Derek Bourgeois
Euphonium Concerto, Op. 120
A sprawling, demanding concerto that pushes the euphonium to the edge of its technical and expressive range.
| Composer | Derek Bourgeois |
|---|---|
| Composed | 1990 |
| Era | 20th century |
| Type | Original |
| Difficulty | virtuoso |
| Available scorings | Piano, Orchestra, Brass Band |
| Duration | ~20 minutes |
| Clef | bass, treble |
| Originally for | Euphonium |
| Technical demands | extreme range, endurance, rapid articulation, large-scale pacing |
| Good for | competition, graduate recital |
| Publisher | Brass Wind Publications (1997) |
Derek Bourgeois’s concerto is one of the repertoire’s genuine endurance tests: harmonically adventurous, structurally ambitious, and unforgiving in its demands on range, agility, and stamina. Players who take it on are making a statement, and it rewards the effort with some of the most dramatic writing the instrument has. It is a recital centrepiece rather than an introduction.
Recordings
- Glenn Van Looy ; Tredegar Town Band; Ian Porthouse — Step Out
Sources
- Lloyd Bone & Eric Paull, Guide to the Euphonium Repertoire (2007)
- https://www.derekbourgeois.com/orchestr.htm
- https://www.brasswindpublications.co.uk/acatalog/ConcertoQ.html
- https://music.apple.com/jp/album/step-out/1486566938