Bret Newton
Fairy-Land
The works of Poe have been an ever-giving fount of inspiration for my works. Fairy-Land represents the third work I have completed based...
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Bret Newton
- Jun 27, 2019
- 2 min
Zephyrus Overture
The Zephyrus Overture was written in a complete whirlwind of composition in less than 72 hours. I awoke one morning with the piece fully...
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Bret Newton
- Mar 6, 2019
- 4 min
Symphony 3 "Chisos Dawn"
In February of 2018, I set out to write a "little" symphony. After coming off of the massive project that was Symphony 2 "The Forest of...
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Bret Newton
- Jul 31, 2018
- 5 min
A Taxonomic Revision of the Woodwind Instruments at a Specific and Subspecific Level
A Taxonomic Revision of the Woodwind Instruments at a Specific and Subspecific Level Bret Newton July 2018 Introduction With the...
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Bret Newton
- May 6, 2018
- 1 min
Free Online Band Scores
Every band composer needs to have a good library of band music to study. Here, I'll be linking some of the great band scores that are...
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Bret Newton
- Feb 15, 2018
- 1 min
Commissioning Projects
Interested in new music? Can't afford to commissioning an entire work? From time to time, I will posting on here about opportunities for...
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Bret Newton
- Feb 13, 2018
- 2 min
The Haunted Palace
Full Score - 11x17 - $65.00 Set of Parts - $300 In the summer of 2017, I was hard at work on my book Band Orchestration – Volume 2:...
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Bret Newton
- Feb 4, 2018
- 1 min
Two Songs for E-flat Contrabass Sarrusophone
In 2016, I received a commission from Rufus Acosta for a new work for Contrabass Sarrusophone. This unusual instrument I’ve had a long...
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Bret Newton
- Feb 3, 2018
- 2 min
The City in the Sea
In the summer of 2017, I contacted Paul Cohen the noted saxophone performer, professor, and historian with a question about orchestral...
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Bret Newton
- Feb 3, 2018
- 1 min
Rates and Fees
While it is impossible to be 100% accurate with time involved in projects, the following rates will be considered standard. Lessons via...
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Bret Newton
- Feb 3, 2018
- 2 min
Flower Moon
Flower Moon is my first band work written specifically for a non-professional group. It was composed for Nathaniel Neugent and the Howard...
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Bret Newton
- Dec 13, 2017
- 4 min
Notes on Symphony 2 Instrumentation
I started with the flute family. I wanted as diverse a flute ensemble as I could have without bringing in instruments that ultimately...
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Bret Newton
- Dec 13, 2017
- 8 min
Symphony 2 "The Forest of Dreams"
Full Score (digital) - $100.00 Set of Parts - $750.00 My second symphony is a unique experience. It very well may be the largest symphony...
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Bret Newton
- Dec 9, 2017
- 2 min
Symphony 1
The desire to write a symphony has been in me since I first discovered what a symphony was (or at least what I thought it was). I had...
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Bret Newton
- Dec 9, 2017
- 2 min
Omnia exeunt in mysterium
Between 2008 and 2015, I had not been able to complete a single composition. Sure, I had begun many, but the actual completion of a piece...
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Bret Newton
- Nov 13, 2017
- 1 min
Allegro Ritmico
I've written exactly one piece for the Piano. It's not that I can't write for the Piano, it's that I don't feel, as a non-Pianist, that I...
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Bret Newton
- Nov 13, 2017
- 3 min
Hy-Brasil (wind ensemble)
Hy-Brasil is an Irish legend of a mysterious island in the North Atlantic, surrounded by mist that only appears to sailors once every...
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Bret Newton
- Nov 13, 2017
- 2 min
The Dark Planet
Full Score 11x17 - $50.00 Set of Parts - $250 In early 2017, I had a flurry of composition where I completed four major works for wind...
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Bret Newton
- Nov 10, 2017
- 2 min
Adagio for Winds and Organ
Order Score and Parts 11 x 17 conductor score - $40.00 Set of parts - $250.00 Program Notes Adagio for Winds and Organ was the first...
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