Desford Colliery Band: Trittico | James Curnow
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- Trittico by James Curnow - Desford Colliery Caterpillar Band (reigning 3x National Champion of Great Britain) conducted by James Watson - at the Salvation Army Toronto Temple in 1990.
"Trittico was commissioned by the Swiss Brass Band Association for their national championships in 1988.
A trittico is a tripych or group of three paintings or musical compositions based on a common theme and presented or performed together. The present work is a set of three extended variations on the American shaped-note hymn Consolation.
The work opens in grand style with motives based on intervals of the hymn tune. The opening motif, and smaller fragments of it reappear throughout the piece and serve as an underlying element alongside the theme itself.
The first variation is essentially a scherzo which echoes the minor mood of the theme. The hemiolic opposition of compound and duple time is used to good effect and, again, the main motif is never far away. This is music with energy and forward movement.
The second variation gives the soloists a chance to shine. The mood is tranquil, yet there is always some activity and the musical material pre-echoes the third variation.
The third variation is another scherzo-like section, the main theme accompanied by a rhythmic ostinato. Toward the conclusion there is a short aeleatoric passage - a variation within a variation allowing half the band to make their own variaitions in a cachophony of sound. An energetic coda draws together several elements to round off a work brim full of drive, energy, and self-propelled enthusiasm." 
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A virtuoso performance by the entire band! Wow.
I’m jumping to my feet to give them a standing ovation!
#SEMPER FIDELIS #QUA PATET ORBIS #JE MAINTAN DRAI ! ♫♪ great ♫♪♫♪♫♪☺ BRAVISSIMO @/bisbis 🎶🎵🎼 great music! a well tuned ensemble that sounds like an organ ! Fabulous banding! Compliments! #SEMPER FI #QPO #JMD
Good news! Check out Desford Live In Toronto. Horn57 posted it, the entire concert. WOW!!!
This is the time when brass banding was in its prime.
I’ve cherished this recording for decades. It also features a wonderful version of The Champions. Like many bands of the era, it’s my understanding that these superstars didn’t stay together for long. True?
I believe they all were students of James Watson’s at the colleges in London and really took the banding scene by storm! Lots of energy!!
@@philipfisher4712 some certainly were. Ian Porthouse was principal cornet and Ken Ferguson on bass had been around for awhile, but it was a fairly young band overall. Some went on to very solid pro careers.
Me too. The band was outstanding, and the quality of the playing was one of the best there ever was. No-one sounded like Desford.
@@phil467 Who was sop....Steven Stuart or Ian Dickman?
@@TheSproutarian I’m told it’s Ian Dickman
BravoVarious: do you have the rest of the concert? Would be great to see it here. One of the great all time brass band concerts.
Like MAVenables91 saiud, just imagine if this was high quality visuals and was for sale on DVD, it would be one of the best DVD's ever.
Can you imagine if this video actually had this audio quality.
What do you mean, that’s definitely HD isn’t it?
@@phil467 LOL