Derek Bourgeois

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Nine pieces covering many different technical problems within a short time span and overall musical structure.

Nine pieces covering many different technical problems within a short time span and overall musical structure.

This three movement sonata was written in the Autumn of 2003 at the request of Delia Triggel. It is a virtuoso work, and a slow movement is flanked by 2 quicker movements, the last of which is a frant...

This concerto was written in 1972 for John Fletcher who was regarded in his time as the world's finest tuba player. It is scored for large orchestra and was first performed by John Fletcher with the L...

Nine pieces covering many different technical problems within a short time span and overall musical structure.

This work, composed in 1998, was commissioned by the American trombonist Don Lucas as a work for trombone and piano and first performed by him in Birmingham on 19th May 2000. Subsequently, I arranged...

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This trombone octet is a tour-de-force and a great showpiece for power playing and ensemble coordination. It is an advanced octet scored for double quartet of ATTB-TTTB. Scherzo Funebre was commission...

Derek Bourgeois wrote his Horn Trio during the spring of 1981. It was commissioned by the Deakin Horn Trio. It is an overtly romantic work in sharp contradistinction to the composer's 5th Symphony whi...

The musical world is full of pieces of failed profundity. The intention of this work is to be light-hearted and entertaining. The first movement has three contrasting themes evenly distributed and its...

Metro Gnome was written at the request of Louis Martinus. He asked if I could write another piece like Serenade with unusual time signatures, because it was good practice for young players to encounte...