MUSIC FOR BRASS BAND

Commissioned by Brett Baker.

First performance at the RNCM Manchester,
January 25th 2013 by Brett Baker (trombone),
Black Dyke Band, conductor Robert Childs
and Dale Gerrard (actor/narrator).

Radio City
For Trombone and brass Band

Peter Graham
(with narration – see performance note)

Full Score

Gramercy Music (UK)

PO Box 41 • Cheadle Hulme • Cheshire SK8 5HF
Tel:/Fax: + 44 (0) 161 486 1959
[Link]
email: info@[Link]
 Composer’s Note
As youngsters growing up on the west coast of Scotland, my brother and I fell heir to an
old valved radiogram which provided us with our first experiences of radio broadcasts. On
the short wave signal, and through the static, we could pick up a whole range of
programmes from across the Atlantic. I particularly recall the baseball games, the
American accents of the announcers providing a window to a evocative world far removed
from our small Ayrshire town. These memories form the basis of Radio City.

The work is set in three movements, each introduced by a pastiche radio announcer
narrative written by Philip Coutts. The first, City Noir, is a nod towards Raymond
Chandler's eponymous private eye Philip Marlow and the dark cityscape of 1940s
California.

Movement two, Cafe Rouge, takes its title from the main restaurant in New York's famous
Hotel Pennsylvania. Two of the most famous band leaders of the 1940s, trombonists Glenn
Miller and Tommy Dorsey, broadcast live from the cafe on numerous occasions and the
movement echoes with a collage of imagined sounds from the period.

The finale, Two-Minute Mile, derives from an event dubbed in the USA as "the most
exciting two minutes in sport", namely the Kentucky Derby. The virtuoso soloist figurations
have their roots in Kentucky bluegrass fiddle music, with the galloping bluegrass clog-
dancing rhythms providing the backdrop.

Peter Graham, Cheshire, January 2013

About the Composer

Born in Scotland, Peter Graham read music at Edinburgh and London
Universities (Goldsmiths’ College) and following spells in publishing in
New York and London he is currently Professor of Composition at the
University of Salford in Greater Manchester, England.

His music for brass and wind is performed across the globe, from
China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and Singapore in the Far East, across
North and South America and in every major European country.
Awards include the American Bandmasters Association/Ostwald Award
for Original Composition for Symphonic Winds and the Iles Medal of
the Worshipful Company of Musicians

Performance note
Radio City can be performed without narration but the impact of the work will be
enhanced by the text. This can be delivered by the soloist (with American accent!),
pre-recorded or ideally presented by an experienced actor with props. The background
sound file can be downloaded from: [Link]/[Link]

Radio City – Peter Graham (duration c. 10 minutes)

Full recording available on Electra (DOYCD111)
(version with piano accompaniment also available)

Gramercy Music (UK)

PO Box 41 • Cheadle Hulme • Cheshire SK8 5HF
Tel:/Fax: + 44 (0) 161 486 1959
[Link]
email: info@[Link]
Narration by Philip Coutts
Play background sound file (optional) Radio City
Narrator Cue 1:
The heat had been splitting the sidewalk all day long.
Now, after sundown, there was still no end to it.
I slid a finger under my sweat-soaked collar and took For Trombone and Brass Band
another slug of bourbon. I was going to need it.
Outside the bar was a world of misery
broken homes and faded dreams; i - City noir PETER GRAHAM

         
petty criminals and big-time racketeers...

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Lento e rubato q = c.56
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Trombone Soloist Bb               

   
mp 3 3 mf 3 3

Soprano Cornet in Eb     
      
    
One harmon mute

Solo Cornet Bb
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    

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
Repiano Cornet Bb    
p

  
2nd Cornet Bb     
p
  
3rd Cornet Bb      
  
p
      
Flugelhorn Bb     


p p mf

      
      

Solo Horn Eb


p p mf
        
    

1st Horn Eb


p p mf
     
 
    
2nd Horn Eb


   
p p mf
   
1st Baritone Bb 
p

  
 
2nd Baritone Bb    

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p
 
1st/2nd Trombone Bb     

   
Bass Trombone
    
   
Euphonium Bb     
p

  
  
Bass Eb  

 
p
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Bass Bb     

 
p
   
 
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Vibraphone  
  
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mp

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Drum Kit     
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 Cue 2:
Somewhere, a juke box was playing. Sirens wailed with sad regularity.
It was the music of the city and I was getting tired of its tune.
2 I was sick of this town and all its sordid secrets... and yet there was no escaping it.
I grabbed my hat from the bar, drained my glass and stepped out into the night.
There was work to be done...

