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: A0.524517

Composed by Traditional Gospel Tune. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Blues,Country,Sacred,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 16 pages. John A. Dempsey #5869835. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.524517).

A river finds its ripples: the traditional gospel tune Down to the River to Pray flows into the surging waters of rhythm and blues.  Recommended for church services, youth rallies, praise gatherings and other worship events, as a prelude, postlude, an offertory or special music.  This rendition - a brass trio for two Bb trumpets and trombone - also makes an appealing performance piece for concerts and recitals.  12 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page parts for trumpet 1, trumpet 2 and trombone).  Concert Key: Bb major.  Trumpet Key: C major.  Trombone Key: Bb major.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1017856

Composed by Archibald Croswell Weeks. Arranged by Connor Prim. Contemporary,Graduation,Jazz,Ragtime. Score and parts. 14 pages. Connor Prim #6304777. Published by Connor Prim (A0.1017856).

Show some school spirit with this jazzed up version of Far Above Cayuga's Waters, the tune many school's use for their Alma Mater. This brass quintet arrangement contains stirring lyrical sections at the beginning and end, filled in with an upbeat, groovy jazz section in the middle.

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.802639

Composed by Mike Batt. Arranged by Peet du Toit. Contemporary. Score and parts. 12 pages. Peet du Toit #6076847. Published by Peet du Toit (A0.802639).

Michael Philip Batt, LVO (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, conductor and former Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. Having achieved substantial international success as a solo artist he is particularly known in the UK for creating The Wombles pop act, writing many hits including the chart-topping Bright Eyes, and discovering Katie Melua. He has also conducted many of the world's great orchestras, including the London Symphony, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony and Stuttgart Philharmonic in both classical and pop recordings and performances.

Bright Eyes is a song written by Mike Batt and performed by Art Garfunkel. It was written for the soundtrack of the 1978 British animated adventure drama film Watership Down. Rearranged as a pop song from its original form in the film, the track appears on British and European versions of Garfunkel's 1979 Fate for Breakfast and on the US versions of his 1981 album Scissors Cut. It was the biggest-selling single of 1979 in the UK, remaining at number one for six weeks and selling over a million copies there. Richard Adams, author of the original novel is reported to have hated the song. A cover of the song was later used in the television series of the same name explicitly as its theme song.

Here is a lovely version thereof for a brass quintet and drum set, with the euphonium as soloist in the verses, harmonising by the French horn, muted 2nd trumpet for effects, the first trumpet in the choruses and the tuba supporting with excellent base lines. Your audiences will be intrigued, wanting to hum along!

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.773483

By Dua Lipa. By Dua Lipa, Jason Dean, Joseph Kirkland, Larzz Principato, Lawrence Principato, MNEK, Skyler Stonestreet, Uzoechi Emenike, and Whiskey Waters. Arranged by Max Stannard. Pop. Score and parts. 53 pages. Max Stannard Music #4112151. Published by Max Stannard Music (A0.773483).

IDGAF (an abbreviation for I don't give a f*ck) is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). It was her seventh single off that album and it reached number 3 in the UK charts. Dua Lipa has fast established herself as one of the worlds leading female artists; in 2018 she was the most streamed female artist on Spotify. This arrangement for traditional British brass band can bring your repertoire right up to date with a driven and up beat piece. Duration: 3.35 www.maxstannardmusic.com @MStannardMusic.