Chaucer's Tunes (1998), Michael Ball
Contest Test Pieces (14)
| Date | Contest | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 19th Feb 2017 | French National Brass Band Championship (First Division) | Brass Band Côtes et Cuivres |
| 16th Mar 2014 | London and Southern Counties (Second Section) | Fulham |
| 15th Mar 2014 | North of England Area (Second Section) | Lockwood |
| 15th Mar 2014 | Welsh Area (Second Section) | Blaenavon Town |
| 9th Mar 2014 | Midlands Area (Second Section) | Daventry |
| 9th Mar 2014 | North West Area (Second Section) | Mossley |
| 9th Mar 2014 | West of England Area (Second Section) | Forest of Dean Brass |
| 8th Mar 2014 | Scottish Championship (Second Section) | Tullis Russell Mills |
| 2nd Mar 2014 | Yorkshire Area (Second Section) | Elland Silver |
| 23rd Feb 2014 | North East Midlands Contest (Second Section) | Chapeltown Silver Prize |
| 2nd Feb 2014 | Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section) | Eccleston Brass |
| 29th Apr 2011 | Grenland International Brass Festival (Second Division) | Grenland Brass |
| 29th Mar 2008 | IABCB National Band Championships (Section 1 Brass) | Drogheda Brass Band |
| 12th Sep 2004 | National Championship of Great Britain (Second Section Final) | Hathern |
Usage
Own Choice Test Pieces (16)
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| Date | Contest | Band | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20th Nov 2016 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section) | Littleport Brass | 5 |
| 21st Nov 2015 | SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (First Section) | Blaenavon Town | 2 |
| 21st Nov 2015 | SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (Second Section) | Bream Silver | 5 |
| 17th May 2015 | Weston-super-Mare (Second Section) | Blaenavon Town | 1 |
| 16th May 2015 | SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (First Section) | Blaenavon Town | 3 |
| 29th Nov 2014 | Belgian Nationals (Third Division) | Brassband De Grensbewoners Smeermaas vzw | 1 |
| 22nd Nov 2014 | SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest (Second Section) | Crwbin Band | 2 |
| 4th Oct 2014 | West Wales BBA Festival Contest (Second Section) | Crwbin | 4 |
| 12th Apr 2014 | North American Championships (Third Section) | Milwaukee Festival Brass | 2 |
| 6th Apr 2014 | Holme Valley Brass Band Contest (Section A) | Skelmanthorpe Prospect | 4 |
| 23rd Feb 2014 | Oxfordshire & District Brass Band Association Winter Contest (Section A) | Brackley Brass | 1 |
| 23rd Feb 2014 | Oxfordshire & District Brass Band Association Winter Contest (Section A) | Avonbank Evesham | 3 |
| 9th Feb 2014 | Durham League Contest (Section B) | NASUWT Concert Brass | 1 |
| 19th Apr 2009 | IABCB National Band Championships (Section 1 Brass) | Stedfast Band | 4 |
| 11th Feb 2005 | Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) | Stavanger Kommunes Korps | 13 |
| 21st Nov 2004 | Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section) | Hathern | 1 |
Notes
Originally written for wind band, commissioned by BASBWE in 1993. The brass band version, made in 1998, was commissioned by Paul Hindmarsh on behalf of the Brass Band Heritage Trust with the financial support of the North West Arts Trust for the 1999 National Youth Brass Band Championships. Chaucer's Tunes (two sections of which began life as the theme music for a BBC radio series The Road to Canterbury) consists of six interconnected sections. These can equally well be played either as one complete continuous movement or as independent individual pieces. Includes: Intrada; Fantasia: Alma redemptoris mater; Intermezzo: The Wife of Bath; Carol: Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen; Chase: Chauntecleer and the Fox; Finale.
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