Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1319582 By Rick Astley. By Matthew Aitken, Mike Stock, and Peter Waterman. Arranged by Adrian Horn. Pop. 27 pages. AJH Brass #908141. Published by AJH Brass (A0.1319582). Arranged for 10 piece brass ensemble (with percussion).4 Trumpets in Bb,1 Horn in F,2 Tenor Trombones (bass clef),1 Bass trombone (bass clef),1 Euphonium in Bb (treble clef),1 Tuba (bass clef),Never Gonna Give You Up was the debut single of English singer Rick Astley, released on 27 July 1987. It was written and produced by Stock Aitken and Waterman, and released as the first single from Astley's debut album, Whenever You Need Somebody. The song was a worldwide number-one hit, initially in the United Kingdom in 1987, where it stayed at the top of the chart for five weeks and was the best-selling single of that year. It eventually topped the charts in 25 countries, including the United States and West Germany, and winning Best British Single at the 1988 Brit Awards. The song is considered to be Astley's signature song and it is often played at the end of his live concerts.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.983164 Composed by Craig Wadley. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. Wadley Publications #3043833. Published by Wadley Publications (A0.983164). This Brass Quintet won the 1996 Fine Arts Festival Music Award at Illinois State University, an international competition.   Songs of the Warrior, a Brass Quintet in three movements, utilizes thematic material derived from a twelve-tone row, presented in three contrasting styles.  While the piece stands on its own as absolute music following traditional formal structures, the titles of each movement do suggest a setting befitting the mood or atmosphere evoked by the music.   I. The Cannon’s Mouth Following a slightly modified version of the classical sonata allegro form, this movement presents the thematic material in a freely atonal setting, Much use is made of variations of ancient two note war-horn calls, which would command soldiers to advance into direct combat with an enemy.   II.  Amidst the Fallen The second movement evokes images of the aftermath of battle and the horrors left on the field of war.  Dynamic and rhythmic elements in the music produce a classic arch form.  Melodic and harmonic structures are developed throughout the movement.   III.  Revelry A complete departure in style from the previous movements, Revelry features upbeat modal harmony and foot-tapping rhythms.  Thematic material borrowed from the earlier movements is transformed to conform to the desired atmosphere.  The form of the movement is best described as a hybrid rondo and variations.  The light-hearted mood is perhaps a reflection of the joy found when a soldier returns to his home.   This quintet presents three stylistically distinct movements, yet all are based on the same thematic sources.  The first movement is somewhat cerebral and demands much virtuosity from the performers.  The second is darker, with some almost lyrical melodic lines.  The final movement is nothing if not bombastic.  All-in-all, Songs of the Warrior provides a little something for everyone, from Berlioz to Schoenberg, with a little Bernstein on the side.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.845712 By Doris Day. By Jay Livingston and Raymond B. Evans. Arranged by Robert Newth. Pop. Score and parts. 14 pages. Robert Newth #5888385. Published by Robert Newth (A0.845712). Released in 1956, Que Sera, Sera quickly became Doris Day's signature tune, and reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart before winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song.This arrangement is for standard brass quintet of 2 Bb Trumpets, French Horn, Trombone and Tuba. The PDF download contains a full score and all five parts.If you have enjoyed this arrangement, please consider leaving a review.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.924437 By Johnny Cash. By Stan Jones. Arranged by Joseph M. Chopp. Contemporary. Score and parts. 15 pages. JOSEPH M CHOPP #4352809. Published by JOSEPH M CHOPP (A0.924437). Most everyone likes cowboy songs, and Ghost Riders in the Sky is one of the most exciting to hear and perform.  This arrangement gives each musician in the brass quintet several solo opportunities and excellent rhythmic challenges.  The lyrics tell the frightful story of a cowboy receiving a sobering warning to change your ways, or else!  (see page two of the music.)Stan Jones was an American songwriter and actor, primarily writing Western music. He is best remembered for writing the legendary (ghost) Riders in the Sky (A Cowboy Legend), which has been called the #1 Western song ever written.Playing time = 2.5 minutesFind SMP arrangements; just search CHOPP for good quintet music.  Music by Bach, Bartok, Billings, Holtz, Mussorgsky, Jewish Folksongs and several 16th Century composers are available at MusicForBrass.com.  Just search CHOPP.jmchopp@hughes.net

Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780013 Composed by Mithoon. Arranged by Graham Boag. Contemporary. Score and parts. 55 pages. Graham Boag #3915307. Published by Graham Boag (A0.780013). 'Tum Hi Ho', translated as 'You are the one', is recognised as one of the best songs ever produced in Bollywood.  It remained in the top 10 of Planet Bollywood for eight weeks and captured No 1 spot on the Top 20 of MTV India for seven weeks. Within ten days of its release 'Tom Hi Ho' had almost 5 million views of YouTube and has gone on to be viewed 204 million times.    

