Eric Crees

How Trombonists Do It is an excellent reference book on Trombone legato, lip flexibilities, warm-ups, and studies, as written by Eric Crees and Peter Gane. The exercises and study notes provided in th...

Experience the majestic sonic splendour of the Venetian Renaissance: The "Canzon noni toni à 12" (1597) is a magnificent masterpiece for a 12-part brass ensemble. Distributed across three choirs engag...

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb (piccolo trumpet), trumpet 2 in D, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in Bb, trumpet 5 in Bb, flugelhorn in Bb, horn 1 in F 1, horn 2 in F, horn 3 in F, horn 4 in F, trombone 1, tr...

A book about trombone legato with lip flexibilities, 'warm-ups' and studies.

Opera altamente drammatica per 16 tromboni. Nell'estate del 2001 ho trascorso una vacanza con la famiglia nel villaggio provenzale di St. Saturnin d'Apt, nella Cotes de Luberon. Tutti i villaggi colli...

Scored for 5 trumpets (+flugelhorn) / 4 horns / 3 trombones / 3 tubas / timpani and percussion Including optional ladies choirs A brilliant brass arrangement of this flamboyantly exotic score by Denma...

This ten part canzona is a classic ~ a calm opening precedes a short cross-rhythmic 3/4 section followed by an extraordinary common time section which combines ingenious counterpoint and crisp rhythms...

Another major key for two five-part choirs beginning with stately counter- point. The lower second choir takes on a more subdued role before a triple time section and a grand ending. Dur 2'45'

In florid and stunning counterpoint throughout, the one near rhythmic unison towards the middle comes as a real shock. A work showing extraordinary technique. Dur 2'45'

Exchanging the familiar antiphonal effects for skilful counterpoint, this canzona manages to successfully combine both grandeur and extreme virtuosity for the principal players of each of the two choi...

Following a grand opening tutti for the two equal choirs of five voices, Gabrieli crafts an ingenious work where every aspect of echo effect is explored.

A work which clearly looks towards the baroque concerto grosso with its repeated ritornello and its virtuoso writing for two soloists.

The predominant feature in this one-choir work is solemn counterpoint, largely in the soprano and alto register.

Characteristic rhythms and triple times for each four-part choir separately, followed by a glorious combination of all three choirs with some wonderfully incisive rhythmic passages. Dur 3'30'

Scored for three, four-part choirs this canzona is the most fanfare-like and brilliant of Gabrieli's entire output and all based on a simple arpeggio figure. Dur 2'15'

Experience the pure splendor of Venetian sound: The "Canzon septimi octavi toni à 12" from 1597 is a majestic Renaissance masterpiece that allows brass ensembles to truly shine. Scored for 12 brass pl...

Scored for three four-part choirs this is an extraordinary work where each choir literally copies the first in succession for much of the time. With carefully distanced groups the effect can be stunni...

Experience the majestic sonic splendor of Venetian polychoral music: The celebrated "Sonata octavi toni à 12" from 1597 is a monumental masterpiece for large brass ensemble. Scored for two six-part ch...

Found in the Kassel regional library in Germany, this piece divides the players into three unequal choirs of four, three and five. The three groups are completely integrated throughout, giving a rich...

This fourteen part sonata is not only one of Gabrieli's largest ensembles ~ including a 'coro grave' or low choir ~ but also the most harmonically daring of all his instrumental works. And yet after s...

Conceived for three large groups of five players apiece, this sonata combines grandeur and virtuosity for the three principal players of each choir.

A lavish instrumental work in the 1597 collection. Fifteen voices lying almost exclusively in the alto to bass registers.

Experience a monumental masterpiece of Venetian polychoral music with Giovanni Gabrieli’s "Sonata XX" (1615)! Scored for an impressive ensemble of 22 brass players, this extraordinary composition stan...

Simple yet characterful four-part canzonas found in Raverii's 1608 collection.

Simple yet characterful four-part canzonas found in Raverii's 1608 collection.