David Marlatt Partitions musique pour ensemble de cuivres

This work is approachable by players in the first year or two of playing. The range is limited and the technical requirements are not too great. This is a fun piece that younger players will be sure t...

This is an exciting piece based on the Welsh hymn Cwm Rhondda. Fanfares and descants in the trumpets float over the stately tune. The melody flows throughout the band ranging from a smooth lyrical sta...

This colourful title aptly combines the basis for the piece and the person it was written for. Tenth grade trumpet player Alex McCarthy would come to brass quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece that is set in a round beginning with the first trumpet and pyramiding down to the baritone. The percussive 'drone' parts add a distinct colour to this piece...

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature the horn section in a brass choir consisting of 3 trumpets, 2 horns, 2 trombones, euphonium and tuba. This arrangement opens with a short introduction...

This trombone solo is playable by a very good high school level player. It has been recorded by all the great soloists and is a required piece on many competition lists. The powerful supporting materi...

Inveni David is an offertory and was originally set for male chorus and four trombones. This powerful work opens in F minor and gradually builds to a brilliant F major Alleluia. This setting for 4 tru...

This work contains three movements (Marianne s'en va-t-au moulin', She's like the Swallow and J'entends le moulin) based on traditional Canadian folk songs. Morley Calvert (1928-1991) originally wrote...

This Sonata features the trumpets and the trombones with the horns and tuba representing the organ. 2 piccolo trumpets are used to float their sound above the foundation set by the remainder of the en...

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature all the members in the ensemble. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differentl...

The American National Anthem is one of the most famous national songs in the world. The power and majesty of this work has been captured in arrangements for such ensembles as trumpet ensemble, brass q...

Spring is the time for renewal. We shed our heavier clothes in exchange for warmer weather, plant growth and new animal births. This is a 5-minute work for a brass choir of 5 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trom...

A glorious piece of music set for 5 trumpets, 4 horns, 5 trombones, 2 tubas, and optional organ. An ideal large brass work for high school students (perhaps a brass section feature for a concert). The...

This is the most popular of Anton Bruckner's three settings of the text. Bruckner was an organist of some note and his use of harmonies and the pure power of his music are apparent in this work. This...

Lyric Essay is written in a neo-romantic style. It is a slow, reflective work with much opportunity for musical expression. It has been arranged for 5 trumpets, 5 flugel horns and optional percussion.

La Virgin de la Macarena is a traditional bullfighting song made famous by the great trumpet virtuoso Raphael Mendez. In this version, the incredibly technical passages have been simplified without lo...

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, 'Ding Dong Merrily on High,' is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting an...

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. Besides a grea...

Carol of the Bells is a based on the Ukrainian chant Shchedryk. This version of a holiday classic features all players in various roles and the percussion in an extended mallets trio section, where al...

This traditional folk song from Catalonia (a region in Spain) has been regularly sung during the Christmas season all over the world. There are also numerous instrumental versions, including notable o...

This traditional folk song from Catalonia (a region in Spain) has been regularly sung during the Christmas season all over the world, but there are numerous instrumental versions, including notable on...

This is a collection of well-loved Christmas music set for brass quintet. A number of styles and moods are represented in these pieces. They are suitable for a variety of performance situations such a...

This is an English carol dating from the 16th century. This arrangement features sets of duets (trumpets then horn/trombone) on the harmonized melody with rhythmic backgrounds underneath. Trumpet 1 is...

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

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...