Planetary Sketches
Brass Band score, with quantities of each part listed in the description. Available as digital (PDF) score, with physical copies available for purchase by completing a Printed Score Order.
You may only print/distribute the number of copies you purchase. Please contact me if you would like to request additional instrumental parts.
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Instrumentation
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1 Soprano Cornet
4 Solo Cornet
1 Repiano Cornet
2 2nd Cornet
2 3rd Cornet
1 Flugelhorn
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1 Solo Horn
1 1st Horn
1 2nd Horn
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1 1st Baritone
1 2nd Baritone
1 1st Trombone
1 2nd Trombone
1 Bass Trombone
2 Euphonium
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2 Eb Bass
2 Bb Bass
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1 Timpani (1 player)
1 Percussion I (Snare Drum)
2 Percussion II (Crash Cymbals, Suspended Cymbals)
2 Mallet Percussion (Xylophone, Glockenspiel)
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Duration
ca. 4 minutes
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About the Work
I wrote Planetary Sketches when I was the student conductor of the Royal Holloway Brass Band for the 2022 UniBrass competition at Sheffield University.
The opening chorale presents the majesty of the planets, before a lop-sided, march-like section represents the whimsy of planetary orbit. This is followed by more music of a more melancholy character, before shifting again to a majestic texture with a bright countermelody in the Soprano Cornet and Euphoniums. The music is brought to a close with a return to the march-like theme, now in a straight triple-time, before a brash and bombastic finale.
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World Premiere
Premiered by the composer and the Royal Holloway Brass Band at the Drama Studio, University of Sheffield on 5 February, 2022.