Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808695 Composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Holiday,Patriotic,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 44 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #4819845. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808695).     Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composed his third opera, The Snow Maiden, during the period 1880-1881. Based on Alexander Ostrovsky’s play of the same name, The Snow Maiden uses fairy-tale characters to portray the opposing forces of nature, winter versus summer. Act 3 contains the Dance of the Skomorokhi.  Skomorokhi were traveling performers in old Russia and, in connection with this composition, the term is usually translated as tumblers or clowns. Rimsky-Korsakov also included this selection as one of four movements he compiled into a concert suite based on the opera. Dance of the Tumblers has become one of his most frequently performed and best known pieces.    Light and uplifting, Dance of the Tumblers is vibrant, energetic and addictive. It takes the form of, as one commenter wrote, a classical sonata-structure, complete with development section, invigoratingly intensified reprise, and a veritable whirlwind of a coda. This brass quintet arrangement retains the original key signature of C but adjusts register to make the melodies accessible and playable. As a result, most notes are well within the normal playing range of the five brass instruments. Trumpet 1’s highest note is its A above the staff. At measures 132 and 133, Trumpet 2 has the option of playing some high notes (including one C above its staff) an octave down. Tuba plays mostly in the lowest register, with quite a few low F notes and one low E. Most instruments have some octave jumps, but all have a lot of notes to play in a very short time: many, many sixteenth notes. The score is marked Vivace, and the audio sample moves along at a pretty fast clip. But of course, the speed at which performers actually play the piece is up to them, a matter of interpretation.     This arrangement was completed in 2019, and performance time runs about 3 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.)

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.890754 Composed by Andrew Wainwright. Christmas,Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 41 pages. Andrew Wainwright #6254951. Published by Andrew Wainwright (A0.890754). Based on the traditional Spanish carol 'Ríu Ríu Chíu', this exciting foot-tapping item has proved to be a popular concert piece with ensembles around the world. Here it has been arranged for brass sextet.Spanish Dance winds up to a whirlwind climax with a respectful nod in the direction of Morley Calvert's 'Canadian Folk Song Suite' - very clever. Paul Hindmarsh, Music CriticThe flexible instrumentation means the work can be performed by a variety of different ensembles.PDF download includes score and full set of parts. InstrumentationPart 1 - Cornet/Trumpet (includes parts in Bb & C)Part 2 - Cornet/Trumpet (includes parts in Bb & C)Part 3 - Horn (includes parts in Eb & F)Part 4 - Trombone (includes treble & bass clef parts)Part 5 - Euphonium (includes treble & bass clef parts)Part 6 - Tuba (includes Eb & Bb and treble & bass clef parts)Percussion 1-2 (optional) 

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1099219 By Spencer Bundy. By Ernest Bucalossi. Arranged by Spence Bundy. 20th Century. Score and parts. 24 pages. Spencer Bundy #703094. Published by Spencer Bundy (A0.1099219). Bucalossi was an Italian British composer and arranger who was very active in the London Theatre world in the early 1900's. Before that he had work at The D'Oyly Carte Co. I think this lively piece shows that G&S influence. It would make a fun addition to any concert.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.944100 Composed by Irish Traditional. Arranged by Stephen Brodie. Celtic,Holiday. Score and parts. 59 pages. Stephen Brodie #4627029. Published by Stephen Brodie (A0.944100). The well-known Irish melody, arranged as a rhythmic solo for Tenor Horn with Brass Band accompaniment. Fast sections in the form of an jig and a poignant slow section show off the soloist's versatility.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.580559 Composed by J Hotteterre. Arranged by David Warin Solomons. 20th Century,Baroque,Contemporary. Score and parts. 13 pages. David Warin Solomons #5307091. Published by David Warin Solomons (A0.580559). Expanded and extended version of Hotteterre's Cotillon, for instrumental quartet

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.999424 Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Eric Wilson. Concert,Graduation,Romantic Period,Wedding. Score and parts. 13 pages. Woodrow Edition #5798363. Published by Woodrow Edition (A0.999424). It scares me to think that I arranged this piece as long ago as 1983! It was one of many I made for the Seras Brass Quintet which I helped form while studying at the University of Liverpool. In those days the brass quintet repertoire was limited and, to an impecunious student, expensive. Consequently we made many of our own arrangements and this one became a popular concert item – often used as an encore.We didn’t have Derby mutes (I still don’t!) but we managed to change the straight mute successfully enough. If it’s a problem just cover the bell with the left hand – the main thing is to create a different timbre, after all.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1022537 Composed by Ryan J. Williams. 20th Century. Score and parts. 12 pages. CWJ Music House Publications #6326397. Published by CWJ Music House Publications (A0.1022537). This short, lively piece will give a tuba quartet a chance to have some fun with intricate parts that play back and forth with a light, dance feel.  Bowser's Trip creates a good challenge to work together to perform split rhythms, but in the end creates a great texture that will surely please the audience as much as the performer.

