The title Sonata burlesca already hints at the jocular, entertaining character of the piece. Many years of working together, particularly with brass players, gave me the desire to write an entertaining, contemporary work that would be fun for professionals, but especially for young performers, also with regard to “Jugend musiziert” (age groups 3–4), to be able to shine with a technically challenging work and to awaken in them a desire for something new. The tonal character, modelled freely in ke...

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