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Brass Band

Written by Administrator

ome of the music in this section was originally written for a British style brass band in Medan (the provincial capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia). These compositions therefore reflect both the strengths and weaknesses of the young players in that particular band as well as the peculiarities of the brass band style in general.

Please note that in brass band music a sharp distinction is made between the euphonium and the baritone part, something that is rare in concert or wind band music. Since it is an essential part of the harmony, the baritone part is more important than the euphonium part. The latter being little more than a decoration.

By taking advantage of the scoring scheme given below, you can play Salute to Medan and O Tano Batak with just four players! Alternatively, enjoy the richer harmonic colour provided by the entire section.

Voice	Instrument
Soprano	First cornet/trumpet
Alto	Second cornet/trumpet, Alto horn1, French horn1
Tenor	Alto horn 2, French horn 2, Baritone (TC and BC)
Bass	Bass Eb, Bass Bb, Tuba
Decoration and harmonic colour	Euphonium (TC and BC), trombones (O Tano Batak only), percussion

Substitutions

You can also get your whole wind band to play along by using the following substitutions:

Woodwind Instrument	Play this part
Flute and Oboe	Part provided
Bassoon	Bass Trombone part (O Tano Batak only)
Bb Clarinets 1 & 2	Trumpet/cornet 1 & 2
Eb Clarinet	Alto Horn 1
Bass Clarinet	Bb Bass (TC)
Alto Saxophone	Alto Horn 1 & 2
Tenor Saxophone	Baritone (TC) or Euphonium (TC)
Baritone Saxophone	Eb Bass (TC)