Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808688 Composed by Henry Clay Work (1832-1884). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Children,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 31 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #4111581. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808688).     Henry Clay Work, Civil War era song writer and abolitionist, composed Kingdom Coming in 1862. Chicago’s Root & Cady published it in April of that year, Christy’s Minstrels premiered it and it became enormously popular.    The lyrics to Kingdom Coming, also known as The Year of Jubilo, were written as though slaves in the Confederacy were celebrating their upcoming freedom. However, the song was actually released eight months before President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Interestingly, Kingdom Coming also gained popularity in the South. A Southern edition was published in August in 1864, and the song remained a favorite in the former Confederacy for some years.     Kingdom Coming has been used as theme or background music in a number of film, television and radio settings. Almost certainly its most popular iteration in modern times was the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra’s 1952 recording under the title Doodletown Fifers.    This arrangement is a show-off piece for each member of the quintet. It moves along at a brisk pace of about 108, begins in the key of C and changes to A-flat, then B-flat. The first time through the melody, all instruments perform ensemble. Each succeeding repetition features an instrumentalist, starting with tuba and working up to Trumpet 1. The piece ends with another ensemble version.    There are no exceptionally out-of-normal-playing-range notes: Trumpets 1 and 2 both play their B-flat below the scale several times, and Trumpet 2 plays G below the scale; Horn in F also plays its G below the scale; Trombone’s range is G at the bottom of the scale to D above the scale; Tuba’s lowest note is A-flat below the scale. Trumpet 1 will probably triple tongue its repetition of the melody, and some triple tonguing may be called for near the end of the piece for Trumpets 1 and 2 and Trombone.    This arrangement was completed in 2018, and performance time runs just under 4 minutes. 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.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.912507 Composed by Thomas R. Schadl. Concert,Contemporary,Holiday,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 28 pages. Thomas R. Schadl #6438039. Published by Thomas R. Schadl (A0.912507). In writing the Ricercare In B Flat Major For Brass Orchestra, it came to my attention the works of Giovanni Gabrielli, Palestrina and other composers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The fugues of Johann Sebastien Bach and his contemporaries are the descendants of the ricercare in that the themes are treated contrapuntally. The main feature in the ricercare and the fugue is the melodic imitation of the principal theme. Unlike the fugues of Bach that includes the countersubject, the ricercare has no regular countermelody to provide musical interest to the theme. Another feature to discover in the Ricercare In B Flat Major is the concerto nature, where the trumpet ensemble plays against instruments of lower pitch registration and the French horn chorus plays against instruments of different tone colors. The concluding section of the piece includes all instruments playing together.In performing the work, the brass orchestra performs together on stage. There also may be a possibility of having the work performed in different parts of a hall to give listeners an idea of the concerto-like works of Gabrielli’s sacred symphonies. This idea may be decided at the discretion of the conductor and the ensemble.The work is suitable for concert use and may be used to teach students the compositional techniques composers of previous centuries used in composing their works.  

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808689 Composed by W. Benton Overstreet (1888-1935). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Graduation,Holiday,Jazz,Traditional. Score and parts. 30 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #4331333. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (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.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.760266 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Raymond Fenech. Classical,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Multicultural,Opera,World. Score and parts. 27 pages. Raymond Fenech #3547249. Published by Raymond Fenech (A0.760266). The Magic Flute (German: Die Zauberflöte), K. 620, is an opera in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder. The work is in the form of a Singspiel, a popular form that included both singing and spoken dialogue.[a] The work premiered on 30 September 1791 at Schikaneder's theatre, the Freihaus-Theater auf der Wieden in Vienna, just two months before the composer's premature death. Queen of the Night is a popular aria from The Magic Flute. The Duration is approx. 2.51 minutes and the level is Intermediate.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792806 Composed by Various. Arranged by Ran Whitley. Baroque,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 114 pages. Gordon Cherry #6602659. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792806). Ran Whitley has arranged a beautiful suite of Seven Famous Symphonic Themes for 4-part Brass Ensemble. The themes of the seven pieces are as follows:Brahms-Symphony No. 1Brahms-Symphony No. 3Haydn- St. Anthony's ChoraleDvorak- New World SymphonySibelius-FinlandiaBeethoven-Symphony No. 3Bizet-CarmenThere are parts supplied for 2 B-flat Trumpets (parts I & II), Horn (for parts II & III), Trombone/Euphonium (part III) and Tuba/Bass Trombone (part IV). Parts are also available for Euphonium in B-flat (treble clef parts III & IV) as well.The music is appropriate for intermediate performers. There is about 26 minutes of music in the seven pieces.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1027793 By The Turtles. By Alan Gordon and Garry Bonner. Arranged by Brian Brown. Oldies. Score and parts. 20 pages. BrownWood Publishing #2966855. Published by BrownWood Publishing (A0.1027793). This iconic, bouncy love anthem from the 1960s is perfect for weddings, parties, or any occasion that calls for nostalgia and just plain fun. It is arrranged for the standard brass quintet of 2 trumpets in B-flat, horn, trombone, and tuba, and is playable by advanced students and amateurs or professionals.

