Euphonium Concerto

Euphonium Concerto is a concerto written by Joseph Horovitz for euphonium and British-style brass band (or, alternatively, wind orchestra or chamber orchestra). It is considered as one of the first euphonium concertos. It was commissioned by the National Brass Band Festival with funds from the Arts Council of Great Britain. The concerto is based on the classical form and consists of 3 movements, following the traditional fast–slow–fast structure.

Structure

The movements are as follows:

1. Moderato
2. Lento
3. Con moto

There is quite a number of tempo/mood changes in movements 1–2.

1. Moderato (♩=86) — Tempo primo — Allegro vivace — Meno mosso — Pochissimo meno — un poco animando — Pochissimo meno — Stringendo — Molto meno (tempo primo) — Molto accelerando.
2. Lento (♩=58) — Adagio — Poco più moto — Tranquillo — Lento — Adagio — poco più moto
3. Con moto (♩=100–108) — (♩=130)

Programme notes

The 1972 edition includes the following programme notes.

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