David Marlatt: Partituras medio

This is the most popular and often performed setting by Bruckner. When this work was written Bruckner had just finished a five year course of contrapuntal study during which he was forbidden to write...

This arrangement of some famous and popular movements from Water Music is approachable by a high school level quartet. This suite is ideal for church services, weddings or any other gigs. The four mov...

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for sax quartet. Lyrical pieces, such as this one, have many uses including weddings, concerts and church services. All parts are fairl...

The Allegro con Spirito movement of the Divertimento No. 1 is from the Six Feldpartiten (open air suites), composed by Haydn in the early 1780s. Originally scored for two oboes, two French horns, thre...

Este arreglo es un movimiento de la Sonata para violonchelo en Sol. Se ha preparado para un solo de contralto con el resto del cuarteto en un papel de apoyo. Las escalas de sonido llamativo (en una to...

These two works (one by Gounod and the other by Schubert) are among the most popular and often used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody ma...

This is a great technical feature for a tuba player. The scales and arpeggios in this showpiece fit nicely under the fingers which makes this solo sound harder than it is!

Deep River has been arranged here to feature the smooth sound of the flugel horn or alto saxophone. This famous melody is supported by an interesting accompaniment with jazz harmonies and rhythmic pul...

Haydn is best known for his symphonies but his chamber music is also excellent. He wrote several piano trios and the best known of these is the G major Trio with its so-called Gypsy Rondo.

Sunset Over Blue Water is a fresh new scoring of the famous hymn tune It is Well With My Soul. The simple melody combined with the powerful, heart-wrenching lyrics, have made this hymn popular around...

This energetic composition is the composers way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the great Alfred Reed. Short musical...

A lush and beautiful work composed by Kenneth Bray for his daughter, Reverie for Bonita features the horn section, colourful use of mutes and simple, elegant themes. Showing off the lyrical side of th...

This work was originally written as a contest entrance piece for the theme song for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. The concert band arrangement, by Kenneth Bray, has truly captured the spirit of this conc...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

This is Sullivan at his best! The melodies of the famous Arthur/Sullivan team have become legendary and their musicals are performed all over the world. This is a chorus from Iolanthe in which the all...

The Spirit of Adventure is a brilliant band work by Jeff Smallman. It is set in the style of the old Westerns with several typical themes. A very animated and colourful work at the medium level, this...

The idea for this march originated from a conversation that took place in the pine forests of Camp Borden, Ontario, during Basic Recruit Course with the Canadian Armed Forces. The composer listened as...

This is a fun closer or encore to a concert and it features some technical flourishes in the soprano and euphoniums. The name 'Car-Tune' refers to the sound of the horn of the old European sports cars...

La Cumparsita was written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodríguez in 1919. It is one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time.

The Golden Age is a piece written in the carefree style of the music written in North America at the turn of the 20th Century. The concerts in band shells throughout Canada and the United States conta...

Cielito Lindo is a popular traditional song of Mexico and is often used by tenors on opera aria concerts or as an encore. In this arrangement, the melody is found in several parts. This is a great aud...

This beautiful folk song has been used as the melody for several popular hymns including: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, O Sing a Song of Bethlehem, I Feel the Winds of God Today and several others....

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...

This piece reflects the title accurately: chaotic, extreme contrasts and loud.  Although it presents several challenges, it is a piece designed to capture the interest of both young musicians and list...