Andante from Symphony No. 7, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
arranged by Neal Corwell
Instrumentation: (1) brass trio with piano, or (2) brass quartet with piano
(The instrumentation for the trio or quartet is flexible. French horns, euphoniums, and trombones may be mixed or matched for the upper parts, and tuba or bass trombone are best-suited for the lowest part. The piano part is identical for both versions.)
Copyright: 2014
Duration: 6:30
Difficulty: III
Publisher: Nicolai Music
Price: (1) $25 for trio with piano (score & parts)
(2) $25 for quartet with piano
SPECIAL DEAL: both both quartet and trio versions (all parts and both scores) for just $35
Other Info: The trio version was premiered at the 2014 US Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop, in Arlington, VA, on January 31, 2014. The performers were: Neal Corwell and Ann Hinote, euphoniums, Mike Eberly, tuba, and Kathryn Sincell-Corwell, piano. The quartet version was premiered on February 18, 2014 as part of the Brucker Hall Concert Series at Fort Myer, Virginia, home of The US Army Band, “Pershing’s Own”. The perfomrers were: Brooke Eberly, horn, Neal Corwell and Ann Hinote, euphoniums, Mike Eberly, tuba, and Kathryn Sincell-Corwell, piano.
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This arrangement of one of Beethoven’s most finely-crafted symphonic movements was created to bring the beauty and clarity of this masterpiece of the concert hall into the smaller confines of the chamber recital hall. The texture is reminiscent of traditional piano quartets or quintets, but with brass taking the place of string instruments. The instrumentation of the quartet is flexible. French horns, euphoniums, and trombones may be mixed or matched for the upper parts, and tuba or bass trombone are best-suited for the lowest part. The piano part is identical for both versions. the quartet with piano version offers some advantages over the trio version in that it offers more opportunities for tonal contrast, and is also less taxing on the individual brass performers.