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Gibbons: The Nine Fantasias for Cornet, French Horn & Baritone Horn
23591474
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Brass Ensemble, Brass Trio Baritone Horn TC, Baritone T.C., Cornet, French Horn - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1774570
Composed by Orlando Gibbons. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. This edition: pdf, streaming. Chamber, Contest, Early Music, Festival, Historic, Renaissance. 71 pages. Jmsgu3 #1334970. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1774570).Orlando Gibbons’ timeless counterpoint finds a fresh voice in this flexible new brass trio setting. Crafted for advanced players, it brings the elegance of early 17th‑century English consort music into a rich, singing sound world for modern brass.
Work and scoring
This edition presents all nine three‑part fantasias of Orlando Gibbons, originally written for viol consort, arranged for cornet, French horn, and baritone horn. The scoring preserves the original three independent lines, allowing the ensemble to explore true Renaissance-style imitative counterpoint with clear, idiomatic brass voicing.
Musical character
Gibbons’ fantasias are renowned for their seamless imitation, expressive modal harmony, and intricate motivic development, offering players both intellectual interest and lyrical warmth. The music moves gracefully between introspective, vocal-style writing and more extroverted, rhythmically vital passages, making the set suitable for both concert and sacred contexts.
Uses and performance settings
These trios work beautifully for church prelude and offertory use, recital programming, chamber music festivals, and advanced studio or university ensembles seeking historically grounded repertoire in a modern transcription. The collection can be performed as a complete cycle or excerpted as individual movements to fit liturgical needs, contest time limits, or thematic concert sets.
Player appeal
Cornet, horn, and baritone players will appreciate the equal distribution of melodic interest, with each part taking turns in leading roles and inner contrapuntal dialogue. The writing encourages sensitive blend, refined articulation, and expressive phrasing, offering rewarding repertoire for serious brass players who love early music.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
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