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062Sinfonia for Brass 'Maoriana', Op.85Arthur Butterworth 
 Outer cover of item Sinfonia for Brass 'Maoriana', Op.85Brass Band   
  

Written as the test piece for the 1990 New Zealand Championships.

Also available for hire.

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Duration 12‐13 minutes

  
    
    Score£23.00  
  ISMN M708017-62Cat.no.062Set of parts£28.50  
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063Passacaglia on a theme of Brahms, Op.87Arthur Butterworth 
 Outer cover of item Passacaglia on a theme of Brahms, Op.87Brass Band   
  

A work inspired by the last movement of Brahms 4th Symphony.

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Duration c.12 minutes.

  
    
    Score£23.00  
  ISMN M708017-63-9Cat.no.063Set of parts£36.50  
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064aConcerto for Trumpet & Brass, Op.93aArthur Butterworth 
 Outer cover of item Concerto for Trumpet & Brass, Op.93aSolo trumpet and brass band   
  

The Concerto alla Veneziana was commissioned for the 40th Anniversary of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain in 1992, and first performed by them with Maurice Murphy as soloist. The composer subsequently rescored the work for trumpet and orchestra.

A piano reduction is also available.

The score and parts for this work are available for hire.

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Duration c.21 minutes.

  
    
    Score (soft bound)£45.00  
  ISMN M708017-64-6Cat.no.064aSet of partsp.o.a  
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095Sinfonia Concertante, Op.111Arthur Butterworth 
 Outer cover of item Sinfonia Concertante, Op.111Tenor horn, baritone and brass band   
  

This work is possibly unique in providing both horn and baritone with a concertante role that takes account of their individual characteristics and timbres – their distant, subdued tone and a prevailing modal quality of expression in the music evoking a sense of ancient rustic rites.

The score and parts for this work are available for hire.

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Duration c.16 minutes.

  
    
    Score£34.00  
  ISMN M708027-95-9Cat.no.095Set of parts£35.00  
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075Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel, Op.24Brahms 
 Outer cover of item Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel, Op.24Brass Bandarranged by Arthur Butterworth
  

"...the most important piece of transcription for brass since Elgar Howarth undertook Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition"...an immense achievement, and one that should be celebrated." (4barsrest.com)

The score and parts for this work are available for hire.

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Duration c.21 minutes

  
    
    Score£40.00  
  ISMN M708027-75-1Cat.no.075Set of parts£40.00  
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