Raum - IDIOM for solo French Horn Brass Quintet and Organ The Dance

The Dance

Parts include Trumpets in C and B-flat

for Brass Quartet (2 Trumpets in B-flat

Malcolm Arnold - Fantasy

1 Euphonium

Raum - IDIOM for solo French Horn Brass Quintet and Organ The DanceIDIOM was written at the request of Philip Myers who was a friend and colleague of the composer when they both performed with the Atlantic Symphony Orchestra in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The name, IDIOM comes from the style of writing which reflects the typical use of the French horn in Romantic composition. There are the hunting calls, the hand stopped stings, the long melodic lines, and the waltz all taken from the customary uses of the instrument and