Nicholas Hare
Variations on ‘Goe from My Window’
A small-scale introduction to variation form, asking an early player to change articulation and character while keeping one tune recognisable.
| Composer | Nicholas Hare |
|---|---|
| Era | 20th century |
| Type | Original |
| Difficulty | beginner |
| Available scorings | Piano |
| Duration | ~2 minutes |
| Clef | bass, treble |
| Piano part | Easy |
| Technical demands | theme-and-variations style, articulation contrast, character changes |
| Good for | first solo, first recital, developing player |
| Publisher | Boosey & Hawkes |
Nicholas Hare’s variations on the old tune “Goe from My Window” introduce a form that will recur throughout brass solo literature. The technical demands remain early-grade, but the musical demand changes from section to section: the player must alter articulation, weight, and character without losing the identity of the theme.
ABRSM lists the work at Grade 2 for baritone and euphonium, using the edition in The Magic Trombone. It makes a strong first recital piece because it sounds like a journey rather than an exercise, and because a listener can hear the player making deliberate choices between variations.