Name: Open Book by Instrumentality
Duration: 2 min 53 s
Description: This is my first venture into composing for brass. Here we have a trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba, all sampled using Symphony Essentials Brass Solos from Native Instruments. This piece is essentially a song arranged for brass but I intend to go on and experiment with pieces for a traditional British brass band and also one in more of a classical style.

The sole purpose of this piece is to demonstrate the concept of a chord progression.

Progressing Nicely

This is my first venture into composing for brass. Here we have a trumpet, French horn, trombone and tuba, all sampled using Symphony Essentials Brass Solos from Native Instruments. This piece is essentially a song arranged for brass but I intend to go on and experiment with pieces for a traditional British brass band and also one in more of a classical style.

Open Book

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