The Adventures of Tanner Vance (and the Living Horn)

General Info

Instrumentation: Brass Ensemble or Brass Septet

Duration: 12 min.

Year Composed: 2011

More like this: Aerial Navigation for Brass Ensemble, Undercurrent for Trombone and Piano

Program Notes

The Adventures of Tanner Vance and the Living Horn is adventure music in a programmatic style. Arrangements of this piece are available for both Brass Ensemble (4 B-flat Trumpets, 1 French Horn, 4 Trombones, and 1 Tuba) and Brass Septet (3 B-flat Trumpets, French Horn, Bass Trombone, and Tuba). Though there is no specific story correlating to the music, the titles of the six attacca movements set up an outline to inspire the listener:

1. Monday Morning
2. We Meet Our Hero
3. Our Hero Meets His Sidekick
4. The Adventure Takes Our Hero Overseas
5. Our Hero Unwillingly Falls in Love
6. The Final Battle

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