Ian Deterling

Concertino from Quest Brass Ensemble

Concertino from Quest, Op. 11b

  • for solo bass trombone with brass band

    • Concertino from Quest is a dark and cinematic work. Inspired by epic film music, this piece travels through mysterious lands and ends in a climactic dance.

      • Score and complete set of parts (including a piano reduction) are all included.

  • ca. 5:30

Score/ Parts PDF Previews

  • Only selected pages of the score and parts are available for preview.

Program Notes

  • Writing music is like creating abstract stories or movies; the various melodies and motifs are individual characters while the accompaniments are different settings where these characters develop and interact with one another. As a very visual person, I tend to form images in my mind whenever I’m creating music. As my compositions develop and unfold over time, my mind connects the various melodies and different sections in a way that (to me) makes sense as a cohesive narrative. This concerto is a dark and magical journey through mystical lands that ends in a virtuosic dance.

  • This arrangement of the third movement from Quest, Op. 11 is in dedication to Darrin C. Milling for his performance at the International Brass and Percussion Conference in Thailand, 2024.

Instrumentation

  • Bass Trombone (Solo)

  • Trumpets in Bb 1-4

  • Horns in F 1-4

  • Trombones 1 and 2

  • Bass Trombone

  • Euphonium

  • Tuba

  • Percussion 1

    • Tam-tam

    • Tambourine (Tambourine shared with Percussion 3)

  • Percussion 2

    • Bass Drum

    • Suspended Cymbal (Suspended Cymbal shared with Percussion 3)

  • Percussion 3

    • Glockenspiel

    • Chimes

    • Crash Cymbals

    • Wind Chimes

    • Tambourine (Tambourine shared with Percussion 3)

    • Snare Drum

    • Suspended Cymbal (Suspended Cymbal shared with Percussion 2)

  • Timpani

  • Piano reduction is included

Score and complete set of parts.