David Marlatt

This famous folk song was brilliantly arranged as a concert band showpiece and has been adapted here for sax quartet. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps the piece inter...

Based on the Canadian folk song 'Land of the Silver Birch,' 'Blue Lake and Rocky Shore' is an excellent example of minimalist music. With its nod to the work of John Adams and Eric Whitacre, this comp...

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse and chorus with the instrument...

This Celebration for Brass Quintet was arranged from a larger work entitled Divertimento for Violins and Cellos. Driving scalar passages and energetic rhythms are used to propel this piece. Donald Coa...

Full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this technical, showy original is a fantastic addition to the repertoire for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets. The tuneful melody is passed throughout the ensemble.

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement, for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets, is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse...

A dynamic work full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this piece, original for concert band, is a fantastic addition to the repertoire. The tuneful melody is passed throughout the ensemble. It has bee...

This is another famous Joplin rag which has been arranged here for 2 alto saxophones and piano.

This Spanish piece was originally written for guitar. It might sound like a stretch to arrange a piece from guitar to brass quintet but this really works! The flavour is preserved and the parts are no...

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.

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.

This classic Latin piece has become a favourite with audiences all over the world. The great groove of the tune will quickly catch the audience and transport them to a warmer climate. This is a trumpe...

This Spanish piece was originally written for guitar---It might sound like a stretch to arrange a piece from guitar to string orchestra but this really works! Pairs of voices alternate between pizzica...

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

One of the most popular songs of all time is available for developing band. Because of it's 'horse-trotting' rhythms, The William Tell Overture became the theme to The Lone Ranger movies and radio sho...

Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote many pieces for operettas but none was better received than the music to H.M.S. Pinafore. It had a terrific 700-night run once it opened and its popularity continues today. T...

Composer Donald Coakley was asked by the Pastor of St. William's Roman Catholic Church, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to write a hymn based on verses he had written about the parish's namesake. What...

This piece contains two distinctively different themes a traditional European folk song sounding melody and a Japanese inspired one. Each melody is introduced on its own, then they are combined with b...

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 ot...

This is a fun and rhythmic South African folk song. The arrangement could be performed with or without choir, or it could involve members of the band singing. The optional repeats can be used to short...

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, various parts each get a chance at the melody. This is a...

This folk song is particularly notable for its use in a number of well known folk-song arrangements, one by the English composer Benjamin Britten. The melody moves between the players providing intere...

This famous folk song was brilliantly arranged as a concert band showpiece and has been adapted here for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps th...

Dieses schöne Volkslied wurde als Melodie für mehrere beliebte Hymnen verwendet, darunter: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say, O Sing a Song of Bethleheim, I Feel the Winds of God Today und einige andere....