{"id":4139,"date":"2024-02-12T11:13:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T11:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resonatamusic.com\/?post_type=product&p=4139"},"modified":"2024-02-14T10:02:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T10:02:06","slug":"finzi-prelude-for-brass-septet-pdf-download","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/resonatamusic.com\/?product=finzi-prelude-for-brass-septet-pdf-download","title":{"rendered":"Finzi – Prelude for Brass Septet (PDF Download)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finzi\u2019s 1929\u00a0Prelude in F minor, Op. 25\u00a0<\/i>for string orchestra, originally intended to be the first third of a triptych called\u00a0The Bud, the Blossom and the Berry<\/i>, was salvaged from his unpublished works after his death in 1956. Finzi wrote this in the fertile period after he had moved to London in 1925, surrounded by other young English composers such as Holst and Vaughan Williams. His earlier life had not been altogether happy\u2014his father had died when he was just 7, and he was deeply affected by the death of his teacher, Ernest Farrar, at the Western Front in 1918\u2014and lots of his music reflects this background. The\u00a0Prelude\u00a0<\/i>is no exception: a throbbing tuba introduction ushers in a heavy-hearted melody, starting with the low trombones alone. A lighter texture signals a more hopeful middle section, but before long the trombone theme returns, exhibiting Finzi\u2019s unique rich harmonic language. This time the music builds to an epic climax as the prevailing minor key finally gives way to a bright and exultant major.<\/span><\/p>\n

Matthew Knight<\/p>\n

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