Harlequin Dances
General Info
Year: 2014
Duration: 6:00
Difficulty: VI
Publisher: Forton Music
Cost: £16
Instrumentation
Piccolo Trumpet in Bb
Trumpet in Bb I-II
Flugelhorn
Horn in F
Trombone I-II-III
Trombone IV (Bass)
Tuba
Program Notes
Harlequin Dances is a stunning original composition showcasing a variety of dance styles. The piece starts with a mambo-like section, then moves into a more romantic ballad-type movement. This then winds up into a Viennese waltz which uses cheeky glissandi, then onto a very clever tempo shift and back to a recap of the mambo music which races along to a thrilling climax.
- Program Note by composer