Best of Brass: Popular Favourites Performed by the Greatest Brass Bands

~ Release by The Black Dyke Mills Band, The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals, The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1The Floral Dance
instrumental recording of:
The Floral Dance (Brass Band arr. Broadbent)
composer:
Katie Moss (violinist, singer and composer)
instruments arranger:
Derek Broadbent (UK Band Director)
arrangement of:
The Floral Dance
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
2Lara’s Theme
recording of:
Lara’s Theme (original without lyrics)
composer:
Maurice Jarre (composer and conductor)
publisher:
Big 3 Music Ltd. and EMI United Publishers
part of:
Doctor Zhivago
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
3Tijuana Tuba
recording of:
Tijuana Tuba
composer:
Sandy Blair
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
4Zambesi
recording of:
Zambesi (instrumental)
composer:
Nico Carstens (accordionist and composer) and Anton de Waal (composer of Afrikaans songs)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
5African Waltz
instrumental recording of:
Ça tourne rond (African Waltz)
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
translator:
Jacques Datin and Maurice Vidalin
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
6Theme From “shaft”
instrumental recording of:
Theme From Shaft (Shaft, 1971)
lyricist and composer:
Isaac Hayes
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
part of:
The 44th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1971 winner)
part of:
Shaft (1971 film soundtrack)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
7Strawberry Fair
instrumental recording of:
Strawberry Fair
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 173)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
8The Lincolnshire Poacher
instrumental recording of:
The Lincolnshire Poacher (catch-all for arrangements)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 299)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
9Take a Chance on Me
instrumental recording of:
Take a Chance on Me
writer:
Benny Andersson (ABBA) and Björn Ulvaeus
publisher:
Bocu Music Ltd., Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Union Songs Music, Universal Music Publishing Group and Universal/Union Songs Musikförlag AB
part of:
Mamma Mia! (1999 musical)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
10You Needed Me
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
11I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me
instrumental cover recording of:
I’ll Go Where Your Music Takes Me
lyricist and composer:
Biddu (composer, songwriter, producer and musician)
publisher:
Reverb 2 Music Limited, Chappell (in 1976) and Subiddu Music (publisher) (in 1976)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
12Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
instrumental recording of:
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
lyricist and composer:
Richard Leigh (American country music songwriter and singer)
publisher:
EMI Catalogue Partnership Australia Pty Ltd, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
13Copacabana
instrumental recording of:
Copacabana (original 1978 disco/pop song)
lyricist:
Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman
composer:
Barry Manilow
publisher:
Appoggiatura Music, Inc., Camp Songs Music and Universal Music Careers
sub-publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:
Copacabana (1985 TV film soundtrack)
part of:
Foul Play (1978 film soundtrack)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
14Clog Dance
recording of:
Clog Dance (Violinski (recorded 1978))
writer:
John Marcangelo
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
15Y.M.C.A.
instrumental recording of:
Y.M.C.A.
lyricist:
Victor Edward Willis (member of the Village People)
composer:
Jacques Morali
publisher:
Can’t Stop Music (US work publisher, affiliated with BMI), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Harlem West Music Group, Scorpio Music (work publisher of "Scorpio Music") and Zomba Music Publishing Ltd.
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
16Radetsky March
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
17Troika
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
18In the Hall of the Mountain King
instrumental recording of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
librettist:
Henrik Ibsen (in 1867)
part of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
19Sabre Dance
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
20Easter Hymn
The Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band?:??
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1Napoli
recording of:
Napoli
composer:
Herman Bellstedt
Herman Bellstedt4:25
2Grandfather’s Clock
instrumental recording of:
My Grandfather’s Clock
lyricist and composer:
Henry Clay Work (in 1876)
Henry Clay Work5:24
3Crown Imperial - Grand March
recording of:
Crown Imperial (march)
composer:
William Walton (British composer and conductor) (in 1937)
publisher:
Oxford University Press
William Walton6:15
4Tone Poem - Finlandia Op. 26 - Be Still My Soul
recording of:
Finlandia, op. 26 (for orchestra)
premiered in:
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland (on 1900-07-02)
composer:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1899)
revised by:
Jean Sibelius (Finnish composer) (in 1900)
premiered at:
Konsertti (1900-07-02)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1905)
part of:
Works of Jean Sibelius by opus number (number: op. 26)
version of:
Sanomalehdistön päivien musiikki, op. 25/26: VII. Tableau 6. Finland Awakes
Jean Sibelius6:52
5David of the White Rock
[traditional]2:33
6The Merry Wives of Windsor - Overture
recording of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor: Ouvertüre
composer:
Otto Nicolai (composer and conductor)
librettist:
Salomon Hermann Mosenthal
part of:
Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
Otto Nicolai8:16
7Iolanthe Selection
Arthur Sullivan8:09
8Hungarian March
recording of:
La Damnation de Faust, op. 24: Première Partie, scène 3. “Marche hongroise” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer)
arrangement of:
La Damnation de Faust : Première Partie : Scène 3. Marche Hongroise (Orchestre) (Rákóczi March)
Hector Berlioz4:38
9Cornet Carillon
recording of:
Cornet Carillon
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge3:04
10Londonderry Air
recording of:
Londonderry Air
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arrangement of:
Londonderry Air (for Harp, arr. Carlos Salzedo)
[traditional]3:09
11Overture From Handel’s Messiah
George Frideric Handel5:01
12Hallelujah Chorus From Handel’s Messiah
instrumental recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
George Frideric Handel4:05
13Elizabethan Serenade
recording of:
Elizabethan Serenade
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge2:57
14The Padstow Lifeboat
recording of:
The Padstow Lifeboat, op. 94
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1967)
publisher:
Novello & Co. Ltd.
