Sonata Piano e Forte
by Giovanni Gabrieli
Small Ensemble - Sheet Music

2 trumpets, 2 trombones, flugelhorn, 2 euphoniums and tuba

SKU: AP.81-BC2968

Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli. Arranged by Eric Swisher. 5 or More; Brass - Brass Choir; Masterworks; Solo Small Ensembles. Eighth Note Publications. Baroque; Masterwork Arrangement; Renaissance. Score and Part(s). 32 pages. Eighth Note Publications #81-BC2968. Published by Eighth Note Publications (AP.81-BC2968).

ISBN 9781554734627. UPC: 685462014637. English.

This well-known sonata by Gabrieli has been performed and recorded by many brass ensembles. This arrangement utilizes the idea of Renaissance consorts. While modern brass instruments are not generally used in true consorts, one can group instruments according to bore shape, thus approximating a consort. To that end, the first choir uses cylindrical instruments (2 trumpets and 2 trombones) while the second uses conical instruments (flugelhorn, 2 euphoniums and tuba). This will yield a well-balanced and blended sound within each choir while allowing the listener to follow the performers through the contrasting timbres of the two choirs.