The Sound of Brass

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ 12" Vinyl 1: Overtures in Brass
▶ 12" Vinyl 2: Solos in Brass
▼ 12" Vinyl 3: Brass is Fun
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E1The Two Gendarmes
choir vocals:
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Police Band
conductor:
Major W Williams (conductor)
recording of:
Geneviève de Brabant: Deuxième acte: Gendarmes Duet (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jacques Offenbach
arrangement of:
Geneviève de Brabant: Deuxième acte: Gendarmes Duet
Jacques Offenbach2:37
E2Pedro the Fisherman from "The Lisbon Story"
choir vocals:
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Police Band
conductor:
Major W Williams (conductor)
arranger:
John A Derbyshire (Arranger)
recording of:
The Lisbon Story: 7. Pedro the Fisherman
lyricist:
Harold Purcell
composer:
Harry Parr Davies
Harry Parr-Davies3:30
E3The Skye Boat Song
choir vocals:
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Police Band
conductor:
Major W Williams (conductor)
recording of:
Skye Boat Song (catch-all for all instrumental arrangements)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Exile Productions (BMI) (not for Label Release)
arrangement of:
Skye Boat Song
[traditional]3:14
E4Stouthearted Men from "The New Moon"
choir vocals:
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Police Band
conductor:
Major W Williams (conductor)
arranger:
Walter Scotson (Arranger)
recording of:
The New Moon: Act I. Stout-Hearted Men (Robert, Phillipe, Men) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Sigmund Romberg
arrangement of:
The New Moon: Act I. Stout‐Hearted Men (Robert, Phillipe, Men)
Sigmund Romberg2:06
E5Cuban Holiday
choir vocals:
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Police Band
conductor:
Major W Williams (conductor)
recording of:
Cuban Holiday
composer:
Donald Phillips
Donald Phillips3:04
E6Wine, Women and Song
choir vocals:
The Metropolitan Police Male Voice Choir
orchestra:
The Metropolitan Police Band
conductor:
Major W Williams (conductor)
arranger:
W J Cotton (Arranger)
recording of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son)
arrangement of:
Wein, Weib und Gesang, op. 333
Johann Strauss3:52
F1Rhythmic Skaters
orchestra:
Foden’s Band
conductor:
Rex Mortimer
Émile Waldteufel3:30
F2The Whistling Bobby
orchestra:
Wingates Temperance Band
conductor:
Dennis Smith (trombonist)
arranger:
Edrich Siebert
recording of:
The Whistling Bobby
composer:
Hans Peter Deutsch (German-Danish composer)
Hans Peter Deutsch2:41
F3Comedians Galop
orchestra:
Hammond Sauce Works Band (brass band)
conductor:
Geoffrey Whitham (conductor)
arranger:
Denis Wright (English composer and conductor of brass band music)
recording of:
The Comedians, op. 26: II. Galop. Presto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Дмитрий Кабалевский (Soviet composer/teacher)
arrangement of:
The Comedians, op. 26: II. Galop. Presto
Dimitri Kabalevsky1:31
F4Cha-cha for Band
orchestra:
Desford Colliery Band (British brass band)
conductor:
Ernest Woodhouse (conductor)
recording of:
Cha-cha for Band
composer:
Glenn Osser
Glenn Osser3:02
F5Pixie's Parade
orchestra:
Foden’s Band
conductor:
Rex Mortimer
recording of:
Pixie's Parade
composer:
A Savile (composer)
A Savile3:42
F6Strike up the Band
orchestra:
Desford Colliery Band (British brass band)
conductor:
Ernest Woodhouse (conductor)
recording of:
Strike Up the Band! (unknown orchestration of the song)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
orchestration of:
Strike Up the Band (1927 Gershwin song)
George Gershwin1:26
F7Top o' the Morning
orchestra:
Wingates Temperance Band
conductor:
Dennis Smith (trombonist)
recording of:
Top o' the Morning
composer:
Bram Wiggins
Bram Wiggins4:43
▶ 12" Vinyl 4: Reet Champion
▶ 12" Vinyl 5: Brass on Sunday
▶ 12" Vinyl 6: Beass Showpieces