Eighth Note Publications

This is considered one of the most serene Christmas carols of all time. The piece was originally written for two voices and guitar because the church organ had broken down. This arrangement is fairly...

This arrangement has been completely redone and more than doubled in length. The melody is found in all parts, and key changes and some variation have been added. A great closer for a Christmas concer...

Carol of the Merry Gentlemen is a clever pairing of 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman' and 'Carol of the Bells.' Beginning with an ethereal echo of 'Carol of the Bells,' the trumpets present eerie fragment...

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is fl...

Dieses englische Weihnachtslied könnte bereits aus dem 17. Jahrhundert stammen, wurde aber erst Mitte des achtzehnten Jahrhunderts in England populär. Obwohl der Titel oft als 'God Rest Ye, Merry Gent...

Das aus der katholischen Liturgie stammende Adeste Fideles wurde als Weihnachtslied populär, als es im 19. Jahrhundert ins Englische übersetzt wurde. Die sehr singbare Melodie des Liedes hat es zu ein...

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is a famous and popular Christmas carol. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is presented in two very different ways. One section is slow and mysterious with a steady ostina...

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse and chorus wi...

Composer/arranger Jeff Smallman reharmonized this Christmas standard then David Marlatt has then adapted it for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ plays a wandering accompaniment and break strains betwee...

This arrangement for 6 trumpets was taken from a collection of short pieces for five voices. It was written in the early 1600s for Christmas time but is well suited for performances at any time of yea...

The Huron Indian Carol (also known as The Huron Carol and 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime) is generally considered the first Canadian Christmas carol. This hauntingly beautiful piece set for 3 like-in...

This is an exciting piece based on the Welsh hymn Cwm Rhondda. Fanfares in the trumpets and woodwind descants float over the stately tune. The melody flows throughout the ensemble ranging from a smoot...

This is a short energetic piece which contains all the expected elements you may expect with a fanfare. Running scale passages in the upper woodwinds, driving percussion parts and fanfares in the bras...

It is a brisk and brief fanfare, meant to quickly get to uplifting the spirits of the audience. It therefore serves equally as a good opener to either half of a program, whether indoors or out. This w...

De Colores is a traditional Mexican Folk tune often performed by the famous Mariachi bands. This simple and elegant waltz has been arranged as an alto sax duet feature. The horns and low brass add har...

This favourite children's song has been cleverly arranged for band in some different musical styles. The melody is first in the trumpets, moves to a waltz section then finally a Calypso feel. This is...

This is a solo for flugel horn or trumpet. Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tel...

Amazing Grace, with words written by John Newton and joined with the 'New Britain' hymn tune, appeared for the first time in William Walker's shape note tunebook 'Southern Harmony' in 1847. The presen...

Lake Michigan II was inspired by the composer's trip to the western shores of the eponymous lake. The changing of the waves flowing back and forth is evoked by the two-against-three movement of the mu...

Haydn is best known for his symphonies but his chamber music is also excellent. On one of his two year long trips to London, Haydn wrote several piano trios. The best known of these is the G major Tri...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-known music set for 2 like-instruments (or may be combined with other transposing instruments). These serve as a great introduction to chamber playing and...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-known music set for 2 like-instruments (or may be combined with other transposing instruments). These serve as a great introduction to chamber playing and...

This is a collection of over 20 short arrangements of well-loved children's pieces, classical works and folksongs that are ideal for beginner musicians. Students in the first year of playing can enjoy...

Designed for beginning level instrumentalists, Partners n' Sidekicks was written for a couple of my former students whose musical energies were contagious. Though both very independent players (a skil...