Euphonium Concerto
Euphonium Concerto is a concerto written by Joseph Horovitz for euphonium and British-style brass band. It is considered as one of the first euphonium concertos. It was commissioned by the National Brass Band Festival with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain. The concerto is based on the classical form and consists of 3 movements, following the traditional fast–slow–fast structure.
Structure
The movements are as follows:There is quite a number of tempo/mood changes in movements 1–2.
- Moderato — Tempo primo — Allegro vivace — Meno mosso — Pochissimo meno — un poco animando — Pochissimo meno — Stringendo — Molto meno — Molto accelerando.
- Lento — Adagio — Poco più moto — Tranquillo — Lento — Adagio — poco più moto
- Con moto —
Programme notes