David Marlatt

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...

This is a truly unique arrangement for trumpets. This is a traditional South African folksong that has been adapted and arranged for trumpet ensemble and percussion. The original a cappella version se...

Originally this work was scored for 8 natural or Baroque trumpets, timpani and basso continuo. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber wrote this piece for choirs of trumpets that were instructed to stand sepa...

Festival Fanfare is set for 3 antiphonal choirs of 5 trumpets each with percussion adding colour and drama. It is melodic and rhythmic with the 3 choirs passing different fanfare motifs between them....

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 ensemble ranging from a smooth lyrical...

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 quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming up, he...

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 lead trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords...

This is a fun and rhythmic South African folk song that has been arranged for 4 trumpets, 2 flugel horns, optional percussion and optional choir. It could be performed with or without choir or it coul...

This is a collection of five original works that are each between 1 - 2 minutes long. There are many uses for this set including heralding the opening to a concert or event or just for fun at a music...

According to ancient Chinese mythology, the universe was divided into four quadrants called the Four Celestial Palaces, each represented by a guardian animal: Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger and Tortoise. This...

Earthscape is a lyrical piece inspired by the view of our planet from space. In the silent, black vacuum of space exists this bright blue planet, slowly rotating, giving astronauts a serene and breath...

This concerto is the ninth of twelve set originally for two oboes and strings. With the way it was written this work is more of a chamber piece rather than a duet with accompaniment. Part one and two...

This fun and energetic French-Canadian folk song was popular in Quebec in the 19th century and serves as a toast, by the oarsmen, to the Canadian girl. This folk song arrangement is part of a collecti...

The opera Carmen contains some of the famous and popular themes in the repertoire. This arrangement takes several of the more famous sections from both Orchestral Suites and forms this Minisuite. Piec...

Full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this technical and showy original piece is a fantastic addition to the repertoire for flute ensemble. The tuneful melody is passed throughout the ensemble and al...

Canada's national anthem.

Turkey in the Straw is true hoe-down music and should be played with the energy of square dancers. The syncopated rhythms combined with the short crisp articulations make this a fun tune for both list...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for 6 clarinets and optional percussion. It has been set in a round beginning with the a single player then gradually adding voices. The percussive...

Crimond o The Lord's My Shepherd es un himno sencillo y elegante que se canta habitualmente en la iglesia. Este breve arreglo se abre con la tradicional partitura SATB y luego se desarrolla en un colo...

This piece 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 flowing and s...

Susato Dance Suite (from Danserye) was taken from a much larger suite originally for four recorders, now arranged for six flutes. Style is everything with these short pieces - brilliant fortes are con...

De Colores, or All the Colours, is a traditional Mexican Folk tune often performed by Mariachi bands. This simple and elegant waltz has been arranged as a duet in the middle voices, while the top two...

This famous orchestral piece is now available for an interchangeable woodwind ensemble. Respighi took 17th century lute pieces and arranged them to exploit the colors available to the modern orchestra...

London Bridge was originally written for brass quintet and later scored for concert band. This is the composer recalling the quintet version's premiere. This piece was designed to appeal to children,...