Listen along with the score here: (52) Hooked on Frenetics, by Dr. Daniel Thrower, for Brass Quintet & Optional Percussion - YouTube
The title “Hooked on Frenetics” plays on the name of a popular educational tool “Hooked on Phonics”, which teaches young children how to read. “Hooked on Frenetics” puts the trumpet soloist in an intense but short-lived limelight with nearly 500 notes in just over a minute!
The simple form of this work creates an easy structure for the average audience to grasp (and hopefully to be dazzled), while presenting a formidable challenge for the professional soloist. The brass quintet setting is fairly easy to pull together, as long as the soloist is well prepared.
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