Brass Quintet Euphonium,Flugelhorn,Trombone,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817111 Composed by Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Arranged by Charles Decker. 19th Century,Historic,Jazz,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 32 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3541167. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817111). Bamboula is from Gottschalk's three Lousiana Creole Pieces, composed from 1844 to 1846 by the 19th century superstar pianist and composer born in New Orleans. The shifting moods and cakewalk characteristics made it one of his most popular and enduring works as well as a precursor to ragtime. The arrangement is scored for two B-flat trumpets with C trumpet alternate parts, horn in F with flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, trombone and tuba.  The audio file is an actual brass quintet performance and not a computer playback of the score.See 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. See also 50+ homogeneous brass group editions with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles. 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.  For more of my brass quintet editions use these links to Kendor Music and Cherry Classics Music for listings of my arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, H.L. Clarke, Debussy, Dukas, Elgar, Falla, Holst, Ives, Nestico, Rachmaninoff, Satie, and Tchaikovsky.

Brass Band,Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Digital Download SKU: A0.1516444 Composed by Amy Marcy Beach. Arranged by Richard Decker. 19th Century,Celtic,Historic,Irish,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 91 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #1090609. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1516444). Alla Siciliana, second movement of Amy Beach's Gaelic Symphony in E minor, is arranged as a dynamic showpiece for a brass choir of four trumpets in B-flat (alternate trumpet parts in C), five horns, three trombones, euphonium and tuba.  Acclaimed pianist and child prodigy, Amy Beach (1867-1944) was one of America's first female composers to have her orchestral compositions published and performed by symphony orchestras in the United States and Europe.  Alla Siciliana from her First Symphony Gaelic was premiered by the Boston Symphony in 1896.  She was a member of the Boston Group of early American notable composers in the late 19th century and early 20th century which included John Knowles Paine, Arthur Foote, George Chadwick, Edward MacDowell, George Whiting and Horatio Parker.  The recording is of the entire edition. See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ 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. Use this link  Music of Black Composers arrangements for Brass Ensembles at Charles Decker Music Press  to see works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still and Florence Price. More brass ensemble arrangements of music by prominent Black composers at Charles Decker Music Press include Will Marion Cook Swing Along!, James Reese Europe Clef Club March, James P. Johnson The Charleston, Fred Stone My Ragtime Baby, Justin Elie Tropical Dance #2, Jose White La Bella Cubana, William Dawson Ain’a That Good News.

Instrumental Duet,Piano Flugelhorn,Instrumental Duet,Keyboard,Piano - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817155 Composed by Richard Decker. 21st Century,Jazz,Pop. 15 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #5756151. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817155). Originally composed for studio orchestra, this jazz-influenced, very accessible ballad for piano and flugelhorn is ideal for expressive interpretation. Of the studio orchestra edition, available at Charles Decker Music Press, The New York State School Music News says, This slow ballad has an effective legato flow with remarkably colorful orchestration … a very original and playable creation.  The audio file is an actual flugelhorn with piano accompaniment and not a computer playback of the score. See also the lushly scored arrangement of Quiet Times for solo flugelhorn with studio orchestra at Charles Decker Music Press. 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.  

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.

Brass Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817103 Composed by Anton Liadov and Alexander Glazounov. Arranged by Charles Decker. Classical,Historic,Instructional,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 35 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3532445. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817103). Five short fanfares from the 1890 concert celebrating Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's twenty-year tenure as professor at the St. Petersburg Conservatory in Russia. Brilliantly scored for an orchestral brass section by two former students of Rimsky-Korsakov, the brief fanfares can highlight not only brass ensemble concerts or special ceremonies, but make a memorable concert opening for a band or orchestra brass section. This edition is scored for three B-flat trumpets with alternate C  trumpet parts, 4 horns in F, 3 trombones in the bass clef, tuba, timpani, and tenor drum.  The audio file is an actual large brass ensemble performance of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ 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. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 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..  For more brass quintet editions by Charles Decker use these links to Kendor Music  and  Cherry Classics Music for listings of arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, H.L. Clarke, Debussy, Dukas, Elgar, Falla, Holst, Ives, Nestico, Rachmaninoff, Satie, and Tchaikovsky.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017530_T1 1st B-flat Trumpet. Composed by Carl Strommen. Instructional. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017530_T1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017530_T1). UPC: 029156605075.From the opening flute statement, based on a traditional folk melody, this gorgeous tone poem ebbs and flows as does life itself. Showing superb musicality, the intertwining lines blend into a wonderfully homogeneous total effect. The teaching opportunities within are limitless, and the sheer beauty of the work will enhance your concert as well as your contest appearances. Sophisticated and gracious! (duration 4:16).

