David Marlatt: Partituras fácil

Inventions have changed our lives. Whether it be the wheel, electricity, car, telephone or the microchip, inventions have allowed us to live better, and sometimes longer, lives. This piece is about th...

This beautiful hymn opens with a short cascading introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differently for interest with the melody wandering throughout the ensemble.

This version of the Canadian national anthem is accessible to developing musicians.

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

This version of the famous Hail the Conquering Hero opens with an unaccompanied trumpet, gradually builds in dynamic, then the sound drops to a solo keyboard voice which starts the building again to a...

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...

This collection is designed for developing brass players to enjoy fun arrangements of Christmas music at a suitable level. All ranges and technical requirements have the younger musician in mind while...

This fun and energetic French-Canadian folk song was popular in Quebec in the 19th century and serves as a toast, by the oarsmen, to the Canadian girl. This folk song arrangement is part of a collecti...

This traditional Canadian folk song has been sung around campfires and while paddling canoes for decades and continues to be popular with Boy and Girl Scouts in both Canada and the United States. The...

Samuel Scheidt is best known in the brass world for his Canzon Bergamasque and Galliard Battaglia. This work was originally written for five voices and organ. It is lyrical and simple in form. All ins...

This tune is one of the favourite and most often recorded folk songs of the British Isles. Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms would make a great warm up piece for brass quintet or could be...

Donald Coakley has created a colourful and harmonically interesting arrangement of the French-Canadian folksong A la Claire Fontaine. Melodic material is found throughout the ensemble and none of the...

This is a fun closer or encore type piece. The famous children's song Old MacDonald's Farm is presented in several different ways featuring different instruments including the tuba in a rollicking 3/4...

This beautiful triple meter carol has become an annual favourite all around the world. This arrangement is very traditional and, after a short introduction, the remainder of the piece is standard in f...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings or church services. The range is limited which allows the players to concentrate on beauty of sound and musicality.

A pavane was a slow dance form the 16th and 17th century. The talented composer Jeff Smallman has taken this Baroque form and created a very colourful piece that features high, mid and low voices allo...

In the old movies, a character who was down on his luck could be found walking alone the harbourfront reflecting on his circumstances. This mood has been captured in the piece with lush, rich harmonie...

This is one of Handel's best known melodies. This arrangement for beginning quintet is limited in range and technical requirements yet is interesting for all players. Each instrument has a section of...

This arrangement for beginning quintet is limited in range and technical requirements. Players in the first year on their instruments could tackle this famous melody.

The famous Can-Can needs no introduction to students because of its use on commercials and cartoons. This arrangement for beginning quintet is limited in range and technical requirements. Players in t...

This favourite children's song has been cleverly arranged in some different styles in this easy arrangement for quintet. The melody is first in the trumpets, then a waltz section then finally a Calyps...

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 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...