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£29.40Come, Sweet Death (Brass Choir) J.S. Bach arr. Sean Brown
Come, sweet death, come, blessed rest was originally a song set for solo voice and basso continuo from the 69 Sacred Songs and Arias that Johann Sebastian Bach contributed to Musicalisches Gesangbuch by Georg Christian Schemelli (BWV 478). In the music, Bach, by means of melody and harmony, expresses the desire for death and heaven. It is among his most popular works and has here been adapted for brass choir by American composer Sean Brown. To view a performance video of the work please visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq_kz202DK0&t=14s Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: Medium Easy Instrumentation: 3 Trumpets 4 Horns 3 Trombones 1 Tuba
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£40.62Christmas Day (Brass Band) Gustav Holst arr. Philip Rayment
VIEW SCORE PDF Well-known English composer, Gustav Holst (1874-1934) wrote this choral fantasy in 1910, about five years before his renowned orchestral suite, The Planets. The piece was originally composed for SATB choir and orchestra and dedicated to the students of Morley College, where Holst taught music. In the years since, it has been arranged for various combinations of voice and/or instruments. This arrangement is in the original key and could be adapted for use with choir and/or organ. Christmas Day features three carols in their entirety: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen and Come, Ye Lofty, Come, Ye Lowly (an old Breton melody). There are also references to The First Nowell. Although well-received initially, this work (like many of Holst's) was neglected for many years and has not been widely recorded. It is hoped that it will be useful for brass bands during the festive season, particularly in a large acoustic. To listen to the Canadian Staff Band performing the work please visit www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccXkbWi_iWE Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 3rd Section + Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet Bb Repiano Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet Bb Flugel Horn Bb Solo Horn Eb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone Euphonium Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Percussion 1-3
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£55.40Suite - A Renaissance Christmas (Wind Band) Kevin Norbury
VIEW SCORE PDF This magnificent festive suite was written by Kevin Norbury for the Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Wind Symphony and features three well known carols set in a Renaissance style. Three contrasting movements comprise the work: i. Processional (Personent hodie - On this day earth shall ring) This is a short piece imagining a torchlight Yuletide procession (perhaps bearing the traditional roasted wild boar), using a well-known Christmas melody from the large collection of music compiled in the 16th century called Piae Cantiones (1582). The tune is presented twice with accompanying, related melodic material. ii. Pastorale (Quem pastores laudavere - Shepherds sang their praises o'er him) This is a 14th-century melody which was originally collected by Michael Praetorius at the end of the 16th-century. The treatment throughout is very lyrical without overly complex harmonies. The melody is heard three times with brief linking episodes and a short coda. iii. Celebration! (In dulci jubilo - In sweet celebration - Ding-dong merrily on high) This magnificent 13th-century melody was also a part of Michael Praetorius's collection. It is traditionally associated with the words 'Good Christian men, rejoice!' The opening is a straight transcription of the great chorale prelude for organ by J.S. Bach. After the grandeur of the opening, the tune is heard in more of a 'folky' style. A lot of related melodic material is then presented before the tune Ding-dong merrily on high is heard. After another episode of previously used music In dulci jubilo reappears in a joyful conclusion to the piece. Sheet music available from : UK: www.wind-band-music.co.uk USA: www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: Medium Instrumentation: Piccolo Flute Oboe Bassoon Clarinet in Bb 1-2 Bass Clarinet in Bb Alto Saxophone in Eb 1-2 Tenor Saxophone in Bb Baritone Saxophone in Eb Trumpet in Bb 1-2 Horn in F 1-2 Trombone 1-2 Bass Trombone Euphonium Tuba Double Bass Timpani Glockenspiel Tubular Bells Tambourine Snare Drum Tenor Drum
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£29.40Appalachian Fiddle Tunes (Brass Sextet) James Curnow