Trumpet Duet Trumpet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817141 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Francesco Manfredini, and Petronio Franceschini. Arranged by Charles Deckerr. Baroque,Instructional,Standards. Score. 67 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3926163. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817141). For ambitious trumpeters who want to expand their solo repertoire and technique, this 60-page collection (solo parts only, no keyboard accompaniment), of Three Famous Baroque Works for Two Trumpets by Italian composers Vivaldi, Manfredini and Franceschini who wrote brilliantly exciting music for solo trumpets, provides study and performance editions for the three most frequently performed and recorded trumpet duo works of the Baroque era. Each work has a complete set of trumpet parts in C, D, piccolo B-flat and A to provide performers parts for the instrument they prefer to use and practical study material for enhancing transposition capabilities necessary when encountering baroque works published in various keys. Optional trumpet parts for the second movement of the Manfredini Concerto and concluding measures of the third movement of the Vivaldi Concerto are provided.  All have suggested dynamics and no ornamentation except for cadential trills and a single ornament added to the final two measures of the Manfredini Concerto. No keyboard accompaniment parts are provided. See also my edition collection of Four Famous Eb Trumpet Concertos with E-flat & B-flat solo parts only to Haydn, Hummel, Neruda, Sasche Concertos with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus. If looking for trumpet solo features with brass quintet see Charles Decker Music Press SMP editions of Clarke’s Carnival of Venice, Sasche Concertino for Eb Cornet of 1871 , and opera arias by Puccini Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme , Verdi Caro Nome from Rigoletto and Rossini Non Piu Mesta from Cinderella. Use this link to Kendor Music to see my trumpet feature brass quintet arrangements of Clarke’s Bride of the Waves and Nestico’s Portrait of a Trumpet. 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.

Brass Quintet Euphonium,Flugelhorn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817159 Composed by Herbert L. Clarke. Arranged by Charles Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Historic,Pop. 32 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6056663. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817159). This solo feature for a quintet's trumpeter or cornetist is from the Golden Age of concert bands at the turn of the 20th century composed by legendary Sousa Band soloist Hebert L. Clarke. Clarke's impressive setting of Carnival of Venice remains the most frequently performed version of the theme and variations cornet solo first made famous by Arban. To contrast the cornet soloist's pyrotechnics is a humorous trombone and tuba accompaniment that enlivens the listening experience. A flugelhorn/trumpet alternate part is provided for the horn part. The sound file is an actual brass quintet performance of the entire arrangement and not a computer playback of the score. If looking for more trumpet solo features with brass quintet see Charles Decker Music Press SMP editions of Sasche Concertino for Eb Cornet of 1871, and opera arias by Puccini Che Gelida Manina from La Boheme, Verdi Caro Nome from Rigoletto and Rossini Non Piu Mesta from Cinderella. Use this link to Kendor Music to see my trumpet feature brass quintet arrangements of Clarke’s Bride of the Waves and Nestico’s Portrait of a Trumpet. See 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. See also 50+ homogeneous brass group editions with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles. 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.    For more Charles Decker brass quintet publications use these links Kendor Music and Cherry Classics Music for listings of my arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, H.L. Clarke, Debussy, Dukas, Elgar, Falla, Holst, Ives, Nestico, Rachmaninoff, Satie, and Tchaikovsky.

Horn Ensemble Euphonium,Horn - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817180 Composed by Tielman Susato. Arranged by Charles Decker. Children,Contest,Festival,Instructional,Multicultural,Renaissance,World. 19 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6700945. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817180). They may be 500 years old, but these three Renaissance instrumental dances from Tielman Susato's 1551 collection The Third Little Music Book, prefaced with to be played on all types of musical instruments, remain appealing music for audiences and performers. These lively, popular dances of the day feature homophonic structure, root position chords, primary beat stresses, and individual parts that encompass an octave or less which makes them very accessible for musicians of all ages including inexperienced players. Treble and bass clef euphonium alternate parts for horn IV are included. Beyond brass ensemble programs, feature your horn section at your next band or orchestra concert with this spirited music. The recording is of the entire edition.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.  

