Last Rose of Summer Bruce Tippette

Last Rose of Summer Bruce TippetteThis setting of the captivating ballad Last Rose of Summer musically captures the nature of the delicate and graceful rose. In addition to the colorful scoring, there are opportunities to feature optional soloists with this moving melody. A quiet and tranquil conclusion aptly portrays the symbolic withering rose at the end of the season. Transcribed from my Concert Band version published by Grand Mesa Music that received the top 100 recognition for

and experience the excitement of ensemble playing in a whole new style

and imitative sections

a set of 12 concertos for various instruments

the energy of this important city is captured musically from the very first measure with an active eighth note figure in the low strings

and Bobrowitz has chosen the opening one

starting with a free transcription of the original tune

My young bass students love when they get to feature their open E strings

from Peer Gynt Suite by Edward Grieg

first published in 1855

or "The Butterfly" in English

Hearing the extremely moving melodies and harmonies of this work can easily put one's mind into a day of walking through a dark green evergreen forest on a cloudy

and serves as a reminder of the amazement we felt as children when first discovering how large the world and so many things in it actually are