Allegro (swing tempo) h = c.82

  repeat until narration ends

             
5 A
     
      
Trombone Soloist Bb
  

  
mp mp

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

 

Solo Cornet Bb      

Repiano Cornet Bb 
 
      

2nd Cornet Bb  

      

  
3rd Cornet Bb        

   
Flugelhorn Bb      

Solo Horn Eb 

      

 

1st Horn Eb      

  
2nd Horn Eb      

    
1st Baritone Bb      

  

2nd Baritone Bb
     

 
      
1st/2nd Trombone Bb 

   
Bass Trombone
     

  
      
Euphonium Bb 
  

Bass Eb       

  
Bass Bb      


    

        
  
Vibraphone

              
mp
 Ride cymbal
    
Drum Kit  
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 

        
             
10

       
 
3 3
Trombone Soloist Bb
  

3 3 f

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

Solo Cornet Bb      

Repiano Cornet Bb      

2nd Cornet Bb      

3rd Cornet Bb      


Flugelhorn Bb      

Solo Horn Eb      

1st Horn Eb      

2nd Horn Eb      


1st Baritone Bb      

2nd Baritone Bb      


1st/2nd Trombone Bb      


Bass Trombone
     


Euphonium Bb      

Bass Eb      


Bass Bb     


3 3 3
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                   
3
   
Vibraphone       
f
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Drum Kit 
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B
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              

 
Trombone Soloist Bb
           

mf

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

Solo Cornet Bb      

Repiano Cornet Bb      

2nd Cornet Bb      

3rd Cornet Bb      


Flugelhorn Bb      

    
Solo Horn Eb 
p

1st Horn Eb      
p

2nd Horn Eb         


p

1st Baritone Bb      

2nd Baritone Bb      


1st/2nd Trombone Bb      


Bass Trombone
     


Euphonium Bb      

Bass Eb      


 
         
 
Bass Bb
p

Vibraphone      

               

Drum Kit 
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 Cue 3:
....and with that familiar sound ringing in our ears, we welcome you to another night of the best in big band music.
20 This is the National Broadcasting Company, coming to you from the smart, spacious setting of the Cafe Rouge,
Hotel Pennsylvania.
We have a full house here tonight in downtown Manhattan, the beating heart of New York City...
On this evening's programme, we invite you, once again, to listen to the music of America's number one bandleader,
one of our finest composers and arrangers, the dance sensation of the nation.
The lights may be going out all over Europe but we aim to keep the home fires burning with music to warm the heart.
So stay tuned, wherever you are, as we welcome the boys in the band and Mr Glenn Miller...

   
 
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            
Begin narration and repeat and fade until narration ends

Trombone Soloist Bb      

  
mp

Soprano Cornet in Eb     

Solo Cornet Bb       

Repiano Cornet Bb       

2nd Cornet Bb       

 

3rd Cornet Bb    

  
Flugelhorn Bb     

     
 
Solo Horn Eb     
p

     
    


1st Horn Eb
p

 
     
2nd Horn Eb     

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p

1st Baritone Bb       

 
2nd Baritone Bb     


    
      
1st/2nd Trombone Bb 
p

     


  
Bass Trombone   

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p

 
    
Euphonium Bb      
p 
       
 
Bass Eb

p 
 
Bass Bb 
       
p 
   
Vibraphone
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Drum Kit   
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Ii - Cafe Rouge

 Lento q = c.60
A
     
               
3 
 
Trombone Soloist Bb
 
 
mf 3
3

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

Solo Cornet Bb

     
 
  
Harmon mute
       
  
Repiano Cornet Bb  

 
 
mp

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Harmon mute
2nd Cornet Bb        
 
mp

  
 
Harmon mute
3rd Cornet Bb      

 
mp

Flugelhorn Bb      

       
Solo Horn Eb  


mp

1st Horn Eb

       
mp

2nd Horn Eb         
 
mp

1st Baritone Bb        
mp

 
2nd Baritone Bb     

      
1st/2nd Trombone Bb 


 
Bass Trombone     

      
Euphonium Bb 


      
   
               
1.
Bass Eb

      
mp

  
1.

