Monday, February 02, 2026

Aliabiev and Poulenc

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Alexander Aliabiev Today we heard Alexander Aliabiev's Brass Quintet. Published in 1847, it predates not only Ewald's brass q...

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  More about Montanus Brass Quintet tracks:   https://www.discogs.com/release/26828774-Montanus-Quintett-Russian-Music-For-Brass-Quintet-Rus...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Welcome Spring 2026 Students!

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    Welcome Spring 2026 Students  to Advanced Brass Ensemble Literature, a graduate course designed to give you an overall picture of all t...
Monday, April 28, 2025

Brass Ensemble Music by Underrepresented Composers 2023

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  Brass Ensemble Music by Underrepresented Composers 2023 - Playlist on YouTube : The Prince Regent's Band - 'Im Wald' by Fanny ...
Monday, March 31, 2025

Etler Brass Quintet

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Alvin Etler Alvin Etler was born in Battle Creek, Iowa on February 19th, 1913. He was an oboist with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchest...
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Bernstein Dance Suite

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Today we listened to Leonard Bernstein's final composition (1989) Dance Suite for Brass Quintet performed by the Center City Brass Quin...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Dahl, Hindemith and Dukas

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  Ingolf Dahl (1912-1970) In class today, we heard three landmark works of the 20th century for brass ensembles, including "Mu...
Monday, February 24, 2025

What's up with St. Petersburg & Lutoslawski Mini-Overture Comparisons

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Today in class, we listened to the Bohme Sextet recording by Brass Partout. We had a brief discussion about the original instrumentation of ...

Boehme and Lutoslawski

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Oskar Böhme (1870-1938) composed the Trompetensextett , Op. 30 in Eb minor around 1906. Written for Cornet, two trumpets, Bass trumpet (Alto...
Monday, January 27, 2025

Alfred Reed - Symphony for Brass and Percussion

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Alfred Reed   Today, in class, we listened to recordings of Beethoven's Drei Equali, Jean Francois Bellon's first of twelve brass qu...