David Marlatt: Mittelschwere Noten

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, 'Ding Dong Merrily on High', is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting an...

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...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for 6 flutes (including a piccolo) and optional percussion. It has been set in a round beginning with the a single player then gradually adding voic...

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, for 2 flu...

This traditional folk song from Catalonia (a region in Spain) has been regularly sung during the Christmas season all over the world, but there are numerous instrumental versions, including notable on...

This is a fun traditional Welsh carol that lends itself well to a six part trumpet ensemble. Melody is passed throughout the group as they wander through several variations of the melody. 'Fa-la-la-la...

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting, and see people smiling. (2:25)

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...

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...

Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone is an English madrigal by John Farmer. The song describes a person who saw a young shepherdess sitting alone feeding her sheep near a mountain. The other shepherds...

This is an arrangement of Canada's national anthem. It features some colorful contemporary harmonies. It could be used to perform the anthem alone, or it could be sung.

This famous movement from the Sonata lends itself well for sax quartet (AATB). Melody is found throughout the ensemble. This short tuneful piece would work well on any concert program.

Canzoni were pieces composed for various combinations of instruments and various sizes of ensembles. This famous canzon has been arranged for AATB with an alternate part for soprano to play the alto 1...

Rondo Alla Turca is the well-known final movement from Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major, K. 331. This has been arranged as a technical showpiece for sax quartet. The melody flows throughout the ensemb...

This arrangement is a movement from the Cello Sonata in G. It has been set for a soprano solo with the remainder of the quartet (AAT) in a supporting role. Flashy sounding scales (in an easy key) make...

Originally for solo keyboard, this piece has been successfully adapted for a variety of groups, including concert band, woodwind ensemble, large brass ensemble, and now sax quartet. This version is te...

Cotton Candy is a quick, light and fun tune intended as a closer or encore on a concert. It is musically simple and the harmonies are typical of cartoon or circus music. The title suggests the gaiety...

These are two excellent character pieces originally written for piano. Each of these short pieces is full of interest, colour and energy with melody found in all parts. These short works would make an...

From one of the most famous melodies from the Dixeland era - 'Oh When the Saints Go Marching In,' has now been arranged for six flutes. This is a straight ahead swing march with the melody in all part...

This piece needs no introduction. It has been arranged here for 2 clarinets and piano and this new sound adds even more excitement to the original. The piano part remains in the original key and clari...

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for an all-clarinet ensemble consisting of 3 clarinets and a bass clarinet. This is a lyrical piece and the parts are all interesting....

Cielito Lindo is a popular traditional song of Mexico and is often used by tenor singers for opera aria concerts or as an encore. This is a great audience pleaser.

The Stars and Stripes Forever is one of the most recognizable melodies of the 20th century. This arrangement for 5 clarinets would make a terrific addition to a high school concert. The brilliant writ...

This piece was originally a work to show off the trumpet stop on an organ. That brilliant sound has been replaced by the real instrument in this arrangement for 2 trumpets and organ. There is a slow i...