SKU: CY.CC2809
The Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J. S. Bach is one of music's immense creations of genius. The Laudamus te is part of the nine section Gloria and features Soprano and obbligato Violin solos expressing praise and adoration of God through elaborate ornamentation.Justin Bland's superb 4-minute arrangement for brass quintet is written for advanced performers with the following instrumentation:Trumpet 1 in E-flatTrumpet 2 in B-flatHorn, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2817
William Byrd's Gloria from Mass for Five Voices has been expertly arranged by Dr. Richard Roper for Brass Quintet. The work is a perfect example of Renaissance polyphony at its best. Each part has independent lines that miraculously all mesh together into an array of glorious sounds.The 5 minute work is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.Instrumentation is for: 2 Trumpets in B-flat, Horn, Trombone and Tuba/Bass Trombone/Euphonium.
SKU: CY.CC2268
Mozart's famous 12 Twinkle Variations for Piano K. 265 have been brilliantly arranged for Brass Quintet by Tuba legend, Roger Bobo. The work is for advanced performers & the instrumentation is for Bb Trumpet/Piccolo, 2nd Bb Trumpet, Horn, Trombone & Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2999
ISBN 9790530058190.
Sousa considered the Semper Fidelis March his finest work. He composed and dedicated it to the U.S. Marine Band in 1888 after a request by President Chester Arthur.The instrumentation is for standard Brass Quintet: Trumpets in B-flat, Horn in F, Trombone & Tuba with optional piccolo trumpets and optional rubber hose for the horn in the middle section.This fine arrangement by Steve Denroche is about 2 1/2 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC3020
ISBN 9781774310601. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
About the Taiwan Fantasia, van Deursen states: After having lived in Taipei for a number of years, I learned many of the local folk and popular songs. Some of the melodies are exceptionally beautiful, and my idea was to somehow combine all the elements that have made up my musical experiences over these years - Chinese melodies, western orchestral music and jazz; I wanted to see if these songs could survive with a totally different harmonic structure and concept. My original goal was to write a simple arrangement of the two songs, but quickly I discovered more melodies building upon the original ones and thus the Variations were born. Composed in 1995, this work of about 10 minutes in length is in one continuous movement, but is divided into seven short sections of contrasting moods including two cadenzas, for Trumpet and Trombone. The music is appropriate for advanced performers. Parts in C and B-flat are supplied for the Trumpets. A recording of Taiwan Fantasia can be purchased on iTunes from the album by the Yeh Shu Han Brass Quintet.
SKU: CY.CC2969
ISBN 9790530057889.
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt) is an opera in three acts composed in 1724 for the Royal Academy of Music and is loosely based on events during the Roman Civil War of 49-45 BC.Justin Bland was arranged a wonderful suite of seven movements from Handel's opera for Brass Quintet. Length of about 20 minutes and appropriate for advanced performers.Instrumentation is for: Trumpet 1 in B-flat and E-flat, Trumpet 2, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2954
ISBN 9790530057735.
Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Our God is a secure fortress), BWV 80 is a church cantata based on Martin Luther's hymn that Bach composed for Reformation Day around the year 1723.This movement Aria and Chorale is the second movement of the cantata. The Euphonium/Trombone part performs the bass solo and the Trumpet 1 part performs the Soprano/Oboe solo which is the Chorale itself in an embellished style of the melody.Justin Bland has done a superb job of arranging this beautiful movement of about 4.5 minutes in length for moderately advanced performers.Instrumentation is: Trumpet 1 (C & B-flat parts are provided), Trumpet 2/Flugelhorn in B-flat, Horn, Euphonium/Trombone in bass clef & Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC3042
ISBN 9790530110164. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
This Prelude No. 7 is an early work and one of Bach's best known of what is now known as Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier. There is much in this little work actually, the most extended in Book 1. Mr. Denroche's arrangement works perfectly for Brass Quintet and is transposed down to the key of C from the original e-flat. The range is modest and most moderately advanced groups can perform it. C & B-flat parts are supplied for the Trumpets.
SKU: CY.CC2986
ISBN 9790530058053.
Earl of Oxford's March is one of the most well known of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, the collection of over 300 keyboard works from the Elizabethan period of the 16th Century.Mr. Denroche's excellent arrangement for standard brass quintet of 2 Trumpets in C, Horn in F, Trombone (bass clef) and Tuba is appropriate for advanced performers and is about 3 minutes in length.
