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Eric Ball (31 Oct 1903 - 1989)

Male Person - United Kingdom UK brass band composer and conductor

Recordings by (2)

  1. Introduction to High Peak (Spoken by Eric Ball at Star Lake) 1:57 (01 Sep 2003)
  2. Introduction to Journey into Freedom (Spoken by Eric Ball) 2:42 (01 Sep 2003)

On Recordings (8)

Arranged

  1. Engima Variations: Nimrod 4:06 Black Dyke Band (16 Jul 2007)
  2. Finale from Checkmate 3:53 Foden’s Richardson Band, Michael Fowles (02 Aug 2008)
  3. Nimrod 5:04 Black Dyke Band (2009)
  4. Londonderry Air 2:10 Mark Ponzo, JeongSoo Kim (11 Nov 2014)
  5. Suite Gothique 12:32 Black Dyke Band, Roy Newsome, George Thompson ()

Conducted

  1. Tournament for Brass ?:?? City of Coventry Band, Brighouse and Rastrick Band, G.U.S. (Footwear) Band, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, James Shepherd Versatile Brass, Eric Ball (1973)

Vocals

  1. Introduction to High Peak (Spoken by Eric Ball at Star Lake) 1:57 Eric Ball (01 Sep 2003) spoken vocals
  2. Introduction to Journey into Freedom (Spoken by Eric Ball) 2:42 Eric Ball (01 Sep 2003) spoken vocals

Credited as (9)

  1. Eric Ball
  2. [traditional], arr. Eric Ball
  3. Léon Boëllmann arr. Eric Ball
  4. Arthur Bliss, arr. Eric Ball
  5. Léon Boëllmann / Eric Ball
  6. Eric Ball; Black Dyke Band, Dr. Nicholas J. Childs
  7. City of Coventry Band, Brighouse and Rastrick Band, G.U.S. (Footwear) Band, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, James Shepherd Versatile Brass, Eric Ball
  8. Brighouse and Rastrick Band, City of Coventry Band, Grimethorpe Colliery Band, G.U.S. (Footwear) Band, James Shepherd Versatile Brass, Geoffrey Brand, Eric Ball, Walter Hargreaves
  9. Ball

Works (26)

Arranged

  1. Suite Gothique, op. 25: II. Minuet gothique
  2. Suite Gothique, op. 25
  3. Suite Gothique, op. 25: III. Prière à Notre Dame
  4. Suite Gothique, op. 25: IV. Toccata
  5. Golliwog’s Cakewalk

Wrote

  1. Suite Gothique, op. 25: I. Introduction - Choral

Composed

  1. High Peak (1969)
  2. A Kensington Concerto (1972)
  3. September Fantasy (1976)
  4. The Wayfarer (1976)
  5. Journey into Freedom
  6. Petite Suite de Ballet
  7. Indian Summer
  8. Festival Music: I. Overture
  9. Festival Music: II. Romance
  10. Festival Music: III. Impromptu
  11. Festival Music
  12. Tournament for Brass
  13. Rhapsody on Negro Spirituals no. 2
  14. Torch of Freedom
  15. Star Lake
  16. Resurgam (I shall rise again)
  17. The Eternal Presence
  18. The Kingdom Triumphant

Dedicated Works

  1. Of Men and Mountains
  2. Energy

Links (7)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb163122284
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93016331
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no93016331
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119382237

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/1217130

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/42647000

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322112