Well known pieces are the excerpts from the Danserye T. Susato, the Trumpet Voluntaries J. Clarke (Walk the Prince of Denmark) and J. Stanley, the Prelude of the Te Deum of Marc-Antoine Charpentier (theme Eurovision), the IX Contrapunctus of The Art of Fugue by JS Bach or The Trumpet Tune and Ayre and Music for the funeral of Queen Mary H. Purcell.
They are all bright and radiant pieces, except obviously the funeral music of H. Purcell, who is deeply elegiac.
Canzona per Sonare a 4 - Spiritata of Giovanni Gabrieli conspicuous by his virtuosity and game echoes.
The first three movements of the Suite of Samuel Scheidt are more intimate melodies, but its composition ends with a splendid evocation of a Battaglia.
'Ceremonial Brass Music of Johann Pezel is distinguished by its solemn tunes and rhythmic changes (Bal, Gigue).
William Byrd (not an anonymous composer as described in CD back) alternates in its' Elizabethan Suite more intimate parts (The Irish Ho-Hoane, A Toye) with brighter parts / virtuosos (Musicadin, The Irish Dumpe) and more solemn (Alman).
Five Dances dAnthony Holborne by their great melodies with Decho games in The Choise and a dance rhythm in The Faery Rounde.
The Music for His Majestys Cornetts Sagbutts and Matthew Locke deploys six different melodic tones: elegiac, rhythmic, melodic pure, solemn, intimate and lively.
The texts of the hymns of Music for the funeral of Queen Mary 'can be found on the Internet: [...]. They are beautifully sung by the choir.
This exquisite CD with the virtuoso playing of the London Gabrieli Brass Ensemble should not miss in the library of all classical music lovers.
