Francis - Quintet 2007 based on the Hymn, “Eternal Father” German "Spanish Prelude" features lots of

"Spanish Prelude" features lots of syncopations and a battle between major and minor with the major winning out in the end

“They’re not only enjoyable to play

It has been brilliantly transcribed by Ralph Sauer

The soundtrack below is the 1st movement of the work entitled Conflicting Alliances from a studio recording by Mike Hall taken from his new streaming album Hooked On Polyphony

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Francis - Quintet 2007 based on the Hymn, “Eternal Father” German "Spanish Prelude" features lots ofNick Francis is a very talented Canadian composer. His Quintet's three movements are fused into a single macro movement of about 17 minutes in length. The work requires advanced performers with the Trumpet parts being in C. The work opens with a gentle hymn. The music gradually works itself up into a heroic tune. The second movement begins in the barren wasteland left by the disintegration of the first. After a time, paraphrased fragments of the