SKU: CY.CC3178
ISBN 9790530119068. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
The Goldberg Variations is arguably one of the greatest works of art in Western culture. A true work of genius that was first published in 1741 for harpsichord. The Aria a Sarabande about 5 minutes in length in 3/4 is the very first movement of the 30 variation work and is heavily ornamented. Justin Chiang has doubled the time to 6/4 and written out all of the ornaments, making the performance possibilities much more practical. This work is appropriate for advanced performers for the following instruments: 2 Trumpets in C, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba (Bass Trombone).
SKU: CY.CC2529
Andrew Poirier has brilliantly transcribed for Brass Quintet the Scherzo from String Quartet in D, Opus 11. This work of about 7 minutes in length can be performed by advanced musicians. The Scherzo is bouncy, tuneful, fun to listen to and great entertainment for your audience.
SKU: CY.CC2979
ISBN 9790530057988.
Michael Praetorius' gorgeous Christmas carol has been beautifully arranged for Brass Quintet by, Scott MacInnes. The Praetorius harmonization is from 1609 and is the most familiar setting of this German hymn, also known as Es ist ein Ros entsprungen.This arrangement is about 5 minutes in length and is performed below by the Pinnacle Brass from their Christmas recording The Earth Shall Ring!This work is appropriate for moderately advanced performers and scored for Trumpets in B-flat, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC3097
ISBN 9790530110744. 8.5 x 11 in inches.
Mozart's Divertimento No 12 in E-flat K. 252 was written in 1776 for a wind quintet of 2 oboes, horn and two bassoons. In keeping with other Divertimenti, the style is light and casual. The movements are: 1. Andante cantabile, leggiero 2. Menuetto 3. Polonaise 4. Presto Stephen Gamble has done a brilliant job of arranging this work for brass quintet in the key of C. It is a joy to perform and to listen to. The music is about 12 minutes in length and is appropriate for advanced performers. Instrumentation is for 2 Trumpets in C (B-flat parts supplied also), Horn, Trombone and Tuba.
SKU: CY.CC2973
ISBN 9790530057926.
Humperdinck's opera, Hansel and Gretel is a jewel and has become a perennial part of the repertoire, often performed around the Christmas season. Bobby Fisco has beautifully arranged a Suite for Brass Quintet taken from the most well-known parts of the work.The arrangement is in 7 movements and also includes a narration part that can be read by a member of the quintet or a non-performer.This work is for standard instrumentation, about 20 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers.
SKU: CY.CC2914
Eubie Blake composed the Charleston Rag in 1899 for Piano under the title Sounds of Africa while working at Aggie Shelton's Bawdy House in Baltimore as a precocious 12 year old. Geoffrey Bergler has arranged Eubie's Ragtime classic of about 4 minutes in length for Brass Quintet of advanced performers.Trumpet parts are in B-flat.
SKU: CY.CC2996
ISBN 9790530058152.
Here is a description of the music by the composer, Henry Wolking.Mannequin Challenge is a work for brass quintet inspired by the participatory video fad in which a group of people are shown posing stock-still for the camera while music is playing in the background. It became a social media participating video fad in November 2016 (with the hashtag #mannequinChallenge). Since then it has had become a world-wide phenomena, sort of like the Ice-Bucket Challenge, which I considered writing about, but then got cold feet. This work inverts the mannequin challenge sequence in that the music plays first, and then the musicians freeze in brief silence. Though the freezes are only in 3/8 in between the particularly beguiling musical interludes, they may be extended to any length. Long live social media and brass quintet mannequin challenges! This piece is scored for traditional brass quintet with Trumpets in B-flat and for advanced performers of about 2+ minutes in length.
SKU: CY.CC3002
ISBN 9790530058220.
Symphony No. 1 for Brass Quintetby C. P. E. Bach, arranged by Justin BlandC. P. E. Bach was an innovator as an early Classical era composer, helping to develop the sonata form that was refined by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. Like his father, Carl Phillip Emanuel was prolific and showed signs of true genius.Symphony No. 1, in three movements (fast-slow-fast), originally in D major, has been transposed down a step to C by arranger Justin Bland.This very fine arrangement (the entire work) of about 12 minutes in length is appropriate for advanced performers and can be the cornerstone of a recital program.Instrumentation: Trumpets (parts in C and B-flat), Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.
