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Canción del Pájaro for trumpet and piano is based on a traditional fandango---a lively Spanish or Portuguese couples dance in triple meter. This work is fun to perform, enjoyable to hear, and is ideal...

Beside the Waters is a transcription, by the composer, of an original solo vocal work. The text for this piece describes water flowing in a stream, clouds floating past, time standing still, and human...

This work is based on the French poem Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur (It Rains in My Heart). As expected from the title, this work has a dark feeling to it. Slow and brooding, the piano sets the feel with t...

John Hartmann began arranging music for the village band at the age of ten. He played the violin, but his real love was the cornet. He was asked, by the Crystal Palace Company, to form a band in 1854....

This polka, by British born composer Alfred Warren, follows the standard form that was all the rage at the turn of the Century. A smooth lyrical Introduction leads into a short cadenza moving into the...

A Souvenir, or Remembrance, is a short piece intended to evoke a particular mood. Souvenir du Passe is a short, 'Lisztian' salon or 'parlor' piece and was written for Warren's friend, Matthew Arbuckle...

Intrada for solo trumpet is a piece that is suitable as a Prelude for a church service or an opening number for a solo recital. The accompaniment can be played on a piano or an organ. There is some gr...

The first movement, Lake, depicts a flat calm inland body of water where things are at peace. The second movement, Waterfalls, illustrates a river picking up speed through playful but lyrical melodies...

Rag, Theme and Variations is a short fun tune for cornet and piano that is ideal at the end of a concert or as an encore. Presented here is a rag in its traditional, literal form that concludes and le...

This new work by Jeff Smallman is for unaccompanied trumpet. Set in 6 short movements of various moods, this piece demonstrates the colours at the disposal of a trumpet player. Accessible to high scho...

As the title suggests, this piece contains three dance-like movements that are very different in style. The fanfare figures are elegantly balanced against a smooth flowing line to create an interestin...

The Meadow Lark-Polka Brillante is a fun solo for the e-flat cornet. Wide intervals, triple tonguing and technical flourishes make this piece exciting and interesting in a recital or concert. Carefull...

'A Dance On Three Legs' is a percussion ensemble piece with constantly shifting meter, hence the title. It also has constantly changing texture and dynamics to add interest. Six players are involved a...

I wrote this piece with the intent of creating a fun piece for students to play that a non-musician could easily teach to a sixth grade class with no musical experience. It is scored for 4 players pla...

Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. In this arrangement all pa...

This is a Scott Joplin rag which has been arranged for 6 clarinets. The various parts alternate playing the famous melodic lines and playing the idiomatic rag accompaniment. There have been some newly...

Inveni David' is an offertory and was originally set for male chorus and four trombones. This powerful work opens in F minor and gradually builds to a brilliant F major Alleluia. This setting makes th...

Spring is the time for renewal. We shed our heavier clothes in exchange for warmer weather, plant growth and new animal births. This is a 5 minute work divided into three sections: 'The Call to Spring...

This fanfare was written to be played before the ballet La Peri. It is often performed on its own by brass ensembles to herald in a concert or recital. This is an arrangement for brass band that featu...

The Cossack' is an incredibly popular concert march in the brass band world. This edition of a true classic march was done to correct some note errors, create a flugel horn part, make articulations mo...

This piece is an ethereal and effective work for winds, piano, and percussion. It opens with three solo flutes echoing a call as if it were played on a mountain top. Various soloists are featured thro...

A solar storm (or solar flare) is a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere releasing massive amounts of energy. This shifty, rhythmic piece is colorful and bold with great material in all sections. I...

The opening section is free and segues to a lyrical and mournful melody, that also segues to another cadenza, followed by the finale-a fast bop style section. It portrays emotions of loss and celebrat...