Three Pieces
Ludwig Maurer (arr. Robert Nagel)
General Info
Year: 1881 / 1960
Duration: c. 5:40
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Mentor Music Publisher Inc.
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $13.50
Movements
1. Maestoso alla Marcia - 1:50
2. Andante con moto - 1:40
3. Allegro grazioso, un poco agitato - 1:30
Instrumentation
Full Score
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II (or Horn and Trombone)
Trombone (or Tuba)
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This is a charming Romantic period music, which can be performed in the original 2-2-1-0 or in standard brass quintet instrumentation.
- Program Note from publisher
The pieces presented here are taken from a set of twelve, originally scored for two B-flat trumpets, two E-flat horns, and trombone. As the earliest brass chamber works of significance heard in St. Petersburg, their brevity and simple structure recall older ceremonial traditions in brass ensemble performance, as in the Leipzig tower music of Johann Pezel (1639-1694), but the required delicacy and nuance encourage a more intimate setting.
- Program Note by Chris Gekker for the American Brass Quintet concert program, 21 March 2014
Commercial Discography
- Audio CD: Center City Brass Quintet - 2015
State Ratings
- Texas: Brass Quintet Class 1
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Symphony Band (Phillip A. Ostrander, conductor) - 20 November 2020
- Kings County Brass - 2020
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Four Pieces (arr. Stevens)
- Four Songs for Brass (arr. Nagel)
- Scherzo and Lied (ed. Nagel)
- Three Pieces (ed. Nagel) (1881/1960)
Resources
- "12 Kleine Stücke (Maurer, Ludwig Wilhelm)." IMSLP. Web. Accessed 30 November 2020
- Maurer, L.; Nagel, R. (1960). Three Pieces [score]. Mentor Music: Brookfield, Conn.