Mike Forbes

As an introduction to jazz and the swing feel, Mike Forbes has created this grade 3+ fun, idiomatic work for tuba and piano.

We welcome tubist/composer Mike Forbes to the Kendor family of writers with these grade 4 arrangements of one of the world's most beloved folksongs. They offer the perfect opportunity to work on tone,...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

The Grumpy Troll ist mein erstes Werk für Tuba ohne Begleitung. Es entstand aus meinen Vorstellungen, wie ein sehr wütender norwegischer Troll sich wohl benehmen und tönen mag. Die Eröffnung gibt den...

This grade 6 original was written to showcase a player's virtuosity and agility on an instrument that's too seldom given the artistic credit it deserves. The 3-part work features a heroic main theme,...

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

Finally, a chance for tubists to play some of the greatest melodies from the orchestral library! Containing 39 orchestral excerpts, not only are they fun to play, they will develop the player's sense...

As an introduction to jazz and the swing feel, Mike Forbes has created this grade 3+ fun, idiomatic work for baritone (T.C. & B.C.) and piano.

Entdecken Sie dieses lustige und farbenfrohe Werk, das die geheimnisvollen Trolle von Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) darstellt, die nachts auf den Straßen tanzen. Geschrieben als dunkler, magischer Walzer, b...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Everyone knows the Ode To Joy melody, but no one will expect to hear it over Johann Pachelbel's famous deceptive chaconne! A warm, unique adaptation of the immortal classic, this famous theme from Bee...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Georges Bizet's seductive aria from his opera' Carmen' is certainly his best known work and with good reason: the floating melody over the habanera bass ostinato transplants the listener to a differen...

Entdecken Sie dieses lustige und farbenfrohe Werk, das die geheimnisvollen Trolle von Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) darstellt, die nachts auf den Straßen tanzen. Geschrieben als dunkler, magischer Walzer, b...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Popularized by Aaron Copland in his 1944 score for Appalachian Spring, this 19th-century Shaker dance tune lends itself beautifully to the rich sound of a baritone-tuba quartet. This fun-loving, theme...

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

The Grumpy Troll ist mein erstes Werk für Tuba ohne Begleitung. Es entstand aus meinen Vorstellungen, wie ein sehr wütender norwegischer Troll sich wohl benehmen und tönen mag. Die Eröffnung gibt den...

'Tapestries' - im Original für Symphonisches Blasorchester und Tuba - enthält fünf Sätze aus verschiedenen Musikstilen der Renaissance. Mike Forbes gewann damit den Harvey Phillips Award 2005 der Inte...

Als 'Konsequenz', 1998 den Quartettwettbewerb des Colonial Euphonium/Tuba Institute gewonnen zu haben, wurde das Ensemble 'Sotto Voce' an die 16. jährliche U.S. Army Tuba/Euphonium Konferenz eingelade...