Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808706 Composed by Fred Fisher. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Folk,Holiday,Jazz,Patriotic,Traditional. Score and parts. 40 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #6215233. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808706).      Orville and Wilbur Wright made their famous flight in late 1903; this song was published seven years later: Fred Fisher’s music with Alfred Bryan’s lyrics. The words form a narrative of a young man attempting to get his girlfriend to go up with him in his flying machine. And, that would take much more daring on her part than one might realize today. The year 1910 was still early days for aviation; most airplanes were still made of wood, wire and fabric and looked liked giant gliders. Supposedly, the Josephine of the song was Josephine Sarah Magner, reputed to be America’s first female parachutist. Magner married Leslie Burt Haddock, whose aviation career started in balloons, and made her first jump in 1905. During the next dozen years, she made more than 500 jumps. Pretty daring!     This arrangement is quirky and an absolute delight to play (and to listen to)! The first half is set in the song’s native ¾ time. The takeoff is the introduction, followed by the chorus, then the verse and again the chorus as the melody loops, rolls and spins through the five instruments. A middle section briefly quotes two other aerialist tunes-He flies through the air with the greatest of ease and Up in the air Junior Birdmen-and serves as a transition to cut time. A swing version of the chorus brings us in for a landing and final fade.     The arrangement begins in the key of C major and changes to G major during the transitional section. Suggested tempo is 76 bpm throughout. The arrangement comprises 202 measures: Horn in F plays the most notes, followed by Trombone and Tuba, while Trumpets get off relatively lightly. All notes are well within the normal playing range of the instruments; Trumpet 1 does, however, play A above its staff several times.     Completed in 2021, performance time for Come, Josephine in My Flying Machine runs about 3 minutes, 45 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge; contact him directly at lessmith61@bellsouth.net. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the 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.)

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.961445 Composed by Ron Goodwin. Arranged by Peter Younghusband. Contemporary. Score and parts. 9 pages. Peter Younghusband #6517075. Published by Peter Younghusband (A0.961445). Brass QuintetPart 1 - Bb trumpet cornetPart 2 - Bb trumpet / cornetPart 3 - Eb and FPart 4 - bass clef and BbPart 5 - bass clef and Eb.

Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.951615 Composed by John Stafford Smith. Arranged by Travis Hayman. Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 13 pages. Travis Hayman #6449675. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951615). The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory. This arrangement is written for 3 tenor trombones, and bass trombone, or three baritones and tuba, or any combination to equal the quartet.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.745004 Composed by Ashley Marston. Patriotic. Score and parts. 67 pages. Ashley Marston #353001. Published by Ashley Marston (A0.745004). A bustling piece sure to show off the talents within any brass band. A flying theme appears either side of an arrangement of ‘America the Beautiful’ featuring two cornets.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1013952 Composed by Jeff Henderson. 20th Century,Contemporary,Jazz. Score and parts. 123 pages. Jeff #6571231. Published by Jeff (A0.1013952). Into the Void for brass ensemble and percussion is an exciting piece full of adventure, drama, and heroism. Dr. Josh Mize, director of the Pensacola Christian College Brass Ensemble, commissioned the work for the Spring 2020 chamber concert. It is reminiscent of an epic sci-fi story and depicts a group of space travelers flying into the void, a great expanse of mystery and nothingness. The piece begins with a preparation for adventure, and the journey is underway. Later, the travelers contemplate and reflect on their bold mission as they fly through a nebula, and the piece ends with a triumphant victory as they return from the adventure.Scored for 4 trumpets, 4 horns, four trombones (4th is bass trombone), tuba, timpani, snare drum, suspended cymbal.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810963 Composed by Richard Wagner. Arranged by Haynor, James. 20th Century,Opera,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 93 pages. Gordon Cherry #4280985. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810963). James Haynor's arrangement of Wagner opera highlights for 10-part Brass Choir Timpani and Percussion is a real crackerjack featuring the following selections: 1. Pilgrim's Chorus from Lohengrin 2. Prelude to Act III from Lohengrin 3. Finale from Tristan and Isolde 4. The Flying Dutchman 5. Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from Lohengrin 6. Ride of the Valkyries This work is for advanced performers and is about 8 minutes in length. Instrumentation is: 4 Trumpets in B-flat, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, 1 Tuba (or 2 Tubas and 2 Trombones), Timpani and Percussion

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.597240 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Flávio Régis Cunha. Baroque,Christian,Concert,Sacred,Standards. Score and parts. 12 pages. Flavio Regis Cunha #4604215. Published by Flavio Regis Cunha (A0.597240). Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (literally: Awake, the voice is calling us) is a Lutheran hymn written in German by Philipp Nicolai, first published in 1599 together with Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern. It appears in German hymnals and in several English hymnals in translations such as Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying (Catherine Winkworth, Wake, O wake! with tidings thrilling (Francis Crawford Burkitt, 1906), and Up! Awake! From Highest Steeple (George Ratcliffe Woodward, 1908). Johann Sebastian Bach based a chorale cantata on the hymn, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, one of its many settings for organ and for voices. Flavio Regis Cunha is a pianist, conductor and composer from São Paulo - Brasil. He is currently finishing his doctorate at Mackenzie Presbyterian University where he works as conductor of the Mackenzie University Orchestra and resident composer. For more arrangements like this, works by commission or for any questions you can contact Flavio Regis Cunha at his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/flavioregiscunha

