Práis is an original composition for advanced brass quintets interested in atmospheric and minimalist contemporary repertoire. The piece is available exclusively as a printed edition from WaveFront Music.
Composer: Adam Scott Neal
Instrumentation: Brass Quintet (2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba)
Format: Printed edition — Score and Parts
Length: 21 pages total (including cover and front matter)
Size: 8.5 × 11 in.
Program note
Práis (“praw-ish”) is Gaelic for brass. Originally for low brass, trumpets were added on to the piece, resulting in two brass choirs, low brass and trumpets, that are mostly Independent of each other. Metaphors that come to mind are palimpsests (scrolls that are partially erased with a new layer added on top), geological strata, and television interference.
