ScottOpus Productions is pleased to introduce the following works of Kenneth R. Lindner Jr.:-
Brass Rag and Aria are meant as two separate compositions and not movements of a two movement compostition. They are only included together on this web page as they were written as part of a series of compositions including Three Miniatures for Brass Quartet for the composer's brass quartet that he formed in the early 1980's.
Brass Rag.
A year after Three Miniatures for Brass Quartet was written, in 1981, Brass Rag was written. Brass Rag is again written for a brass quartet that according to the composer was that the composer had created. By the accounts of the composer the quartet enjoyed playing the work and therefore set it as part of their repertoire for concerts and other performances. Brass Rag is based on the Rags of Scott Joplin and performed many times in public performances and enjoyed by the public and performers alike.
A downloaded pdf copy of the score is available from the ScottOpus website. Please follow the links below to start the download. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
Brass Rag
pdf version of the score of "Brass Rag by Kenneth R. Lindner jr.
Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. It should be noted that the computer realizations of Mr. Lindner's works listed on this website were created during the 1990's and therefore do not enjoy the quality of contemporary technology. For this reason they should be considered as approximate indications of what the work sounds like rather than a full performance. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
Mp3 version of "Brass Rag by Kenneth R. Lindner jr.
Aria.
Aria is in complete contrast to the previous composition. It was written again for a Brass Quartet but a different quartet for which Brass Rag and Three Miniatures for Brass Quartet were written. Aria was written in Reno in 1985 and features the piccolo trumpet. It is interesting that the composer for this work chose a lyrical theme for the Piccolo trumpet rather than the more mellismatic writing that is more common for this instrument. Nevertheless the work is successful and, according to the composer enjoyed some significant success in performance. Mr. Lindner indicates that part of his intention in Aria was to experiment with "tonalities and modulations" but this does not in any way compromise the enjoyment of this lyrical compostition.
A downloaded pdf copy of the score is available from the ScottOpus website. Please follow the links below to start the download. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
pdf version of the score of "Aria" by Kenneth R. Lindner jr. Please note that all of Mr. Lindner's works are under copyright and are only available on an individual basis and are not to be used for commercial purposes without prior permission. It should be noted that the computer realizations of Mr. Lindner's works listed on this website were created during the 1990's and therefore do not enjoy the quality of contemporary technology. For this reason they should be considered as approximate indications of what the work sounds like rather than a full performance. If you are interested in performing this work or organizing for a performance of this work, or obtaining multiple copies of this work please email ScottOpus Productions at kerryscott@scottopus.org.
Written, with permission of the composer, by Kerry R. Scott for ScottOpus Production