Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1460696

Composed by Eddie De Lange and Louis Alter. Arranged by Will Corbin. Jazz,Pop. 15 pages. Will Corbin #1039599. Published by Will Corbin (A0.1460696).

Here's a latter-day Dixieland favorite which first appeared in the 1947 film New Orleans. It was performed in that setting by Louis Armstrong and the great Billie Holiday. This arrangement is adapted for brass quintet from an old stock chart of mixed instrumentation.
If you want to use different instruments, I'm happy to accommodate. Contact me at wilcor@aol.com.

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1465623

By Orleans. By Johanna Hall and John Hall. Arranged by Will Corbin. Film/TV,Pop. 22 pages. Will Corbin #1044235. Published by Will Corbin (A0.1465623).

Another from the Department of Don't Do This For Brass Quintet: This 1976 song by the group Orleans actually turns out to be a fun, upbeat, feel-good tune that suits a quintet quite nicely. It was the ABC-TV Network's theme song for a couple of years after it climbed to No. 5 on the Billboard chart.
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Brass Ensemble,Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1202140

Composed by Johanna Hall and John Hall. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Contemporary,Disco,Hip-Hop,Pop,R & B,Rock. Score and parts. 27 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #800795. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.1202140).

John Hall and his then-wife Johanna had written several hit songs for John's group, Orleans.  Johanna wanted to create a song in the 1950s doo-wop style she so admired.  They did, and their composition described a certain Miss Grace who enchanted the lyricist with her “satin and perfume and lace.�  The problem was: that song really did not fit in with Orleans' pop rock repertoire and image.  Meanwhile, The Tymes, a Philadelphia group, was looking for a number that might revive its popularity.  So when the Miss Grace song was suggested they decided to take it on.  This was the mid-1970s, just when the honorific Ms. was growing in use.  So The Tymes changed the song's title to “Ms. Grace.�  Released as a single, the song did very well in the UK, topping the chart at number one in January 1975.
    Written in 4/4 time, this brass quintet version flows along at about 104 BPM.  Beginning notation instructs that eighth-note pairs are to be played so that the first note is about twice as long as the second; in other words, swing style.  It retains the original D major key, but gives most of the melody to Horn and Trombone an octave lower so that it stays within normal playing range of the group.  The nature of the song is such that there are a number of phrases that begin with off-beat pickup notes.  Trumpets provide accents and flourishes and occasionally take over the melody for a few measures.  Tuba really does the most work, playing through almost the entire piece.
    Completed in 2023, performance time runs about 3 minutes, 3 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge.  He would like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms.  For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the Sheet Music Plus or Sheet Music Direct search box.  (Also, purchase of this piece entitles you to your choice of another of his arrangements at no charge; send a copy of your purchase receipt directly to him at lessmith61@bellsouth.net.).

Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.911345

By Keith Terrett. By Various. Arranged by Keith Terrett. Jazz,Spiritual,Traditional. 43 pages. Keith Terrett #517391. Published by Keith Terrett (A0.911345).

Four Early Jazz Classics from the USA for Brass Quintet includes: 1)Little Brown Jug:It was originally a drinking song. It remained well known as a folk song into the early 20th century. Like many songs which make reference to alcohol, it enjoyed new popularity during the Prohibition era. In 1939, bandleader Glenn Miller recorded and broadcast his swing instrumental arrangement of the tune with great success, and the number became one of the best known orchestrations of the American Big Band era. 2)Frankie & Johnny:Frankie and Johnny (sometimes spelled Frankie and Johnnie; also known as Frankie and Albert or just Frankie) is a traditional American popular song. It tells the story of a woman, Frankie, who finds that her man Johnny was making love to another woman and shoots him dead. Frankie is then arrested; in some versions of the song she is also executed. 3)Tin Roof Blues:Tin Roof Blues is a jazz composition by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings first recorded in 1923. It was written by band members Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, Mel Stitzel, George Brunies and Leon Roppolo. The tune has become a jazz standard and is one of the most recorded and often played New Orleans jazz compositions. 4)Battle Hymn of the Republic:The Battle Hymn of the Republic, also known as Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory outside of the United States, is a song by American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the song John Brown’s Body. Howe’s more famous lyrics were written in November 1861, and first published in The Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. The song links the judgment of the wicked at the end of time (Old Testament, Isaiah 63; New Testament, Rev. 19) with the American Civil War. Since that time, it has become an extremely popular and well-known American patriotic song. Arranged here for Brass Quintet, this arrangement is available for most ensembles of your choice, e-mail for other arrangements. An excellent selection for your next concert!

