The work, set as the test-piece for the 2005 European Brass Band Championships was inspired by a theme from the second movement of Tchaikovskys String Quartet No.1 (Andante Cantabile). It consists of a number of musical metamorphoses on the theme and includes several excerpts from Tchaikovskys Fourth and Sixth Symphonies and Romeo and Juliet. The most unconventional element of the work is instrumentation for ten tuned bottles to be played by members of the cornet section. This gives the piece an Indonesian Gamelan effect. Why not give your players something to get their teeth into with this impressive major new work.

Composer: Johan de Meij
Instrumentation: Brass Band
Publisher: Amstel Music
Series: The Music of Johan de Meij
Language: E(US)DFN
Difficulty: 6
Product Type: Set (Score & Parts)
Year of Publication: 2005
ISMN: 9790035003725