Brass Choir or Ensemble - Advanced Intermediate - Digital Download Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893). Arranged by Nicolás Cortés Castillo. Romantic Period, Christmas. Score, Set of Parts. 191 pages. Published by Nicolas Ernesto Cortes

Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.1028363 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by David Richards. Contemporary. Score and parts. 43 pages. David Richards #6712333. Published by David Richards (A0.1028363). Peer Gynt Suite No.1 includes Morning, Ase's Death, Anitra's Dance and In the Hall of the Mountain King. Scored for 2 trumpets, F Horn, Trombone and Tuba with additional treble clef Eb Horn and Eb Bass.

Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.757711 Composed by Claude Gervaise. Arranged by Jim Bicigo. Christmas,Concert,Easter,Renaissance,Standards. Score and parts. 8 pages. Polar Publications #3602809. Published by Polar Publications (A0.757711). These two dances are composed on the same melody; one in 4/4, but felt in 2/2 or cut time, and one in 3�4, but felt in 1. The bass part is doubled in octaves for a brass quintet, or a brass quartet can play with either the trombone part or the tuba part as the bass line. These dances might have been used at a party on a duke’s estate, either indoors or outdoors. People would have danced to this music, so when you play it, have fun.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808659 Composed by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Pop,Traditional. Score and parts. 23 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #2070943. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808659). Prerecorded wax cylinders were first marketed in 1889. Ten years later, when this Howard and Emerson tune was published, those cylinders were referred to as records, and Arthur Collins made the first recording of Hello! Ma Baby. The lyrics tell the tale of a guy who has a girlfriend he knows only through the telephone. This was one of the first songs to deal with the telephone (that medium, too, being still pretty new). The chorus was kicked back into the spotlight in 1955 when a certain movie frog sang and danced his way across a Warner Brothers cartoon background. The current version used the 1899 sheet music as its source, but is a completely original arrangement that enhances the ragtime feel of the music. This is an infectious piece that is fun to play and a toe-tapper for the audience. Completed in 2016, this arrangement’s performance time runs about 3 minutes, 20 seconds. Contact the arranger, Les Smith, at lessmith@ufl.edu. If you like this novelty number, be sure to check out Sweetwater's Funeral March of a Marionette, Goodbye! So Long! I'm Headin' Home! Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey, Somebody Stole My Gal and Teddy Bears' Picnic. 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 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.870415 Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli. Arranged by Randy A. Steinberg. Baroque. Score and parts. 77 pages. Randy A. Steinberg #2040179. Published by Randy A. Steinberg (A0.870415). Giovanni Gabrieli was no mere composer. He was an event. The figure at the nexus of many things all coming together in one grand tide. The greatest church in the greatest city of Europe. Freedom of intellectual thought. A Venetian School of composers at the forefront of musical innovation. The printing press and musical publishing. A Doge (Chief Magistrate or Duke) willing to spend, and spend big, on musical pomp and ceremony. A dearth of wealth and money to fund the grandest celebrations. He was the leading Italian composer and organist in Venice at its greatest heights at the chasm between the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque period in music. Presented here is a wonderful Canzona published around 1615 for 10 brass with substitute parts for trumpets and trombones. The 4th Trombone part can also be played with Tuba if so desired. A great representative work of Gabrieli’s, this piece presents a 1 bar dance-like rhythm that is repeated and underscored throughout. After many variations, a chanson-like dance theme can be heard followed by a final presentation of the original melody that heads to a grand conclusion. An impressive and fun work for almost any church or concert setting.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.912837 Composed by James Rees Europe. Arranged by Keith Otis Edwards. Folk. Score and parts. 11 pages. Volitant Music #3561839. Published by Volitant Music (A0.912837). The composer's name on the sheet music for this tango, first published in 1914 by Joseph W. Stern & Co. of New York, is Eporue Yenbad, an encryption of the last names of James Reese Europe and his fellow of Harlem's Clef Club, Ford T. Dabney. It was likely written for the famed husband-and-wife dance team of Vernon and Irene Castle. The Castles found Europe's Society Orchestra among the best they had worked with, and hired Europe as their band leader and Dabney as their arranger.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.870421 Composed by Giovanni Gabrieli. Arranged by Randy A. Steinberg. Baroque. Score and parts. 62 pages. Randy A. Steinberg #2069105. Published by Randy A. Steinberg (A0.870421). Giovanni Gabrieli was no mere composer. He was an event. The figure at the nexus of many things all coming together in one grand tide. The greatest church in the greatest city of Europe. Freedom of intellectual thought. A Venetian School of composers at the forefront of musical innovation. The printing press and musical publishing. A Doge (Chief Magistrate or Duke) willing to spend, and spend big, on musical pomp and ceremony. A dearth of wealth and money to fund the grandest celebrations. He was the leading Italian composer and organist in Venice at its greatest heights at the chasm between the end of the Renaissance and the beginning of the Baroque period in music. Presented here is a large Canzona published around 1597 for 15 brass in 3 choirs. A variety of substitute parts are also included to handle trombone parts with Bb trumpets and F Horns. One of Gabrieli’s more beautiful and triumphant works, this piece starts out with a somber harmonic display that soon turns major alternating between the choirs. A brief chanson-like dance interlude then leads to the triumphant finale. A great work that displays the full harmonic range of the brass with many of Gabrieli’s typical antiphonal effects.