         
Bass Bb
mp


    
Vibraphone
   
mp
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L.V.
Drum Kit      
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        
6 3


          
    
Trombone Soloist Bb


3
3

Soprano Cornet in Eb     

Solo Cornet Bb     

Repiano Cornet Bb     

2nd Cornet Bb     

3rd Cornet Bb     


Flugelhorn Bb     

 
 
Solo Horn Eb
      

      
1st Horn Eb 

 
2nd Horn Eb      


1st Baritone Bb       


2nd Baritone Bb    


1st/2nd Trombone Bb     



Bass Trombone    

       
One
       
Euphonium Bb

mp

  

2.
Bass Eb
    

   
  
2.
     
Bass Bb
    

Vibraphone           
 3

Drum Kit     
  (ossia)
23
B
   
10
    3               
  

Trombone Soloist Bb     

3 3
3 3

Soprano Cornet in Eb     

Solo Cornet Bb     

 
         

Repiano Cornet Bb  

2nd Cornet Bb       

3rd Cornet Bb       
    
Flugelhorn Bb 

   
3

Solo Horn Eb    


3

1st Horn Eb       

 
3

2nd Horn Eb      


1st Baritone Bb       

2nd Baritone Bb     

    
1st/2nd Trombone Bb 


Bass Trombone
    

   
Euphonium Bb   

     
1.
      
Bass Eb    

      
1.

    
   
Bass Bb

   

Vibraphone    
 
           
Brushes
Drum Kit  
mp
 Cue 4: Welcome to Louisville on this fine sunny afternoon. If it's the first Saturday in May in can only mean one thing...it's Kentucky Derby time.
30 All eyes are on Churchill Downs as the runners and riders make their way round this famous old track. The horses primed for the off;
everyone a thoroughbred but only one a winner. Yes, folks, it's the most exciting two minutes in sports.
The crowd is at fever-pitch from Millionaire's row to the packed infield, it's mint juleps all round as the party gets into full swing.
Who will win this year's the Run for the Roses? We’ll know soon enough as the horses take their places in the starting gate.
On the stand side, Vanity Fair is taking his time about it; Sea View circles once more just to be sure.
Now they're all in... The starter's happy... they open up... and they're away...

** See note to conductor below iII - two-minute mile

A
      
Allegro h = c.168

 
Trombone Soloist Bb     

                            

f

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

                          

f mp


     
Solo Cornet Bb 
f mp


        
Repiano Cornet Bb 
f mp


        
2nd Cornet Bb 
f mp

 
3rd Cornet Bb         

 
f mp

Flugelhorn Bb                               

f     
 
mp
                        
Solo Horn Eb            
f mp
 
1st Horn Eb         
f mp


  

 

2nd Horn Eb   
 
f mp

1st Baritone Bb      
mp

2nd Baritone Bb       

  
mp

      
1st/2nd Trombone Bb 
f mp
 
Bass Trombone  



  



 
     
f

mp

                                

    

1.
Euphonium Bb   
f 2. mp


           
Bass Eb
       
f mp

 
Bass Bb               
    
f mp

               

Wood Block
Drum Kit 
f mp
**(band commence immediately following narration - OR -Wood Block may
commence the written pattern midway through the narration if preferred)
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                        

           
6

Trombone Soloist Bb      

     
Soprano Cornet in Eb 

Solo Cornet Bb      

Repiano Cornet Bb      

2nd Cornet Bb      

3rd Cornet Bb      

     
Flugelhorn Bb 

Solo Horn Eb      

1st Horn Eb      


2nd Horn Eb     

     
1st Baritone Bb 

2nd Baritone Bb      


1st/2nd Trombone Bb      


Bass Trombone
     


Euphonium Bb      

Bass Eb      

 
Bass Bb               
   
               
Drum Kit 
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B
                               
11

Trombone Soloist Bb       


mp

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

Solo Cornet Bb      

Repiano Cornet Bb      

2nd Cornet Bb      

3rd Cornet Bb      

     
Flugelhorn Bb 

Solo Horn Eb      

1st Horn Eb      


2nd Horn Eb     

       
1st Baritone Bb 

 
2nd Trom.
2nd Baritone Bb       



mf mp

         
mf
1st/2nd Trombone Bb


Bass Trombone
    

    


mf

    
Euphonium Bb   

    

   

Bass Eb


 
Bass Bb              
   
              
Drum Kit 
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          
                         
16

Trombone Soloist Bb        

     
Soprano Cornet in Eb 

Two

Solo Cornet Bb        

mf

Repiano Cornet Bb        

mf

2nd Cornet Bb      

3rd Cornet Bb      

     
Flugelhorn Bb 

Solo Horn Eb      

1st Horn Eb      


2nd Horn Eb     

       
1st Baritone Bb 

2nd Baritone Bb        

 
1st/2nd Trombone Bb        


  
Bass Trombone
     

  
Euphonium Bb      

Bass Eb      

 
Bass Bb               
   
               
Drum Kit 
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
21
C
          
    

gliss.
Trombone Soloist Bb   

      
Soprano Cornet in Eb 

       
Solo Cornet Bb 

Repiano Cornet Bb         

2nd Cornet Bb       

3rd Cornet Bb       

      

