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This energetic work is dance-like in character with a touch of frivolity. It brings to mind a more contemporary setting of the moresca or Renaissance masque. It is also the third movement of the trump...

As the first movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. Designed to remind the listener of the Renaissance style madrigal, in a modern setting,...

This is a new setting of a very popular hymn tune. It is not technically difficult but presents some expressive challenges for developing players and real interest for more advanced players. While a f...

The Ceremonial Music consists of a Trumpet Tune and two marches from Purcell's keyboard music. As brass music, it serves very well as processional or recessional. The three short works can be played i...

This piece is ideal for a prelude to a service or as an introduction to the singing of the hymn, Come Thou Almighty King. It can also be used at other points in a service or as recital music.

Tomas Luis De Victoria of Spain is one of the best-regarded composers of sacred music in the late Renaissance. This motet was written originally for four part chorus and is now scored for brass quarte...

O Magnum Mysterium is one of de Victoria's most popular choral works. It would make a powerful addition to any concert or recital.

As the title would suggest, Don Sweete has selected pieces from English composers such as John Farmer, Robert Morley and John Wilbye to include in this Suite. The works found within this collection ar...

Lyrics and Laments is a beautiful collection of a variety of folk songs: I Once Loved a Boy, Henry Martin, The Foggy Dew, MacPherson's Farewell, and Blow out the Candle. This collection is elegantly a...

The three Renaissance pieces selected in this suite were composed by Des Pres, De La Rue and Issac. Each piece could stand alone or all three pieces could be performed as a suite. This arrangement cou...

This arrangement features music by three composers who wrote in the style of the French Chanson of the Renaissance period. All pieces are different in character and feel. The parts are not too difficu...

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. Clapping, meter changes and other interesting arra...

This is true hoe-down music and should be played with the energy of square dancers. The syncopated rhythms combined with the short crisp articulations make this a fun tune for both listener and perfor...

Something Modal is a laid-back jump swing chart. The melodies and backgrounds are very simple, yet very catchy. Chord changes are simple enough to open up opportunities for players to practice and sho...

Paradisi is best known for his piece, popularly entitled 'Toccata,' which is an Allegro movement from his Sonata No. 6 in A for harpsichord. There have been many arrangements, performances, and record...

The 'Raindrop' Prelude is the longest in Chopin's set of twenty four. The trumpets both play flugel horns at one point to create a dark and extremely well-blended sound. The use of repeat signs in the...

This brilliant fanfare piece written by the French organ giant Alexandre Guilmant in 1895 was written for both organ and orchestra and organ alone. No one knows which version came first but both have...

This popular British Christmas carol has been cleverly arranged to give all members of the ensemble interesting melodic parts. Rests are a must on a Christmas gig and this has been taken into account,...

You Must Know opens with a fun mixture of syncopated rhythms and the power of a rock chart that will grab anyone's attention. This Latin tune is meant to be played with lots of energy using an upbeat...

Over his short life of 35 years, Mozart established himself as among the most enduringly popular of classical composers. Mozart Moments brings to the brass quintet literature a medley of some of his m...

Elias Nikolaus Ammerbach was a German organist and arranger of organ music of the Renaissance. The Passamezzo Antico refers to a chord progression that was popular during the Renaissance and is still...

Earthscape is a lyrical piece inspired by the view of our planet from space. In the silent, black vacuum of space exists this bright blue planet, slowly rotating, giving astronauts a serene and breath...

Vesti la giubba (Put on the costume) is a famous tenor aria from the opera I Pagliacci. The aria is often regarded as one of the most moving in the operatic repertoire of the time. The pain of Canio i...

Brought together in this rousing medley are 'Michael Row Your Boat Ashore,' 'Were You There ,' 'Joshua 'Fit the Battle of Jericho,' 'Amazing Grace,' 'Go Tell it on the Mountain,' 'Swing Low, Sweet Cha...

Before Sesame Street and Baby Mozart there were Itsy Bitsy Spider, Three Blind Mice, Hush Little Baby, Chopsticks, Rock-a-Bye Baby, Old King Cole, Lullaby and Good Night and I've Been Working on the R...