David Marlatt: Mittelschwere Noten

Dodge City is an exuberant piece, arranged here for 13 clarinets, bass clarinet and optional percussion, designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work tha...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for 6 trumpets (piccolo, 2 trumpets and 3 flugel horns). All the Mozartian technical fun is i...

Earthscape is a lyrical piece inspired by the view of our planet from space. In the silent, black vacuum of space exists this bright blue planet, slowly rotating, giving astronauts a serene and breath...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. It has been adapted here for flute, clarinet, and keyboard. The chorale is played before the popular triple meter theme. T...

Scenes from the Tournament is a five-movement characterization of a medieval jousting tournament. Beginning with the Fanfare - Call to the Lists, the Parade of the Knights follows setting the stage fo...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for interchangeable woodwinds is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Antipho...

This fun light piece is a great showpiece for the cornet. It is named after the sight-seeing boats for tourists in Niagara Falls. Set as a polka, there is much opportunity for the soloist to display q...

This 'Adaluza' (or 'Playera') is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890, now arranged for six flutes. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorities of a flute ensemble....

This three-movement Concerto in D, somewhat reminiscent of Handel in character, was originally for oboe, strings, and continuo. Solo parts have been provided to feature either oboe, clarinet (in B-fla...

The sequence in which In the Hall of the Mountain King is used is when Peer sneaks into the Troll Mountain King's castle. The piece is played when Peer attempts to escape from the King. Peer Gynt's sl...

The famous Jig Fugue by Bach is a favorite with organists. It is lighthearted and energetic with its rollicking triple meter. The great parts for all players keep everyone active in this Baroque gem.

This famous and exciting piece would make a great opening to a concert or it could even be used as a recessional at a wedding service. The technical parts flow very nicely and sound more difficult tha...

Four movements have been taken from Water Music and arranged here: Allegro, Air, Allegro Maestoso and Allegro (Alla Hornpipe). All parts are interesting.

Suite Espanola, Op. 47, originally for solo piano, is made up of pieces written in 1886 in honor of the Queen of Spain. Like many of Albéniz' piano pieces, these works are miniature tone poems of diff...

Widor was a French organist, composer, and teacher. Widor is best remembered today for this famous 'Toccata' from his Symphony for Organ No. 5, which is often played as a recessional at wedding ceremo...

London Bridge' was originally written for brass quintet and later scored for 6 trumpets. This is a terrific novelty piece that shows off the ensemble and quotes famous pieces. This is the composer rec...

Men of Harlech is a folksong from Wales. It is a stirring and bold march that shows off the power of this ensemble consisting of 12 trumpets and timpani. It opens with 4 offstage trumpets playing some...

This is a truly unique arrangement for trumpets. This is a traditional South African folksong that has been adapted and arranged for trumpet ensemble and percussion. The original a cappella version se...

Originally this work was scored for 8 natural or Baroque trumpets, timpani and basso continuo. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber wrote this piece for choirs of trumpets that were instructed to stand sepa...

Festival Fanfare is set for 3 antiphonal choirs of 5 trumpets each with percussion adding colour and drama. It is melodic and rhythmic with the 3 choirs passing different fanfare motifs between them....

This tune is a fun piece for 6 trumpets built upon simple jazz backgrounds gradually layering more and more voices. It is not too difficult and would require a minimum of rehearsal to put together (yo...

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

This colourful title aptly combines the basis for the piece and the person it was written for. Tenth grade trumpet player Alex McCarthy would come to quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming up, he...