{"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\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","url":"https:\/\/americanbrasspress.com\/products\/symphony-for-octet","provider":"American Brass Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}