Partitions pour ensemble de cuivres

Noticing a lack of original Canadian jazz for brass quintet, Ward Cole wrote this piece for Foothills Brass in 1985. He based his Bobtail Suite on a couple of his beautiful English Sheepdogs: Pan and...

This is from a set of music for harpsichord written in 1720 for Princess Anne. A flowing theme is followed by variations of increasing complexity, featuring all the members in the quintet. A great tou...

Winnipeg at Night was written in February 1961. Bob recalls, 'I was sitting at the piano as someone walked out the door and from my seat, I was able to see a beautiful sunset. The melody immediately c...

The members of the quintet get to strut their stuff in Jay's arrangement of this popular hymn tune. An exclamatory opening is followed by a funeral dirge, a bright Dixie section, some gospel and final...

Intended to evoke a medieval feel, Kyrie combines a plainchant-like melody with more modern harmonies and rhythms. Beginning with a stark statement of the theme, it progresses through a small fugue an...

Banditen-Galopp belongs to the several orchestral numbers Johann Strauss, Jr. arranged from his comic operetta entitled Prinz Methusalem. The title is derived from the appearance in the stage work of...

Crowned by some as 'the champion of the musical miniature', Satie found formality annoying, as is clearly evident in the manuscript for his quaint Gnossiennes. Appearing for the first time are humorou...

This is the beautiful slow movement from the famous Trumpet Concerto by Telemann. In this movement the oboes, replaced here by trumpets, play an elegant duet over a simple wandering continuo line. Thi...

This brass quintet setting of the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto for Trombone and Band was arranged for John Marsh, trombone soloist with the United States Air Force Band of the West. Like the original vers...

This standard horn solo has been cleverly adapted as a horn feature within a brass quintet. The horn line remains true to the original with the remainder of the ensemble covering the string parts. It...

This incredibly famous Trumpet Voluntary (often attributed to Henry Purcell) is one of the most often requested wedding pieces of all times. This arrangement, transposed into Bb, for brass quintet and...

As the title suggests, this piece is Spanish in style. After opening with a short fanfare, the melody is then passed equally between the two trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords and c...

The three pieces in this Burgmuller Suite were taken from his Twenty-five Easy and Progressive Studies for Pianoforte. This collection of works was composed specifically for young pianists is still wi...

Alternating back and forth between 3/4 and 4/4 time, this chart swings no matter what time signature you're in. An exciting shout chorus with a written tuba solo adds to the unique flavour of this Vin...

You'll enjoy playing this interesting tune harmonized in parallel 4ths. This groovin' swing chart puts the pedal to the metal and even includes a contrapuntal ensemble section. Also included is a writ...

The Heroic Suite is a rearranged compilation of pieces taken from various Telemann compositions for solo instrument and continuo (organ). In this arrangement, containing fifteen pieces, the solo voice...

The tuba has the chance at some melody in this arrangement with the other voices accompanying. The trumpets and horn/trombone also have some nice exchanges between them. Cup mutes are used in the trum...

Deep River has been arranged here to feature the smooth sound of the flugel horn. This famous melody is supported by an interesting accompaniment with jazz harmonies and rhythmic pulse. Spirituals are...

This technical showpiece has been cleverly arranged here for solo trumpet and brass quintet. Not only does the soloist get to show of their virtuosity but the other trumpets get into in the action cre...

Henry Purcell was the first English composer to write multiple works for the trumpet. His orchestral writings are filled with interesting trumpet parts but no work is more famous to trumpeters than th...

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists to 'borrow' and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular organ solos. J.S. Bach adapted severa...

Reesor Park is an energetic overture full of rhythmic drive and interest for all players. A majestic opening quickly turns into a driving fast section with shifting rhythms. The gentle slow section br...

Henry Purcell was the first English composer to write multiple works for the trumpet. His orchestral writings are filled with interesting trumpet parts but no work is more famous to trumpeters than th...

The Allegro Spiritoso is a movement taken from Jean-Baptiste Senaille's Sonata No. 5 in D minor, which was originally written as a solo for violin. This particular work by Senaille regained popularity...

This is a musical journey following a young family escaping invasion by another nation. Leaving everything behind, they must flee from their beloved homeland to a new place and a new beginning. They e...