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This slow ballad depicts the final days of Lonesome George, who died in 2012 as the last of the giant Galapagos tortoises of Pinta Island. An opening trombone solo is the prelude for an extremely expr...

The two famous hymns Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Jesus Christ Has Risen Today have been arranged as an accompaniment for the original hymn. This can be used to replace an organ or to augment it...

This famous piccolo trumpet solo has been recorded by many clarinet soloists. The original work is scored for solo trumpet, 2 oboes and strings. The solo part remains fairly close to the original and...

Sweelinck spent his life in the Netherlands as an organist, composer and teacher. One of his greatest achievements was to assemble a four volume collection of polyphonic settings of all 150 psalms. Th...

This Concerto by Bellini was originally for solo oboe and strings. Many trumpet players have used this work as a solo piece for their instrument. The arrangement to the brass quintet works well with t...

Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages) is a traditional Hanukkah song that celebrates the Maccabees' fight for freedom. This arrangement is composed in the style of a bossa nova and is a nice light, alternative to...

The legend of the great city of Troy varies depending on historical or fictional belief. Â This city was the location of the long lasting Trojan Wars, between the people of Troy and the Greeks. Â The...

Inspired by two folk songs from the arranger's Dutch heritage, Two Holland Tales is a piece that combines both lyrical and upbeat sections. Daar waren twee koningskinderen (There Were Two Royal Childr...

The title of this piece is the perfect description of what the music conveys: happiness and joy. Every instrument is give the opportunity to perform melodic material, making it a fun performance for a...

Home on the Range is a classic cowboy song. It has gone by a number of names, the most common being Home on the Range and Western Home. It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas in 1947 an...

This jump swing chart (a la Sing, Sing Sing) came into existence when a young drummer was being helped to learn the different swing beats often used in jazz music, many of which are used throughout th...

Jubilant Sky Fantasy is a fun, upbeat piece meant to bring joy and liveliness to both the performer and listener. The entire group gets a turn to shine with melody found throughout.Rhythmic and energe...

Featuring a relaxed Latin style, this chart is scored to have fun parts for everyone.  The main melody is based on a four note riff that you could literally sing the words You are the one to every tim...

Vida del Sol (Life of the Sun) is a straight ahead Latin chart with a catchy groove and interesting parts for all players.  With lots of opportunity to work on both technical and jazz skills, young mu...

Largo from Xerxes, also known as Ombra mai fu, is the opening aria from the 1738 opera. The opera was a failure and closed after only five performances but, over 100 years later, the aria was resurrec...

L'air classique de la Saint-Sylvestre, Auld Lang Syne, est arrangé ici dans trois styles différents pour votre ensemble : traditionnel (ballade rock), swing et bossa. Chaque version commence par une c...

Un « ricercare » se définit comme une composition instrumentale contrapuntique élaborée, de style fugué ou canonique. Cette sélection correspond parfaitement à cette description. Dans cette œuvre lent...

Initialement intitulée « Paraphrase sur un chœur tiré de Judas Maccabée », cette transcription de l’orgue pour quintette de cuivres, orgue et percussions (facultatives) s’impose tout naturellement. La...

Cette pièce légère et enjouée est un excellent morceau de prestige pour le cornet. Elle doit probablement son titre à sa deuxième épouse, Lillian Bell Hause, avec qui Clarke a eu deux enfants. Il exis...

This Sonata by Pietro Baldassare was originally written for cornetto (trumpet) strings and continuo. The colourful and contrapuntal first movement moves into an almost vocal slow movement before endin...

This work requires no introduction. The famous trumpet opening that orchestral trumpet players have practiced for years can now be played in a brass quintet format. This a short but powerful movement...

Keefer Quickstep (Keefer being the nickname given to the composer's son Keith) was written in the style of the many quickstep marches contained in the American Brass Band Journals from the time of the...

This famous and exciting piece would make a great opening to a concert or it could even be used as a recessional at a wedding service. The technical parts flow very nicely and sound more difficult tha...

This is the most famous section from Bach's Cantata No. 208. It has been arranged here for brass quintet and it makes an ideal piece to be used at special events such as weddings. All parts are intere...

Originally a duet for trumpet and soprano, this beautiful aria from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne has been arranged for brass quintet. The flowing lines of the two trumpets make this piece perfect for w...