schirmer, through Wise Music Classical
Cost: Score and Parts – Rental
Movements
1. Introduction – 0:14
2. Tempo Moderato – 4:10
3. Andante cantabile – 5:35
4. Tempo Moderato – 4:35
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Tuba
Piano
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
In 2009, the Octet for Brasses and Piano was among a substantial collection of her works and papers found in Price's abandoned summer home near St. Anne, Illinois.
- Program Note from Eastman Brass Guild concert program, 18 October 2022
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Mallory Thompson, conductor) - 28 April 2023
- United States Military Academy (West Point, N.Y.) Band (Daniel Toven, conductor) - 28 January 2023
- University of Cincinnati (Ohio) College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony (Kevin Michael Holzman, conductor) - 27 January 2023
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Adoration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wasson) (1951/2020)
All Wind Works
- Adoration (tr. Williams) (1951/2022)
- Adoration (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Wasson) (1951/2020)
- Dances in the Canebrakes (orch. Still; arr. Brown) (1953/)
- Fantasie Négre No. 4 (tr. Taylor) (1932/2023)
- Juba Dance (arr. Bocook) ( 1932/2018/2022)
- Octet for Brasses and Piano (1930/1948-49/2021)
- The Old Boatman (arr. Perna) (1933/2022)
- Suite of Dances (arr. Hernandez) (1933/)
- Three Negro Dances (arr. Leidzén) (1933/1939)
Resources
- Florence Price website Accessed 25 January 2023
- Perusal score