Only in Sleep is a nostalgic vision of childhood re-experienced through dreams. Eriks Esenvalds has created a work of subtlety, yet powerful and expressive. The music has an incandescent freshness and the Flugel Horn soloist heard at the opening returns at the close, lost in reverie, whilst florid arabesques float over one last pair of chordal oscillations, winding down to nothing. This brilliant arrangement for brass band has become every bit as popular as the original choral setting.
- Brings contemporary choral repertoire by a leading international composer to the band world
- Arrangement of Eriks Esenvalds' highly successful choral piece 'Only in Sleep'
- Arranged by brass and brass band specialist Phillip Littlemore
- Part of EP Brass Band Series
- Meditative, beautiful piece, highly attractive for audiences, and proven success as a choral work
- Suitable for intermediate band at 2nd Section and above
Orchestration:
1 Eb Soprano Cornet, 4 Bb Solo Cornet, 1 Bb Repiano Cornet, 2 2nd Bb Cornet, 2 3rd Bb Cornet, 1 Bb Flugel Horn, 1 Solo Eb Horn, 1 1st Eb Horn, 1 2nd Eb Horn, 1 1st Bb Baritone, 1 2nd Bb Baritone, 1 1st Bb Trombone, 1 2nd Bb Trombone, 1 Bass Trombone, 2 Bb Euphoniums, 2 Eb Basses, 2 B Basses, Timpani, 1 Percussion (suspended cymbal)