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1458413

Composed by Spencer Williams. Arranged by Will Corbin. Blues,Historic,Jazz. 22 pages. Will Corbin #1037395. Published by Will Corbin (A0.1458413).

Basin Street sits on the edge of the French Quarter of New Orleans. A few years before this song was written, it served as the border of a red-light district known as Storyville. A city councilman named Sidney Story came up with the idea of creating a district to which prostitution would be limited, where it could be watched and regulated. So The District was created in 1897; it soon became known as Storyville, much to the chagrin of Councilman Story. During its 20-year official life, a visitor could buy a blue book for two bits that listed prostitutes alphabetically and by race and address. It was abolished in 1917 during World War I because it violated a rule that no house of prostitution could be within 5 miles of a military base. The Navy wanted its sailors pure of heart. It's also a place where jazz grew up. The bordellos hired musicians to entertain customers, who weren't particularly interested in the music. So the mostly black performers were free to experiment, to try new syncopated rhythms, to blend the sounds of African drums and plantation gospel to come up with what would become known as Dixieland music. Storyville (it would later mostly be razed for public housing, and still later begin to gentrify as property values rose) was where Spencer Williams wrote the song in 1928; Louis Armstrong, who spent some of his childhood nearby, first recorded it in 1928. It has since been recorded by dozens of other artists.
If you need alternative instrumentation, I'm happy to accommodate. Contact me at wilcor@aol.com.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.826586

Composed by Traditonal Folk Song. Arranged by Bud Caputo. Jazz,Pop. Score and parts. 15 pages. Bud Caputo #423711. Published by Bud Caputo (A0.826586).

The all-time Dixieland favorite paints a picture of a New Orleans street parade that will create an interesting contrast to any brass quintet program. Instrument ranges are workable for advanced middle school and high school students. Tpt. 1, 2, Hn in F, Tbn, and Tuba, and a Full Score are included.

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1373862

Composed by Spencer Williams. Arranged by Peet du Toit. Blues. 21 pages. Peet du Toit #958336. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.1373862).

Basin Street Blues is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams in 1928 and recorded that year by Louis Armstrong. The verse with the lyric Won't you come along with me / To the Mississippi... was later added by Glenn Miller and Jack Teagarden.

The Basin Street of the title refers to the main street of Storyville, the red-light district of early 20th-century New Orleans, north of the French Quarter. It became a red light district in 1897.

Here's a laid back arrangement by the brilliant Erich Siebert, adapted for a brass quintet and percussion to be enjoyed by the players and the audience!

Brass Quintet Cornet,Euphonium,Flugelhorn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1145313

Composed by Will Marion Cook. Arranged by Charles Decker. 20th Century,Broadway,Jazz,Multicultural,Musical/Show,Pop,World. 20 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #745558. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1145313).

Swing Along! by Will Marion Cook, prominent African-American in Music Theater, composer, conductor, and violinist, combines Cakewalk style with classical music techniques to create an entertaining and memorable work from the early 20th century now arranged for a brass quintet of two trumpets or cornets in B-flat, horn in F (alternate flugelhorn part provided), trombone and tuba. The recording is of the complete edition. 

Cook was a key figure in American music from the 1890s to the 1920s. His Swing Along! was written for a theater production in 1903 combining Black folk music with classical music techniques and became a popular standard with choruses and glee clubs. A violin virtuoso, he studied at Oberlin College, Berlin's Hochschule für Musik with Joseph Joachim, and New York's National Conservatory of Music with Antonin Dvorak. He devoted his career to Black musical comedies and was instrumental in showcasing his Southern Syncopated Orchestrat throughout the Unites States and Europe, featuring New Orleans clarinetist Sidney Bechet. Mentored by Frederick Douglas, Will Marion Cook went on to mentor Duke Ellington, paving the path for orchestral concert jazz. 

