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Set in two movements, A Little Song and Dance combines a passionate first movement followed by a light and lively second. A dramatic horn solo leads into a piu mosso section. Melody flows throughout t...

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...

This delightful medley brings together seven tunes heard around the campfire, at the local barn dance or quilting bee. 'Turkey in the Straw,' 'Red River Valley,' 'Home on the Range,' 'I'd Like to be i...

This etude is popularly known as the 'Cello' due to the prominent melody played in the left hand. The key has been altered from C-sharp minor to D minor for this arrangement for brass quintet which ha...

Three movements - 'Windsurf,' 'Floating,' and 'Jet Ski' - capture the excitement and thrills of a day on the water. Ride the waves with the rhythmic energy and crisp harmonies of 'Windsurf.' Written s...

El Camino (The Road) is a Spanish march composed in the traditional style of a pasodoble. This piece is fast paced and energetic from start to finish and sounds more complicated than it seems! This is...

North Shore Boulevard is a street in Burlington, Canada, near where settlers landed their ships and established roots in the early 1800s. This piece is split into sections depicting the people and the...

This is a peaceful arrangement of a Canadian folk song that was adapted from a Traditional English riddle song by Nova Scotians. It is hauntingly beautiful and offers the opportunity for some lovely l...

Also called The Ryans and the Pittmans, this popular Newfoundland folk song has been sung and danced to on the East Coast of Canada since the early 1900s. The lyrics tell of a sailor, named Bob Pittma...

Ceremonious is a processional piece that focuses on the first seven notes learned in most method books. It is a great way to teach young performers about articulations, relationships between the instr...

This makes a terrific opener for a concert or recital. Purcell's music always works well for brass and this prelude is no exception. There is interesting melodic material throughout this arrangement a...

Pure fun. The range of all parts is limited but the excitement generated through the rhythms is not! This piece is constructed in layers. Each layer is stated throughout the composition then all the v...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. The chorale is played before the popular triple metre theme. The four upper voices pass the weaving line between them and...

Based on the Newfoundland folk song Feller From Fortune, this piece has been transformed from the original jig to become an energetic overture featuring a number of solo opportunities interesting perc...

Sweelinck spent his life in the Netherlands as an organist, composer and teacher. One of his greatest achievements was to assemble a four volume collection of polyphonic settings of all 150 psalms. Th...

Inspired by two folk songs from the arranger's Dutch heritage, Two Holland Tales is a piece that combines both lyrical and upbeat sections. Daar waren twee koningskinderen (There Were Two Royal Childr...

This work requires no introduction. The famous trumpet opening that orchestral trumpet players have practiced for years can now be played in a brass quintet format. This a short but powerful movement...

Keefer Quickstep (Keefer being the nickname given to the composer's son Keith) was written in the style of the many quickstep marches contained in the American Brass Band Journals from the time of the...

This piece (originally for cello and strings) has become a standard in the solo trombone literature. The solo part (for either trombone or trumpet) has been altered slightly and the string parts have...

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...