Partitur und Einzelstimmen (4 Trompeten, Horn, 3 Posaunen, 1 Bassposaune, 1 Tuba)

BROM BONES for 10-part brass choir by Howard J. Buss musically depicts the character and exploits of Washington Irvings dashing prankster in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. The musical ensemble consists of 4 Bb trumpets (an optional Eb part is included for trumpet 1), one horn, 3 tenor trombones, one bass trombone, and tuba.

This entertaining composition is cast in five movements, the first two are interconnected:
I. Overture (2:00)
II. The Smoke Out (2.40)
III. The Schoolhouse Caper (2:00)
IV. Ichabods Romance (3:40)
V. Night Encounter (3:10)

Following the energetic and heroic Overture, in The Smoke Out tone clusters represent the buildup of smoke in Ichabods singing school. Chorale-like passages suggest the music of the singers in training. The movement ends in transition, as Brom Bones and his small band of pranksters gallop off to their next adventure. The third movement, The Schoolhouse Caper, combines very aggressive and topsy-turvy passages with humorous, plodding interjections. Ichabods Romance begins as a beautiful unaccompanied ballad which is abruptly disturbed by a cacophony of muted brass, suggesting the whining of Broms mocking dog. Beautiful hymn-like sections serve as the backdrop to heartfelt solo passages, which are again disturbed by Broms annoying dog. The movement ends as it began, with the beautiful solo. The intense final movement, Night Encounter, depicts Ichabods frightening and fateful run-in with the Headless Horseman, suspected by some to be Brom Bones in disguise.

Duration: 14.30 min.