Spiritual and Gospel Shout
composed for Brass Band by Don Bateman
starts with a gentle introduction by the tenor horns after which the flugel hom soloist is encouraged to perform in an expressive manner. In the form of a popular song, the second '8' is a variation, the B theme (or middle 8) at C is more heavily scored, thereby increasing its textural intensity, and in the last 8 bars the simple version of the A theme returns. Bar 36 starts a short bridge (metronome markings carefully calibrated) leading into the cut common section (the Gospel Shout of the title) at D. This involves midregister cornets on the melody with a lively lower brass accompaniment and some embellishments by the soprano and repiano cornets in octaves. The repeat leads to a rallentando and a return to the slow theme and a tutti end. The slow section convinces at crotchet = 66.
Don Bateman - 2019