Winner of the 1976 Louisville Brass Quintet Composition Contest
George Heussenstamm's
ENSEMBLES for Brass Quintet
GEORGE HEUSSENSTAMM - COMPOSER - AUTHOR - TEACHER
George Heussenstamm (b. 1926) received all of his musical training in the Southern California area. Winner of numerous national and international composition competitions, he is a member of ASCAP, an honorary member of the international music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota, and a former member of the American Society of University Composers (now called SCI) and the International Society for Contemporary Music. He was a member of the National Association of Composers, USA, for which he served as vice president for many years. In 1976 and 1981 he was the recipient of fellowship grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. From 1971 to 1984 he was manager of the Coleman Chamber Music Association, the oldest chamber music series in the country. Read More
Ensembles for Brass Quintet
by
George Heussenstamm
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran , trumpet;
Arthur LaBar, horn; Martin Hughes, trombone;
Robert Posten, bass trombone
18 May 1979 performance
Hercules Hall of the Munich Residence
Recorded by Bavarian Radio
Duration: 14'26"
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by
George Heussenstamm
Annapolis Brass Quintet
Robert Suggs, trumpet; David Cran , trumpet;
Arthur LaBar, horn; Martin Hughes, trombone;
Robert Posten, bass trombone
18 May 1979 performance
Hercules Hall of the Munich Residence
Recorded by Bavarian Radio
Duration: 14'26"
To listen to this performance
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(There may be a 10 to 20 second delay before sound begins)
About his Ensembles for Brass Quintet George Heussenstamm writes
Ensembles for Brass Quintet is in a single continuous movement that is divided into 30 sections. Naming it Ensembles reflects my concept of drawing sub-groups from the full quintet. Every tutti section is separated by two sections of various sub-groups, i.e. solos, duets, trios, and quartets, and in its final measures, the horn actually leaves the group and is heard playing its last passage at a distance (off stage) from the other players.
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The score and parts for George Heussenstamm's Ensembles for Brass Quintet, along with the entire ABQ music library, are available for research and performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Library.
For direct access to the Annapolis Brass Quintet Special Collection at Oberlin
TAP HERE
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