Brass Ensemble Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.899600 Composed by Charles Marie Widor. Arranged by Chris Blankenship. Classical,Graduation,Romantic Period,Wedding. Score and parts. 41 pages. C Blankenship #3578365. Published by C Blankenship (A0.899600). The Symphony for Organ No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1, was composed by Charles-Marie Widor in 1879, with numerous revisions published by the composer in later years. The fifth movement, in F major, is often referred to as just Widor's Toccata because it is his most famous piece. It lasts around six minutes. Its fame in part comes from its frequent use as recessional music at festive Christmas and wedding ceremonies. The melody of Widor's Toccata is based upon an arrangement of rapid staccato arpeggios which form phrases, initially in F, moving in fifths through to C major, G major, etc. Each phrase consists of one bar. The melody is complemented by syncopated chords, forming an accented rhythm against the perpetual arpeggio motif. The phrases are contextualized by a descending bass line, often beginning with the 7th tone of each phrase key.Blankenship's arrangement for brass octet takes advantage of the trumpets' ranges by voicing the arpeggiated motif in only these parts and allowing it to be passed back and forth (this also means that it can be customized to be performed by as few as 1 or as many as 4 trumpeters). As a tubist, Blankenship has written a very demanding bass part that is not for the faint of heart; it can be played 8va but does not present the same effect. 

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1354678 Composed by Charles -Marie Widor, Charles Marie Widor, and Widor. Arranged by Nelson Ramos. 19th Century,Romantic Period,Sacred. 194 pages. Published / Arranged by Nelson Ramos #939373. Published by Published / Arranged by Nelson Ramos (A0.1354678). IMPORTANT: If you want to help me, and instead of buying the arrangement via this platform, that takes 50% comission over the price from the arranger / composer, please contact me via email at nelsonramos@pm.me and I may even make you a discount, since I will receive the value in its entirety.I decided to arrange the first movement of Widor's Sixth Symphony because I deem of paramount importance that Band Directors start making the concert band repertoire more varied, so as to avoid what usually happens: concert/wind bands keep playing the same pieces over and over again, usually Tchaikovsky overtures, or Wagnerian overtures. Namely, I think that the various textures this arrangement, when properly played, provides, will make for a very interesting piece.