Fanfare type piece to introduce instruments

[DH]

For our children's concert this year the conductor decided to take my idea of actually playing the instruments individually rather than just holding them up for the kids to see.

What I thought would be good would be a short brass AND PERCUSSION (which leaves out our usual La Peri) and do some layering where he can have just trombones and tuba play their part, then add horns, then trumpets, then percussion. This wouldn't be the entire piece played each time, but just one section, then we would all play the piece together.

It's a standard orchestral brass section, but a good idea not to go too far down the sections with difficult parts.

Since this is just the brass (and perc) demo it can't be too long. La Peri is a perfect length if only it had percussion

Any suggestions?

[gstump]

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[DeltaBravo]

Not exactly what you're asking for, but it might come in handy ...

Last century (!!) I was a member of a brass quintet which played for children on many occasions. Here's a short natural overtone demo piece from those days. It uses two trumpets – one in C and one in B flat.

Please pm me if you'd like the score. (No charge.)

Here's a synth demo – apologies in advance!
https://youtu.be/V0md_B7PYhg

[theRiddler]

Overture to Orfeo by Monteverdi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROsH4jwomg

http://ks.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/5/5a/IMSLP13331-Orfeo.pdf

[DH]

[DH]

I hadn't thought of the Monteverdi (by the way, i have that DVD and like the entire performance.)

The concert was last week, but I'm going to start to see if I can find something that'll work better for next year.

First, it doesn't really have to be a fanfare. I guess I just mentioned fanfare because we always do La Peri. I really just has to be a piece for brass about that long.

With La Peri, when we did an excerpt for lower brass, they played the beginning. We played the same part in the same rhythm

However, in the string example (Grieg if I remember right) the First violins demonstrated the melody. Then the cello/basses had this descending line that they demonstrated. But then the conductor how the cello/bass part was missing something and combined those two parts. The hope was that the kids could still hear the violins separate from the cello/basses -- not something that would be easy with La Peri when low brass and trumpets were essentially playing the same thing. Then the violas and 2nds came in with yet a different part. And all three lines were combined. I'd guess this was 16 bars or so, then they played the entire piece.

So that got me to thinking that we'd need a piece where there might be that same difference in lines so that the low brass, trumpets, and horns could all be playing something different, with examples first then combined and play the entire piece.

The intrada from Orfeo does exactly this but is a little too short.

I supposed it could also be something I could arrange for brass if necessary.

Suggestions?

[DeltaBravo]

Maybe an excerpt from a well-known (or not so well-known) march would work.

One that springs to mind is the trio section of Sousa's Semper Fidelis. It's constructed in layers anyway, and each layer has a distinctive rhythm. Just begin with the least-recognisable bits, gradually add more, then finally sit the trumpet tune on top. Magic!

… and then perform the whole piece, with the kids encouraged to listen for the section they've just heard? Is there an orchestral version around? (In the right key? Hehehehe.)

[DH]