SKU: A0.808714

    This is a one-stop answer for Christmas and Thanksgiving gig music. It consists of a collection of 23 traditional compositions, a total of about 43 minutes of music. All have proved to be among the most popular over the years, and all are in the public domain and copyright free.
    These selections have been especially arranged for brass quintet. They average a little under two minutes, with the longest being 2:57 and the shortest, 1:12; just right for caroling, holiday parties or almost any such setting. The individual parts are mostly within the normal playing range of Bb trumpet, horn in F, trombone and tuba.
    The Sheet Music Plus audio preview sample contains a few measures from most of the selections. In the download document, however, the arrangements are printed in alphabetical order.
    Completed in 2022, total performance time for all items in the Package runs about 43 minutes. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge. He would also like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms. Contact him directly at lessmith61@bellsouth.net. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus 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.)

SKU: A0.1446785

Dedicated to Mayor John W. Smith and the people of Detroit.

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. The Pride of the Wolverines was composed in 1926, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2022. The piece is catalogued as Volume 6, No. 105.

Section titles (such as “First Strain” and “Trio”) follow the measure numbers provided by that edition. Each instrument follows its full-band part as often as possible, the only exception being Trombone covering the Euphonium/Baritone part. Because of this, Euphonium/Baritone would make a suitable substitute.

SKU: A0.1236740

A picador is a horse-bound, lance-equipped, bullfighter. 

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own� United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. The Picador was composed in 1889, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2016. The piece is catalogued as Volume 2, No. 35.

SKU: A0.1227539

Written in honor of The National League of Musicians of the United States. 

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own� United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. The Beau Ideal was composed in 1893, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2016. The piece is catalogued as Volume 3, No. 47.

SKU: A0.1305066

Written for and premiered during the unveiling of the Lafayette Monument on July 4th, 1900 during the Paris Exposition. 

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own� United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. Hail to the Spirit of Liberty was composed in 1900, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2018. The piece is catalogued as Volume 4, No. 58.

SKU: A0.1396788

Dedicated to the officers and men of the 311th Cavalry. 

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own� United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. Sabre and Spurs was composed in 1918, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2019. The piece is catalogued as Volume 5, No. 85.

Section titles (such as “First Strain� and “Trio�) follow the measure numbers provided by that edition. Each instrument follows its full-band part as often as possible, the only exception being Trombone covering the Euphonium/Baritone part. Because of this, Euphonium/Baritone would make a suitable substitute.

SKU: A0.1454833

Written for the University of Minnesota, and uses some Indian themes. 

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. The Minnesota March was composed in 1927, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2023. The piece is catalogued as Volume 6, No. 109.

Section titles (such as “First Strain” and “Trio”) follow the measure numbers provided by that edition. Each instrument follows its full-band part as often as possible, the only exception being Trombone covering the Euphonium/Baritone part. Because of this, Euphonium/Baritone would make a suitable substitute.

SKU: A0.1251767

Based on themes from W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's The Mikado.

This Brass Quintet arrangement was made using “The President’s Own� United States Marine Band’s The Complete Marches of John Philip Sousa score as found at https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/. Mikado March was composed in 1885, and the referenced edition was made Public Domain in 2016. The piece is catalogued as Volume 2, No. 24.