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Composer

Nationality

Calvert, Morley  (1928 - 1991)

Canada

Work

Publisher

Suite from the Monteregian Hills

© 1962 Berandol Music, Ltd.

Commission

Premier

Composed in 1961 on a commission from the Montreal Brass Quintet

Montreal Brass Quintet

Instrumentation

2 trumpets in B flat, horn, trombone, tuba

Special techniques

trumpets require straight mutes

Duration

Movements

4 movements - c. 9' 00"

le Marche (c. 2' 00")

Chanson Mélancolique (c. 3' 00")

Valse ridicule (c. 2' 30")

Dances villageoise (c. 1' 30")

Discography

year
album
ensemble
label and catalog #
2023
USAF Heartland of America Brass Quintet
ACC Records / ACC 994
1981
Quintette de Cuivre Jean Baptiste Arban
REM / 10893
1975
Midland Brass Ensemble
VIP Records / VIP 4080
1972
Eastern Brass Quintet
Concord Recordings CR 1001
1974
Vancouver Brass Quintet
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. SM 252
1976
United States Army Band Brass Quintet
United States Army Band USAB LP S19754
1977
The Brass Guild
Grenadilla Records S 551
1977
German Brass Quintet
Audite Records FSM 53 175
1984
Mount Royal Brass Quintet
McGill University Records 80012
1991
Chicago Brass Quintet
Delos Records DE 1022
1993
Dana Brass Quintet
Dana Recording Project DRP 6
1996
Center City Brass Quintet
Collins Classic 14892
2011
United States Coast Guard Brass Quintet
Altissimo Records
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