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899867 Composed by John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Alexander L Burden. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 10 pages. Alexander Burden #3560127. Published by Alexander Burden (A0.899867). Genre: MarchLength: 2:48Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone and EuphoniumKing Cotton is a military march composed in 1895 by John Philip Sousa, for the Cotton States and International Exposition (1895). The expression King Cotton in general refers to the historically high importance of cotton as a cash crop in the southern United States. This fun arrangement and challenging arrangement for alto saxophone and euphonium is sure to be a crowd favorite and includes altissimo passages in the saxophone part.The Composer:John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era, known primarily for American military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of march composition, he is known as The March King, or the American March King due to his British counterpart, Kenneth J. Alford also being known by the former nickname. Among his best-known marches are The Stars and Stripes Forever (National March of the United States of America), Semper Fidelis (Official March of the United States Marine Corps), The Liberty Bell (used as the theme for Monty Python's Flying Circus), The Thunderer and The Washington Post.The Arranger:Email: alburden9012@eagle.fgcu.eduAlexander Burden is a Florida born, professional musician and music educator residing in Southwest Florida. There, he is the music teacher at Westside Elementary in Clewiston. Concurrent with his duties at Westside, he also teaches private and group instrumental music lessons and preforms regularly with various professional ensembles throughout Southwest Florida. Burden holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree with an instrumental concentration from the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. There he studied under world renowned saxophonist Mario Bernardo. He also holds an Associate of Arts degree with a Music Education and Saxophone Performance concentration from Eastern Florida State College where he was a student of James Bishop. During his time at the Bower School of music, he served as principle saxophonist in the FGCU Wind Orchestra, lead alto in the Jazz Band Flight: Jazz at FGCU, and played soprano saxophone in the Bower Saxophone Quartet. Alexander was selected to play tenor saxophone in the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band as well as principle alto saxophone in the 2017 Florida All-State Intercollegiate Band and tenor saxophone in the 2016 Florida All-State Intercollegiate Band. In November of 2015, Alexander participated in a critically acclaimed performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the FGCU Wind Orchestra.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.802392 Composed by CW Gluck. Arranged by Peet du Toit. Classical. Score and parts. 12 pages. Peet du Toit #5374735. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.802392). The French Horn being the solo instrument here, two Flügelhorns would be doing the breathtaking and agile RH accompaniment, whilst the Euphonium and the Tuba will either alternate on the bass line, or play in harmony to support the high-flying instruments. Enjoy!

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.966760 By Yazoo. By Vince Clarke and Vincent Clarke. Arranged by David Fretwell. A Cappella. Score and parts. 36 pages. Collegiate Publishing #4362721. Published by Collegiate Publishing (A0.966760). Originally recorded by the English Synth-pop Duo Yazoo, comprised of Alison Moyet & Vince Clarke, this classic song from their debut album Upstairs At Eric's reached Number 2 in the UK Charts in 1982. Further success followed a year later when the song was released by the 'a cappella' vocal group The Flying Pickets when it was crowned 'Christmas Number 1' in the UK Charts and stayed there for 5 weeks.This arrangement will enhance any programme throughout the year, not just at Christmas and should sound effective played by brass bands from any section.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.870845 Composed by Charlie Barnet. Arranged by Lawrence Killian. Contemporary. Score and parts. 18 pages. Linden Brass Press Inc. #6655763. Published by Linden Brass Press Inc. (A0.870845). From Wikipedia: Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.Skyliner...was written as the theme music for the late 1940s US Armed Forces Network program Midnight In Munich, broadcast from the AFN station in Munich, Germany, and hosted by Ralph Moffat. Thanks to the station's immensely powerful twin 100 kW transmitters, AFN Munich could be heard as far away as the UK; this, and the popularity of Moffat's show, evidently helped Skyliner and many other contemporary American swing hits to gain wide popularity across Europe and become hits in the UK. The title (which was originally printed as Sky Liner) may be a reference to the practice of American pilots flying into Munich who used the radio station's powerful signal to home in on the city.

Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.951618 Arranged by Travis Hayman. Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 14 pages. Travis Hayman #6450001. Published by Travis Hayman (A0.951618). The Star-Spangled Banner is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M'Henry, a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. Key was inspired by the large U.S. flag, with 15 stars and 15 stripes, known as the Star-Spangled Banner, flying triumphantly above the fort during the U.S. victory. This is an arrangement for Brass quartet, with optional Eb and Bb Horn parts.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.791042 Composed by Walter Kent. Arranged by Kevin P Holdgate. Contemporary. Score and parts. 5 pages. Kevin P Holdgate #4967009. Published by Kevin P Holdgate (A0.791042). Versatile Brass Old Time CollectionThe song was written about a year after the Royal Air Force and German aircraft had been fighting over southern England, including the white cliffs of Dover, in the Battle of Britain. Nazi Germany had conquered much of Europe and in 1941 was still bombing Britain. With neither America nor the Soviet Union having yet joined the war, Britain was the only major power fighting the Axis powers in Europe (see The Darkest Hour). The American lyricist, Nat Burton, wrote his lyric unaware that the bluebird is not indigenous to Britain and asked Kent to set it to music. Notable phrases include Thumbs Up! which was an RAF and RCAF term for permission to go, and flying in those angry skies where the air war was taking place.The lyrics also looked towards a time when the war would be over and peace would rule over the iconic white cliffs, Britain's symbolic border with the European mainland.The song was made most famous by Vera Lynn and sung to troops during the war. It was a top ten hit in America for Kate Smith in 1942, and Glenn Miller recorded a version in November 1941.Jimmie Baker frequently performed it in Europe during the war, and the song was sung by the vocal group The King's Men on a 3 February 1942 episode of the Fibber McGee and Molly Show. Ray Eberle and Tex Beneke also included it in their repertoire.This is a simple arrangement of the song playable by all levels of ensemble.