Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.876647

Composed by Traditional Early American Hymn. Arranged by Bernard Walker. Contemporary. Score and parts. 40 pages. Bernard Walker Music #5318733. Published by Bernard Walker Music (A0.876647).

A slightly syncopated twist on a traditional Early American hymn originally arranged for Mr. Jack Daniel'sOriginal Silver Cornet Band and featured on the band's 2003 recording Every Time I Feel The Spirit. Instrumentation calls for E-flat Cornet, 3 B-flat Cornets, 2 E-flat Horns (Alto Horn), Tenor Horn (Baritone), Baritone (Euphonium), Tuba, Guitar, Chimes or Vibraphone, and Drums. Duration 4:01.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.995505

Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Sarah Playford. Folk,Gospel,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 13 pages. Sarah Playford #3556601. Published by Sarah Playford (A0.995505).

An intermediate work for Brass Septet arranged by Sarah Playford. Duration 2 minutes 40 seconds. The work is relatively simple but with demanding sections, ideal for demonstrating virtuosity of players. The piece explores clashing harmonies bringing a unique interpretation and instrumental colour to this traditional folk song. Perfect piece for concert or open air performance.

Based on the formally published Slave Song The Good Old Way (1867) the exact origin of the melody is unknown but research points heavily to being composed by an African-American slave. The song has since been used in the 2000 feature film O Brother, Where Art Thou? as well as being interpreted by American bluesgrass-country singer Alison Krauss in 2002.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.773472

Composed by Albert Johnson, Christopher Wallace, Kejuan Waliek Muchita, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Osten Harvey, Jr., and Roger Troutman. Arranged by Max Stannard. Contemporary. Score and parts. 118 pages. Max Stannard Music #3588327. Published by Max Stannard Music (A0.773472).

Hamilton: An American Musical is a sung- and rapped-through musical about the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, with music, lyrics, and book by Lin-Manuel Miranda, inspired by the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by historian Ron Chernow. Incorporating hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, traditional-style show tunes, and color-conscious casting of non-white actors as the Founding Fathers and other historical figures, the musical achieved both critical acclaim and box office success. 

This arrangement is of the second song to feature in the musical, My Shot, in which the background to Alexander Hamilton's character as he explains the struggles in his early life and his ambitions to create an independent country in America. To successfully perform this piece, it will be necessary for your brass band to partner with a rapper. This arrangement gives you the opportunity to add a piece from a sell out musical to your concert repertoire. Duration: 5.30 www.maxstannardmusic.com @MStannardMusic.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.492140

Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Keith Loftis. Contemporary,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 17 pages. Keith Loftis #107487. Published by Keith Loftis (A0.492140).

This lively arrangement contains multiple harmonic and rhythmic textures that reflect something of the roots of this well known African American Spiritual. Known as an invitation song, used by Harriet Tubman to invite slaves to follow her to the promised land, the music reflects something of the dangerous, desperate and sometimes chaotic flight to freedom. Various instruments take turns telling the story in this sometimes determined, sometimes mysterious music.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1074203

By Robert Whitehead. By Traditional. Arranged by Robert Whitehead. Children,Classical,Folk,Traditional. Score and parts. 29 pages. Gazebo Music #678487. Published by Gazebo Music (A0.1074203).

Brass quintet arrangement of this classic American folk song.