Eighth Note Publications

As the second movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. It is designed to be very introspective and thought provoking; a piece that suggests a...

This vocal showpiece for soprano has been adapted for an alto saxophone showpiece within the quartet. The string accompaniment has been simplified and divided between the remaining players. This is a...

Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone is an English madrigal by John Farmer. The song describes a person who saw a young shepherdess sitting alone feeding her sheep near a mountain. The other shepherds...

Originally for solo keyboard, this piece has been successfully adapted for a variety of groups, including concert band, woodwind ensemble, large brass ensemble, and now sax quartet. This version is te...

This folk song is particularly notable for its use in a number of well known folk song arrangements, one by the English composer Benjamin Britten. The melody moves between the players providing intere...

Czech s in the Mail Polka was written as a tribute to the German-Czech style polkas that the composer became so familiar with during his undergraduate years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He w...

Fugue #9 (BWV 878) is included in The Well-Tempered Clavier (Book II) and has been transposed from its original key of E major to make the work more accessible for a saxophone quintet consisting of so...

Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. This is a simple and beaut...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-known music set for 2 like-instruments (or may be combined with other transposing instruments). These serve as a great introduction to chamber playing and...

These arrangements are fun and easy and will make a perfect addition to any Christmas concert or holiday celebration. Also available with these arrangements are beautiful, lush orchestral accompanimen...

This piece needs no introduction. It has been arranged here for 2 clarinets and piano and this new sound adds even more excitement to the original. The piano part remains in the original key and clari...

Designed for beginning level instrumentalists, Partners n' Sidekicks was written for a couple of my former students whose musical energies were contagious. Though both very independent players (a skil...

The title of this piece, Three and Three-Quarters , is not meant as some hidden cryptic message, but simply that of three performers getting together for some musical fun in three-quarter time. It is...

Scherzo Diabolique is a diabolical display of notes and rhythms designed to showcase the technical skills of the trio who performs it. It is a relentless foray into a facile-fingered fold. While initi...

The 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 man...

This collection is directed at the developing player and a wide variety of pieces has been arranged with this in mind. Pieces include the main themes from: Aura Lee, Surprise Symphony, 1812 Overture,...

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for an all-clarinet ensemble consisting of 3 clarinets and a bass clarinet. This is a lyrical piece and the parts are all interesting....

The Encounter was written for a short film produced in 1995 in Vancouver but, due to time constraints, was never included in the finished film. This work is the third in a set of three movements (the...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-known music set for 2 like-instruments (or may be combined with other transposing instruments). These serve as a great introduction to chamber playing and...

These arrangements are fun and easy and will make a perfect addition to any Christmas concert or holiday celebration. Also available with these arrangements are beautiful, lush orchestral accompanimen...

Based on Jeremiah Clarke's well-known Prince of Denmark's March, Joel Treybig's 'Prince of Denmark's March'. Fantasy for two trumpets and organ was composed for the 2015 International Trumpet Guild Co...

This concerto, written by this little known composer, is an interesting Baroque work for 2 trumpets and keyboard. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the string parts have been reduced to a keyboar...

This is a collection of eight natural trumpet duets plus an 'Echo' Sonata for 1 or 2 trumpets. Contained within the notes for this set are detailed historical information and accurate performance prac...

Triplet Trove is a concept piece designed to teach the use of the triplet figure within a musical composition. The number three therefore figures prominently in its structure as it is written for thre...

As the second movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. It is designed to be very introspective and thought provoking; a piece that suggests a...