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 - 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 - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.948762 By Howard Goodall. By Howard Goodall. Arranged by Warren J. Wernick. Contemporary. Score and parts. 7 pages. Warren J Wernick #5713803. Published by Warren J Wernick (A0.948762). Blackadder is a series of four BBC One pseudohistorical British sitcoms, plus several one-off installments, which originally aired from 1983–1989. All television episodes starred Rowan Atkinson as the antihero Edmund Blackadder and Tony Robinson as Blackadder's dogsbody, Baldrick. Each series was set in a different historical period, with the two protagonists accompanied by different characters, though several reappear in one series or another, e.g., Melchett (Stephen Fry) and Lord Flashheart (Rik Mayall). The theme song is composed by Howard Goodall, an English composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. He also presents music-based programs for television and radio, for which he has won many awards. In May 2008, he was named as a presenter and Composer-in-Residence with the UK radio channel Classic FM. In May 2009, he was named Composer of the Year at the Classic BRIT Awards. Goodall said of the Theme, They asked me if I would have a go at the tune. With all of these things, although I do come up with my own ideas, you don't really come up with a good one unless you talk it through with them and the vision they've got. It was quite obvious, the historical approach they were going for. What's interesting is that the first series, the medieval one with 'Richard the Fourth', was much more filmic and much more historical. That's why we ended up with that tune. Whereas had the first series been the Elizabethan one, the theme would have been slightly gentler, less heroic. .

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.791030 By Billy Williams. By Fred E. Ahlert. Arranged by Kevin P Holdgate. Contemporary. Score and parts. 29 pages. Kevin P Holdgate #4888851. Published by Kevin P Holdgate (A0.791030). Versatile Brass Big Band Solo CollectionI'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. It has been recorded many times, including several recordings by Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby and a host of other big American stars. It has become a standard of the Great American Songbook. It was popularized by Fats Waller, who recorded it in 1935 at the height of his fameIt is one of several songs from the Harlem Renaissance featured in the Broadway musical Ain't Misbehavin'.American Public Media's business-news program, Marketplace, uses a portion of Fats Waller's version to open its weekly letters-from-listeners segment.This arrangement can be for male vocals or played as a trombone solo in a swing style.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.840348 Composed by Johann Strauss Jr. Arranged by Glen D. Lienhart. Classical,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 56 pages. Glen D. Lienhart #5024631. Published by Glen D. Lienhart (A0.840348). Grade V 12 part brass ensemble arrangement, with several alternate parts.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808677 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Classical,Holiday,Wedding. Score and parts. 28 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #3226035. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808677).      Mysteries surround this popular piece written originally for piano. Composed about 1810, it wasn’t until 1867, forty years after Beethoven died, that Ludwig Nohl found, transcribed and published Für Elise. Alas, the original signed manuscript that Nohl discovered has since disappeared.      One mystery of course, is Who was Elise? While scholarly guesses have identified several women who could or might have been Elise, there is still no definitive proof.     Another mystery: Did Beethoven actually write this piece? The pianist and musicologist Luca Chiantore has suggested that the original Beethoven manuscript, upon which Ludwig Nohl claimed to base his transcription, may never have existed. On the other hand, there are two surviving preliminary sketches for Für Elise in Beethoven’s hand, and the British composer and musicologist Barry Cooper has pointed out that the rough draft closely resembles the published version.     In this brass quintet version, Trumpet 1 and Trumpet 2 handle the melody-i.e., the right hand in the piano score-for much of the piece, both taking turns and playing together. Most of the time Tuba, Horn in F and Trombone do the honors for the left hand. Horn in F does, however, take the melody line occasionally, sometimes with Trumpet 2 playing a harmony line above. The score performance level is marked Advanced, and with all the sixteenth notes, this arrangement may look difficult. But it’s really more Intermediate, with the only really tricky parts coming in sections D and G.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1495682 By Kent Stewart Burchill. By Kent Stewart Burchill. Arranged by Kent Stewart Burchill. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Contest,Festival. 55 pages. WINDCREST #1072207. Published by WINDCREST (A0.1495682). WILTSHIRE VARIATIONS is an original composition in the style of an English folk tune and features several variations including a short fugue.  Instrumentation has been written for: 3 Bb Trumpets, 1 Flugelhorn, 2 Horns in F, 2 Trombones, 1 Euphonium, 1 Tuba. Percussion, although optional, adds interest to the selection and includes Timpani, Snare Drum, Cymbals, and Piano.  Performance duration is about 5 minutes 45 seconds utilizing the suggested tempi.  Difficulty level is a 4.5 to 5 on a six point scale. The French Horns ascend briefly to A above the staff.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767504 Composed by Mike Lyons. 20th Century,Renaissance. Score and parts. 14 pages. Lyons Music Services #4798785. Published by Lyons Music Services (A0.767504). This is an original brass quintet in a contrapuntal style. Each part in turn takes the short motif that develops into the main subject. It follows through the traditional rules of species counterpoint, in fact the title is taken from the original description of counterpoint as Point against point.This has several advantages in that each part has an important role in maintaining the interest in the music and nobody has time to get bored!.A great original piece for brass quartet.Parts are suppled as ollows:Cornet/Trumpet in BbHorn in Eb/FEuphonium/Trombone in Bb (Treble/Bass)Tuba/Eb Bass

