Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.808697 Composed by George Job Elvey. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Christmas,Holiday. Score and parts. 28 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #4999815. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808697).     Henry Alford (1810–1871), Church of England cleric and man of many talents, wrote the words for Come, Ye Thankful People, Come in 1844. Fourteen years later, Alford’s hymn was set to a melody composed by George J. Elvey (1816–1893). Elvey had named the tune St. George’s, Windsor after the chapel in Windsor, England, where he was organist. The first verse of the hymn rejoices in the harvest and calls for celebrants to Come to God's own temple, come; raise the song of harvest home! As such, the hymn gained popularity in the United States as a celebration of Thanksgiving.    In keeping with the song’s celebratory and triumphal nature, this arrangement uses a fanfare as the recurring motif. The fanfare opens the piece, followed by a rejoicing, exultant first statement of the melody. In the second statement, the fanfare figure returns and forms the structure for the section. The third statement is styled as a kind of rondo; the fourth and last, grandioso. The fourth statement also changes key twice--F to B-flat, then to E-flat--includes a walking bass part and ends with, again, the fanfare. The piece should be played Allegro moderato, about 120 bpm, and there are no really tricky rhythmic figures. Most notes are well within the normal range of the five instruments-Trombone’s highest are a couple of high F notes; Trumpet 1, high A notes. So most players will have little or no trouble.     This arrangement was completed in 2019, and performance time runs about 3 minutes, 44 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 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.)

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.976679 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Edmund Morgan. Baroque,Concert,Opera,Standards. Score and parts. 20 pages. Edmund Laurence Morgan #2991493. Published by Edmund Laurence Morgan (A0.976679). Va tacito e nascosto... is one of the most well-known arias from Handel's opera masterpiece Giulio Cesare in Egitto, written in 1724. It is one of the first arias to prominently feature the natural horn alongside the solo vocalist and the extract is often required for horn auditions with opera orchestras.This arrangement for brass quintet features a solo trumpet performing the vocal line with the solo horn largely replicating the original extract from the opera, accompanied by the other three members of the ensemble. .

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.761337 Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Stephen Rockey. Concert,Graduation,Romantic Period,World. Score and parts. 17 pages. Stephen Rockey #6049693. Published by Stephen Rockey (A0.761337). Aragonaise from Bizet's Carmen arrangement for Brass Band Quartet; Cornet in B flat, Flugelhorn in B flat, Tenor Horn in E flat and Euphonium in B flat treble clef. Suitable for concerts, recitals etc.

Brass Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.931292 By Henry Mancini. By Henry Mancini. Arranged by Alessandro Macrì. Oldies. Score and parts. 12 pages. Music Macri Editions #6676387. Published by Music Macri Editions (A0.931292). Moon River Ã¨ un brano musicale composto da Johnny Mercer e Henry Mancini nel 1961. Fa parte della colonna sonora del film Colazione da Tiffany con Audrey Hepburn e ha vinto l'Oscar per la migliore canzone nell'edizione 1962.Mercer e Mancini scrissero la canzone appositamente per la Hepburn in modo che fosse adatta alla sua estensione vocale. Moon River viene cantata dall'attrice nella scena in cui il personaggio interpretato da George Peppard, Paul Fred Varjak, scopre Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) che canta accompagnandosi con una chitarra alla finestra.In origine, le parole iniziali scritte da Mercer erano I'm Holly, like I want to be, like Holly on a tree back home. ..., ma in seguito vennero modificate e rese più adatte al tema del film.La versione originale cantata da Audrey Hepburn non è inclusa nell'album della colonna sonora di Breakfast at Tiffany's; una versione registrata da Mancini e dal suo coro fu pubblicata come singolo ed entrò nella Top 40 in undicesima posizione nella classifica Billboard Hot 100 nel 1961 e vinse il Grammy Award alla registrazione dell'anno, il Grammy Award for Best Arrangement nel 1962 ed il Grammy Hall of Fame Award nel 1999.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814822 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Richard E Brown. Baroque,Concert,Standards. Score and parts. 12 pages. Dacker Music #6070603. Published by Dacker Music (A0.814822). George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was one of the most important composers of the late Baroque period. The gavotte is a French dance that was popular during that time. Gavotte and Variation was originally written for keyboard (in Handel's day, it would most likely have been played on the harpsichord). This is a transcription for brass quartet (2 Bb trumpets, F horn and trombone) of another arrangement that I wrote for my middle school students, originally written for mixed woodwind quartet.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808708 Composed by George Job Elvey. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Christmas,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 27 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #6477787. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808708).      George J. Elvey composed Diademata to serve as the melody for Matthew Bridges’ hymn Crown Him with Many Crowns. Published in 1868, its name derives from diadema, the Greek word for crown, which is also the source of the English word diadem. Diademata remains the most frequently used tune for Crown Him with Many Crowns.       This arrangement contains five versions of the melody. It opens with a quotation from bars 5-8 of Elvey’s score to introduce the arrangement. The first time through the 16 bars of Crown Him with Many Crowns the tempo is marked Andante e Rubato: that is, take it moderately slow but feel free to speed up or slow down in your interpretation. Two instrument pairs take turns doing this-Trumpets 1 and 2, and Horn in F and Trombone. The remainder of the piece should be played at an up-tempo speed of about 120 bpm.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1016777 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by EKR Hammell. Rock. Score and parts. 20 pages. E.K.R. Hammell #6104315. Published by E.K.R. Hammell (A0.1016777). Martha My Dear (by The Beatles)arranged for brass quintetmusic by John Lennon & Paul McCartneyarranged by EKR Hammellduration: 3 min.SCORE & PARTSAn oft overlooked Beatles gem written by Paul McCartney about his old English sheepdog, Martha. This brass quintet arrangement remains true to producer George Martin's charming orchestration from the original version.For more original music and arrangements by E.K.R. HAMMELL, visit ekrhammell.com

