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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...

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...

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 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...

This famous Irish folk melody is the 'Groves of Blarney'. It has been performed by many vocal soloists from the United Kingdom and around the world. The solo voice could be played on either trumpet or...

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...

This famous Canadian folksong has been performed by choirs all over the world. Donald Coakley took this melody and created a brilliant arrangement for concert band. It was the band version that was th...

This folksong has been arranged in a theme and variations format for a variety of instruments. This is the third Eighth Note Publications arrangement for brass quintet of this popular solo. There is a...

This very popular solo was made famous by such vocalists as Kiri Te Kanawa and Kathleen Battle. The elegant and simple melodic line lends itself very well to the versatile sound of the brass quintet.

This work is dedicated to the memory of James Henry Morris Eagar. He was born in Nova Scotia not far from Chebucto Head. He loved ragtime music. For nearly 40 years he visited and lived in the Algarve...

Mozart wrote 27 concerti, including the Concerto in B Flat for Bassoon and Orchestra, K 191. This arrangement for brass quintet was transcribed from the orchestral score to feature the euphonium or tr...

This is from a set of music for harpsichord written in 1720 for Princess Anne. A flowing theme is followed by variations of increasing complexity, featuring all the members in the quintet. A great tou...

Winnipeg at Night was written in February 1961. Bob recalls, 'I was sitting at the piano as someone walked out the door and from my seat, I was able to see a beautiful sunset. The melody immediately c...

Intended to evoke a medieval feel, Kyrie combines a plainchant-like melody with more modern harmonies and rhythms. Beginning with a stark statement of the theme, it progresses through a small fugue an...

Banditen-Galopp belongs to the several orchestral numbers Johann Strauss, Jr. arranged from his comic operetta entitled Prinz Methusalem. The title is derived from the appearance in the stage work of...

This is the beautiful slow movement from the famous Trumpet Concerto by Telemann. In this movement the oboes, replaced here by trumpets, play an elegant duet over a simple wandering continuo line. Thi...

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 trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords and c...