DANIEL BASFORD - COMPOSER & ARRANGER

Introit (Band version)

2006. Duration 2' approx.

(Grade IV-V)

 

 

 

 

 

Scoring

Piccolo, Flutes 1 & 2

Oboes 1 & 2

E flat Clarinet, Clarinets 1, 2 & 3, Bass Clarinet

2 Bassoons, Contrabassoon

Alto Saxophones 1 & 2, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, (Bass Saxophone ad lib.)

4 Horns

4 Trumpets

3 Trombones (3 = bass)

Euphoniums/Baritones (T.C./B.C.)

Tuba

String Bass - to be used only in the absence of Contrabassoon

 

Timpani (3 drums)

Percussion (3 players): Tam-tam, Suspended Cymbal, Pair Cymbals, Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Tubular Bells

 

Organ (ad lib.)

 

Programme Note

Introit is conceived as a short and celebratory fanfare. The main motif is a fast triplet idea in the brass which is overlapped many times to produce dense diatonic clusters. The harmonies are generally modal, and all of the material stems from the 'hidden' melody created from the overlapping triplet figure in the opening bars.