VIEW SCORE PDF This three-movement suite for brass sextet by James Curnow was commissioned by the High Bridge Brass of Asbury University, Kentucky. The premiere performance took place during the Great American Brass Band Festival, Danville, KY, 2018. To listen to a recording of High Bridge Brass performing the work please visit: 1. Haste To The Wedding (Jig) - https://soundcloud.com/user-565396545/appalachian-fiddle-tunes-mvt-1 2. Cherry Tree (Air) - https://soundcloud.com/user-565396545/appalachian-fiddle-tunes-mvt-2 3. Soldier's Joy (Breakdown) - https://soundcloud.com/user-565396545/appalachian-fiddle-tunes-mvt-3 (Recording courtesy of Clark Media Productions) The original scoring of this piece was intended for Conical Brass Sextet (i.e. Cornets, Flugel Horn, Eb Tenor Horn, Bb Euphonium, Tuba). To accommodate other ensembles, additional parts are included as follows: Part 1 - Bb Cornet or Trumpet Part 2 - Bb Cornet or Trumpet (optional doubling on Piccolo Trumpet*), part for Eb Soprano Cornet included Part 3 - Bb Cornet or Trumpet (optional doubling on Flugel Horn) Part 4 - Eb Tenor Horn (optional F Horn part included) Part 5 - Bb Euphonium (optional Trombone), parts in B.C. and T.C. included Part 6 - Tuba - Parts in B.C., T.C. or for Eb Tuba T.C. included All three Cornet/Trumpet parts are written as to be of equal difficulty with perhaps the exception of the Cornet 2 part doubling on Piccolo Trumpet. *Piccolo Trumpet parts can be performed on the Cornet or Trumpet, which sound an octave lower, but works equally as well in this range. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com
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£22.05March - King Cotton (Brass Sextet) John Philip Sousa arr. Keith M. Wilkinson
VIEW SCORE PDF The fourth in 'The March King Collection' featuring four of John Philip Sousa's most popular marches transcribed for brass sextet, King Cotton was written in 1895 when the Sousa Band played for three weeks at the Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia where it is reported that there were almost 800,000 visitors. This was a time when southern USA cotton production was vitally important - the phrase 'Cotton is King' was appropriate and widely used. PDF download includes score and full set of parts in both march card and letter size. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: Medium Instrumentation Part 1 - Cornet/Trumpet in Bb Part 2 - Cornet/Trumpet in Bb Part 3 - Horn (includes parts in Eb & F) Part 4 - Trombone (includes bass clef & Bb treble clef parts) Part 5 - Euphonium (includes bass clef & Bb treble clef parts) Part 6 - Tuba (includes bass clef & Eb and Bb treble clef parts) Percussion - optional
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£62.78Temperamental (Brass Band) Fendall Hill
This work by Fendall Hill was the set test for the 2021 National Brass Band Championships of New Zealand, B Grade. The composer writes: 'J.S. Bach (1685-1750) is deemed by many to be the 'Ulimate Composer'. He added an incredible proportion to the DNA of western music, and his influence is heard in the music of today. Like many artists, he was not overly recognised as a composer during his lifetime, and it took an 1829 performance of the St Matthew Passion by Mendelssohn to ignite a recognition of his place in the music world, a place he has maintained ever since. This piece starts with a similar spark of rediscovery of the music of Bach. It contains arrangements of various works, interspersed with composition based on Bach's chord structures, sections in the style of Bach, and original sections inspired by the moods created along the way. The first section explores the Toccata, and great organ works. This leads into an exploration of his choral works, and a finale based on the Preludes. The word 'Tempered' has different meanings, and all seem to apply to the music of Bach, and these appeal to the musical, engineering and spiritual aspects of my personal life. His music reaches to the humanity and divinity, it has strength, structure and order that creates frameworks in which incredible complexity reigns; and the complexity leads to a wildness, a kind of craziness that represents a range of human moods, and can change without warning. The same piece of music affects people in very different ways. I don't know if it's Bach's music, or us, but it can seem out of control and under control at the same time - the combination is highly temperamental. To view a follow-the-score video of the work please visit: https://youtu.be/zpNxITUqXZU Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 1st Section + Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet 1&2 Bb Solo Cornet 3&4 Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet Bb Flugel Horn Bb Solo Horn Eb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone Euphonium Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Timpani Percussion 1-4
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£7.38Euphonium Concerto with Brass Band (Karl Whelan) Soloist Copy
