THE BIG TOP, A Circus Suite for Brass Quintet

SKU: CY.CC2447

THE BIG TOP , is a 12 minute work in 8 movements for Brass Quintet inspired by the excitement, thrill and expectation of the circus. Although Mr. Frith has never attended a circus personally, the magic of them was conveyed to him through television shows and films he watched as a boy. In 2009 he added to the first movement, Circus Clowns, which was composed years before and arranged the entire suite for Brass Quintet. The 8 movements are titled as follows: 1. CIRCUS CLOWNS 2. THE TRICK CYCLIST 3. PEEP-SHOW PRINCESS 4. ELEPHANTS ON PARADE 5. BARE-BACK RIDER 6. TRAPEZE ARTIST 7. THE TUMBLERS 8. GRAND FINALE.