Pentium, Peter Graham. Brass Band

PENTIUM
Peter Graham
Score and Set

Pentium was commissioned by the West Lothian Schools Wind Band and premiered by the group at the 1999 BASBWE Conference held in Manchester, England.
The work is an extended and developed version of the composer's earlier Praeludium and this recently transcribed brass version returns the piece to its brass band origins.
Described by conductor Brian Duguid as 'a short ride on a PC', Pentium displays some common traits with the minimalist techniques of John Adams.
A five-note figure, first heard in the cornets and horns after the opening swirl and flourish, provides the essential building block for the rondo-like movement.
Pentium takes its name from the silicon glen where computer chips are manufactured, near the West Lothian Schools Wind Band base.