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.990301 Composed by Timothy Lee Miller. Contemporary,Jazz. Score and parts. 29 pages. TLM Music Publishing #595981. Published by TLM Music Publishing (A0.990301). A fun tribute to the old west days of cowboys and dusty plains, or a drunken cowboy falling off a drunken horse. Nonetheless, yippie-ki-yay, pilgrim!! Trumpet parts are in B-flat with optional parts in C.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.740296 Composed by Handel, George Frederic. Arranged by Craig Garner. Baroque,Easter,Sacred. Score and parts. 25 pages. Dorm 40 Music #6748263. Published by Dorm 40 Music (A0.740296). Messiah is an oratorio composed by Handel in 1741. This lively and well-known chorus is set to the biblical text found in Isaiah 40:5; And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. The first trumpet part has been written with B-flat piccolo trumpet in mind. It is certainly possible to perform the first trumpet part on standard B-flat or C trumpet, the part goes up to (concert) high B-flat twice. However, the part sits at the top of the staff for extended phrases and is better suited for a B-flat piccolo. However, parts are provided for B-flat piccolo, standard B-flat and C trumpet. B-flat and C parts are also provided for the second trumpet part.This arrangement is suitable for any concert or church service, including Easter. Performance time, 3:30. Published by Dorm 40 Music, www.dorm40music.com

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.799784 Composed by Lyrics by Samuel Francis Smith. Arranged by Christopher William Palmer. Concert,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 11 pages. Christopher William Palmer #6293777. Published by Christopher William Palmer (A0.799784). Unique yet legit sounding arrangement of My Country Tis of Thee for trumpet quartet. Perfect for events and recitals! Could also work for a B Flat Clarinet Quartet.Check out more arrangements by Christopher William Palmer:https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/publishers/christopher-william-palmer-sheet-music/3004139

Brass Ensemble - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.831685 By Page/Maeda. By James Horner and Will Jennings. Arranged by Chris North. Contemporary. Score and parts. 20 pages. Danetre Music #5713751. Published by Danetre Music (A0.831685). The love theme from the 1997 blockbuster movie Titanic. Scored for Junior Brass Ensemble as follows: B-flat Trumpet 1 & 2, Horn in F, Trombone / Baritone (Bass Clef) and Drum Kit (Optional). Additional parts are included for Horn in E-flat, B-flat Trombone / B-flat Baritone (Treble Clef), Tuba, Bass in E-flat & Bass in B-flat. A substitute horn part is also included on Trombone / Baritone. An easy arrangement approx. Grade 2/3 level. Duration 3:42.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.811062 Composed by Davide Delle Cese. Arranged by James Tempest. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 58 pages. Gordon Cherry #4830623. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.811062). The Little English Girl March (L'Inglesina) by Delle Cese in not your usual march. As its name describes, it is lithe, delightful, cheerful and in some spots even delicate in style. Arranged by Jim Tempest for 12-part Brass Ensemble for moderately advanced performers, the instrumentation is: Piccolo Trumpet in B-flat, 3 Trumpets in B-flat, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Trombones, 2 Euphoniums and Tuba.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.868261 By Bruno Mars. By Ari Levine, Bruno Mars, Khalil Walton, Khari Cain, and Philip Lawrence. Arranged by Wayne Neilson (APRA/AMCOS/MAGA). Pop,R & B. Score and parts. 20 pages. Wayne Neilson #3478071. Published by Wayne Neilson (A0.868261). This arrangement is a beautiful rendition of the Bruno Mars original. Material is treated true to the original with variations on some of the melodic motifs with scale runs and counter melodies. The main melodic and harmonic themes are seamlessly shared by each of the instruments. The Chorus melody is echoed between two instrument lines which makes for wonderful variety. The arrangement and voicing captures the variety of tones that a Brass Quintet can produce. A great arrangement for Weddings, Engagements, Commitment Ceremonies, School, College, or Community ensembles. Visit my website and subscribe to stay up to date with the latest arrangements. Website: https://www.wayne-neilson.com

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.868420 Composed by William Whiting/John B. Dykes. Arranged by Dean Mounts. Christian. Score and parts. 11 pages. Dean Mounts #3549953. Published by Dean Mounts (A0.868420).

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.931084 Composed by Dr Martin Hardy. Instructional. Score and parts. 57 pages. Dr Martin Hardy #3382265. Published by Dr Martin Hardy (A0.931084). The Texture and Structure warm ups and exercises can be used in conjunction with the book Teaching Music from the Podium by Dr Martin Hardy. However, they are also great stand alone warm ups and exercises.