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'Saxtet' - Nigel Wood (soprano sax), Gerard McChrystal (alto sax), Andrew Tweed (tenor sax) and Lionel Ferer (baritone sax), who premiered Andrew Downes' Earth Dances, 5 movements for saxophone quartet in 1991
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Poeme: The God Marduk for Violin & Piano
Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano
Sonata for 8 Horns
Sonata for Four Horns
Suite for Six Horns
Song of the Eagle (flute choir)
Sonata for 8 Flutes or Flute Choir
Fantasia for Alto and Bass Flute Solos with Flue Choir Accompaniment
Mountain Song: Tone Poem for Flute Choir, Harp (or Piano) and String Bass
Symphony No. 5 for Flute Orchestra
Five Dramatic pieces for Eight Wagner Tubas
Suite No.1 for Brass Quintet
Suite No.3 for Brass Quintet
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Fanfare for a Ceremony
Sonata for 8 Pianists Playing 4 Pianos
Earth Dances for Saxophone Quartet
String Quartet No.1
String Quartet No.2
Elegy for 4 violins (originally for Brass Quintet)
Sonata No.2 for Violin and Piano
Sonata for Contrabass Flute and Piano
Sonata for Oboe and Piano
Sonata for Viola and Piano
Also watch:
Dream-land (soprano, violin and piano)
Or listen (on Soundcloud and Musicians' Page) to:
Fantasia for Flutes
Sonata for Four Horns
Five Dramatic Pieces for 8 Wagner Tubas
Suite for Six Horns
Sonata for Two Pianos
Sonata for Eight Flutes or Flute Choir
Brass Ensembles
Read about other chamber works by Andrew Downes:
Instrumental Ensemble
Songs with instrumental accompaniment
Instrumental Solo
POEME: 'THE GOD MARDUK' FOR VIOLIN & PIANO Opus 72 (1999)
Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin; Duncan Honeybourne, Piano, EM Records 2019
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SONATA FOR VIOLIN, HORN AND PIANO
Brahms Trio Prague (Monika Vrabcova, violin; Ondrej Vrabec, horn; Daniel Wiesner, piano)
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SONATA FOR FOUR HORNS
Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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Individual movements:
1. Lento E Molto Legato
2. Freely In The Style Of Plainsong
3. Moderato
SUITE FOR SIX HORNS
Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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Individual movements:
1. Prelude
2. La Chasse
3. Romantische Mitternacht
4. Blazon
5. Postlude
SONATA FOR 8 HORNS
Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4
Movement 5
SONG OF THE EAGLE
Tone poem for Flute Choir, James Madison University Flute Choir (Virginia USA), conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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SONATA FOR 8 FLUTES OR FLUTE CHOIR
James Madison University Flute Choir (Virginia USA), conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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FANTASIA FOR ALTO AND BASS FLUTE SOLOS WITH FLUTE CHOIR ACCOMPANIMENT
James Madison University Flute Choir (Virginia USA), conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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MOUNTAIN SONG Tone Poem for Flute Choir, Harp (or Piano) and String Bass
Columbia Flute Choir, directed by Sharyn Byer
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SYMPHONY NO. 5 FOR FLUTE ORCHESTRA
Birmingham Flute Ensemble, directed by conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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Individual movements:
Movement I: Andante sprituale
Movement II: Allegro Vivace
Movement III: Andante spirituale e sensuale
Movement IV: Allegro leggiero
FIVE DRAMATIC PIECES FOR EIGHT WAGNER TUBAS
Hornists of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Jan Voboril, Stanislav Suchanek, Jindrich Kolar, Petra Cermakova, Ondrej Vrabec, Zdenek Divoky, Petra Duda, Jiri Havlik
Individual movements:
1. Prelude
2. Dawn of Love
3. New Life
4. Meditation
5. Jubilate: O Be Joyful
Other videos:
New Life
SUITE NO.1 FOR BRASS QUINTET
Sennet Brass Ensemble, for #andrewdownes70, August 2020
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SUITE NO.3 FOR BRASS QUINTET
Sennet Brass Ensemble, recorded/engineered/produced by Paul Baker on 25/3/24,
St Peter’s Church, Harborne, Birmingham, B17 OBB with film by Paula Downes.
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SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO
Anna Downes - Violin
Tony Bridgewater - Piano
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Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
FANFARE FOR A CEREMONY
Birmingham School of Music Brass Ensemble conducted by Reg Reid
Video also includes Frank Downes receiving his Honorary Fellowship from Birmingham School of Music.
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SONATA FOR EIGHT PIANISTS PLAYING FOUR PIANOS
Premiere at the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, 2000. Pianists:
Filippo Antonelli, Paola Biondi, Deborah Brunialti, Cecile Deneau,
Mark Lockett, Laure Pinsmail, Malvina Renault, Malcom Wilson. Conductor: Neil Aston
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EARTH DANCES
for Saxophone Quartet
5 movements
Live premiere performance by Saxtet - Nigel Wood (soprano sax), Gerard McChrystal (alto sax), Andrew Tweed (tenor sax) and Lionel Ferer (baritone sax) - on 2lst November 1991 at the Birmingham and Midland Institute.
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STRING QUARTET NO.1
Amabile String Quartet for #andrewdownes70
August 2020
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STRING QUARTET NO.2
Amabile String Quartet for #andrewdownes70
August 2020
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ELEGY
An arrangement by Cynthia and Anna Downes of Elegy from Andrew Downes' Suite for Brass Quintet No.1.
FOLKDANCE
An arrangement by Cynthia and Anna Downes of Elegy from Andrew Downes' Suite for Brass Quintet No.1.
SONATA No.2 FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Opus 117 (2021) 25'
3 movements - More info
This Sonata was specially composed for Andrew Downes' daughter, Anna.
Anna's first performance, with accompanist Tony Bridgewater, took place in St Alphege Church, Solihull, on November 24th 2021. Their second performance took place shortly after in St Andrew's Church, Rugby and can be heard here:
SONATA FOR CONTRABASS FLUTE AND PIANO Opus 99 (2008)
4 movements - More info
Peter Sheridan - Contrabass Flute
Jane Hammond - Piano
Individual movements:
1. Largo E Espressivo
2. Allegretto Con Moto
3. Adagio Con Amore
4. Allegro Brilliante
IDYLL: IN THE GARDENS OF BURDWAN - SONATA FOR OBOE & PIANO Opus 55 (1994) 20'
4 movements - More info
George Caird - Oboe
Malcom Wilson - Piano
Individual movements:
1. Andante
2. Cantabile
3. Allegro Vivace
4. Andante Sostenuto
SONATA FOR VIOLA AND PIANO Opus 68 (1998) 25'
3 Movements - More info
Rupert Marshall-Luck - Viola
Duncan Honeybourne - Piano
Idividual movements:
1. Andante molto e espressivo - Allegro vivace
2. Allegro Moderato
3. Andante Leggiero
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