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The famous Jig Fugue by Bach is a favourite with organists. It is light-hearted and energetic with its rollicking triple meter. The key has been altered to facilitate the brass quintet at this level....

This is a musical journey following a young family escaping invasion by another nation. Leaving everything behind, they must flee from their beloved homeland to a new place and a new beginning. They e...

This was originally a nine movement suite to which eight movements have been selected and arranged here. The movements are short and tuneful with the trumpet and remaining voices passing melodic mater...

This popular cornet showpiece has been is terrific for demonstrating the technique possible on the instrument. Most often it is performed with piano accompaniment. This version for quintet adds a grea...

Cavatine (Op. 144) for Trombone and Piano was published in 1915. It is the only work for solo trombone that Saint-Saens wrote but it shows that he had a remarkable feel for the capabilities of the ins...

Inventions have changed our lives. Whether it be the wheel, electricity, car, telephone or the microchip, inventions have allowed us to live better, and sometimes longer, lives. This piece is about th...

Another arrangement targeted at mid high school players is the popular British tune Rule Britannia. With colourful trumpet flourishes and melody found in all parts, this piece makes an excellent encor...

The opera Carmencontains some of the famous and popular themes in the repertoire. The music is often performed in a concert setting as orchestral suites. This arrangement takes several of the more fam...

This monumental work is a true classic from the Baroque repertoire. Scored here for a double brass quintet and timpani, the full expanse of the original work is captured by this size brass ensemble. T...

This is an ideal concert or contest piece. There are four short lyric songs in the suite and all are different in style and mood. Using traditional harmonies and colourful orchestrations, Kenneth Bray...

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...

Also called The Ryans and the Pittmans, this popular Newfoundland folk song has been sung and danced to on the East Coast of Canada since the early 1900s. The lyrics tell of a sailor, named Bob Pittma...

After the popularity of David Marlatt's arrangement of this great piece for brass choir, he was asked to create an arrangement for woodwind quintet. The oboe is the main soloist and the elegance of th...

Based on the elements of traditional African music, Nyasa of Tanzania is a fun, polyrhythmic piece that is easy enough for an Orff ensemble to perform. The rhythms sound more complicated than they act...

This is an energetic work for tuba and piano. It combines several styles including a great upbeat jazz section. This is a showpiece for tuba from beginning to end.

La Cumparsita wurde 1919 von dem uruguayischen Komponisten Gerardo Matos Rodriguez geschrieben. Er ist einer der berühmtesten und bekanntesten Tangos aller Zeiten.

Techno Boom is meant to be a fun and simple pop tune to be played by Boomwhackers. The piece is made up of only two alternating sections, much like popular dance tunes. This piece requires 5 players -...

The dragon dance is often part of a parade during Chinese New Year and other special events. It is performed by a team of skilled dancers using poles to manipulate a long flexible figure of a dragon....

Hoist the sails and get ready to take your young ensemble On the Open Sea- a tuneful melody with care given to foster strong ensemble playing. There are a lot of teachable music moments in this piece...

This is a collection of compositions and arrangements of well-loved music set for three like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as school concerts,...

Renegade ist ein aufregendes Stück für junge Bands, das sich auf die Musik Beethovens bezieht - einen der berühmtesten Komponisten der Geschichte und einen wahren \\renegade\\ der Musikwelt. Im gesamt...

Inspiriert von der Abschlusszeremonie der Olympischen Spiele, fängt Procession of Champions die Erhabenheit der Mannschaften aus aller Welt ein, die das Olympiastadion betreten, um den Wettbewerb zu f...

Echoes of Summer ist sanft und verspielt, aber gleichzeitig auch nachdenklich. Dieses Stück wird Sie mit Wärme erfüllen und Sie zum Lächeln bringen. Es wurde entwickelt, um junge Spieler auf eine sich...

Farmer Tans ist ein Konzertbandstück, das die hart arbeitenden Landwirte feiert. Beim Zuhören sieht man vor dem geistigen Auge das Picken und Scharren der Hühner, die Bewegung des Pfluges durch den Bo...

This composition is a tone picture in miniature. It depicts the ferocity of the Sea Dragon in his natural habitat with stormy and turbulent musical lines. Occasionally there is a moment of tranquility...