Brass Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.814018 Composed by James R. Murray. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Christmas,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 10 pages. Regis Bookshar #6658495. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.814018). Trumpet Quintet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This arrangement of Away in a Manger, would be a fine addition to any music library and could be performed for Christmas concerts, recitals and church services. It is equally suitable for junior and senior high school students, and, depending on their ability, even younger students, too. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (10 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble's extensive music library which are being made available for the first time.Away in a Manger is one of the most popular Christmas carols and there are a number of musical settings of it. The most popular musical setting of it in the United States is the tune commonly known as Mueller. It was composed by James R. Murray and was first published under the name Luther's Cradle Hymn, in his collection Dainty Songs for Little Lads and Lasses, in 1887. It was intended for use in kindergarten, school and home.In this selection, Regis Bookshar has arranged three verses of this popular Christmas carol for a Trumpet Quintet. The first verse is a traditional setting of the tune while the second verse has a more complex accompaniment. The third verse also includes a descant. Between the second and third verses, he has included a short interlude. In addition to this arrangement for a Trumpet Quintet, there are also other Quintet arrangements of Away in a Manger for a variety of instrumental ensembles, as well as quite a few other Christmas selections, readily available for purchase. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition and other selections. You may find something else that may also suit your needs.I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a wide variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I'm certain that this wonderful arrangement of Away in a Manger will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.

Piccolo Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817113 Composed by Heinrich Biber. Arranged by Charles Decker. Baroque,Chamber,Historic,Instructional. 26 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3542437. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817113). Want to feature two piccolo trumpeter soloists with your trumpet ensemble on an accessible work for students? This movement from the famous baroque sonata will impress audiences with its two antiphonal quartets, each led impressively by solo piccolo trumpeters exchanging increasingly complex ornamented phrases as musical and technical challenges.  The two solo parts are very playable on mezzo-soprano B-flat trumpets but using B-flat piccolo trumpets creates extra sparkle. The audio file is an actual performance by a trumpet ensemble and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications at Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more Charles Decker trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817144 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Charles Decker. 19th Century,Chamber,Historic,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 18 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #4324467. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817144). Seeking an accessible and impressive work for four trumpets? Then Dvorak's Fanfare for an Exhibition from 1891 will add a pompous and powerful work to brass ensemble programs or ceremonies and can be a dramatic opening number featuring your band or orchestra trumpet section. Quickly mastered and easily memorized, the doubling of parts can add to the performance impact. The work can be played with B-flat or C trumpets with timpani parts in B-flat and C, and while optional, timpani adds to the musical excitement. The recording is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the complete work and not a computer playback of the score.See 40+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendo Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817162 Composed by Albert Roussel. Arranged by Charles Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,World. 18 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6133733. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817162). This brilliant fanfare from 1921 by Albert Roussel, influential French composer of the early 20th century, is an impressive showpiece for four B-flat or C trumpets with timpani. Beyond performances for recitals or ceremonies, this accessible work for students can be an exciting opening for a band or orchestra concert featuring the trumpet section. The timpani part comes in two keys for use with either B-flat or C trumpets. The sound file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out the Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817123 Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Arranged by Charles Decker. 19th Century,Historic,Multicultural,Religious,Romantic Period,World. 33 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3545549. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817123). One of the most dramatic and impressive fanfares ever composed for trumpets is this Tuba Mirum movement from Verdi's monumental Requiem of 1874. With four on-stage trumpets and two pairs of trumpeters positioned in the concert hall, this surround sound experience is guaranteed to impress audiences and inspire performers. Two complete sets of trumpet parts are provided one for B-flat trumpets and an alternate set for C trumpets. Beyond brass ensemble programs and special events, begin your next band concert featuring your trumpet section with this accessible and brilliant fanfare. Timpani is optional but adds to the drama of the fanfare movement. The audio file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the complete work and not a computer playback of the score.See 40+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817145 Composed by C. P. E. Bach. Arranged by Charles Decker. Christian,Christmas,Classical,Contest,Easter,Festival. 