David Marlatt: Partituras medio

Similar to A Hungarian Folk Tune, Hunting Song is a piece designed for the mid high school level ensemble. Range and technique problems have been considered yet all parts are interesting. Melody is fo...

This famous duet between the characters Lakmé and Mallika is often called the Flower Duet. The interest in this particular section of this opera is probably due to the piece being used in several movi...

Fun, fun, fun! A great closer to a concert. Everyone gets a section of melody and all parts are rhythmically interesting without being too difficult. Optional clapping, metre changes and other interes...

This arrangement from Water Music is approachable by a high school level quintet. The Canadian Brass arrangement of this suite uses piccolo trumpet extensively as well as range extremes in all parts....

The multiple volumes of madrigals written by the great Claudio Monteverdi have been performed and recorded extensively. These two madrigals, Cruda Amarilli and Chiome D'Oro, are very different in styl...

The opera Carmencontains some of the famous and popular themes in the repertoire. The music is often performed in a concert setting as orchestral suites. This arrangement takes several of the more fam...

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature the horn player in the brass quintet. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored diffe...

Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote many operettas but none was better received than the music to H.M.S. Pinafore. This arrangement captures many of the famous and tuneful themes found in the complete work. Lig...

This would make a terrific opener on a concert. The four trumpets are supported by the remainder of the ensemble in this classic piece. This is Handel's trumpet writing at its best!

This monumental piece for concert/military band works very well for this instrumentation. To balance colours and dynamics, the piccolo trumpet and e-flat trumpet are used to perform the original woodw...

One of the most popular pieces for 2 trumpets can now be played within a brass ensemble setting. The solo trumpet parts are unaltered and the orchestral parts are performed by the remainder of the ens...

Originally for an ensemble of 8 trumpets, timpani and basso continuo, this new instrumentation makes this trumpet standard available for the brass ensemble. Using the horns, trombones and tubas to fil...

Originally a popular organ solo, this voluntary is a great addition to the repertoire. There is a short chorale prelude played by the ensemble without the solo trumpet, then the soloist enters playing...

This monumental work is a true classic from the Baroque repertoire. Scored here for a double brass quintet and timpani, the full expanse of the original work is captured by this size brass ensemble. T...

This is an exciting original composition by Kenneth Bray. Written as a piece to be used at the University of Western Ontario Spring Convocation, this work could be used as an opening fanfare for a con...

This beautiful slow movement from a work for solo organ is a great feature for the horns in a double brass quintet. The melody flows throughout the ensemble and is an ideal work to show off the lyrica...

No catalogue of brass ensemble music would be complete without a Gabrieli canzon. This arrangement for double quintet is an adaptation of a canzon for 6 trumpets and 4 trombones.

'Shaped by Time' is a short fanfare/overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a school in Unionville, Canada. It opens with a brief fanfare section before breaking into a fun, shifting upbeat feel...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for 6 trumpets (with an optional piccolo) and optional percussion. It has been set in a round beginning with the a single trumpet then gradually add...

This is easily the most famous and often-recorded fugue. It has become standard with organists all around the world. Now this terrific piece by Bach is available for a double reed ensemble consisting...

This is the most famous movement from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. The beautiful melody flows throughout the ensemble, giving everyone something interesting to do. This terrific piece by Bach has been...

This is among the most popular and often-used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody makes Ave Maria a great choice to feature the English ho...

Fun, fun, fun! A great closer to a concert. Everyone gets a section of melody and all parts are rhythmically interesting without being too difficult. Optional clapping, metre changes and other interes...

This work (originally for lute or mandolin) is great for a clarinet to take center stage. The solo part is not too difficult yet interesting for players to perform and the audience to listen to. This...

The Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi is truly a magnificent work. The Laudamus Te is a vocal duet arranged here for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets with duetting flutes and the clarinets accompanying. This duet is...