Ensemble

Musically, the term 'centone' refers to the practice of combining separate works by one composer, or by different composers. In this Centone No. 5, the works by Scheidt include: I. Canzon Gallicam, II...

Commissioned by the American Brass Quintet, the orchestral version was written for the Orquesta Sinfonica Carlos Chavez of Mexico City, the Wind Ensemble Version for Butler University, and recorded by...

Colchester is among the oldest cities in Britain, with an old Roman wall, a massive Norman castle, picturesque homes and churches, and, as in all decent English towns, colorful old pubs. Each movement...

This work, based on traditional forms and models, is in three movements. Movements: I. 'Bright and Fast' is a joyous celebration of sonorous chords, playful motives and rhythmic gestures. II. 'Gentle...

Score in C for this short piece, written in 1987.

Brass quintets are exuberant almost by definition, and Davies's certainly does not disappoint. It has, though, the rarer quality of being a consistent, gripping and fully developed work: a piece as su...

Like many of Davies's smaller works, this is in a relatively lucid modal style, midway between the clarity of his carols and the complications of his symphonies: the opening is in a kind of B flat min...

The pieces come from the volume of motets in five voices which Gesualdo published in 1603. Davies's transcriptions are straight except for the addition of dynamic markings, and bring out both the disq...

Fascinating Rhythm, By Strauss and Nice Work If You Can Get It arranged in a free, jazzy style. Very popular.

American Folk Song