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HECTOR BERLIOZ: 
​FUGUE ON THREE SUBJECTS (1829)


Hector Berlioz, in full Louis-Hector Berlioz, (born December 11, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André, France—died March 8, 1869, Paris).  Berlioz was a composer, critic, and conductor of the Romantic period, known largely for his Symphonie fantastique (1830), the choral symphony Roméo et Juliette (1839), and the dramatic piece La Damnation de Faust (1846).  His last years were marked by fame abroad and hostility at home.

To listen to Fugue on Three Subjects by Hector Berlioz
performed by the Annapolis Brass Quintet
(Duration: 02:43)

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JACK McKIE:
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THEME FOR A CAROUSEL

To listen to this 1973 Annapolis Brass Quintet performance of
Theme for a Carousel by Jack McKie

(Duration: 02:59)

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Introduction by Haldon (Butch) Johnson:  ABQ trumpeter and founding member, 1971 - 1974.

LAWRENCE MOSS: ​
​MUSIC FOR FIVE


Lawrence Kenneth Moss (b. Los Angeles, 1927) is an American composer and teacher. Moss earned his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 1957 where he studied with Leon Kirchner (1919-2009). He served as a composition professor at Mills College (1956-1958), Yale University (1960-1968), and the University of Maryland (1969-2014). The University of Maryland's Moss Collection consists of scores, sketches, audio and visual recordings, programs, reviews, publicity, correspondence, books and materials related to his teaching career.

To listen to Music for Five by Lawrence Moss
​performed by the 
Annapolis Brass Quintet

(Duration: 02: 53)
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PAUL HINDEMITH:
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MORGENMUSIK


Paul Hindemith, (born November 16, 1895, Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany—died December 28, 1963, Frankfurt am Main), was one of the principal German composers of the first half of the 20th century and a leading musical theorist. He sought to revitalize tonality—the traditional harmonic system that was being challenged by many other composers—and also pioneered in the writing of Gebrauchsmusik, or “utility music,” compositions for everyday occasions. He regarded the composer as a craftsman (turning out music to meet social needs) rather than as an artist (composing to satisfy his own soul).  As a teacher of composition he probably exerted an influence on most of the composers of the generation that followed him.
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ABQ - ARTPARK - Photo by Arthur LaBar: L to R: David Cran; Arthur LaBar; Robert Posten; Martin Hughes; Robert Suggs.
To listen to Morgenmusik by Paul Hindemith,
​performed by the Annapolis Brass Quintet
in the woods of ARTPARK, Lewiston, NY,

(​Duration: 04:48)

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GIOVANNI GABRIELI:
​CANZON per SONARE DUODECIMI TONI


Giovanni Gabrieli, (born 1556?, Venice, Italy—died August 12?, 1612, Venice), Italian Renaissance composer, organist, and teacher, celebrated for his sacred music.  After 1587 Giovanni’s principal publications were the two immense Sacrae symphoniae of 1597 and 1615, both of which contained purely instrumental music for church use or massive choral and instrumental motets for the liturgy. He usually conceived the music for separated choirs and showed an increasing tendency to specify which instruments were to be used and which choirs were to consist of soloists and full choir, as well as to distinguish the musical style of each, thus initiating a completely new approach to the creation of musical colour and orchestration.

To listen to this 1982 performance
of
Giovanni Gabrieli's 
Canzon per Sonare Duodecimi Toni  

for the
International Brass Quintet Festival, 
Baltimore, Maryland
 

by the
New York Brass Quintet
Annapolis Brass 
Quintet

(Duration: 04:12)

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Introduction by Robert Nagel,  trumpeter and founding member, NY Brass Quintet:
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FOSTERING BRASS CHAMBER MUSIC
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The score and parts for each of the above works, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music.

For direct access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection @ Oberlin Conservatory
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