Flugelhorn Bb      
mp

Solo Horn Eb       

1st Horn Eb       

2nd Horn Eb       


1st Baritone Bb       


2nd Baritone Bb      

        
1st/2nd Trombone Bb 

  
Bass Trombone
      

  1.      
Euphonium Bb     
mp

Bass Eb                         

 
Bass Bb       

                 

Drum Kit 
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
101  (ossia)
                        
M
    
Trombone Soloist Bb     

     
Soprano Cornet in Eb 

Solo Cornet Bb      

Repiano Cornet Bb      

2nd Cornet Bb      

3rd Cornet Bb      

     
Flugelhorn Bb 

 
      
Solo Horn Eb 

1st Horn Eb       




    
2nd Horn Eb    

      
     
1st Baritone Bb

p

         

   
2nd Baritone Bb
 

p

1st/2nd Trombone Bb      


Bass Trombone
     
p

Both

           
Euphonium Bb        
p

        
p
Bass Eb

 
 
  
  
      
  
Bass Bb
p
               
Drum Kit 
p
 49


Play only as alternate
106
 
to cornet "horse whinny"


Trombone Soloist Bb       


mf cresc.

Soprano Cornet in Eb      

  (a la sleigh
One "horse whinny"

All
  
ride)
                 gliss.
Solo Cornet Bb 
p f
  
Repiano Cornet Bb                   
p f


             

2nd Cornet Bb
p f

3rd Cornet Bb          

    
p
 
f

     
 
  
  
Flugelhorn Bb 
p f

      
 
Solo Horn Eb      

 
p f


           
f
1st Horn Eb
p

2nd Horn Eb          
f
 

 
p

    
 
  
1st Baritone Bb   
f

2nd Baritone Bb      

 

 
f
   
    
1st/2nd Trombone Bb
p

f

  
Bass Trombone
      


f

     

 
Euphonium Bb


Bass Eb         
f  

    
 
 
Bass Bb

f
              
Drum Kit 
f
50
N accel.

al fine

 
(lip trill optional)
 
111


     
Trombone Soloist Bb
f



               
Soprano Cornet in Eb    
f pp subito cresc.

 
        
All
         
Solo Cornet Bb
 
pp subito cresc.
   
          
Repiano Cornet Bb
 
pp subito cresc.

    
       
 pp subito  
2nd Cornet Bb

cresc.

   
 
   
  
3rd Cornet Bb


pp subito cresc.
  
          
pp subito  
Flugelhorn Bb

cresc.

     
Solo Horn Eb      
 
pp subito cresc.
     
1st Horn Eb       
 
pp subito cresc.
  

         
  
2nd Horn Eb


pp subito cresc.
         
           
1st Baritone Bb
 
pp subito cresc.
        
    
      
2nd Baritone Bb
  

pp subito cresc.

       
1st/2nd Trombone Bb     
pp subito cresc.

       
Bass Trombone
      


pp subito cresc.

   
      
  pp subito cresc. 
Euphonium Bb

    
 
Bass Eb
   cresc.
pp subito

Bass Bb    
pp subito 
cresc.
                       
Drum Kit 
pp subito cresc.
 
51

  
 
115  (ossia)  
   
Trombone Soloist Bb   
ff

               

  
Soprano Cornet in Eb      
ff

             
        
Solo Cornet Bb      
ff

 
 
     
      
Repiano Cornet Bb

ff


    
         


2nd Cornet Bb
ff


 
         
  
3rd Cornet Bb


ff

          
    

Flugelhorn Bb
ff

  
                
Solo Horn Eb  


ff
 
                
1st Horn Eb  
ff
 
 
           
2nd Horn Eb
 
ff

                
     
1st Baritone Bb    
ff

                  
        
  
2nd Baritone Bb
 
 
ff
 
     
1st/2nd Trombone Bb      
  
ff

  
    
      

Bass Trombone


 
   
ff
  
            

Euphonium Bb

ff

                  
  
Bass Eb

ff
   
 

Bass Bb          

 
ff
  (choke)
Cym.
               
Drum Kit 
ff