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This favourite children's song has been cleverly arranged in some different styles in this easy arrangement for quintet. The melody is first in the trumpets, then a waltz section then finally a Calyps...

Home on the Range is a classic cowboy song. It has gone by a number of names, the most common being Home on the Range and Western Home. It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas in 1947 an...

Featuring a relaxed Latin style, this chart is scored to have fun parts for everyone.  The main melody is based on a four note riff that you could literally sing the words You are the one to every tim...

This famous Canadian folksong has been performed by choirs all over the world. Donald Coakley took this melody and created a brilliant arrangement for concert band. It was the band version that was th...

As the title suggests, this piece is Spanish in style. After opening with a short fanfare, the melody is then passed equally between the two trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords and c...

Reesor Park is an energetic overture full of rhythmic drive and interest for all players. A majestic opening quickly turns into a driving fast section with shifting rhythms. The gentle slow section br...

This set of short pieces depicts events that occur annually at fairs all over the world. Ferris wheels, cotton candy and a fanfare to open the fair are all included. Unique to this short suite is 'Old...

The piece was originally for bass voice and piano by Italian composer Giacomo Carissimi. The flowing melodic line works perfectly as a trombone feature in a brass quintet setting. Contrasting sections...

A karesansui is a Japanese rock garden which is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are rocks...

The Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem, dated around 600 BC, by the poet Homer. It tells of the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he, a...

Queen Anne's Revenge was the final ship sailed by Edward Thatch, also known as the pirate, Blackbeard. To give the 'Pirate-like' feeling to the music, it has been composed in 6/8 time, as have many pi...

Aimed at the beginning brass quintet, this piece is playable by ensembles in the first few years of playing. The range is limited and the writing is fairly simple. This has been adapted from a very fa...

An elegant arrangement of a choral work by William Byrd. This piece is fun to play and accessible to beginning players. Because it is approachable by all quintets, it is a perfect tune to work on blen...

An ideal piece for beginning brass quintet. Full harmonies and well-balanced instrumentation make this not only playable but a very successful piece for a quintet looking for a good piece for developi...

This work is approachable by players in the first year or two of playing. The range is limited and the technical requirements are not too great. This is a fun piece that younger players will be sure t...

This elegant intermezzo is the most famous part of this opera. It opens quietly, builds, then ends as it began. Melody is in the trumpets and horn and no part is too difficult or taxing. This beautifu...

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 was set to words by one of Dvorak's...

A ricercare is defined as an elaborate contrapuntal instrumental composition in a fugal or canonic style. This particular selection for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets fits that description exactly. The musi...

An arrangement of this piano favourite, The Gypsies works well for this versatile ensemble. The melody is passed throughout the group but none of the parts is too difficult. It is a character piece de...

This has been adapted from a very famous piano piece and the beautiful flowing melody lends itself well to the woodwind quintet. This is an excellent piece to develop a good sound, blend, balance and...

Originally a piano piece, this Adagio has been elegantly arranged for woodwind quintet. Not difficult for any player, this piece is great for a high school level ensemble or a more advanced group look...

Taken from a single line of Chippewa music, Kenneth Bray has harmonized this tune and arranged it for woodwind quintet. Mr. Bray has very successfully arranged this music for choir and this version fo...

Nicole's Aria was written for the daughter of the composer. The piece is modal, based on an aeolian scale, sometimes referred to as a natural or pure minor scale. The composer wrote in a minor mode tr...

Inspired by the Japanese style of drumming, Jo-Ha-Kyn is a piece your percussionists will enjoy playing. It is based on the ternary structure where Jo is a slow introduction, Ha is a build up of the t...

The piece was originally for bass voice and piano by Italian composer Giacomo Carissimi. The flowing melodic line works perfectly as a trombone and piano work. Contrasting sections of marcato and lega...