Johannes Brahms – Ballade, Op. 118 (Saxophone Choir + Contrabassoon)

A romantic period ballade usually implies a poetic narrative and often composed without a specific form.

Completed in 1893, Brahms has set this Ballade in ABA form and is a part of his later piano works displaying a forceful opening contrasted with a light middle section. It finishes quietly and, as some have posited, introspectively.

This arrangement by Richard Byrnes is for 3 Soprano Saxes, 2 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, 2 Baritone Saxes and Contrabassoon.

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