Description
Diamond Hands is a work for trombone, tuba and brass ensemble (originally for symphony orchestra). The piece was commissioned by and dedicated to Miroslav Petkov (principal trumpet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), Martin Schippers (tenor and bass trombone of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) and the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia. The trombone and tuba version, dedicated to the members of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich Marco Rodrigues (tenor and bass trombone), Christian Sauerlacher (principal tuba) and David Bruchez-Lalli (principal trombone), was premiered at the Numskull Brass Festival Caudete 2024.
The digital purchase of this score includes not only the signed, digitally password-protected parts, but also a wide range of Play-Along audio tracks (with and without metronome) so you can practise with the brass ensemble accompaniment.
Year of composition
2021 (arranged for trombone and tuba in 2024).
Movements
Single movement.
Approximate duration
4’30”
Instrumentation
The orchestration of Diamond Hands for trombone, tuba and brass ensemble:
– Version with 2 percussionists:
- Soloists:
- Solo trombone (Solo I)
- Solo tuba (Solo II)
- Trumpet section:
- Trumpet in Bb I
- Trumpet in Bb II
- Trumpet in Bb III
- Trumpet in Bb IV
- Horn section:
- Horn I
- Horn II
- Trombone and tuba section:
- Trombone I
- Trombone II
- Bass trombone
- Tuba
- Percussion (2 percussionists):
- Timpani
- Percussion (including suspended cymbal, glockenspiel and other percussion instruments)
– Version with four percussionists:
- Timpani
- Percussion I
- Bass drum
- Chimes
- Percussion II
- Suspended cymbal
- Percussion III
- Triangle
- Glockenspiel
- Tubular bells
Further information about Diamond Hands
This composition is inspired by blockchain technology and by the emerging space race, whose ultimate goal is to turn human beings into an interplanetary species. The work was premiered by Miroslav Petkov (principal trumpet of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), Martin Schippers (tenor and bass trombone of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) and the Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia at the closing concert of the Numskull Brass Festival Caudete 2021.
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