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.750866 Composed by Traditional Scottish Song. Arranged by Brendan Elliget MAGA 537. Patriotic. Score and parts. 30 pages. BJE Music #4322383. Published by BJE Music (A0.750866). Scotland the Brave (Scottish Gaelic: Alba an Aigh) is a [traditional] Scottish patriotic song. It was one of several songs considered an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. Scotland the Brave is a popular song for pipe bands to play. [Wikipedia]It has been arranged here for Brass Band in a suitable key to accompany pipes playing this traditional tune. A Descant Line is included for the Soprano and Solo Cornets played here the 2nd time in the MP3 recording!Grade = 3  Duration = 1:20 mins.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.840257 Composed by Scott Joplin. Arranged by Glen D. Lienhart. Folk,Ragtime. Score and parts. 38 pages. Glen D. Lienhart #3462677. Published by Glen D. Lienhart (A0.840257). Grade V trio with piano accompaniment.. Can be played with a combination of several instruments. Includes extra transposed parts. Flute I, II, III Clarinet I, II, III Alto Sax (Parts I, III only) Tenor Sax (Part II, III only) Tenor Sax I, II, III Trumpet I, II, III Trombone (Part III only).

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.1032857 Composed by Wolfgang A. Mozart / Yris Moreno. Arranged by YrisMorenoHorn. Contemporary. Score and parts. 1 pages. Andersen #5726137. Published by Andersen (A0.1032857). This is an original composition for horn quintet, based on several of the Mozart's pieces for horn in 3 movements. It's classical-contemporary, half original, half public domain

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.767270 Composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Arranged by Mike Lyons. Baroque,Renaissance. Score and parts. 13 pages. Lyons Music Services #3218673. Published by Lyons Music Services (A0.767270). As part of my continuing project to transcribe Monteverdi's madrigals onto winds, here is the 6th book. In this book we see a much greater development towards dramatic representation. In a way, this book is divisible into two Scenes with a number of single items in between. The vocal lines are all much more complex and we can also see the beginnings of monodic writing appear in the semi-recit sections of some of the songs. Also clearly developing are delineations of the voices into soloists and chorus. Several songs in this book are almost akin to arias, with clear soloistic writing for the higher voices (Cantus/Tenor). The first four songs form a kind of introductory scena, which Monteverdi calls Lamento d'Arianna. The first of these is Lasciatemi morire which translates as Let me die or, perhaps, Leave me to die. There is almost a conversation between two groups of voices, with the tenor leading one group and the Cantus leading the other. As with all things madrigalian, the lyrics are rife with double entendres. Monteverdi uses some very close dissonances to describe death and release.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.751065 By Joe Dowell. By Ben Weisman, Bert Kaempfert, Fred Wise, and Kay Twomey. Arranged by Brendan Elliget MAGA 537. Contemporary. Score and parts. 38 pages. BJE Music #6527307. Published by BJE Music (A0.751065). Wooden Heart (Muss i denn lit. Must I then) is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit single for Presley in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1961. Wooden Heart, created by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Kay Twomey and German bandleader Bert Kaempfert, was based on a German folk song by Friedrich Silcher, Muss i denn, originating from the Rems Valley in Württemberg, southwest Germany. Wooden Heart features several lines from the original folk song. Marlene Dietrich recorded a version of the song sometime before 1958, pre-dating Presley, in the original German language…[Wikipedia] This is an arrangement for the Brass Band or Brass Ensemble with optional parts for Piano, and Acoustic Bass (Bass Guitar). There are parts for Trombones in BC and TC, and Horns in Eb and F, Euphoniums in TC and BC, Tubas in Eb, Bb, and C. Grade = 3 Duration = 1:45 mins. The audio was recorded with NotePerformer 3. Copyright © 1960 Gladys Music, Inc. Copyright Renewed, Assigned to Chappell & Co., Erika Publishing and Sinless Music All Rights for Erika Publishing Controlled and Administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC International Copyright Secured All Rights Reserved

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.840364 Composed by James Scott. Arranged by Glen D. Lienhart. Ragtime. Score and parts. 44 pages. Glen D. Lienhart #5770013. Published by Glen D. Lienhart (A0.840364). Grade IV brass septet. Includes several alternate parts.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.840359 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Glen D. Lienhart. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 50 pages. Glen D. Lienhart #5317549. Published by Glen D. Lienhart (A0.840359). Grade V 12 part brass ensemble. Includes several alternate parts, and optional percussion.