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ID: 81-BQ28290

Sometimes all you need is a couple of notes to get your juices going. A four note motif sets the stage for this humdinger. Affix to this motif a few angular, bebopish lines for added seasoning . Things quiet down for just a second while the tuba player...

5 Early Spanish Dances

ID: 12-057150941X

A Ceremonial Occasion

ID: 81-DBQ9913

This is an exciting original composition by Kenneth Bray. Written as a piece to be used at the University of Western Ontario Spring Convocation, this work could be used as an opening fanfare for a concert or at a distinguished event. Fanfares are found...

A Children's Medley

ID: 81-BQ29313

The tunes that comprise this cleverly written medley have a warm place in the hearts of us all, either through our own remembrances, or from those of our children. These tunes include: "The Bear Went Over the Mountain," "The Farmer in th...

A Coconut Named Alex
Trumpet Feature

ID: 81-BQ21112

This colourful title aptly combines the basis for the piece and the person it was written for. Tenth grade trumpet player Alex McCarthy would come to brass quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming up, he would play excerpts from the Denis Di Blasio ...

A Hungarian Folk Tune

ID: 81-BQ9839

This colourful and interesting work was originally scored for solo piano. The change in modes and the passing around of the melody make this work a very attractive selection for brass quintet. Set at the "medium" level, this piece is not too ...

A La Claire Fontaine

ID: 81-BQ21104

Donald Coakley has created a colourful and harmonically interesting arrangement of the French-Canadian folksong A la Claire Fontaine. Melodic material is found throughout the ensemble and none of the parts are too technically difficult. As the piece pr...

A Night on Bald Mountain

ID: 81-BQ27247

This famous work for full orchestra is a perennial favourite at Halloween and Pops concerts throughout the world. This is a version for brass quintet that is sure to thrill audiences. It was Rimsky-Korsakov who, after the death of Moussorgsky, made a p...

Abide with Me

ID: 81-BQ22127

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature all the members in a brass quintet. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differently for interest with the melody wandering througho...

Adagio (from Sonata in D Major)

ID: 81-BQ9943

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for the brass quintet. It has been scored as a lyrical horn feature but all parts are interesting and everyone gets a break. Lyrical pieces, such as this one, have many uses including wed...