Beaufort

Vivid scoring brass

Harness the magic of air rushing through tubes with Beaufort—an agile, expressive, and majestic brass collection. It's a heroic celebration of brass-driven adventure themes, performed by England's very finest players. Beaufort opens up unique avenues of expression where the start of every single note plays a very special role.

From the power and glory of the classic movie themes to the pomp and circumstance of fanfares and reveilles, Beaufort is a wellspring of celebratory expression.

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Highlights

• Ensembles: 3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones, trombone and tuba.
• Solo trumpet and French horn.
• Multiple note attack options.
• Special maestoso and adventure articulations.
• Agile legato.
• Dedicated articulations for repeat note phrases.
• Consistent articulations across instruments.
• 3 dynamic layers plus advanced dynamics modeling.
• 10 mic positions.
• Recorded at Lyndhurst Hall, AIR Studios.

Adventures in authenticity

Beaufort offers a great legato, but the focus here is on creating a compelling sound for brass fanfares. We recorded notes in a musical context, with the pace and mood of the passage providing the right level of bite vs. tone.

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