Partituras para conjunto de metales

This work was originally for trumpet, 3 oboes, bassoon and continuo. All the parts are a combination of virtuosity and beautiful flowing melodic lines which is why this is a favourite with trumpeters....

Noticing a lack of original Canadian jazz for brass quintet, Ward Cole wrote this piece for Foothills Brass in 1985. He based his Bobtail Suite on a couple of his beautiful English Sheepdogs: Pan and...

The members of the quintet get to strut their stuff in Jay's arrangement of this popular hymn tune. An exclamatory opening is followed by a funeral dirge, a bright Dixie section, some gospel and final...

Crowned by some as 'the champion of the musical miniature', Satie found formality annoying, as is clearly evident in the manuscript for his quaint Gnossiennes. Appearing for the first time are humorou...

This brass quintet setting of the Rimsky-Korsakov Concerto for Trombone and Band was arranged for John Marsh, trombone soloist with the United States Air Force Band of the West. Like the original vers...

This standard horn solo has been cleverly adapted as a horn feature within a brass quintet. The horn line remains true to the original with the remainder of the ensemble covering the string parts. It...

This incredibly famous Trumpet Voluntary (often attributed to Henry Purcell) is one of the most often requested wedding pieces of all times. This arrangement, transposed into Bb, for brass quintet and...

This was originally a nine movement suite to which eight movements have been selected and arranged here. The movements are short and tuneful with the trumpet and remaining voices passing melodic mater...

This set of short pieces depicts events that occur annually at fairs all over the world. Ferris wheels, cotton candy and a fanfare to open the fair are all included. Unique to this short suite is 'Old...

Under the title L'Estro Armonico Vivaldi wrote a collection of twelve instrumental concertos. Concerto #1 (originally for four violins, strings and continuo) is in three movements. All the trademark V...

This is a piece of standard repertoire that has been skillfully arranged to feature the alto trombone in a standard brass quintet setting. Now these terrific solos can be used in concerts, recitals an...

The Concerto for Tromba in fa (Trumpet Concerto) has been rescored from its original concert band instrumentation into this edition for solo trumpet and brass quintet. It was written to feature guest...

The Welsh are a very musical people, devoted to choral singing and brass music. Their national feeling and pride expresses itself through melody, be it rhythmically stirring or touchingly romantic. Fr...

Cool is the word in this rhythmically intricate journey through Funkville. Hip grooves and heavy harmonies provide much opportunity to put this one 'in the pocket'. The detailed drum set part (with wr...

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair and Golliwog's Cakewalk are two of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. It has been said that The Girl With The Flaxen Hair, with its impressionistic and progressiv...

This is the most popular and often performed setting by Bruckner. When this work was written Bruckner had just finished a five year course of contrapuntal study during which he was forbidden to write...

Cavatine (Op. 144) for Trombone and Piano was published in 1915. It is the only work for solo trombone that Saint-Saens wrote but it shows that he had a remarkable feel for the capabilities of the ins...

This peaceful carol is beautiful in its simplicity and elegance. Melody is found in all voices and some interplay between the pair of trumpets and horn/trombone rounds out a good arrangement.

Queen Anne's Revenge was the final ship sailed by Edward Thatch, also known as the pirate, Blackbeard. To give the 'Pirate-like' feeling to the music, it has been composed in 6/8 time, as have many pi...

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...

The Dragon King, China's first emperor, was crowned in 221 BC. He unified the various states throughout the country and led with an iron hand. Some of the massive projects he ordered were the construc...

Sans Souci Rag is patterned after the great ragtime writer Scott Joplin's rag entitled 'The Strenuous Life.' The intent here, however, is just the opposite, as the translation of sans souci is literal...

George Frederic Handel wrote his most famous oratorio, Messiah, in a little over three weeks. There is little doubt that this work is one of the most famous and often performed choral pieces in histor...

George Frederic Handel wrote his most famous oratorio, Messiah, in a little over three weeks. There is little doubt that this work is one of the most famous and often performed choral pieces in histor...

An elegant arrangement of a choral work by William Byrd. This piece is fun to play and accessible to beginning players. Because it is approachable by all quintets, it is a perfect tune to work on blen...