Fanfares and Love Songs, Gavin Higgins. Brass band Score

Fanfares and Love Songs was commissioned by the National Childrens Brass Band of Great Britain for performance on 25th July 2009. Its three movements contrast the extrovert and lyrical qualities of the traditional brass band. The fanfare with which the work opens involves the whole cornet section. The second movement is reflective in mood, beginning somewhat pensively on muted brass, and building to an emotional climax before subsiding back to a distant pianissimo chord. The finale is a fast dance, which with a final recapitulation of the opening fanfare drives on to a breathless close.

Brass Band Grade 4: Advanced Youth and 3rd Section
Duration: 12 minutes
ISBN: 0571570097
Publisher: Faber Music
Arrangement format: Brass Band
Score/Parts: Score & Parts
Instruments: Brass Band
Genre: Contemporary
Difficulty: Intermediate
Pages: 248