Happy Monday Brass Nation! I'm super excited to share a very special item with you today. "On the Shoulders of Giants" commissioned by a euphonium legend Glenn Call is my most recent composition for Euphonium Duet with Symphonic Rock Band. This is an alternative rock/metal piece that is designed to show how versatile and progressive euphonium can be. Hope you enjoy! DOWNLOAD SHEET MUSIC & BACKING TRACKS at: www.matonizz.com/product/on-t...
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Musicians:
Matonizz (Principal Euphonium at RCB)
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Instrument Used:
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Birute Stundziaite (Piano)
Samuel Chacon (Electric Guitar)
Marcin Palider (Electric Bass)
Naman Sachdev (Drums)
Dmitry Babkin (Sound Engineer)
Available Parts:
Solo Euphonium 1 T.C. & B.C.
Solo Euphonium 2 T.C. & B.C.
Piano
Synth.
Tubular Bells
Electric Guitar
Electric Bass
Drum Set
Strings, including:
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Violoncello
Double Bass
Program Notes:
This piece was commissioned by Glenn Call (pictured at the right) to encourage and expand the list of new, progressive, mainstream genre works for euphonium. Glenn is the former euphonium soloist with United States Marine Band, “The President’s Own” and has been one of the euphonium giants of his generation. His support for new euphonium music, new musical genres, and the many young euphonium artists is what encouraged the title “On the Shoulders of Giants.” The piece is intended to appeal to the musical taste of a new generation of musicians.
With that in mind, the decision was made to set it in the genre of alternative rock/metal. Throughout his career as a euphonium player, Glenn noticed both that euphonium sound blends very well with strings, as well as the lack of repertoire that contains this combination. This led to substantial use of strings in this composition.
This piece is ideally purposed to be performed by a musician alongside his or her teacher or mentor, and this is the genesis of the piece’s title. It also contains two hidden elements that are tributes to composer’s Lithuanian heritage and his current home, United States. To encourage players to further analyze the structure of the piece, those two melodic elements shall remain unnamed.
The minimalist harmony choice is designed to emphasize the articulations and the use of unpredictable and highly syncopated rhythms. The goal is to create a heavy-sounding (pesantissimo) solo lines, which may be accomplished by allowing the placement of the notes to be on or even infinitesimally behind the beat - in other words, “laying back.”
The soloists should affect a brighter tone and the articulation and dynamic directions should be heavily emphasized to create the desired effect in the opening sections.
The middle section “Moderato doloroso” offers a change in pace. Solo lines should be played semplice, without much affectation. Vibrato should start less prominently and then increase throughout the section.
“Allegro marziale” section should be played as before, “laid-back,” however, the playing should be markedly more leggiero.
The piece has an optional coda which begins at measure 170. As alluded to earlier, when performed by student and his or her mentor, the apprentice (playing Euphonium 1) would remain on stage while the master (playing Euphonium 2) plays the final 24 measures as he or she slowly exits the stage until the sound completely disappears. This metaphorically demonstrates the passing of the torch to the younger generation. One or two of the four passages may be omitted if less time is required to fully exit the space.
Use of special effects, such as wind, thunder, or rain can be incorporated as a choice in the Introduction (through bar 21) and the optional Coda section.
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30 июн 2024
