Allegro and Fugue

This two-movement work for brass quintet features the driving Allegro and complex Fugue.

The Allegro features some strong rhythmic playing broke up by a section that is reminiscent of a canon with lines and voicings that draw a lot of influence from George Gershwin.

The subject of the Fugue is a twelve-tone row of Eb, G, Db, F, B, Bb, D, Ab, F#, A, E, C. Despite a modern concept of the twelve-tone system, most of the traditional rules of the art of the fugue are followed creating a unique juxtaposition of an old form with a new sound that is fitting for the brass quintet repertoire.