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Trittico [Curnow] 1988


Also/previously known as: Trittico for Brass Band

"Trittico was commissioned by the Swiss Brass Band Association for their national championships in 1988.

A trittico is a tripych or group of three paintings or musical compositions based on a common theme and presented or performed together. The present work is a set of three extended variations on the American shaped-note hymn Consolation.

The work opens in grand style with motives based on intervals of the hymn tune. The opening motif, and smaller fragments of it reappear throughout the piece and serve as an underlying element alongside the theme itself.

The first variation is essentially a scherzo which echoes the minor mood of the theme. The hemiolic opposition of compound and duple time is used to good effect and, again, the main motif is never far away. This is music with energy and forward movement.

The second variation gives the soloists a chance to shine. The mood is tranquil, yet there is always some activity and the musical material pre-echoes the third variation.

The third variation is another scherzo-like section, the main theme accompanied by a rhythmic ostinato. Toward the conclusion there is a short aeleatoric passage – a variation within a variation allowing half the band to make their own variaitions in a cachophony of sound. An energetic coda draws together several elements to round off a work brim full of drive, energy, and self-propelled enthusiasm."

Composer: James Curnow
Type: Test Piece


Date Contest Band Position
16 Nov 2024 Scottish Challenge Shield Newmains & District W
03 Nov 2024 Durham League Contest (Section A) GT Group Peterlee 3
02 Nov 2024 SWBBA Contest (Second Section) Markham and District 1
12 Oct 2024 Rochdale Contest (Championship Section) Whitworth Vale and Healey 8
08 Jun 2024 Kantonal Musikfest Valais/Wallis (First Section) L'Echo d'Orny Orsières 4
08 Jun 2024 Dutch Open (Second Division) Brass Band Düren 5
06 Apr 2024 North American Championships (First Section) San Antonio Brass Band 5
09 Feb 2024 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Sagvåg Musikklag 11
10 Nov 2023 Swedish National Championship (Elite Division) Solna Brass 3
04 Nov 2023 SWBBA Contest (Open Section) Roche Brass 8
2023 Oberwalliser Musikfest (Second Section) Fafleralp Blatten 1
22 Apr 2023 Brass Band League (NI) Spring Festival (Championship Section) Downshire Brass 4
01 Apr 2023 ConsTest: Birmingham Jackfield Band 2
29 Jan 2023 French National Brass Band Championship (First Division) Brass Band Côtes et Cuivres 1
26 Nov 2022 Wessex BBA Contest Andover Town Band 5
20 Nov 2022 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Kibworth 4
12 Nov 2022 Scottish Challenge Shield Bo'ness & Carriden 2
12 Nov 2022 Scottish Challenge Shield Newmilns & Galston 3
12 Nov 2022 Danish National Championship (First Division) Skanderborg Brass Band 3
08 Oct 2022 Fife Charities Band Association Contest Bo'ness & Carriden 3
30 Apr 2022 European Championships (Challenge Section) Brassband Überetsch 2
28 Nov 2021 Scottish Challenge Shield Johnstone Band 4
23 Oct 2021 German Open (B-Section) Woodshockers 2
02 Feb 2020 Durham League Contest (Section A) North Skelton 5
30 Nov 2019 Wessex BBA Contest Otterbourne 9
30 Nov 2019 Wessex BBA Contest Horsham Borough 5
16 Nov 2019 Swedish National Championship (First Division) Lunds Universitets Brass Band 2
03 Nov 2019 Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Second Section) Marple Band 4
23 Jun 2019 Bernisches Kantonal-Musikfest (Second Section) Brass Band Gürbetal 7
24 Feb 2019 French National Brass Band Championship (First Division) Orchestre de Cuivres d'Amiens 2
08 Feb 2019 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Bergen Brass Band 8
18 Nov 2018 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section) Foss Dyke 3
18 Nov 2018 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) AW Parker (Drybrook) 3
17 Nov 2018 Scottish Challenge Shield Clackmannan District Brass 5
04 Nov 2018 Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Section A) Westoe 1
29 Sep 2018 Fife Charities Band Association Contest Clackmannan District 9
09 Sep 2018 Dr Martin Trust Contest City of Bradford 2
