David Marlatt: Mittelschwere Noten

The famous Jig Fugue by Bach is a favourite with organists. It is lighthearted and energetic with its rollicking triple meter. The key has been altered to better suit performance on the B-flat trumpet...

The principal theme from the second movement is equal in fame and popularity to Pachelbel's Canon and Albinoni's Adagio. This incredibly simple and beautiful theme has been arranged here for 2 trumpet...

This is a arrangement for 2 trumpets, organ and optional timpani. This would make an great opener on a concert. Originally for 2 trumpets, choir and strings, the organ really helps to create a terrifi...

These dances were taken from a much larger suite originally for 4 recorders. Style is everything with these short pieces. Brilliant fortes are contrasted with smooth lyrical playing. The ensemble must...

Inveni David is an offertory that was originally set for male chorus and four trombones. This powerful work opens in B-flat minor and gradually builds to a brilliant B-flat major Alleluia. It has been...

This is the most popular and often performed setting by Bruckner. When this work was written Bruckner had just finished a five year course of contrapuntal study during which he was forbidden to write...

This arrangement of some famous and popular movements from Water Music is approachable by a high school level quartet. This suite is ideal for church services, weddings or any other gigs. The four mov...

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for sax quartet. Lyrical pieces, such as this one, have many uses including weddings, concerts and church services. All parts are fairl...

This work is modal in both melodic and harmonic construction, but, like much of Debussy's music, is often difficult to define precisely. Gentle and restrained, it is filled with exquisite musical gest...

The Allegro con Spirito movement of the Divertimento No. 1 is from the Six Feldpartiten (open air suites), composed by Haydn in the early 1780s. Originally scored for two oboes, two French horns, thre...

Bei diesem Arrangement handelt es sich um einen Satz aus der Cellosonate in G. Er wurde für ein Altsolo gesetzt, wobei der Rest des Quartetts eine unterstützende Rolle spielt. Auffällig klingende Tonl...

These two works (one by Gounod and the other by Schubert) are among the most popular and often used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody ma...

This is a great technical feature for a tuba player. The scales and arpeggios in this showpiece fit nicely under the fingers which makes this solo sound harder than it is!

This famous movement from the flute sonata is a great piece that is accessible to many players. This short tuneful piece, arranged for tuba and piano, would work well on a concert or contest.

Deep River has been arranged here to feature the smooth sound of the flugel horn or alto saxophone. This famous melody is supported by an interesting accompaniment with jazz harmonies and rhythmic pul...

Haydn is best known for his symphonies but his chamber music is also excellent. He wrote several piano trios and the best known of these is the G major Trio with its so-called Gypsy Rondo.

Click is an original three movement work for winds and percussion. What it lacks in a colorful title, it makes up for it with driving rhythms, memorable melodies and fun parts for all players. The fir...

This lyrical piece was inspired by the opening of Appalachian Spring by the great American composer Aaron Copland. The title has two possible meanings: it could be a depiction of someone walking on a...

Sunset Over Blue Water is a fresh new scoring of the famous hymn tune It is Well With My Soul. The simple melody combined with the powerful, heart-wrenching lyrics, have made this hymn popular around...

This energetic composition is the composers way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the great Alfred Reed. Short musical...

A lush and beautiful work composed by Kenneth Bray for his daughter, Reverie for Bonita features the horn section, colourful use of mutes and simple, elegant themes. Showing off the lyrical side of th...

This work was originally written as a contest entrance piece for the theme song for the 1967 Expo in Montreal. The concert band arrangement, by Kenneth Bray, has truly captured the spirit of this conc...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

This is Sullivan at his best! The melodies of the famous Arthur/Sullivan team have become legendary and their musicals are performed all over the world. This is a chorus from Iolanthe in which the all...

The Spirit of Adventure is a brilliant band work by Jeff Smallman. It is set in the style of the old Westerns with several typical themes. A very animated and colourful work at the medium level, this...