David Marlatt: Mittelschwere Noten

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble. A...

Antonio Vivaldi wrote this work for two trumpets and strings and it has become the most popular double concerto for trumpets. The music is simple and elegant, utilizing the non-chromatic capabilities...

Sonata in D Major was originally for trumpet and strings. This edition contains a keyboard reduction part which has been created to facilitate more performances. This work serves as a great introducto...

Under the title L'Estro armonico Vivaldi wrote a collection of twelve instrumental concertos. Concerto #9 (originally for solo violin, strings and continuo) is in three movements. This piece has been...

The famous themes from this orchestral masterpiece have been collected and arranged for solo trumpet. Included in this mini suite are the principal melodies from The Sea and Sinbad's Ship and The Youn...

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 6 trumpets (including 1 piccolo). The melody flows...

Vesti la giubba (Put on the costume) is a famous tenor aria from the opera I Pagliacci. The aria is often regarded as one of the most moving in the operatic repertoire of the time. The pain of Canio i...

One of Handel's most often performed works is now available in this trumpet ensemble setting. Five movements have been taken from Water Music and they have been set in two choirs of three trumpets eac...

Clair de Lune---it has been used in the soundtrack of many movies including the famous fountain scene in Ocean's Eleven. The use of cup mutes contrasted by the warm sound of the flugel horns really cr...

This arrangement uses flugel horns to contrast the brilliance of the trumpets. Cup mutes are used in the middle movement to allow the 'barking dog' and the solo 'sleeping goatherd' to be heard clearly...

This is easily the most famous and often recorded fugue. It has become standard with organists all around the world. Now this terrific piece by Bach is available for 6 trumpets (3 trumpets and 3 fluge...

This is a arrangement for 4 trumpets, organ and timpani. This would make an great opener on a CD or concert. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the addition of extra trumpets and organ really crea...

Originally for 4 solo violins and strings, this arrangement for 4 trumpets and keyboard works even better than the original. The imitative entries are passed from player to player in the typical Vival...

This is the most famous section from Delibes' Lakmé. Originally written as a duet for soprano and alto, it is now a great piece for 6 trumpets.The original duet is performed on trumpets, the next 2 vo...

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists to 'borrow' and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular organ solos. J.S. Bach adapted severa...

This piece has been arranged for a wide variety of instrumental groups including several versions for brass quintet. This arrangement is scored for 4 trumpets (including 1 piccolo), 4 flugel horns and...

A very flexible arrangement allows this trumpet standard to be played in several different keys. Arranged for trumpet sextet and a continuo instrument (bassoon or euphonium are suggested), this piece...

One of Handel's most often performed works is now available in this new trumpet ensemble setting. There are continuo parts in B-flat, C and D to allow for performance on piccolo trumpets, B-flat trump...

This is a fun show-off tune for 2 cornets (or trumpets) and piano. Originally for string quartet, it works very well in this new setting. This is a simple theme and variations with the melody line alt...

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...

Bach, famous for his organ showpieces wrote a set of concertos for organ to show off his technique and compositional talent. This concerto opens with a series of scales not unlike the Vivaldi Concerto...

The flowing soprano line is given to the second trumpet and the original trumpet part to the first trumpet. This is an ideal piece for 2 trumpets and keyboard to play at a recital or wedding.

The rousing and well-known 'Anvil Chorus' or 'Gypsy Chorus' from Verdi's Il Trovatore (The Troubadour) depicts Spanish gypsies striking their anvils at dawn and singing the praises of hard work, good...

Battle with the Frost Giants is the third and final movement to The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, this moveme...