part of:
Works of Malcolm Arnold by opus number (number: op. 94)
Malcolm Arnold4:02
15All in the April Evening
recording of:
All in the April Evening (Brass band arr. Ball)
composer:
Hugh S. Roberton
instruments arranger:
Eric Ball (UK brass band composer and conductor)
publisher:
R. Smith & Co Ltd
arrangement of:
All in the April Evening
Hugh Roberton3:05
16The Lost Chord
recording of:
The Lost Chord (for brass, Langford)
composer:
Arthur Sullivan (Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer)
arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
arrangement of:
The Lost Chord
Arthur Sullivan4:30
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1La Rien de Saba
instrumental recording of:
La Reine de Saba
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
librettist:
Jules Barbier and Michel Carré (librettist)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
2Starlight
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
3Three Grenadiers
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
4Fingal’s Cave
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
5Overture: The Mill on the Cliff
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
6La Belle Americaine
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
7I-Tiddley-I-Tie
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
8Silver Threads Among the Gold
instrumental recording of:
Silver Threads Among the Gold
lyricist:
Eben E. Rexford (in 1873)
composer:
Hart Pease Danks (in 1873)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
9Punchinello
recording of:
Punchinello
composer:
William Rimmer
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
10All Things Bright and Beautiful
instrumental recording of:
All Things Bright And Beautiful
lyricist:
Cecil Frances Alexander
composer:
William Henry Monk
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
11Misericordia (Dawn to the Cross)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
12It Is No Secret
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
13Cwm Rhondda (Guide Me O’ Thou Great Redeemer)
recording of:
Cwm Rhondda (1907 hymn tune, no lyrics)
composer:
John Hughes (Welsh composer of hymns (including "Cwm Rhondda"), 1873–1932) (in 1907)
part of:
Caneuon Ffydd: Tonau (number: 264)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
14Gerontius (Praise to the Holiest)
instrumental recording of:
Praise to the Holiest (hymn to tune Gerontius)
composer:
John Bacchus Dykes (UK hymn writer) (in 1868)
version of:
Praise to the Holiest in the height (Hymn to the tune 'Chorus Angelorum')
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
15Old Hundreth (All People That on Earth Do Dwell)
instrumental recording of:
All People That on Earth Do Dwell (tune: Old Hundredth)
lyricist:
William Kethe
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ralph Vaughan Williams (English composer)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
16Aberystwyth
recording of:
Aberystwyth (hymn tune, no lyrics)
composer:
Joseph Parry
part of:
Caneuon Ffydd: Tonau (number: 297)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
17Nearer My God to Thee
instrumental recording of:
Nearer, My God, to Thee (Bethany)
lyricist:
Sarah Flower Adams (English poet, and notably lyricist of the hymn "Nearer, My God, to Thee") (in 1841)
composer:
Lowell Mason (in 1856)
publisher:
TCF Music Publishing, Inc. (Twentieth Century Fox Music Publishing, Inc.; ASCAP) and Skyhill Music (in 1971)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 28881)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
18Grimethorpe
recording of:
Grimethorpe Aria
composer:
Sir Harrison Birtwistle (composer) (in 1973)
dedicated to:
Grimethorpe Colliery Band and Elgar Howarth (English conductor, composer and trumpeter)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
19Crimond
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
20Abide With Me
instrumental recording of:
Abide With Me (set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
The Grimethorpe Colliery Band?:??
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1Rhapsody in Blue
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (catch-all for unknown versions and arrangements)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 4)
arrangement of:
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
2Rondo from 4th Horn Concerto in E flat
recording of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495: III. Rondo. Allegro vivace
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Concerto for Horn no. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
3American Patrol
recording of:
American Patrol
composer:
F. W. Meacham (in 1885)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
4Bandology
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
5Prelude for an Occasion
recording of:
Prelude for an Occasion
composer:
Edward Gregson (English composer) (in 1968)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
6Florentiner March
recording of:
Florentiner Marsch, op. 214 (Florentiner March)
composed in:
Budapest, Hungary (on 1907-09-15)
composer:
Julius Fučík (Czech composer) (on 1907-09-15)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
7El cumbanchero
instrumental recording of:
El cumbanchero
writer:
Rafael Hernández Marín (Puerto Rican songwriter & multi-instrumentalist)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
8Holiday for Trombones
recording of:
Holiday for Trombones
composer:
David Rose (songwriter, pianist and orchestra leader)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
9Summertime
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
10The Typewriter
recording of:
The Typewriter
composer:
Leroy Anderson (until 1950-10-09)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
11Largo al factotum
instrumental recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
arrangement of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Atto I, N°2. Cavatina “Largo al factotum” (Figaro) (Arie des Figaro)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
12Concorde
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
13Frolic for Trombones
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
14Yesterday
instrumental cover recording of:
Yesterday (original by The Beatles)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Northern Songs, Sony/ATV, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and Maclen Music Ltd. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney) (from 1965 to present)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
15Valdre’s March
recording of:
Valdres-marsj (Valdres March)
composer:
Johannes Hanssen (from 1901 until 1904)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
16If I Were King
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
17Malaguena
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
18Eye Level
recording of:
Eye Level
composer:
Jack Trombey (Dutch composer, alias of Jan Stoeckart)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
19Post Horn Gallop
recording of:
Post Horn Galop
composer:
Hermann Koenig (German 19th century composer)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??
20Macarthur Park
instrumental recording of:
MacArthur Park
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
Canopy Music, Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
The Band of Yorkshire Imperial Metals?:??

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copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Castle Music Ltd. (in 1999)
licensed from:Castle Copyrights Ltd.
ASIN:UK: B00002MSZR [info]