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808684 Composed by Irving Berlin (1888–1989). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Holiday,Jazz,Patriotic. Score and parts. 42 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #3582931. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808684). Irving Berlin’s composition Alexander’s Ragtime Band was not only his first hit, it was also one of the most popular songs ever. It first gained widespread recognition when Emma Carus sang it in Chicago in 1911, and then it really took off when Al Jolson performed it in New York. It’s no wonder the popularity of Alexander’s has been so long-lived. Both words and music are absolutely bouncy and upbeat. The lyrics proclaim the Ragtime Band to be the best . . . in the land and invite the listener to come on and hear the group, even to meet its leader! The tune is energetic and lively, a salute to the toe-tapping Dixieland style that even then was developing in New Orleans.  This arrangement takes the natural exuberance of the melody and raises it a couple of notches. Wide open and sprightly, it features the trombone, but also gives each of the other parts a chance to shine, too. In addition to several iterations of the well-known chorus, it also includes the seldom-heard verse and even throws in a few true ragtime licks, quotes from Scott Joplin and Percy Wenrich. The tempo is a bouncy, cut-time 76, with some fairly tricky rhythms and one ritardando near the middle. Trumpet 1 plays a couple of notes above its staff, one A and one B. Trombone plays F above its staff several times and one brief G. Tuba’s lowest note is F below the staff. This arrangement was completed in 2018, and performance time runs about 4 minutes, 33 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, would be very interested in your comments; contact him at lessmith@ufl.edu or leave a review on the SheetMusicPlus website. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus 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.)

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.999431 By Colbie Caillat. By Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. Arranged by Eric Wilson. Contemporary. Score and parts. 8 pages. Woodrow Edition #6131323. Published by Woodrow Edition (A0.999431). Is this the most popular Christmas song ever? It's certainly one of the best and this easy arrangement is sure to please – you may even spot some subtle allusions to other festive hits.

