Green Hill, The
General Info
Year: 2011
Duration: c. 7:50
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Beriato Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - €105.00 | Score Only (print) - €20.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Solo Euphonium
Flute I-II (Piccolo)
Oboe I-II
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet/Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)
Timpani
Percussion I-II-III, including:
- Bass Drum
- Beatring
- Crash Cymbal
- Glockenspiel
- Hi-hat
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tom-tom
- Vibraphone
- Woodblock
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Bert Appermont dug deep into Celtic music for inspiration and created a fantasy that shows off the incredible, but often overlooked, versatility of the euphonium. Charming lyrical melodies, virtuosic runs and exciting, colourful tuttis create plenty of contrast in this exciting work.
This piece was commissioned by Swiss euphonium virtuoso Erich Schmidli.
- Program Note from publisher
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Louisiana Monroe Wind Ensemble (Derle R. Long, conductor; Clayton Moses, euphonium) - 4 May 2021
- Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant) Wind Symphony (James Batcheller, conductor; Mark Cox, tuba) – 26 November 2019
- AUSA Military Band (Clovis, Calif.) (Monte Gmur, conductor; Patrick Ryan Samford, euphonium) – 10 March 2019
- Harding University (Searcy, Ark.) Wind Ensemble (Mike Chance, conductor; Shawn Coleman, euphonium) - 19 April 2018
- Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, Ark.) Symphony Band (Steven M. Knight, conductor; Jamie Lipton, euphonium) – 2 May 2018
- Conjunt Instrumental de la Safor (Spain) (Adrián Ronda, conductor; Jorge Estruch, euphonium) – 27 December 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Absalon (2000)
- Awakening (1997)
- Biberussa (2010)
- A Brussels Requiem (2017)
- Celtic Child (2005)
- Choralia (2000)
- Colors (1998)
- The Cross and the Crown (2012)
- Egmont (2003)
- Fantasia per la Vita e la Morte (2006)
- The Green Hill (2011)
- Humperdinck Variations (2016)
- Hymnus Pastorale (2006)
- Ivanhoe (2001)
- Jericho (2002)
- Magnolia (2012)
- Morning Star Variations (2016)
- Noah's Ark (1998)
- Robinson Crusoe (2009)
- Sacred Song (2010)
- Saga Candida (2002)
- The Sword in the Stone (2011)
- Symphony No. 1 (2003)
- Symphony No. 2 (2011)
- Tropical Fishes (2013), from Bestiarium
Resources
- Bert Appermont website Accessed 2 May 2018
- Perusal score (In Attachments)