4 French Renaissance Dances - Praetorius (1612) Brass Band

4 FRENCH RENAISSANCE DANCES - Terpsichore (1612)

Micheal Praetorius (1571-1621) was a German composer who over a long period of time collected and arranged 312 short dances written by various French renaissance dance-masters. Terpsichore from 1612 is originally arranged for 4-6 voices and were played by the various instruments available at the time.

This arrangement for brass band is divided into 4 antiphonal choirs and the full effect of the
arrangement dependents on the choruses being deployed apart. If the stage is small the choirs can be placed in a half circle behind the normal band setup.

To obtain a great balance Choir IV can be reinforced with a piccolo trumpet (Cornet 5). If no piccolo trumpet the part should be played as written on a Bb Cornet.

The suggested band setup as shown below gives the best effect if Choir I & III (from position 2) play without music. 4 French Renaissance Dances was used as the opening piece in Stavanger Brass Band´s winning program for the Siddis Brass 1995.

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