17 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #4323747. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817145). Seeking an accessible and elegant work for three or four trumpets? Then these two short movements by C. P. E. Bach will enhance brass ensemble programs or ceremonies as well as provide an exciting prelude for band or orchestra concerts featuring your trumpet section. Quickly mastered and easily memorized, doubling parts can add to the brilliance and doubling the third trumpet part in particular helps to balance the two solo trumpets. Timpani is optional but a frequent partner in early trumpet ensemble works. The recording is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the complete work and not a computer playback of the score.Use this link to see all the Charles Decker Music Press Christmas holiday music for mixed brass and homogeneous groups.  Use this link to Kendor Music for my original composition for brass quintet with narrator of the holiday classic story ’Twas the Night Before Christmas.See 40+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications at Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817177 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Charles Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 20 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6675939. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817177). These trumpet fanfares are the prelude to Gabriel Faure's 1888 incidental music for Alexandre Dumas' dramatic play Caligula and evoke with open fifths musical images of approaching marching Roman Empire soldiers. The fanfares work equally well for B-flat or C trumpets; two versions are included, one for three trumpets as originally scored, and another for two trumpet trios scored antiphonally to enhance a dramatic musical impact. Beyond brass ensemble programs or special ceremonies, these evocative fanfares can add an exciting and memorable opening to band or orchestra concerts featuring the trumpet section. The entire edition has an audio file.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out the Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817146 Composed by Charles Decker. 21st Century,Chamber,Comedy,Contemporary. 18 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #5297177. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817146). Featured at numerous trumpet conferences and events, this humorous compilation of 16 musical snippets familiar to trumpeters and audiences wildly ranging from the Marines Hymn to Brandenburg Concerto #2 with quick and overlapping exchanges of melodic fragments that adds some musical humor and sparkle to any performance.  The sound file is an actual trumpet ensemble performing the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications at Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817151 Composed by Johann Heinrich Schmelzer. Arranged by Charles Decker. Baroque,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Historic,Multicultural,World. 19 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #5356047. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817151). You don’t have to be an emperor to admire these three regal and stately fanfares composed for an elaborately staged Equestrian Ballet at the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna highlighting the 1667 imperial court marriage celebrations of Emperor Leopold the First to the Infanta Margareta of Spain. Performed in its day by court trumpeters with valveless instruments and a pair of timpani, each fanfare announced with a different articulation style a new portion for the choreographed cavalry Equestrian Ballet. Accessible for students using B-flat or C trumpets and with timpani parts in both keys, they provide useful material for ceremonies and programs, even an exciting opening work to a band or orchestra concert featuring the trumpet section. Doubling parts enhances the musical impact of Baroque trumpet corps timbre and creates options for antiphonal treatment. The sound file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the entire edition and not a computer playback of the score.See 40+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817107 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Charles Decker. Christmas,Holiday,Instructional,Praise & Worship,Traditional. 34 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3539713. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817107). Recommended by the International Trumpet Guild Journal, this collection of four familiar Christmas carols (Hark! The Herald Angles Sing; It Came Upon a Midnight Clear; Angels We Have Heard on High; Oh, Come All Ye Faithful), arranged for four B-flat trumpets, adds a festive flair to holiday concerts, church services and seasonal activities.  These very accessible musical settings for less experienced players each has a four-bar introduction, two contrasting verses and a plagal (Amen) cadence. The audio file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score. Use this link to see all the Charles Decker Music Press Christmas holiday music for mixed brass and homogeneous groups. Use this link to Kendor Music that publishes my original composition for brass quintet with narrator of the holiday classic story ’Twas the Night Before Christmas and trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.See 40+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications at Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817116 Composed by Andre Campra. Arranged by Charles Decker. Baroque,Praise & Worship,Sacred. 38 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3543909. