Partituras para conjunto de metales

Danse Macabre (Dance of Death) was inspired by a poem of Henri Cazalis: Zig, zig, zig, Death in a cadence, Striking with his heel a tomb, Death at midnight plays a dance-tune, Zig, zig, zig, on his vi...

Arban's variations on Carnival of Venice requires no introduction to cornet or trumpet players. This arrangement for quintet keeps the solo cornet part in its original form, but inserts an introductio...

A karesansui is a Japanese rock garden which is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks...

This tune is a fun piece for brass quintet and optional high hat built upon simple jazz backgrounds gradually layering more and more voices. It is not too difficult and would require a minimum of rehe...

It might seem odd that a Prairie boy, who has yet to visit the Maritimes, would make an arrangement of this particular folk song. But perhaps it is not that odd at all. Farewell to Nova Scotia is a wo...

The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem, dated around 600 BC, by the poet Homer. It tells of the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he, a...

Charlie Parker meets the Roadrunner in this bebop chart for brass quintet. A typical 'Bird-like' head is bantered about the ensemble while the tuba provides a smooth walking bass line. There are writt...

Arban's variations on Carnival of Venice requires no introduction to cornet or trumpet players. This arrangement for quintet keeps the solo cornet part in its original form, but inserts an introductio...

The Golden Age is a piece written in the carefree style of the music written in North America at the turn of the Twentieth Century. The concerts in bandshells throughout Canada and the United States c...

Antonio Vivaldi wrote this work for two natural trumpets and strings and it has become the most popular double concerto for trumpets. The music is simple and elegant, utilizing the non-chromatic capab...

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair and Golliwog's Cakewalk are two of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. It has been said that The Girl With The Flaxen Hair, with its impressionistic and progressiv...

Composed by Herman Bellstedt, Napoli is a set of variations on Luigi Denza's Funiculi Funicula. Originally for cornet soloist and concert band with subsequent editions for cornet and piano, this arran...

The Sonata a 7 was originally scored for 6 trumpets and timpani. This arrangement for brass quintet and optional timpani incorporates the additional instrumental ranges available in a modern brass qui...

This is a lesser known Christmas piece dating from around 1550. It is rhythmic and colorful with melody in several voices. The opening is a call and response between the trombone and the remainder of...

The original version of 'New Trix' was written for an Anchorage brass quintet made up of local band directors (old dogs with some younger blood). Most of it was composed while jogging the Seward Highw...

Rustiques is one of the most popular contemporary works for trumpet and piano. It has been performed and recorded by countless soloists ranging from college and university students to the top professi...

Sometimes all you need is a couple of notes to get your juices going. A four note motif sets the stage for this humdinger. Affix to this motif a few angular, bebopish lines for added seasoning . Thing...

Czech's in the Mail Polka was written as a tribute to the German-Czech style polkas that the composer became so familiar with during his undergraduate years at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He w...

The tunes that comprise this cleverly written medley have a warm place in the hearts of us all, either through our own remembrances, or from those of our children. These tunes include: 'The Bear Went...

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 is one of the most popular Dixieland pieces of all times. There are written out solos (with changes) and melody spread throughout the group. This is an audience pleaser and fun to play!

This is some international flavor for brass quintet. This piece was inspired by the traditional classical music of South India, carnatic music. Using a South Indian scale as the bass, the trumpets and...

This popular piece is commonly used during wedding ceremonies. It is quite short and can be repeated as many times as required to facilitate timing considerations such as the bridal party coming down...

Set in a rollicking 6/8, this is a great piece to work on triple metre, changing articulations, dynamic contrast and many other elements. Very playable by a young ensemble, the musical elements and te...

This is a collection of popular pieces of Classical music that are commonly used during wedding ceremonies. These pieces can be used as Processionals, Recessionals, the Signing of the Register or simp...