Brass Band Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817168 Composed by Tielman Susato. Arranged by Charles Decker. Classical,Contest,Festival,Historic,Instructional,Renaissance. 29 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #6644309. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817168). They may be 500 years old, but these three Renaissance instrumental dances from Tillman Susato's 1551 collection The Third Little Music Book, prefaced with to be played on all types of musical instruments, remain appealing music for audiences and performers. These lively popular dances of the day feature homophonic setting, root position chords, primary beat stresses, and individual parts that encompass an octave or less which makes them very accessible for young or inexperienced musicians. Scoring them for two antiphonal brass quartets, each with two B-flat trumpets and two trombones with alternate substitute horn parts, creates a memorable aural and visual performance experience. Beyond brass programs or special events, feature the brass section of your band or orchestra with this lively work on your next concert. The recording is of the entire edition.See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ 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. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 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.  For more brass quintet editions by Charles Decker use these links to Kendor Music and Cherry Classics Music for listings of my arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, H.L. Clarke, Debussy, Dukas, Elgar, Falla, Holst, Ives, Nestico, Rachmaninoff, Satie, and Tchaikovsky.

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 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.

Brass Band Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817104 Composed by Bedrich Smetana. Arranged by Charles Decker. Contest,Festival,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 32 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #3533707. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.817104). An accessible work for student and less experienced ensembles, this powerful and majestic orchestral brass fanfare from 1881 by Czech composer Bedrich Smetana is similar to Anton Bruckner's brass scoring. A spectacular work for brass ensemble programs and special ceremonies, it can be an exciting opening number for band or orchestra concerts featuring the brass section. The edition is scored for four B-flat trumpets with alternate C trumpet parts, 4 horns in F, three trombones in bass clef, tuba and timpani.. The audio file is an actual large brass ensemble performance of the entire work and not a computer playback of the score.See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ 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. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 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. For more brass quintet editions by Charles Decker use these links to Kendor Music and Cherry Classics Music for listings of my arrangements of music by J.S. Bach, H.L. Clarke, Debussy, Dukas, Elgar, Falla, Holst, Ives, Nestico, Rachmaninoff, Satie, and Tchaikovsky.

Horn Ensemble Euphonium,Horn,Tuba - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1224506 Composed by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Chamber,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. 38 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #820610. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1224506). Coleridge-Taylor's Sea Drift scored for Horn Sextet with euphonium and tuba captures the subtle textures of the composer’s chromatic harmonies inspired in his original vocal octet setting of a poem by T. B. Aldrich. Born of an African father, Coleridge-Taylor was an early 20th century English composer and conductor who was an influential advocate for Black composers.  One of Coleridge-Taylor's rare A Cappella compositions for vocal SATB double choir Sea Drift is infused with descriptive tone-color painting highlighting the tragic story of the merchant sailor who perishes in a stormy sea to the despair of his lover onshore. The arrangement is scored for six horns with euphonium and tuba playing the two lowest parts. The recording is of the entire edition.“The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Interesting music, expertly arranged, fun to perform, and well received by audiences. Highly recommended!�   Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series. It was especially rewarding to perform several of these with Summit Brass and with the students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. Please keep these wonderful settings coming. You have provided the brass world with some real gems.�  Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind EnsembleThe Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Denver have purchased the Music of Black Composer Series with Charles Decker Music Press and the summer Rafael Mendez Brass Institute and Eastman School of Music uses the series arrangements in their chamber and brass ensembles music programs. See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ 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. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series� in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 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.Use this link to Cherry Classics Music to see Richard Decker arrangements of Cherubini’s Sonata in F for Solo Horn and Wind Ensemble and Coleridge-Taylor’s Sea Drift for Trombone Octet.

Concert Band - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1490531 By Coldplay. By Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, and Will Champion. Arranged by Alberto Caeiro. Pop,Rock. 41 pages. Alberto Caeiro #1067357. Published by Alberto Caeiro (A0.1490531). This arrangement of Viva la Vida by Coldplay is designed for a young wind band with simple and homogeneous writing, suitable for developing musicians. The arrangement retains the essence of the original piece while allowing students to explore the unique timbres of woodwind and brass instruments.This arrangement considers the range of the instruments, making it not too difficult to play while allowing the band to explore various instrumental colors. The bassoon parts are adaptable for any instrument in low C, providing additional flexibility.The arrangement features a different introduction and ending than the original, but it maintains the key and form of the original piece.Wind Band Formation:1 Flute1 Oboe2 Clarinets2 Bassoons1 Alto Saxophone1 Trumpet1 Tuba1 Euphonium:3 Percussionists.