25 Aug 2018 NSW State Championships (B Grade) Canberra Brass 4
09 Jun 2018 Kantonal Musikfest Neuchâtel/Neuenburg (First Section) Brass Band L'Avenir Lignières 2
28 Apr 2018 SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (Championship Section) Lewis Merthyr 5
07 Apr 2018 North American Championships (Third Section) Fountain City Academy Band 2
07 Apr 2018 North American Championships (Second Section) Free State Brass Band 8
07 Apr 2018 North American Championships (First Section) Motor City Brass Band 9
01 Apr 2018 Australian Championships (B Grade) Parramatta City (NSW) 10
09 Feb 2018 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Lindås Brass 6
19 Nov 2017 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Kibworth 11
18 Nov 2017 Scottish Challenge Shield Dunaskin Doon Band 4
18 Nov 2017 Scottish Challenge Shield Granite City Brass 8
04 Nov 2017 SWBBA Contest (Open Section) St. Austell 12
30 Sep 2017 Fife Charities Band Association Contest Newmilns & Galston 7
07 May 2017 Buxton Festival (Second Section) Glossop Old 3
07 May 2017 Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section) Bedworth Brass 2
06 May 2017 SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (First Section) Lewis Merthyr 4
22 Apr 2017 New Zealand National Championships (B Grade) Hutt City Brass 2
08 Apr 2017 Brass Band League (NI) Spring Festival (Championship Section) Third Carrickfergus Silver 6
25 Mar 2017 Espresso Contest Brass Band Breitenbach 5
20 Nov 2016 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Carlton Brass 9
19 Nov 2016 Scottish Challenge Shield Shotts St. Patrick's Brass 14
06 Nov 2016 Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Section A) Horbury Victoria 6
06 Nov 2016 Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Section A) Westoe Brass 5
23 Oct 2016 Rochdale Contest (Second Section) Wakefield Metropolitan 5
25 Sep 2016 SCABA Autumn Contest (Championship Section) Fulham 4
18 Jun 2016 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) Musikgesellschaft Oberrüti 6
11 Jun 2016 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (Second Section) Musikgesellschaft Konkordia Aedermannsdorf 9
07 May 2016 SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (First Section) Ebbw Valley 3
07 May 2016 Giron de Musique Broyardes, FR/VD Société de musique l'Avenir Grolley
05 Feb 2016 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Laksevåg Musikkforening 6
05 Feb 2016 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Flesland Musikklag 1
28 Nov 2015 Wessex BBA Contest A W Parker (Drybrook) 13
21 Nov 2015 SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (Second Section) Ebbw Valley 1
21 Nov 2015 SEWBBA (Merthyr Tydfil) Contest (Championship Section) Abergavenny Borough 6
07 Nov 2015 Danish National Championship (Second Division) Svogerslev Brass Band 2
01 Nov 2015 Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Section A) Elland Silver 1
25 Oct 2015 Rochdale Contest - NWABB (First Section) Wakefield Metropolitan 3
03 May 2015 Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section) Elland Silver 2
02 May 2015 European Championships (Challenge Section) R.E.T. Brass Band 3
14 Mar 2015 North American Championships (Second Section) Brass Band of Huntsville 3
06 Feb 2015 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Gjesdal Brass Band 4
06 Feb 2015 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Gjøvik Bybrass 7
06 Feb 2015 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Langhus Brass 11
06 Feb 2015 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Radøy Brass 6
23 Nov 2014 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section) Silk Brass (Macclesfield) 4
23 Nov 2014 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (Second Section) Welwyn Garden City 8
22 Nov 2014 SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest (Championship Section) Llwydcoed Band 3
15 Nov 2014 Blue Lake Brass Band Contest (B Grade) Geelong West Brass 1
07 Jun 2014 Kantonal Musikfest Valais/Wallis (First Section) La Marcelline Grône 2
03 May 2014 European Championships (Challenge Section) Tullis Russell Mills 3
20 Apr 2014 Australian Championships (A Grade) Immortal Brass Eternally 12