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817116). Combining the grandeur of organ and brilliance of antiphonal trumpets, this setting of the elegant and regal processional from 1712 will inspire the performers and impress audiences with its sonic splendor. A complete set of alternate C trumpet parts is included. Spacing as far as possible the two trumpet groups (1-4; 5-9) will enhance the impact of the regal music. The audio file is an actual performance by a trumpet ensemble with organ of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications at Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out the Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of Charles Decker trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817132 Composed by Josquin des Prez. Arranged by Charles Decker. Contest,Festival,Historic,Instructional,Multicultural,Renaissance,World. 17 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3567997. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817132). This royal fanfare for the 1498 coronation of French King Louis XII is a three-part canon over a slow cantus firmus theme based on the letters in Vive le Roi (Long Live the King). Though five centuries old, it remains an exciting and brilliant fanfare useful for concerts or ceremonies. In addition to brass programs and special events consider featuring your band or orchestra trumpet section by opening your concert with this accessible and brilliant fanfare. It can be performed by four or five trumpeters using either B-flat or C instruments and program notes are included.  The audio file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817163 Composed by Guillaume Dufay. Arranged by Charles Decker. Contest,Early Music,Festival,Instructional,Renaissance. 18 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6356569. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817163). A spirited and festive canon by the Renaissance master in which the two-voice canon is exchanged between both pairs of trumpeters providing all four performers the opportunity to play the canon melody. The canon is accompanied throughout by tonic dominant figures. The audio file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance and not a computer playback of the score.See 40+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out our Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1196323 Composed by Trad. Arranged by Des McNutty. Baroque,Holiday,March,Renaissance,Traditional. 40 pages. Des Press #795476. Published by Des Press (A0.1196323). (Historical Signals and Melodies from the Basler Fasnacht) s'Läggerli (by Arthur Dury Schmid) Trio from Die alten Schweizermärsche Nr. 11 (Trad) Réveille Française pour Fifres (Trad) Pfeifer Retraite (Trad. From the Swiss Guards in 18th-Century Paris) Der Arabi Nr. 1 (Trad) Arranged by Des McNutty The Basler Fasnacht, known locally in Basel Stadt (CH) as Die drey scheenschte Dääg (the three loveliest days), is a world-famous carnival where the Zeitgeist animates centuries of tradition. Local folks celebrate with a good-humoured satire of current events through costumes, masks, poetry and visual art on carnival floats and lanterns. Amongst many other activities, participants decorate the city and open ad-hoc bars to sustain everyone with drinks and characteristic foods, all of which led to the Basler Fasnacht being included on the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2017. Central to the whole experience is the music played on the streets, without electronic amplification, by two types of group: Gugge, with brass and percussion and Clique, with piccolos and side-drums made and played according to local custom. Some Fastnacht Fanfares contains historical melodies from the Cliques' repertoire arranged for Natural Trumpet Ensemble. The Signalkorps can have many players. The parts are in the low, principale register; ideal for newcomers and dilettantes. The ensemble parts require more skill and need only one player on each. s'Läggerli is used with kind permission from the Märtplatz-Clique Basel 1923. The similarity of the other melodies to trumpet calls may not be a total coincidence. Cavalry regiments, with their roots in armoured, mounted knights of even earlier times, were considered nobler; therefore they used royal trumpets and timpani for signalling and entertainment duties. So playing trumpet-style tunes on flutes adds a bit of class. Der Arabi Nr. 1 is now better known as The British Grenadiers from the early 1700s but can be traced as far back as the 1560s, when the Basler Fasncacht was already centuries old and the Schweizerpfeife (Swiss Flute), with drums, supplied the de rigueur regimental music for foot-soldiers all over Europe. Fasnacht is a glorious celebration laced with a melancholy reflected by the marching tempi of the Cliques: often slower than 90 BPM. A “standard� march is around 120 BPM. Vyyl Vergniege! (Enjoy!).

Trumpet Ensemble Trumpet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817122 Composed by Carl Maria von Weber. Arranged by Charles Decker. 19th Century,Classical,Contest,Festival,Historic,Multicultural,World. 19 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3544797. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817122). Seeking a memorable fanfare for your trumpet ensemble or band trumpet section for your next concert or ceremony? Then open the program with this classic fanfare composed for valveless trumpets of the Weber's day that is very accessible for all levels of trumpeters and easily memorized. For a dramatic performance position the five pairs of trumpeters throughout the hall to create a surround-sound experience for the audience. The audio file is an actual trumpet ensemble performance of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass group editions for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles and more than 70 mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. Check out the Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus with 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others. All ensemble publications include recordings of the entire edition.  Use this link to Kendor Music for more of my trumpet ensemble arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, Handel, and Renaissance composers Gervaise and Susato.