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.808693 Composed by Edward White. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Contemporary. Score and parts. 39 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #4760441. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808693).     On a visit to the Isle of Wight, British composer Edward George White came across an ancient steam locomotive bearing the sobriquet Puffing Billy. Inspired, White wrote the similarly titled Puffin’ Billy in 1952. The tune was recorded by a group labeled Melodi Light Orchestra and was included in the Chappell Recorded Music Library, a collection of tunes that could be used as incidental music in various types of productions. Both British and U.S. producers made use of the library; two stand out. One was BBC’s Children’s Favourites, which adopted Puffin’ Billy as theme music in 1952 and continued its use for 14 years. The second was Captain Kangaroo, a new 8 a.m. weekday children’s program launched by CBS-TV in October 1955 starring Bob Keeshan as the title character. Each episode opened and closed with Puffin’ Billy and would do so until 1974, making it White’s most recognizable composition.       This brass quintet version follows the 1952 Melodi Light Orchestra recording pretty closely. It retains the key signatures of the original-G to B-flat, then back to G-and the tempo (cut time; half note = 112). Trumpets’ highest note is their A above the staff; trombone has one F above the staff. Tuba’s very last note is G below the staff. The rest is pretty much within normal playing range. Trumpets get somewhat of a workout with chromatic runs in sections E and F. Most will find this an easy piece to play.   This arrangement was completed in 2019, and performance time runs about 2 minutes, 54 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (e.g., 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 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.)

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814784 Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Richard E Brown. Baroque,Concert,Easter,Praise & Worship,Sacred. Score and parts. 21 pages. Dacker Music #4278817. Published by Dacker Music (A0.814784). This septet--scored for 3 Bb trumpets, F horn, 2 trombones, and tuba--is a setting of the hymn tune Judas Maccabeus, which is a derivation of the well-known theme from Handel's oratorio of that name. It is most appropriate for Easter Sunday services, but can also be used in secular concerts under the title See, the Conquering Hero Comes.  Grade 4  -  Duration 2:55

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029914 Composed by Dorothy Heyward, Du Bose Heyward, George Gershwin, and Ira Gershwin. Arranged by Jim Davies. Jazz. Score and parts. 11 pages. JD Music Scoring #5801063. Published by JD Music Scoring (A0.1029914). This famous piece from Porgy & Bess has been arranged for Brass band Quintet and comes with alternative parts: Part 1: Cornet 1 in Bb (solo), Part 2: Cornet 2 in Bb / Horn in Eb, Part 3: Horn in E / Baritone in Bb, Part 4: Trombone in Bb / Euphonium in Bb, Part 5: Bass in Eb / Bass in Bb Duration: 2MinsLevel: Easy (grade 3+) 

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808675 Composed by Alexander Borodin (1833–1887). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Broadway,Holiday,Musical/Show,Romantic Period,Wedding. Score and parts. 19 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #3130463. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (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.)