Nigel Hess: East Coast Pictures.: Brass Band: Score and Parts

These three short ‘pictures’ were inspired by several visits to a small part of the American East Coast an area which provides great extremes in the geography and the people.'Shelter Island' is a small island situated almost at the end of Long Island a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. In upstate New York lie 'The Catskills' Mountains an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again.New York - or to be more precise Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city this ‘picture’ needs no explanation. For those not yet hooked here is a small foretaste of things to come!

Shelter Island is a small island situated near the end of Long Island a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap but in the winter it is gloriously deserted and bravely faces the onslaught of the turbulent Atlantic shrouded in sea mists and driving rain. This brass band transcription by Phillip Littlemore is of the first movement of East Coast Pictures originally written for wind band and was commissioned in 1985 by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from National Westminster Bank plc. These three short ‘pictures’ were inspired by several visits by the composer to a small part of the USA’sEast Coast an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.

'New York'... or to be more precise Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city this piece needs no explanation. This brass band transcription has been made by Phillip Littlemore and provides a driving and punchy 4 minute work for brass band. 'New York' is the third movement of 'East Coast Pictures' originally written for wind band commissioned in 1985 by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from National Westminster Bank plc. These three short ‘pictures’ were inspired by several visits by the composer to a small part of the USA’s East Coast an area that provides great extremes in the geography and the people.This work has recently been recorded on the CD ‘East Coast Pictures’ by the Leyland Band conducted by Michael Fowles and is available from this site (catalogue number: 0-571-52109-6).

In upstate New York lie the Catskill Mountains - an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again. This brass band transcription has been made by Phillip Littlemore and explores the sonorous and warm sounds of the brass band. The Catskills is the second movement of East Coast Pictures originally written for wind band and was commissioned in 1985 by the British Youth Wind Orchestra with funds from National Westminster Bank plc. These three short ‘pictures’ were inspired by several visits by the composer to a small part of the USA’s East Coast an area that provides great extremesin the geography and the people.

This pack compliments the standard symphonic wind band sets of parts for 'New York' one of the three movements from 'East Coast Pictures'.The extra parts include horns in E flat tenor trombones in treble clef bass trombone in bass clef (reading as B flat) and tubas in treble clef and E flat. Each pack also contains a transposing score.

Commissioned in 1985 'East Coast Pictures' has become a modern classic for all wind bands. In upstate New York lie 'The Catskills' Mountains an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again.

Par HESS NIGEL. 'Abri Island ' est le premier mouvement de ' East Coast images '. C'est une représentation de l'île de refuge, quelques heures de route à l'est de New York. En été, il devient un piège de touristiques bondé - mais en hiver il est glorieusement déserte et courageusement fait face à l'assaut de l'Atlantique turbulent, entourée de brume de mer et de la pluie. Cette ' image ' est une mémoire de fond d'un week-end d'hiver sur l'île de l'abri. Photos de la côte est a été commandée par l'orchestre de vent de jeunes britanniques avec des fonds de la National Westminster Bank plc. Ces trois courts ' images ' ont été inspirés par plusieurs visites d'une petite partie de la côte est américaine, un secteur qui offre le grands extrêmes dans la géographie et le peuple./ Répertoire / Orchestre D'Harmonie