David Marlatt : Partitions facile

The famous Can-Can needs no introduction to students because of its use on commercials and cartoons. This arrangement for developing woodwind ensemble is limited in range and technical requirements. P...

This is the most often played processional at graduations from elementary school through to college and university. Only the main theme has been adapted here and there are several 'escapes' if the pie...

This incredibly famous Trumpet Voluntary (often attributed to Henry Purcell) is one of the most popular trumpet pieces of all times. This arrangement for 6 trumpets and optional timpani will prove to...

This version of the famous Hail the Conquering Hero opens with a solo, gradually adds voices and builds in dynamic, then the sound drops to a solo in the lowest part which starts the building again.

This is another great spiritual with a great melody and lush harmonies. The bass part has an interesting moving line that helps to propel this work along.

This arrangement for beginning ensemble is limited in range and technical requirements. Players in the first year on their instruments could tackle this famous melody.

Originally for 4 recorders, this piece was made famous in the brass world by several arrangements by members of the PHILIP JONES BRASS ENSEMBLE of England. The brilliant imitative writing lends itself...

Canada's national anthem.

A karesansui is a Japanese rock garden which is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, and rocks. The main elements are rocks and sand, with the sea symbolized not by water but by sand r...

Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble Level: Easy

A pavane was a slow dance form the 16th and 17th century. The talented composer Jeff Smallman has taken this Baroque form and created a very colourful piece that features high, mid and low voices allo...

It was from the Danserye (1551), a set of dances, that these three dances have been selected and arranged. There was no indication on the original score as to the instrumentation but Susato said 'the...

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 parts with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords and coun...

This collection is designed for developing players to enjoy fun arrangements of Christmas music at a suitable level. All ranges and technical requirements have the younger musician in mind while still...

This collection is designed for developing players to enjoy fun arrangements of Christmas music at a suitable level. All technical requirements have the younger musician in mind while still allowing f...

This famous aria from one of the best known Christmas pieces has been elegantly transcribed for clarinet and keyboard (piano or organ). This is a beautiful work with simple long phrases and clear harm...

This piece was written in the thirteenth Century by an unknown composer. It has been set using a single melodic line as many Gregorian chants were constructed. One cornet player is asked to stand away...

This peaceful Austrian carol is beautiful in its simplicity and elegance. Melody is found in all voices. Often performed by choirs, this is a favorite with audiences all over the world. There is a bea...

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is fl...

Carol of the Bells is a based on the Ukrainian chant Shchedryk. This version of a holiday classic features all the players in various roles with melody in all parts. This is something a little differe...

This is a fun traditional Welsh carol that lends itself well to a mixed woodwind ensemble. Melody is passed throughout the group as they wander through several variations of the melody. 'Fa-la-la-la-l...

This is another interchangeable series from Eighth Note Publications. Any 4 instruments (flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, horns, trombones and tubas) can be combined to form a mixed quartet. G...

The sound of a trombone quartet closely resembles the sound and scope of an all-male choir. As a result it seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short cho...

O Magnum Mysterium is one of de Victoria's most popular choral works. This piece would work well for either a chamber quartet or for a full string orchestra. It would make a powerful addition to any c...

This is another interchangeable series from Eighth Note Publications. Any 4 instruments (flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, horns, trombones and tubas) can be combined to form a mixed quartet. G...