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.886403 By Ray Charles & Betty Carter. By Frank Loesser. Arranged by Chris Osborn. Film/TV. Score and parts. 49 pages. Chris Osborn Music #3896901. Published by Chris Osborn Music (A0.886403). Frank Loesser's Academy Award winning Baby It's Cold Outside is a Christmas Classic but started life as a party piece for Loesser and his wife to sing at at celebrity parties. It has been covered by dozens of singers, including Zooey Deschanel and Leon Redbone for the 2003 film Elf. However, this version is based on Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews' recording from his 1998 album Reload. During the 1940s, when Hollywood celebrities attended parties, they were expected to perform. In 1944, Frank Loesser wrote Baby, It's Cold Outside for his wife, Lynn Garland, and himself to sing at a housewarming party in New York City at the Navarro Hotel. They sang the song to indicate to guests that it was time to leave. The song was an instant success and according to his wife We become instant parlor room stars. We got invited to all the best parties for years on the basis of 'Baby.' It was our ticket to caviar and truffles. Parties were built around our being the closing act. The song started to reach a wider audience when in 1948, after years of performing the song, Loesser sold it to MGM for the 1949 romantic comedy Neptune's Daughter. In the film, Baby, It's Cold Outside was sung by Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalbán, then by Betty Garrett and Red Skelton, who reversed the roles. The song won the Academy Award.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.746165 By Pharrell. By Pharrell. Arranged by Michael Pilley. Hip-Hop,R & B. Score and Parts. 61 pages. Michael Pilley Music #3480103. Published by Michael Pilley Music (A0.746165). I’m happy to tell you that I’ve arranged Happy by Pharrell Williams, a smash hit from the movie Despicable Me 2. This exciting arrangement is the perfect addition to any concert. Featuring a trombone solo, cornet solo and a challenging counter melody by the solo cornets and euphonium, your audiences will have their feet tapping and hands clapping along to this great tune. Don’t just ask me how it is, ask Matthew White (Solo Euphonium, Virtuosi GUS) It’s literally the best brass band arrangement of anything… ever!!! Graded as advanced intermediate, this arrangement can be played at an easier difficulty by leaving the counter melody out. It is also available to buy for Brass Band here: https://bit.ly/2zM0Dqc THE ORIGINAL   If you’ve never heard this song before, what rock have you been living under? With a catchy beat, funky tune and awesome break down section, Happy has brought the soul genre back and topped the charts around the world, whilst winning numerous awards. Initially written for Cee-Lo Green, and following on Pharrell’s success with the Daft Punk album Random Access Memories as guest artist, Happy is the eighth highest selling single of all-time in the UK and was Billboard’s number 1 single for 2014. THE PIECE My Brass Band pieces are mostly aimed at advanced bands who would like to entertain their audiences with a more true-to-original arrangement that is also enjoyable for the musicians. Often the arrangements that are published are inaccurate transcriptions that are written very quickly, to capitalise on the success of the original song. But with my arrangements, you can be certain that the feel and detail of the song you love is captured, and put down on paper for you to perform. 10 PIECE BRASSI've revamped my 10 piece Brass Ensemble slightly, making it a lot easier to play these arrangements with any instrumentation you may have at the time. Extra parts included are for Eb Soprano Cornet, F Horns, extra Eb Horn parts and both TC and BC parts for the lower end of the band. If you have purchased any of my arrangements already, and would like an updated version, please contact me. PRINTING Beautifully laid out, the score and parts are easy to read and available NOW for digital download. We suggest you print on 80gsm paper, to ensure that the copies last longer in your bands library. More music can be found at www.michaelpilleymusic.com and follow me at https://www.facebook.com/MichaelPilleyMusic/ or https://twitter.com/MPilleyMusic

