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Zodiac (12 pieces)

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RM464e Zodiac (12 pieces) Cockcroft TPT/PNO
RM464e Zodiac (12 pieces) Cockcroft TPT/PNO
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Composer: Barry Cockcroft
Composed: 2006 Duration: 20 mins.
Instrumentation: Trumpet Solo
Exam Grade: HSC Trumpet
ISMN: 979-0-720083-00-1 Catalogue: RM464
Level: A - Easy, C Country: Australia

Contents: Aries, Taurus, Gemini , Cancer , Leo, Virgo , Libra, Scorpio , Sagittarius, Capricorn , Aquarius , Pisces

 

Echoes of Another Age

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RM463e Echoes of Another Age Abbott BASS TBN/PNO
RM463e Echoes of Another Age Abbott BASS TBN/PNO
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Composer: Katy Abbott
Composed: 2001 Duration: 4 mins.
Instrumentation: Bass Trombone & Piano
Exam Grade: HSC Trombone
ISMN: 979-0-9009559-9-9 Catalogue: RM463
Level: C Country: Australia

As a note of curiosity, the opening theme of the piece was composed on the evening of September 11th Eastern Standard Time (EST) of that year at the exact moments that the World Trade Centre in New York was being attacked.  The composer had no idea of the events on the other side of the world at the time of writing and the musical content is not related to these events.  However, the title, Echoes of Another Age is an acknowledgment of the change in awareness these events created of how we now live and perceive our world.

 

 

 

Habanera

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RM460e Habanera Kay TPT/PNO
RM460e Habanera Kay TPT/PNO
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Composer: Martin Kay
Composed: 2002 Duration: 5 mins.
Instrumentation: Trumpet & Piano
Exam Grade: HSC Trumpet
ISMN: 979-0-9009559-6-8 Catalogue: RM460
Level: D Country: Australia

The habanera, as a genre, originated in Cuba during the 19th century. It evolved from the contradansa, which arrived in Cuba from France via refugees fleeing the Haitian revolution. By the 20th the habanera had become a musical relic in Cuba, but after travelling back across the sea with sailors, it became so popular in European salons that composers as illustrious as Ravel (Piece en Forme De Habanera) and Georges Bizet (Carmen) had composed tunes using its characteristic rhythm and exotic flavour.

 

Martin Kay’s Habanera employs the tradition very freely.