Noten für Bläserensemble

Der Komponist Karg-Elert wird nicht so häufig gespielt. Dabei kommen Freunde romantischer Harmonien und Wendungen hier voll auf ihre Kosten. Besonders die Trompeten benötigen für diese Bearbeitung aus...

Selten eignet sich Musik für Streicher zur Übertragung für Blechbläser, aber hier funktioniert das sehr gut! Für klangliche Abwechslung sorgt der Einsatz von Dämpfern im Mittelteil. Beide Trompeter so...

Matthias Gromer wählt drei Sätze aus der auch Tschechische Suite genanten Komposition. Dvoraks Musik ist oft von Volksmusik beeinflusst, und so sind die Sätze sehr eingängig, besonders das abschließen...

In dieser Motette beginnt Becker mit einem ruhig bewegten Moll-Teil, dessen Dur-Variante er im zweiten Abschnitt mit der Choralmelodie 'Vom Himmel hoch' verknüpft. Abschließend folgt sein eigener roma...

Als Solo-Hornist der Bremer Philharmoniker begegnet der Arrangeur Matthias Berkel vielen Opern. Nachdem Rienzi von Wagner auf dem Spielplan stand, hat er das Gebet des 'Letzten der Tribunen' als Posau...

So klein, wie der Titel nahelegt, ist die Suite gar nicht. Die 5 Sätze dauern immerhin etwa eine Viertelstunde. Es handelt sich nicht um eine Tanz-Suite nach barockem Vorbild, auch wenn schwungvolle u...

The year is 1342, the place Dunstable England. This was the year the last of the Medieval tournaments was held in England. Imagine the knights arriving for the tournament to fanfares and celebrations....

Euphoric Dance evokes a joyous dance-like character through asymmetrical, composite, and mixed meter. Melodically it exudes a Lydian flavor throughout the piece, and builds to a climactic and glorious...

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...

Stephen Foster was a prolific and much loved songwriter who musically captured the innocence of his day. This delightful medley includes some of his most popular music: 'Camptown Races,' 'Oh! Susanna,...

She's Gone Mad has a repetitive riff-like melody that follows the harmonic changes played by the tuba. This chart is a great way to introduce, or reinforce, the concept of call/response and provides a...

This delightful medley brings together seven tunes heard around the campfire, at the local barn dance or quilting bee. 'Turkey in the Straw,' 'Red River Valley,' 'Home on the Range,' 'I'd Like to be i...

Legacy is a song heroic in nature and is a great way to introduce polyrhythmic texture to a young brass quintet. This piece opens with a high energy feel that can represent a hero, and uses a melody t...

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...

This etude is popularly known as the 'Cello' due to the prominent melody played in the left hand. The key has been altered from C-sharp minor to D minor for this arrangement for brass quintet which ha...

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...

Three movements - 'Windsurf,' 'Floating,' and 'Jet Ski' - capture the excitement and thrills of a day on the water. Ride the waves with the rhythmic energy and crisp harmonies of 'Windsurf.' Written s...

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...

El Camino (The Road) is a Spanish march composed in the traditional style of a pasodoble. This piece is fast paced and energetic from start to finish and sounds more complicated than it seems! This is...

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...