{"title":"Nathanael Kumar","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll of our works composed by Nathanael Kumar!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"norwegian-serenade","title":"Norwegian Serenade","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: all ABP products are available as \u003cstrong\u003edigital downloads\u003c\/strong\u003e only. We’ll send you a link immediately after each purchase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VRAZwAZ7hUk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eClick to hear a performance of this work!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis wistful solo recalls the beauty of the Norwegian landscape. Its secondary theme is a setting of “Alle Fugler,” a folk song about the start of spring, when the birds come back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is dedicated to my family, in memory of our wonderful expat years in Stavanger.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e— Nathanael Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Brass Press","offers":[{"title":"Piano Reduction","offer_id":47552251822329,"sku":"ABP001b","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orchestral Score and Parts","offer_id":47552248217849,"sku":"ABP001a","price":89.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/6851\/8905\/files\/001a-1.jpg?v=1774249408"},{"product_id":"nocturne","title":"Nocturne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: all ABP products are available as \u003cstrong\u003edigital downloads\u003c\/strong\u003e only. We’ll send you a link immediately after each purchase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WxwyQYqTANA?si=Oa6FWy5rVPPxKBnf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eClick to hear a performance of this work!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBroadly put, a “Nocturne” is any piece that evokes the night. In this euphonium solo, what begins as a restful slumber soon gives way to eclectic dreams, wistful songs, and stories vividly imagined. In eight hours of sleep, we might experience every feeling the world has to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e— Nathanael Kumar\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Brass Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432393031929,"sku":"ABP003","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/6851\/8905\/files\/003-1.jpg?v=1771525434"},{"product_id":"symphony-for-octet","title":"Symphony for Octet “Portraits”","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNote: all ABP products are available as \u003cstrong\u003edigital downloads\u003c\/strong\u003e only. We’ll send you a link immediately after each purchase.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/IL15ZPpYRJ4?si=3ErxBM5koC238oAy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title='Link to a YouTube video of \"Symphony for Octet\", which is about 16 minutes long.'\u003eClick to hear a performance of this work!\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis symphony just so happens to be written for tuba-euphonium octet. Each of the four movements is a “portrait” of a different composer or style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSymphony for Octet\u003c\/em\u003e opens with an ominous, hushed melody in the lowest tubas, which recurs in a loose set of variations. The second movement is a tuba quartet inspired by Barber’s \u003cem\u003eAdagio for Strings\u003c\/em\u003e and orchestrated for solo bass tuba and three accompanying voices. The scherzo is a euphonium quartet rooted in rhythmic vocal improvisation; its pitch material is derived serially from the twelve- tone row stated in the first two measures. The final movement pays stylistic homage to two legendary composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams, who wrote the first tuba concerto, and J. S. Bach, whose chorales have touched every corner of Western music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis symphony was written for Justin Benavidez and the tuba-euphonium studio at the Eastman School of Music, with gratitude for their infinite guidance and support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e— Nathanael Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Brass Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47519185502457,"sku":"ABP005","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/6851\/8905\/files\/005-1.jpg?v=1773597669"},{"product_id":"brass-quintet-constellations","title":"Brass Quintet “Constellations”","description":"\u003cp\u003eA constellation is a set of objects. In this work, there are four: four distinct instruments, four homages to twentieth-century composers, four musical forms, and four subjects. They are Musca, the fly; Ursa Major and Minor, the bears; Centaurus, the centaur, and Orion, the hunter. Together, these units make up a single symphony for brass quintet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work was commissioned by QuinTed — Ted Ekstrand, Norah Krantz, Aaron Fulton, Jonas Ruelas, and Addie Canning — with support from the Institute for Music Leadership at the Eastman School of Music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e— Nathanael Kumar\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American Brass Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48263054065913,"sku":"ABP007","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/6851\/8905\/files\/007-1.jpg?v=1775611146"}],"url":"https:\/\/americanbrasspress.com\/collections\/nathanael-kumar.oembed","provider":"American Brass Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}