Tchaikovsky - December - Christmas from The Seasons, Op. 37 for Brass Quintet

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Tchaikovsky - December - Christmas from The Seasons, Op. 37 for Brass QuintetThe Seasons, Op. 37 is a set of twelve short character pieces written on commission in 1875 for solo piano, based on a month of the year in Russia. The Christmas movement represents the month of December. (Wikipedia) Each movement was first issued individually, in monthly issues of the journal Nuvellist during the year 1876. Here are the words poet Vasily Zhukovsky used to describe this music: Once upon a Christmas night the girls were telling

Contamine de Latour (1867-1926)

Ralph Sauer has arranged two lovely and contrasting short works by Germaine Tailleferre for Tuba or Bass Trombone and Piano

one of mixed voices and one of Tenors and Basses

the Clavier-übung III sometimes called the German Organ Mass

Practice over and over with the accompaniment track to get the ideal sound

Movement I

5 minutes in length each written specifically for young performers with limited ranges and technical levels

and they are an absolute delight to perform

rich harmonies and the passion of the original come through in Mr

Trombone (with substitute Horn) and Bass Trombone or F Tuba

According to Austrian custom of the time

These arrangements are appropriate for advanced intermediate to moderately advanced performers (highest note is high C)