SKU: A0.808689

     William Benton Overstreet did it all-played piano, wrote songs, led bands. Probably the accomplishment for which he’s most remembered today is his composing of There’ll Be Some Changes Made, published in 1921. Billy Higgins, popular stage comedian, wrote the lyrics, and Ethel Waters, then just 24, recorded the song on the Black Swan label. The disc quickly achieved hit status, and the song has remained popular across multiple musical platform styles ever since.
     This arrangement is a happy, fun piece and includes some of the great (and familiar) Vaudeville-style ornaments and phrases. It’s a real toe-tapper.
     For the most part this arrangement is up-tempo, about 140 bpm. It does slow to 92 at the first iteration of the verse and again for the final ¬6 measures of the piece. Time signature is 4/4 except for measure 89, which is 6/4. The key is B-flat throughout, and the melody weaves among all instruments.
     Trumpet 1 plays B5 (B-flat trumpet’s high C) briefly at measures 4 and 35 and for two measures at the very end of the piece. Tuba plays G3 briefly several times in measures 90-93. Other than that, there are no exceptionally out-of-normal-range notes. Trumpets 1 and 2 may wish to double-tongue at measure 64.
     This arrangement was completed in 2019, and performance time runs about 3 minutes, 30 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, would be very interested in your comments; contact him at lessmith@ufl.edu. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.

SKU: A0.808675

     The defeat of Igor Svyatoslavich, a Rus’ prince, in his 1185 campaign against invading Cuman (Polovtsy) tribes was immortalized in the Russian epic, The Lay of Igor’s Campaign. Seven centuries later, Alexander Borodin started work on an opera based on that old tale. Borodin died before finishing, but Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov completed Prince Igor, and it was performed for the first time in 1890. Sixty-three years later the Broadway production Kismet opened featuring songs adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest from the music of Borodin. Arguably, the most popular of the show’s songs was Stranger in Paradise, which was based on the Gliding Dance of the Maidens from the Polovtsian Dances of Prince Igor.
     This beautiful brass quintet arrangement of Gliding Dance of the Maidens was adapted from the orchestra score. The key is A major, time signature is 4/4 and tempo marking is Andantino at the opening, slowing to a suggested quarter note = 63 at measure 15. Trumpets, Horn in F and Trombone all play a few grace notes. Highest notes for Trumpets are their G-sharp just above the staff; for Trombone, E above the staff. While not particularly challenging technically, the key to playing this piece is interpretation and feeling.
     This arrangement was completed in 2017, and performance time runs about 2 minutes, 38 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.)

SKU: A0.806904

AWAY IN A MANGER for unaccompanied BRASS QUARTET
The two most popular Away in a Manger tunes are combined in this beautiful arrangement for 2 Bb Trumpets, Horn in F & Trombone.

83 measures.   Performance Time approx. 2:40.   Medium in Difficulty (Grade 3).
Key: Eb - F.   Meter: 3/4.   Instrument Ranges (C4=middle C).  Trumpet 1 C4 - B5 (written).
Trumpet 2 B3 - G5 (written).   Horn in F Bb3 - G5 (written).   Trombone Bb2 - Eb4 (optional G4).

SKU: A0.806901

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH - unaccompanied BRASS TRIO
A challenging and exciting arrangement of the popular Christmas carol. There are Trumpet 2 and Trombone 2 parts that can be used in place of the Horn in F. 

51 measures.  Performance Time approx 1:35.  Medium Difficult (Grade 4)
Key: F - F# - G - Ab - A - Bb.  Meter: 3/4 - 4/4 - 2/4.  Instrument Ranges (C4=middle C):
Trumpet C#4 - E6 (written).   Horn in FB3 - G5 (written).   Trombone one F2 - F4. 
Trumpet 2 or Trombone 2 parts included as alternates for the Horn.

SKU: A0.522189

These arrangements of favorite Christmas carols are sure to brighten up your next Christmas event. The publication consists of full scores for each hymn plus separate instrumental parts and an optional simplified keyboard part. All the arrangements are in four parts, reflecting the traditional SATB voicing. The parts include 1st trumpet in B flat; 2nd trumpet in B flat; horn in F; horn in E flat; trombone and optional tuba; optional bass in B flat and bass in E flat. There are also two optional baritone parts in B flat (TC) and C (BC) in case you need them. They are the same as the tenor part. In some carols, you might prefer to assign any baritones to doubling the bass or doubling the melody an octave lower. The baritone part in C is also playable by trombone. The trombone and tuba parts appear on a single staff. Of course, you can use any number of instruments to a particular part. The optional keyboard part has been simplified and whenever possible limited to single notes in the left hand part and no more than two-note chords in the right. Using the keyboard part, you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. The scores and all the parts are contained in a single 129-page PDF file.
Because the music has been set in brass-friendly keys, the arrangements are not necessarily with other Colin Kirkpatrick arrangements published by Glyn Joseph Editions. This collection includes the following favorite carols: Angels We Have Heard On High (Gloria); Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Es ist ein Ros entsprungen); O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel); The First Noel; Ding Dong! Merrily on High (Bransle de l’Officiel); O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fidelis); Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn); Go Tell It on the Mountain; O Little Town of Bethlehem (St. Louis); O Holy Night (Cantique de Noël); Silent Night (Stille Nacht); Away in a Manger (Mueller); Joy to the World (Antioch); O Christmas Tree (Tannenbaum); We Three Kings (Kings of Orient); I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (Waltham); What Child is This? (Greensleeves); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Good King Wenceslas (Tempus Adest Floridum) and We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

SKU: A0.935707

Angels We Have Heard on High is a Christmas carol to the hymn tune Gloria from a traditional French song of unknown origin called Les Anges dans nos campagnes, with paraphrased English lyrics by James Chadwick. The song's subject is the birth of Jesus Christ as narrated in the Gospel of Luke, specifically the scene in which shepherds outside Bethlehem encounter a multitude of angels singing and praising the newborn child.

This joyous arrangement for brass quintet and organ of well-known traditional melody are designed to enhance any Christmas worship or concert setting. Written for five intermediate-level brass players (including the piccolo trumpet) and church organ, plus easy part of Glockenspiel or Christmas Bells.

SKU: A0.806909

HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING arranged for BRASS QUARTET (unaccompanied)
2 Trumpets in Bb, Trombone (or Horn in F) & Tuba (or Trombone).

75 measures.   Performance Time approx. 3:30.   Medium Difficult (Grade 4-).
Key: Bb - Eb - D.   Meter: 4/4 - 3/4.   Instrument Ranges (C4=middle C):
Trumpet 1 C4 - B5 (written).   Trumpet 2 C4 - A5 (written).
Trombone Bb2 - F4.   Tuba Ab1 - G3.

PDF parts included: Score, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Trombone 1, Horn, Tuba, Trombone 2

SKU: A0.964575

This brass choir arrangement of Lili Boulanger’s piano piece, From An Old Garden breathes a renewed life into this gorgeous piece.  This piece is filled with mesmerizing chords, creating a mystique that is breathtaking.

The key and the overall sound of this arrangement is very different from our Bright Music Company brass quintet arrangement of this piece. It’s a step lower to really highlight the beauty of the horns and the low brass, allowing the trumpets to shimmer on top.

This piece makes a wonderful contrast, both in artistic vibe and in sound, to typical brass choir music, making it a welcome addition to any brass choir program. And its short length allows it to fit onto any style of program without changing the feel of the show.

Duration: about 2 minutes