“The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Interesting music, expertly arranged, fun to perform, and well received by audiences. Highly recommended!�   Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music

“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series. It was especially rewarding to perform several of these with Summit Brass and with the students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. Please keep these wonderful settings coming. You have provided the brass world with some real gems.�  Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind Ensemble

The Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Denver have purchased the Music of Black Composer Series with Charles Decker Music Press and the summer Rafael Mendez Brass Institute and Eastman School of Music uses the series arrangements in their chamber and brass ensembles music programs. 

See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.

Brass Quintet - Grade 3.5 - Digital Download

SKU: DX.145552

Composed by Theodulph of Orleans. Arranged by Dana F. Everson. Quintets. Traditional. Score and parts. 31 pages. David E. Smith - Digital Sheet Music #145552. Published by David E. Smith - Digital Sheet Music (DX.145552).

For brass quintet and optional piano and substitute brass parts. After a brief introduction the theme is presented in an echoing fashion giving a great deal of texture. A modulation takes place and the texture is more block and majestic with rhythmic move.

Brass Quintet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.775348

Composed by Ben Pollack, George Bruies, Leon Roppolo, Mel Stitzel, Paul Mares, and Walter Melrose. Arranged by Bill Wilson. Blues,Jazz. 33 pages. Alexander Wilson #6674641. Published by Alexander Wilson (A0.775348).

Tin Roof Blues, by Walter Melrose, Leon Roppolo, Paul Mares, Ben Pollack, George Brunies, and Mel Stitzel of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, is a classic Dixieland Blues tune. Arranged for brass quintet (two Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba) and optional drum set. Includes world parts (horn in Eb, trombone in Bb TC, tuba in Eb TC, and tuba in Bb TC). Performance time is approximately 3:23. Visit our website, www.tootsuitebrasspublishing.com, for a catalog of our arrangements available through sheetmusicplus.com.

Brass Quintet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.775332

Composed by Henry Creamer, John Turner Layton. Arranged by Bill Wilson. Jazz. 19 pages. Alexander Wilson #6645131. Published by Alexander Wilson (A0.775332).

Down by the River, by songwriting team Henry Creamer and John Turner Layton, is reminiscent of their Dixieland hit Way Down Yonder in New Orleans. Arranged for brass quintet (two Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone, tuba) and optional drum set. Contact us at https://www.tootsuitebrasspublishing.com/about-us about the availability of additional transpositions. Performance time is approximately 2:06. Visit our website, www.tootsuitebrasspublishing.com, for a catalog of our arrangements available through sheetmusicplus.com.

Brass Quintet Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1461101

Composed by Porter Steele and Walter Melrose. Arranged by Will Corbin. Jazz,Standards. 22 pages. Will Corbin #1040011. Published by Will Corbin (A0.1461101).

This 1901 Dixieland standard was a favorite of my father's, so I arranged it for him to hear our brass quintet perform it. This chart is based on an old stock that had some pretty crazy licks, particularly for the horn part. It's one of the earliest examples of New Orleans-style Dixieland, famous for a pioneering clarinet solo in its earliest days.
If you prefer alternative instrumentation, I'm happy to accommodate. Contact me at wilcor@aol.com.

Brass Ensemble Baritone Horn TC,Bass Trombone,E-Flat Cornet,Euphonium,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 1 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1050313

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Ryan Gabbart. Jazz,Standards,Traditional. Score and parts. 22 pages. Ryan Gabbart #654675. Published by Ryan Gabbart (A0.1050313).

A short arrangement (2:20) of the classic New Orleans street band tune for beginner brass band in B-flat major. Pairs well with my arrangement of When the Saints Go Marching In. This is a simple arrangement using short improvisatory variations that your students will find FUN to play! Ideal for the middle or high school group that is beginning to learn about jazz and improvisation! This is an Easy Flexible Brass Arrangement that can be played with 5 or more players using optional instrumentation choices. Part 1: Bb & Eb // Part 2: Bb, Eb, Horn in F // Part 3: Horn in F, Bb, Eb & Bass Clef // Part 4: Bass Clef, Bb & Tuba // Optional Drum Part Thank you! Please check out my other works!