Strata

David Sampson (b. 1951)

Recordings

• Dectet – The Music of David Sampson (American Brass Quintet)

General Info

Year composed: 1999
Approximate duration: 16:00
Publisher: Editions BIM
Cost: CHF 41.00 – Score and Parts

Editions BIM – Strata

Difficulty:

Movements

Instrumentation

• Full score
• Trumpet 1 in B flat (doubles on Flugelhorn)
• Trumpet 2 in B flat (doubles on Flugelhorn)
• Horn
• Trombone (bass clef throughout)
• Bass Trombone or Tuba

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Commission

Commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts and the American Brass Quintet. Dedicated to the American Brass Quintet in celebration of their 30^th year in residence at the Aspen Music Festival.

Premiere

American Brass Quintet

Program Notes

Other Works for Brass Ensemble by David Sampson

• Chants and Flourishes (2009) for double brass quintet
• Chesapeake (2010) for brass quintet
• Crosscurrents (2009) for brass ensemble
• Distant Voices (1990) for brass quintet
• Echoes and Other Ghosts (1986)
• Edge (2008) for brass ensemble
• Entrance / Exit (2003) for brass quintet
• A Family Portrait (2008) for brass quintet
• Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral (1978) for double brass quintet
• Hommage JFK (1995) for brass ensemble
• Morning Music (1986) for brass quintet
• Points (1983; revised in 1987) for brass ensemble
• Reflections On a Dance (1988) for brass ensemble
• Westfield Fanfare (1993) for brass ensemble
• Strata (1999) for brass quintet
• Smoky Mountain Fanfare (2010) for brass quintet
• Still (2013) for brass quintet