Here are the concert notes for the Curnow:
"Originally written by the composer as a teaching piece for his own euphonium students, RHAPSODY FOR EUPHONIUM is dedicated to the memory of the composer's teacher, Leonard Falcone. Since its first release in 1978, Rhapsody for Euphonium has gone on to become a very important part of the euphonium literature.
The composition begins with an unaccompanied soliloquy by the soloist. This beautiful melody, set in the Dorian mode, establishes the molto espressivo style of the first third of the composition. Six measures later, the ensemble enters, playing undulating rhythmic patterns that help to create intensity. The solo continues with the euphonium presenting musical material, which is imitated and answered by the accompanying ensemble.
The second third of the composition features an exciting scherzo that presents call and response type statements between the soloist and the ensemble. Contrasting dynamics, exciting syncopation and fast paced sixteenth passages also highlight this portion of the solo.
The last section of the solo features the extremely melodious tone of the euphonium in a lovely obbligato passage. This obbligato flows over melodic material from the first third of the piece. Via a rapid accelerando, the solo moves into a brilliant coda, which recapitulates many of the thematic ideas from earlier passages."
Sophomore Music Ed. Major at Valdosta State University
Willson 2900S w/ BB1 EU
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