Donald Coakley

Sleep, Softly Dream is dedicated to the son of friends of the composer. It was written at the time of his birth. The instrumentation relates to the parents who are gifted musicians, one an oboist the...

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...

This famous folksong was brilliantly arranged as a concert band showpiece and has been adapted here for mixed woodwinds. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps the piece in...

This beautiful Renaissance motet has been transcribed for 2 antiphonal brass quintets. Nesciens Mater, originally a motet for 8 voices, is considered a brilliant piece of canon writing, being a quadru...

A great new chamber piece by a great Canadian composer. Once again Donald Coakley demonstrates his flair for writing for brass instruments. Written for this unique combination of trumpet, horn and pia...

Lyric Essay is written in a neo-romantic style. It is a slow, reflective work with much opportunity for musical expression. This piece (originally written for concert band) has been performed all thro...

This is a great collection of renaissance pieces arranged for brass quartet. There are optional parts provided for Trumpet 2 (horn), Horn (trombone) and Trombone (tuba). This collection is well suited...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warm ups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius...

Lyric Essay is written in a neo-romantic style. It is a slow, reflective work with much opportunity for musical expression. This version was adapted from the concert band edition by the composer for w...

Full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this concert band original is a fantastic addition to the repertoire. The tuneful scalar melody is passed throughout the ensemble and even low woodwinds and tuba...

Festive Occasion is a vibrant dynamic work that would be ideal for a competion. This shows everything that a band is capable of doing; clear ariticulations, powerful fortes and sensitive, well balance...

Bonavist' Harbour is based on a catchy folk tune, popular in Newfoundland. A shorter version, often sung by Newfoundlanders, is known as The Feller From Fortune. Both versions, are rollicking, and goo...