*Karl Whelan's Euphonium Concerto with Brass Band is written in three linked movements: I: Prelude II: Aria III: Scherzo The first movement, Prelude, is in a mirror image sonata form and with its menacing ostinato sets the tone for the entire concerto and also introduces material on which the concerto is based. During this movement, the soloist has the opportunity to display their technical ability as well as the extremes of the instruments range. A chord based on the notes of the ostinato signal the beginning of the second movement, Aria. Here, material from the first movement has been weaved together and moves through a multitude of keys, the soloist is able to show the expressive side of the instrument to create an almost yearning, operatic aria. A reiteration of the 1st subject takes us into an almost march like figure at the beginning of the third movement, Scherzo. This is then interrupted both times by dance-like scherzo which, as with the rest of the concerto navigates itself through different keys leading to the cadenza that even the temple blocks have the the chance of participating in! The concerto concludes with almost a battle between the band (playing fragments of the first and second subjects from the first movement), and soloist who is attempting to have the last word! To view a follow-the-score video of the work please visit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEnou67XHqA To purchase the full band set please visit www.brookwrightmusic.com/product-page/euphonium-concerto-with-brass-band-karl-whelan *Please note this download only includes the soloist copy. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Instrumentation: Euphonium Soloist Bb Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet Bb Flugel Horn Bb Solo Horn Eb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone Euphonium Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Timpani Percussion 1-3
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£36.93Nocturne for Brass Band & Percussion: The Lady with the Lamp - Andy Wareham
VIEW SCORE PDF Nocturne for Brass Band & Percussion: The Lady with the Lamp was composed for the BrookWright International Brass Band Composer Competition 2020, the work later going on to be a finalist in the competition. The music celebrates the life and achievements of Florence Nightingale on the 200th anniversary of her birth. The work is structured in ternary form and is designed to be an engaging concert piece, accessible to both lower and upper section bands. Minimal percussion has been used and ossia passages have been added to accommodate all levels. The music imagines Miss Nightingale walking the wards at night with the contrasting sections representing her devotion to the care of others, the struggles and sacrifice of her service, and the lasting effect of her renowned achievements that are still felt to this day. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 2nd Section + Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet 1&2 Bb Solo Cornet 3&4 Bb Repiano Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet Bb Flugel Horn Bb Solo Horn Eb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone Euphonium 1&2 Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Timpani Percussion 1-2
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£33.23Gobsmacked! (Brass Band) Robbert Vos
VIEW SCORE PDF Gobsmacked was commissioned by Ravnanger Brass Band (Norway). The composer Robbert Vos writes: 'Gobsmacked is composed as an opening or encore piece which, as the title already reveals, is meant to surprise or overwhelm the audience! After a brief opening fanfare, the main theme is introduced by the solo cornet and euphonium. An accelerando leads to a quick movement, where this main theme is transformed into a con brio. In this section there's a lot of energy to be unleashed and every band member plays a roll in creating that. Throughout the piece there are many surprises, for example some unexpected time changes, percussion effects to wake you and some trombone glissandi to make you smile. After a short and atmospheric reminiscence by the flugel to the solos from the beginning of the piece, there comes a brief percussion interruption which leads to a reprise of the con brio, but this time in slightly different form. This all comes together in the finale where a big accelerando will lead to an exciting close.' Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: 1st Section + Instrumentation: Soprano Cornet Eb Solo Cornet Bb Repiano Cornet Bb 2nd Cornet Bb 3rd Cornet Bb Flugel Horn Bb Solo Horn Eb 1st Horn Eb 2nd Horn Eb 1st Baritone Bb 2nd Baritone Bb 1st Trombone Bb 2nd Trombone Bb Bass Trombone Euphonium Bb Bass Eb Bass Bb Timpani Percussion 1-4
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£22.05March - El Capitan (Brass Sextet) John Philip Sousa arr. Keith M. Wilkinson
VIEW SCORE PDF The third in 'The March King Collection' featuring four of John Philip Sousa's most popular marches transcribed for brass sextet, El Capitan was originally an operetta by John Philip Sousa which was first produced in Boston in 1896. It was initially very popular and there are occasional revivals even to this day. The march of the same title uses themes from the opera and was also published in 1896. One notable feature - resulting from the use of themes from the operetta - is the abrupt transition from 6/8 to 2/4 half way through the march. PDF download includes score and full set of parts in both march card and letter size. Sheet music available from: UK - www.brassband.co.uk USA - www.solidbrassmusic.com Difficulty Level: Medium Instrumentation Part 1 - Cornet/Trumpet in Bb Part 2 - Cornet/Trumpet in Bb Part 3 - Horn (includes parts in Eb & F) Part 4 - Trombone (includes bass clef & Bb treble clef parts) Part 5 - Euphonium (includes bass clef & Bb treble clef parts) Part 6 - Tuba (includes bass clef & Eb and Bb treble clef parts) Percussion - optional
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