Nigel Hess
East Coast Pictures
for Brass Band - Score and Parts
Nigel Hess
East Coast Pictures
for Brass Band - Score and Parts
- Instrumentation Brass Band
- Composer Nigel Hess
- Editor Phillip Littlemore
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Faber Music
- Order no. 0571564259
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Description:
'East Coast Pictures', originally written for wind band, have now been transcribed by Phillip Littlemore, introducing these exciting programmatic pieces to a wider audience. These three short 'pictures' were inspired by several visits by the composer to a small part of the USA's East Coast, an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people. Shelter Island is a small island situated almost at the end of Long Island, a few hours' drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap, but in the winter it is gloriously deserted, and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic, shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. In upstate New York lie the Catskill Mountains, an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again. New York . . . or, to be precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, this 'picture' needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked, here is a foretaste of things to come. This work has been recorded on a CD entitled 'East Coast Pictures' by The Leyland Band, conducted by Michael Fowles, and is available from this site (catalogue number: 0571-52109-8).