Edward Gregson
Edward Gregson (born July 23, 1945 in Sunderland , England ) is an English composer .
Life
At the age of 8 he got his first piano lessons. He came into contact with the brass bands of the Salvation Army and joined the Tottenham Citadel Band . He began his first attempts at composing for piano at the age of 11. In 1963 he began his studies at the Royal Academy of Music . There Frederick Durant provided him with the tools he needed to compose and convinced him to take up further studies in piano and composition with Alan Bush . Already at the academy he won several composition prizes, most recently with the Quintet for Brass , which he composed for the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble . He also got in contact with Geoffrey Brand , who encouraged him to write various pieces for brass bands. The range of brass band compositions began in 1966 with a concertante for piano and brass band.The first actual work was Suite - Voices of Youth in 1967.
He is a Senior Lecturer in Music at Goldsmiths College , London .
Works
Works for orchestra
- 1968 Music for Chamber Orchestra
- 1978 Tuba Concerto
- 1978 Flourish for orchestra
- 1979 Trombone Concerto
- 1983/2001 Contrasts - a concerto for orchestra
- 1983 Trumpet Concerto
- 1992 blazon
- 1994 Clarinet Concerto
- 1996 stepping out
- 1997 Three Matisse Impressions
- 1998 ... and the seven trumpets ... for choir, organ and orchestra
- 2000 Violin Concerto
Works for wind orchestra
- 1977 New Horizons for wind orchestra (also brass band)
- 1979 Metamorphoses for wind orchestra and piano
- 1984 Tuba Concerto for wind orchestra
- 1985 Prelude for an Occasion for wind orchestra
- 1985 Festivo for wind orchestra
- 1989 Missa Brevis Pacem for choir and wind orchestra
- 1991 Celebration for wind orchestra
- 1991 The Sword and the Crown for wind orchestra
- Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long!
- And she will sing the song that pleaseth you
- Sound all the lofty instruments of war!
- 1995 piano concerto; Homages for wind orchestra
- Toccata
- Passacaglia
- Rondo burlesque
- 1996 The Kings go Forth for wind orchestra
- 1999 Partita for wind orchestra
Works for brass band
- 1964 Dalaro for brass band
- 1970 Concerto for French Horn and Band for horn and brass band
- 1970 The Pacemakers for brass band
- 1970 Prelude for an Occasion for brass band
- 1971 essay for brass band
- 1971 Partita for brass band
- 1972 Prelude and Capriccio for brass band
- 1972 Symphonic Rhapsody for Euphonium and (Brass-) Band
- 1973 Concerto grosso for solo cornet, horn, trombone, euphonium and brass band
- 1973 Fanfare for brass band
- 1973 The Plantagenets for brass band
- 1974 Patterns for brass band
- 1976 Tuba Concerto for tuba and brass band (later also for wind orchestra and symphony orchestra)
- 1976 Variations on Laudate Dominum for brass band
- 1976 Connotations for brass band
- 1982 Greetings Prelude for brass band
- 1984 Dances and Arias for brass band
- 1986 Occasion for Brass Band
- 1990 Of Men and Mountains for brass band
- 1993 Postcard to Grimethorpe for brass band
- 1995 Processional for brass band
- 2000 The Trumpet of the Angels for brass band
- 2000 An Age of Kings for brass band
Stage works
- 1988 Music for The Plantagenets Trilogy for wind instruments, percussion and keyboards
Choral music
- 1970 The Lord is good for them Motet for mixed choir Text: John Donne
- 1980 Five Songs of Innocence and Experience for high voices and piano
- 1988 Make a Joyful Noise
Chamber music
- 1965 Oboe Sonata for oboe and piano
- 1965 Introduction and Allegro for tuba and piano
- 1968 instrumental for trombone and piano
- 1973 Fanfare for Europe for brass ensemble
- 1974 Three Dance Episodes for 3 trumpets, horn, 2 trombones, euphonium and tuba
- 1978 A Festival Fanfare for brass ensemble
- 1981 Flourish for an Occasion for brass ensemble
- 1983 Equal Dances for brass ensemble
- 1984 Sonata for four trombones for brass ensemble
- 1990 Fanfare for the North for brass ensemble
- 1991 Flourish for the Theater for brass ensemble
- 1997 Susie's Fanfare for brass ensemble
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Gregson, Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sunderland , UK |