Description
Portas is a composition for bass trombone and orchestra composed in honor of Daniel Portas, the director of the Santiago Band, trombonist, and pedagogue. The bass trombone version is dedicated to Martin Schippers, bass and tenor trombonist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and it was premiered during the tenth edition of the Numskull Brass Festival Caudete, conducted by Ricardo Mollá alongside the Symphony Orchestra of the Region of Murcia, with Martin himself as the soloist.
Year of Composition
2024.
Movements
Single movement.
Approximate Duration
4’30”.
Instrumentation
The orchestration of the piece “Portas” includes the following instruments:
– Solo bass trombone.
– Woodwinds:
– Flute I and II
– Oboe I
– English Horn
– Clarinet in Bb I and II
– Bassoon I and II
– Brass:
– Horn I, II, III, IV
– Trumpet in Bb I and II
– Percussion:
– Timpani
– Percussion I (includes tubular bells, vibraphone, glockenspiel, wind chimes, suspended cymbal)
– Strings:
– Violin I and II
– Viola
– Cello
– Double Bass
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