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As the third movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. It is dance-like in character with a slight sense of urgency. It is an excellent tool f...

Tom Wade West has collected 4 pieces and arranged them for the beginning brass trio. Good idiomatic writing for young brass players is difficult to find and when it is available, it is usually for bra...

Mission:Secret is a classic spy tune written using a 12-bar blues form. It mostly comprises of a catchy bass line riff with a simple, sustained melody over top. Although short solos are written for tr...

This is a version of Sousa's popular march for brass quartet. It will add welcome variety to recital programs and also make a stirring march possible on occasions where no concert band/military band i...

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...

The soaring polyphony of Victoria transcribes beautifully for brass. Pueri Hebraeorum really shows off the lyric quality of brass playing and provides a challenging but rewarding experience for perfor...

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

This is a great collection of renaissance pieces arranged for brass quartet. There are optional parts provided for Trumpet 2 (horn), Horn (trombone) and Trombone (tuba). This collection is well suited...

This is easily the most famous and often recorded fugue. The main feature of this arrangement is the fact that it is not in the original key of G minor. The key has been altered making this great piec...

This piece is one of the most popular processionals for brides. It has been used in countless wedding services, movies and television programs.

Set in two movements, A Little Song and Dance combines a passionate first movement followed by a light and lively second. A dramatic horn solo leads into a piu mosso section. Melody flows throughout t...

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...

This is a difficult yet rewarding fugue from the famous Well Tempered Clavier. All parts are technically challenging especially the 32nds in the trombone part.

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...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warm ups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius...