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Dido's Lament is the aria "When I Am Laid in Earth" from the opera Dido and Aeneas by Henry Purcell (libretto by Nahum Tate).It is included in many classical music textbooks on account of its exemplary use of the passus duriusculus (a melody or melodic fragment spanning a perfect fourth with all or ...

Originally written for cello and two pianos in 1886, this lushly romantic euphonium solo (which evokes a swan elegantly gliding over water) is played over rippling sixteenths and rolled chords (said to represent the swan’s feet, hidden from view beneath the water, propelling it along).A staple in ...

Whanaungatanga was written in October 2016 for New Zealand euphonium soloist Luke Spence.Luke, like myself, comes from a family that has a history of dedication to the brass banding movement. Since the brass banding community in New Zealand is such a close network of musicians, it has been a huge ho...

Vittorio Monti, an Italian born in Naples, composed ballets, operettas, pantomimes, as well as instrumental, vocal and violin pieces. Today, Monti is best remembered for writing Czardas.Monti studied violin at the conservatory in San Pietro at Majella, and composition with Paolo Serrao. He went to P...

Wai-iti was written for my parents - internationally acclaimed cornet soloist Trevor Bremner, and piano accompanist Betty Bremner.Originally written for Bb Cornet & Piano, Wai-iti is a solo that reflects on my memories with my family at my favourite holidaying spot when I was growing up - Wai-iti Be...