David Marlatt : Partitions facile

In 3 short movements, this work can be altered to allow for timing at a concert. Set for 2 choirs of 3 clarinets each and 1 bass clarinet, antiphonal spacing is a very effective performance technique....

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...

This arrangement for clarinet choir (4 b-flats and 1 b-flat bass) makes a good short piece which is ideal for a high school chamber concert. Originally for two oboes and strings, this piece lends itse...

The Three Gymnopédies are the ultimate in quiet minimal pieces. They have been recorded by many instruments from synthesizer to soprano saxophone. Any one of these pieces would be a great change of pa...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings, church services or a recital to demonstrate lyrical playing. The key has been altered from the original to allow for performance in a more comfortable...

This incredibly famous trumpet solo has been arranged here for string orchestra. Noble and majestic, this piece is a great example of Baroque style and articulations. This piece is suitable for a vari...

This is, without a doubt, 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 'e...

These dances were taken from a much larger suite originally for 4 recorders. Style is everything with these short pieces. Brilliant fortes are contrasted with smooth lyrical playing. The ensemble must...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for strings is a welcome addition to this repertoire. The independent, interwea...

This set of easy trumpet solos brings the famous Baroque solos to the young musician. The four famous solos are Mouret's Rondeau, Purcell's Trumpet Tune, and Trumpet Voluntaries by Bennett and Clarke....

This suite is ideal for the developing trumpet player. Each piece has its own character or mood and this allows for expressive playing as well as brilliant fanfares. This would also make an excellent...

This is the beautiful slow movement from the famous trumpet concerto arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard. In this movement the oboes, replaced here by trumpets, play an elegant duet over a simple wan...

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature 2 trumpets and organ. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differently for inter...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings, church services or a recital to demonstrate lyrical playing. The key has been altered from the original to allow for performance with 5 trumpets. The...

This is a solo for flugel horn. The use of cup mutes throughout the piece provides a unique colour under the soloist. Pairs of players alternate playing their duet of arpeggios. This arrangement is fo...

The famous Can-Can needs no introduction to students because of its use on commercials and cartoons. This arrangement for beginning quartet is limited in range and technical requirements. Players in t...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings, church services, or a recital to demonstrate lyrical playing. The key has been altered from the original to best suit the sound of the tenor saxophone...

These dances were taken from a much larger suite originally for just 4 recorders. Style is everything with these short pieces. Brilliant fortes are contrasted with smooth lyrical playing. The ensemble...

This piece is a depiction of the Closing Ceremony to an Olympic Games. It is organized in 3 sections: Fanfare, Parade of Flags and Celebration. The majesty of the ceremony opens with a fanfare, then t...

This is an edition of the Canadian national anthem that is playable with or without choir. After a short, two bar introduction to help set pitch, the anthem is presented in a fairly traditional way wi...

Terpsichore is a collection of over 300 instrumental dance pieces by Michael Praetorius to which there were no instruments specified on the score. As a result these pieces have been performed by many...

Firescape is the third piece in a series of elements inspired works. Through music it demonstrates the various characteristics of fire described by the titles of each section - Hephaestus - God of Fir...

The rag, popularized by Scott Joplin and others of his time, is a musical form still enjoyed by the audiences of today. Neil Hunter has cleverly captured the spirit, rhythms and colour of the rag in P...

Sounding very patriotic in nature For Those Who Have Served would make an ideal selection to be performed at a reflective event or simply to pay homage to the thousands of men and women who have serve...

As the title would suggest, this is a reflective piece which is primarily a piano solo with wind and percussion accompaniment. Elgin Mills is the name of street that the composer often travels along o...