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is a sometimes-mournful yet beautiful worký which has become a classic of the genre
and shows Jacob's characteristic and unerring touch for colour and instrumental
texture in writing for solo instrument and band. Michael Mamminga worked closely
with Gordon Jacob during composition, suggesting various features, which were
incorporated into the score. Written as one continuous movement, Fantasia requires
great control and skill from. the performers.
Concertofor Band was written for the US Navy Band and was first performed
in 1968 in-, Washington DC, USA, by the US Navy Band conducted by Lieutenant
Colonel Sir Vivian Dunn Director of Music of the Royal Marines. This major
composition shows the craft and musicianship that is truly Gordon Jacob's hallmark.
The three movements, Allegro, Adagio and Allegro con brio are very much in the
style of an English Folk song. The Allegro has great energy and vitality, in which a
jaunty theme is followed by a calmer tune played on the clarinet. The musical content
is developed with other melodic ideas as the movement reaches its climax.
The Adagio begins with a complete contrast, the opening theme being
introduced by muted trumpets with responses on muted trombones. Other
instrumental colours are added as this beautiful main theme is reiterated and explored,
becoming almost agitated as it reaches its climax before returning to serene
tranquillity, which eventually brings the movement to a close.
The Allegro con brio is as energetic and vigorous as the Allegro. The various
themes are imitated in both forward and contrary motion from various tone colours
within the band. These imitations can hardly be separated from the theme itself and
may be considered as constituting the theme as a whole. After a slower phase on the
brass, the musical activity becomes intense when the main theme is treated as a
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