Score [ePDF]
Ransom for Brass Quintet : [eScore] / John Nottle.
Work Overview
Ransom for Brass Quintet was written in response to the beautiful and magical novel by David Malouf of the same name, Ransom. This novel, itself, is after books 22-24 of the epic poem The Iliad by the Ancient Greek writer and poet, Homer.
Work Details
Year: 2023
Instrumentation: 2 trumpets in B flat, French horn, trombone, tuba.
Duration: 10 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Commissioned by Paula Scott.
The composer notes the following styles, genres, influences, etc in relation to this work:
The music derives its melodic gestures and harmony from the augmented scale. This scale features in the late works of Takemitsu and Lutoslawski. It is also found in Messiaen's compendium of 'modes of limited transposition'.
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