07 Feb 2014 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Haukås Musikklag 6
24 Nov 2013 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Blidworth Welfare 14
02 Nov 2013 Danish National Championship (First Division) Nordvestjysk Brass Band 1
05 Oct 2013 West Wales BBA Festival Contest (Championship Section) Abergavenny Borough Band 3
28 Sep 2013 Fife Charities Band Association Contest Tullis Russell Mills Band 7
19 May 2013 Weston-super-Mare (Second Section) Pendennis Brass 3
08 Feb 2013 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Flesland Musikklag 2
02 Dec 2012 Scottish Challenge Shield Granite City Brass 6
18 Nov 2012 Northern Open (Second Section) Hoover Bolton 3
07 Oct 2012 Fleetwood Contest (Second Section) Bolton (Hoover) 3
07 Oct 2012 Fleetwood Contest (Championship Section) Vernon Building Society (Poynton) 4
06 Oct 2012 West Wales BBA Festival Contest (Championship Section) Abergavenny Borough 3
06 Oct 2012 Fife Charities Band Association Contest Newmilns & Galston 5
23 Jun 2012 Norwegian National School Band Championships (Division 1) Smørås Skolemusikk 6
29 Apr 2012 Buxton Festival (Second Section) South Milford Brass 8
29 Apr 2012 Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section) Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) 2
07 Apr 2012 Australian Championships (B Grade) Diamond Valley Brass (Vic) 4
07 Apr 2012 Australian Championships (B Grade) City of Greater Dandenong (Vic) 5
31 Mar 2012 Brass Band League (NI) Spring Festival (Championship Section) Downshire Brass 3
31 Mar 2012 Brass Band League (NI) Spring Festival (Championship Section) Strabane Concert Brass 5
10 Feb 2012 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Rong Brass 12
10 Feb 2012 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Tromsø Brass 8
19 Nov 2011 SEWBBA (Blaenavon) Contest (First Section) City of Cardiff 1
25 Jun 2011 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) BB Frohsinn Grosswangen 19
19 Jun 2011 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (Second Section) MV Brass Band Henggart 11
04 Jun 2011 Bezirksmusikfest - Bezirk III, GR (First Section) Brass Band Cazis 1
07 May 2011 SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (Championship Section) Abergavenny Borough Band 1
30 Apr 2011 European Championships (Challenge Section) Messina Brass Band 4
28 Nov 2010 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Jackfield 1
06 Nov 2010 SWBBA Contest (Open Section) Sherborne Band 1
14 Jun 2010 Queensland State Brass Band Championship (B Grade) Toowoomba Municipal 1 2
22 May 2010 SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (Championship Section) RAF St. Athan 4
16 May 2010 Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) Bedworth Brass 3
01 May 2010 European Championships (Challenge Section) Austrian Brass Band 1
18 Apr 2010 Flemish Open Brass Band Championship (C-Section) Panta Rhei 2
03 Apr 2010 Australian Championships (B Grade) Gunnedah Shire Juniors (NSW) 1
03 Apr 2010 Australian Championships (B Grade) Parramatta City Band (NSW) 3
05 Feb 2010 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Lindas Brass 3
05 Feb 2010 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Frena Musikkorps 14
05 Feb 2010 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Hasle Brass 10
05 Feb 2010 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Haukås Musikklag 4
29 Nov 2009 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) St. Albans City 4
11 Oct 2009 SCABA Autumn Contest (Championship Section) Soham Comrades 4
10 Oct 2009 West Wales BBA Festival Contest (Championship Section) Pontardulais Town (Burns Pet Nutrition) 6
17 May 2009 Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) 6
29 Mar 2009 Tameside Open Championships (Championship Section) Rainford 2
08 Feb 2009 Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section) Jackfield (Elcock Reisen) 4
08 Feb 2009 Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section) Rainford 10
29 Nov 2008 North Wales Rally (Open Section) Beaumaris 1
23 Nov 2008 West Midlands BBA Contest (First Section) Bedworth Brass 3
01 Nov 2008 Danish National Championship (Second Division) Skanderborg Brass Band 5
06 Sep 2008 NSW State Championships (B Grade) Parramatta City 2