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808703 Composed by Guy d'Hardelot (1858 – 1936). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Holiday,Romantic Period,Spiritual,Wedding. Score and parts. 18 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #6072651. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808703).      This song is a great piece to play for a general concert. But it really shines in matrimonial settings. The fact is: No wedding is complete without the performance of Because.     Helen Guy, the daughter of an English sea captain and a French singer, was born at Château d'Hardelot in France. She entered the Paris Conservatory at age 15, and in her early 20s composed a musical setting for Victor Hugo’s Sans toi, which gained some popularity. She composed over 300 songs using the name Guy d'Hardelot. She was also a noted piano accompanist. After marrying W.I. Rhodes, she settled in London and taught singing. As a composer, she is best remembered for Because (Parce Que), for which she wrote both the music and the French words. It was first published in 1902 with English lyrics by Edward Teschemacher and has since been recorded many times by many different artists.     This arrangement was derived from the 1902 Chappell & Co. score in C major for piano and voice. For the most part, however, the musical setting is original and different. Throughout most of the piece, Horn in F carries the melody with Trombone and Tuba providing an arpeggio accompaniment. Trumpets 1 and 2 play a syncopation figure for the opening and the end but during the majority of the arrangement they provide an antiphonal response to the melody. The opening is marked Poco Adagio with a suggested metronome setting of 76, but the tempo does vary rather frequently. All notes are well within the range of each instrument; e.g., B-flat Trumpets’ highest note is G at the top of their staff, while Tuba’s lowest note is A below the staff. All-in-all, this arrangement is a beautiful and poignant setting for an old favorite, a real crowd pleaser.     Completed in 2020, performance time for Because runs about 3 minutes, 22 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 - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.751038 By Mark Knopfler. By Mark Knopfler. Arranged by Brendan Elliget MAGA 537. Rock. Score and parts. 69 pages. BJE Music #6132885. Published by BJE Music (A0.751038). Local Hero is the debut soundtrack album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, released in March 1983 by Vertigo Records internationally and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It contains music composed for the 1983 film Local Hero, produced by David Puttnam and both written and directed by Bill Forsyth. In 1984, the album received a BAFTA award nomination for Best Score for a Film. The final track of the album, Going Home, is played before every home game of Newcastle United F.C., Knopfler's local team. It is arranged here for a Brass Band or Ensemble with an optional Bass Guitar part. Percussion parts include Vibraphone (or Glockenspiel), Timpani, and Drum Set. There are parts for both Horns in Eb and F, Trombones 1-2 TC and BC, Euphonium TC or BC, Basses in Eb, Bb, and C.The MP3 and video audio were recorded with NotePerformer 3.  Grade = 3.5 Duration = 4:35 mins.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1123447 Composed by Nathan Grocholski. Classical,Contemporary. Score and parts. 65 pages. Nathan Grocholski #724258. Published by Nathan Grocholski (A0.1123447). The basis of this piece was centered around the complex emotions of cats in which we observe in our every day lives. With regards to this piece especially, there were three cats that I based this composition on, and their names are Storm, Zany and Tremor. Each miniature is a representation of a certain type of emotion that each of these cats is known for expressing. The first movement is for my favorite cat, Storm, and is titled, “Precious Storm.� Going back to my earliest memories of writing songs, I re-translated an old tune that I used to sing into a brass quintet miniature and dedicated to him, for he is the best cat. The second miniature is titled, “Mouse on a String,� and is supposed to portray the same energy that one would see from a cat in chase of a toy mouse being constantly propelled around the air from one end of a string, which is one of Storm’s favorite things to do. The third movement is called “Zany the Scaredy-Cat,� which is exactly the type of cat that Zany is. Always fearful and skittish, Zany sneaks around the house to avoid human contact at all costs. The fourth movement is titled “You Stuck, Zany?� This is named after a short video clip in which Zany finds herself stuck in the fireplace and struggling to get out. Once she frees herself, she runs away as fast as she can. The fifth movement is called “Passive-Aggressive Tremor� for the final cat, Tremor. Tremor likes to instigate conflicts with the other cats, but once the tension arises, he backs away, which can also be heard within the intense build ups and anti-climatic drops within the music as well. Finally, the sixth movement is called, “King Tremor,� in which is the boldest sounding of all the pieces, for when it does come to conflict, it is usually Tremor who comes out on top, outsmarting the other two cats.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780062 By Bruno Mars. By Bruno Mars, Charles Wilson, Devon Gallaspy, Jeff Bhasker, Lonnie Simmons, Mark Ronson, Nicholaus Williams, Philip Lawrence, Robert Wilson, Ronnie Wilson, and Rudolph Taylor. Arranged by Graham Boag. Pop. Score and parts. 26 pages. Graham Boag #5867679. Published by Graham Boag (A0.780062). This huge international hit spent 14 consecutive weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, seven non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and topped the charts in several other countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland and New Zealand. It became the second best-selling single of 2015 and one of the best-selling of all-time. The song won two Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, and the Brit Award for British Single of the Year.This arrangement is for Brass Band Quartet and includes alternative parts to allow for social distancing rehearsals as Bands start to return in groups no bigger than six at a time. The parts are:1. Cornet 1/Soprano Cornet2. Cornet 23. Tenor Horn/Baritone/Euphonium/Trombone 4. Euphonium/ EEb & BBb Bass Thank you and enjoy! 

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.803391 By Billy Joel. By Billy Joel. Arranged by Robert Fisco. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 20 pages. Robert Fisco #3531893. Published by Robert Fisco (A0.803391). Brass Quintet arrangement of The Longest Time by Billy Joel. This arrangement is the song in full, with no cuts, making it perfect for gigs where people might sing along such as at bars, parties, or more. I also have an arrangement of the same song with several cuts, like typical brass quintet arrangements of popular music, for a more traditional setting. This crowd-pleaser is a fun addition to any program. The tuba part is best performed on a smaller tuba, and the part is also very accessible for brass quintets that use a bass trombone as the bottom voice. Approximate length: 3 minutes and 20 seconds.

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.886396 By Lady Antebellum. By Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. Arranged by Chris Osborn. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 51 pages. Chris Osborn Music #3667819. Published by Chris Osborn Music (A0.886396). All I Want For Christmas Is You was the smash hit fourth single from Mariah Carey's 1994 album Merry Christmas. It is the 11th best selling single of all time, and often regarded as one of the few worthy modern additions to the holiday canon. The Phil Spector style, 1960s sound has helped the song become a perennial Christmas favorite.There is an optional vocal solo part which can be performed by your bands very own pop diva. However, please note that this arrangement is a semitone higher than the original key to make give the brass instruments an easier key signature and range.