Mike Forbes

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Cette pièce a été écrite pour Roland Szentpali et Janos Mazura en tant que pièce imposée pour le concours de quatuor qu'ils ont organisé lors de la conférence internationale sur le tuba et l'euphonium...

This grade 6 original was written to showcase a player's virtuosity and agility on an instrument that's too seldom given the artistic credit it deserves. The 3-part work features a heroic main theme,...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Découvrez cette œuvre amusante et colorée qui dépeint les mystérieux trolls de Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) sortant la nuit pour danser dans les rues. Écrite comme une valse sombre et magique, la musique p...

Explore this fun and colorful work that depicts the mysterious trolls of Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) coming out at night to dance in the streets. Written as a dark, magical waltz, the music moves through...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

Il y a quelques années, j'ai arrangé les célèbres 'Six duos canoniques' de Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) pour tuba et/ou euphonium et j'ai beaucoup admiré l'habileté de ce style d'écriture. Lorsq...

Il y a quelques années, j'ai arrangé les célèbres 'Six duos canoniques' de Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) pour tuba et/ou euphonium et j'ai beaucoup admiré l'habileté de ce style d'écriture. Lorsq...

Salutations, la première des quatre miniatures, a été écrite à l'origine comme ouverture de concert pour le quintette de cuivres de l'armée américaine, d'où les signaux militaires très libres qui appa...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

As an introduction to jazz and the swing feel, Mike Forbes has created this grade 3+ fun, idiomatic work for tuba and piano.

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

Finally, a chance for tubists to play some of the greatest melodies from the orchestral library! Containing 39 orchestral excerpts, not only are they fun to play, they will develop the player's sense...

A lush and musically expressive ballad for band that pulls at your heart strings, Reminiscence is tender and emotionally charged with musical tension that resolves beautifully at the end. Bill Calhoun...

Cette ballade quasi-rock a été écrite en 1996, peu après la formation du Sotto Voce Quartet, avec l'intention d'illustrer une couleur (marron) à travers l'art du son. Aux harmonies luxuriantes, aux pa...

Bien qu'écrit pour quatuor (2 euphoniums, 2 tubas), Cosmic Voyage peut également être joué en formation double. La pièce ne fait pas référence à un programme spécifique, mais on peut y voir un scénari...