12 Jul 2008 New Zealand National Championships (B Grade) Port of Napier Brass 3
04 May 2008 Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section) Bedworth Brass 4
19 Apr 2008 Deutsche Brass Band Meisterschaft (Höchststufe) Brass Band Oberschwaben-Allgäu 2
23 Mar 2008 Australian Championships (B Grade) Hobart City Brass (Tas) 7
08 Feb 2008 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Brottum Brass 5
25 Nov 2007 West Midlands BBA Contest (First Section) Bedworth Brass 1
18 Nov 2007 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Bedworth Brass 4
07 Jul 2007 New Zealand National Championships (B Grade) Tauranga City Silver Band 9
20 May 2007 Weston-super-Mare (Championship & First Section) Chalford 3
09 Feb 2007 Norwegian National Championships (Division 3) Kopervik Musikkorps 2
26 Nov 2006 West Midlands BBA Contest (First Section) Bedworth Brass 2
26 Nov 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Shotts St. Patrick's Brass 8
19 Nov 2006 Leicestershire BBA (Leicester) Contest (First Section) Bedworth Brass 3
23 Jun 2006 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) Brass Band Harmonie Neuenkirch 12
23 Jun 2006 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) Ensemble de Cuivres la Covatte Coeuve 22
23 Jun 2006 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) Musikgesellschaft Brass Band Eglisau 9
23 Jun 2006 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) Fanfare La Persévérante de Conthey 5
11 Feb 2006 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Sorum Musikklag 2
11 Feb 2006 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Orskog Brass 6
11 Feb 2006 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Stangaland Brass 9
27 Nov 2005 Scottish Challenge Shield Granite City Brass 2
27 Nov 2005 Scottish Challenge Shield Dunaskin Doon 5
27 Nov 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup City of Discovery 8
27 Nov 2005 Manchester District Contest (Second Section) Hebden Bridge Band 2
29 Oct 2005 Fife Charities Band Association Contest Dunaskin Doon 7
02 Oct 2005 SCABA Autumn Contest (Championship Section) Ipswich & Norwich Co-op 7
10 Sep 2005 Flemish Open Brass Band Championship (B-Section) Brass Band Leieland 8
10 Sep 2005 Flemish Open Brass Band Championship (B-Section) Brassband Scaldis 6
01 May 2005 Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section) Vernon Building Society Poynton 3
03 Apr 2005 Tameside Open Championships (Championship Section) Vernon Building Society Poynton 5
27 Mar 2005 Australian Championships (B Grade) Boroondara Brass (Vic) 4
06 Feb 2005 Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Second Section) Blackpool Brass 8
06 Feb 2005 Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section) Vernon Building Society (Poynton) Brass Band 6
28 Nov 2004 Belgian Nationals (First Division) Noordlimburgse Brass Band 2
21 Apr 2003 Australian Championships (B Grade) Bundaberg Municipal (Qld) 8
14 Sep 2002 NSW State Championships (B Grade) Sutherland Shire Brass 1
20 Apr 2002 SEWBBA (Ebbw Vale) Contest (First Section) Abergavenny Borough 3
13 Apr 2002 Brass Band League (NI) Spring Festival (Championship Section) 1st Old Boys 5
23 Jun 2001 Eidgenössisches Musikfest (First Section) Feldmusikgesellschaft Eintracht Schötz 19
11 Feb 2001 Brass At The Guild (Preston) Contest (Championship Section) Eagley 5
03 Dec 2000 Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (First Section) Wakefield Metropolitan 3
26 Nov 2000 GBBA Own Choice (Section B) Chalford Band 2
23 Jul 2000 NSW State Championships (A Grade) Canberra Brass 6
07 May 2000 Yorkshire & Humberside BBA Contest (Championship Section) Harrogate 2
30 Apr 2000 Buxton Festival (Second Section) Harrogate 5
12 Feb 2000 Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) Kleppe Musikklag 7
12 Feb 2000 Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) Trondheim Politis Brassband 5
11 Feb 2000 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Stangaland Brass 5
11 Feb 2000 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Alexander Brass Band 8
11 Feb 2000 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Ørskog Brass 2
06 Feb 2000 NWABBA Contest (Second Section) Eagley 1
30 Jan 2000 Rochdale Contest (Second Section) Harrogate 1
