Andrew S. Dalby

Tag: New publication

  • Summer Draws to an End

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    This last few weeks have been an almost complete break from anything to do with writing music, or even making any serious plans for new pieces, but I do think I needed to take some time out having completed a major project. I had hoped for a trip away this summer, however events conspired against…

  • String Quartet in D Major

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    Many years ago I wrote a string quartet and like many of my older works it has been neglected and overlooked. Recently I have been reviewing it along with other completed compositions and it has only required a little editing before being ready for “engraving”. As it is a work for stringed instruments I think…

  • Fresh Magic

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    Like all good crescendos Christmas begins quite a long way before the actual time of the loudest part. As any good musician knows, it is wise not to peak too soon otherwise you are left with nowhere to go. I am a little concerned that Christmas has arrived before I was ready for it. We…

  • Too Many Irons

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    I think this is the most tardy I have been in posting my weekly blog which is very frustrating. All I can say in my defence is that I have been busy with other things both family and business. I have too many irons in the fire sometimes and when something has to give it…

  • That Late for Christmas Feeling

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    I am feeling rather pleased this week as I have added my Suite for Trumpet to the Dark Horse stable of music for solo trumpet. To be honest it would probably work well for a Bb baritone or euphonium too. After a slight mishap in the ordering of the pages in the proof, which was…

  • Old Forms and Modern Vocabulary

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    It is one of those quite exciting periods of time when you hand your work over to others for the finishing touches prior to publication. In some ways the work is done, yet there is that nagging uncertainty about the whole affair whilst you wait to see the proofs. Monday is proof day, and if…

  • One I Forgot About

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    I had the privilege of attending a rehearsal this week in which a piece I’d written a number of years ago for that band was being rehearsed for a programme today, the day of this post. This made me begin to think about the piece in question, and another one I wrote more recently also…

  • My Creative Process

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    I have had a piece outlined for a while and have been doing research to help structure the work in order to have a framework within which to begin composing. A blank piece of manuscript and a pencil is rarely sufficient for successful composition, there needs to be some sort of design brief. I find…

  • A New Beginner’s Brass Course

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    Well, we had a great time in Scotland on holiday, but inclement weather persuaded us to come home a couple of days earlier than planned. This is not as bad as it sounds because it allowed me time to finish proofreading my up and coming Brass Tutor book Core Skills Brass. This has been a…

  • New Release

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    Today, Friday 12th April 2024, I am pleased to announce that Dark Horse Music Publishing has entered the race. No longer under starter’s orders, but taking our first steps out of the starting gate with the publication of Concertino for Trumpet. If you are an advanced trumpet player looking for a contemporary work which is…