David Marlatt : Partitions moyen

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for sax quartet. Lyrical pieces, such as this one, have many uses including weddings, concerts and church services. All parts are fairl...

This work is modal in both melodic and harmonic construction, but, like much of Debussy's music, is often difficult to define precisely. Gentle and restrained, it is filled with exquisite musical gest...

The Allegro con Spirito movement of the Divertimento No. 1 is from the Six Feldpartiten (open air suites), composed by Haydn in the early 1780s. Originally scored for two oboes, two French horns, thre...

Cet arrangement est un mouvement de la Sonate pour violoncelle en sol. Il a été conçu pour un solo d'alto, le reste du quatuor jouant un rôle de soutien. Des gammes à la sonorité clinquante (dans une...

These two works (one by Gounod and the other by Schubert) are among the most popular and often used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody ma...

This is a great technical feature for a tuba player. The scales and arpeggios in this showpiece fit nicely under the fingers which makes this solo sound harder than it is!

This famous movement from the flute sonata is a great piece that is accessible to many players. This short tuneful piece, arranged for tuba and piano, would work well on a concert or contest.

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

Haydn is best known for his symphonies but his chamber music is also excellent. He wrote several piano trios and the best known of these is the G major Trio with its so-called Gypsy Rondo.

Click is an original three movement work for winds and percussion. What it lacks in a colorful title, it makes up for it with driving rhythms, memorable melodies and fun parts for all players. The fir...

This lyrical piece was inspired by the opening of Appalachian Spring by the great American composer Aaron Copland. The title has two possible meanings: it could be a depiction of someone walking on a...

Sunset Over Blue Water is a fresh new scoring of the famous hymn tune It is Well With My Soul. The simple melody combined with the powerful, heart-wrenching lyrics, have made this hymn popular around...

This energetic composition is the composers way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the great Alfred Reed. Short musical...

A lush and beautiful work composed by Kenneth Bray for his daughter, Reverie for Bonita features the horn section, colourful use of mutes and simple, elegant themes. Showing off the lyrical side of th...

This work was originally written as a contest entrance piece for the theme song for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. The concert band arrangement, by Kenneth Bray, has truly captured the spirit of this conc...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

This is Sullivan at his best! The melodies of the famous Arthur/Sullivan team have become legendary and their musicals are performed all over the world. This is a chorus from Iolanthe in which the all...

The Spirit of Adventure is a brilliant band work by Jeff Smallman. It is set in the style of the old Westerns with several typical themes. A very animated and colourful work at the medium level, this...

In the tradition exemplified by Mozart in his 'Musical Jokes', Jeff Smallman has written a work for brass band that should bring a smile to every face. As all conductors know, not every player in a ba...

The idea for this march originated from a conversation that took place in the pine forests of Camp Borden, Ontario, during Basic Recruit Course with the Canadian Armed Forces. The composer listened as...

This is a fun closer or encore to a concert and it features some technical flourishes in the soprano and euphoniums. The name 'Car-Tune' refers to the sound of the horn of the old European sports cars...

La Cumparsita a été écrite par le compositeur uruguayen Gerardo Matos RodrÃguez en 1919. C'est l'un des tangos les plus célèbres et les plus reconnaissables de tous les temps.

The Golden Age is a piece written in the carefree style of the music written in North America at the turn of the 20th Century. The concerts in band shells throughout Canada and the United States conta...

Pour de nombreuses raisons, Noël est synonyme de joie. Cet air, Ding Dong Merrily on High, est un merveilleux instantané musical de toute la saison. Dans cet arrangement, nous entendons les cloches de...

After a short introduction with melodic excepts played in various voices, a verse of this famous carol is played. This moves to a wandering descant line before the grand finale.