Four Sketches for Brass Quintet

Plog, Anthony (b. 1947)

Recordings

Plog ~ Four Sketches

General Info

Year composed: 1989 (revised in 1991)
Approximate duration: c. 12:00
Publisher: Editions BIM
Cost: CHF 48.00 – Score and Parts (print)

Difficulty:

Movements
  1. Allegro – 1:40
  2. Allegro vivace – 2:30
  3. Andante – 4:40
  4. Allegro – 3:20
Instrumentation
  • Full score
  • Trumpet 1 in C (alternate part for B flat trumpet provided)
  • Trumpet 2 in C (alternate part for B flat trumpet provided)
  • Horn
  • Trombone (bass clef throughout)
  • Tuba
Errata

None discovered thus far.

ComMission

Commissioned by Mel Jernigan and the St. Louis Brass Quintet

Premiere

St. Louis Brass Quintet

Program Notes

Four Sketches for brass quintet (version 1989) was commissioned by Mel Jernigan and the St. Louis Brass Quintet (USA) and has undergone almost a complete metamorphosis since its premiere in St. Louis in 1988. With the exception of the lyrical third movement, the piece is fairly rhythmic, taking advantage of the capabilities of each instrument for a wide timbral and sound spectrum or expressive dissonances.

– program note by the composer

Other Works for Brass by Anthony Plog

  • Abstractions (2003) for brass ensemble
  • Animal Ditties IV (1988/2001) for brass quintet
  • Animal Ditties VII (1987) for brass ensemble
  • Antiphonies (2013)
  • Concertino (1999) for Solo Trumpet, Solo Trombone, & Brass Ensemble
  • Concerto No. 1 for Solo Trumpet, Brass Ensemble, & Percussion
  • Concerto 2010 (2010)
  • Four Sierra Scenes for brass quintet
  • Four Sketches for Brass Quintet (1989/1991)
  • Mini Suite for brass quintet
  • Mini Variations on “Amazing Grace” (1987/1993)
  • Mosaics (1997) for brass quintet
  • Music for Brass Octet
  • Polychromes (2017)
  • Scherzo (1994) for brass ensemble
  • Summit Fanfare (2004) for brass ensemble
  • Veloce (2009) for brass band
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