05 Dec 1999 Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Championship Section) Drighlington 4
28 Nov 1999 Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Second Section) Harrogate 1
10 Oct 1999 Tasmanian Band Championships (A Grade Brass) Glenorchy City Concert Brass 1
11 Sep 1999 NSW State Championships (A Grade) Warringah Concert Brass 6
06 Dec 1998 West Midlands BBA Contest (Second Section) Gresley Old Hall 2
06 Dec 1998 West Midlands BBA Contest (First Section) Newstead Welfare 2
19 Sep 1998 NSW State Championships (B Grade) Willoughby City Juniors 4
19 Sep 1998 NSW State Championships (B Grade) Hall Village (A C T) 1
29 Aug 1998 Land o' Burns Barrhead Burgh 12
29 Aug 1998 Land o' Burns Bathgate 7
28 May 1998 Swiss Open Brass Band Berner Oberland 3
03 May 1998 Holme Valley Brass Band Contest (Section A) Yorkshire Co-op 3
13 Apr 1998 Australian Championships (B Grade) Box Hill Band (Vic) 3
05 Apr 1998 SCABA Spring Contest (Championship Section) Alder Valley Brass 4
06 Feb 1998 Norwegian National Championships (Division 2) Kopervik Musikkorps 4
07 Dec 1997 West Midlands BBA Contest (First Section) Langley 3
07 Dec 1997 West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section) Newstead Welfare 4
07 Dec 1997 West Midlands BBA Contest (Championship Section) Enderby 7
30 Nov 1997 Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (Second Section) Cottingham 1
23 Nov 1997 Manchester District Contest (Second Section) Dobcross Silver 1
11 Oct 1997 West Wales BBA Festival Contest (First Section) British Steel Port Talbot
11 Oct 1997 West Wales BBA Festival Contest (First Section) Thomas Coaches Mid Rhondda 2
11 Oct 1997 West Wales BBA Festival Contest (Championship Section) Tongwynlais Temperance
04 May 1997 Buxton Festival (Championship/First Section) Glossop Old 2
02 May 1997 European Championships (Challenge Section) Brass Band Froschl Hall 1
06 Apr 1997 Tameside Open Championships (Championship Section) Glossop Old 1
29 Mar 1997 Australian Championships (A Grade) Greater Bendigo (Vic) 11
08 Feb 1997 Norwegian National Championships (Division 1) Musikkorpset Gjallarhorn 8
01 Dec 1996 Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire & District BBA) Contest (Open Section) Matthews Norfolk Brass 4
08 Jun 1996 Australian Championships - Wind Band (Junior A Grade) Broadmedow School & Community 2
04 May 1996 European Championships Laganvale 10
13 Apr 1996 North American Championships (Open Section) University Brass 2
09 Apr 1996 Australian Championships - Wind Band (A Grade) University of Newcastle Wind Orchestra (NSW) 2
07 Apr 1996 Australian Championships (A Grade) Midland Brick (WA) 8
03 Dec 1995 Hartlepool Brass Band Contest (First Section) Rowntree Brass 3
03 Dec 1995 Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire & District BBA) Contest (Open Section) Welwyn Garden City 2
03 Dec 1995 Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire & District BBA) Contest (Open Section) Matthews Norfolk Brass
04 Jun 1995 NSW State Championships (Junior A Grade) Sutherland Shire Silver 2
13 May 1995 New Zealand National Championships (A Grade) Wanganui City Band 6
29 Jan 1995 Rochdale Contest (Section A) Blackburn and Darwen
15 May 1993 Carnegie Dunfermline Trust Contest (Championship Section) Riverside Brass Band W
01 May 1993 European Championships Gothenburg 11
02 May 1992 European Championships Eikanger Bjorsvik Musikklag 3
05 Apr 1992 SCABA Spring Contest (Championship Section) Staines Brass 1
31 Mar 1991 Australian Championships (A Grade) Elizabeth City (SA) 9
27 May 1990 NSW State Championships (Junior A Grade) Willoughby City Youth 1
13 May 1990 Weston-super-Mare (Championship Section) Aldbourne 1
05 May 1990 European Championships Conservatoire d'Esch 12
15 Apr 1990 Australian Championships (A Grade) Kew Band (Vic) 3
14 Apr 1990 Queensland State Brass Band Championship (A Grade) Capricornia Silver N0.1 4
13 Apr 1990 Australian Championships (Junior A Grade) Willoughby Municipal (NSW) 1
11 Feb 1990 NWABBA Contest (Second Section) Bedford Leigh 1
1990 NBBF Dutch Open (Class A) Soli Deo Gloria 1
10 Sep 1989 NSW State Championships (A Grade) Sutherland Shire Brass 2




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