David Marlatt

This beautiful triple meter carol has become an annual favourite all around the world. This arrangement is very traditional and, after a short introduction, the remainder of the piece is standard in f...

De Colores, or All the Colours, is a traditional Mexican Folk tune often performed by the famous Mariachi bands. This simple and elegant waltz has been arranged as a horn feature. The trombone adds a...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings or church services. The range is limited which allows the players to concentrate on beauty of sound and musicality.

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. The chorale is played before the popular triple metre theme. The four upper voices pass the weaving line between them and...

A pavane was a slow dance form the 16th and 17th century. The talented composer Jeff Smallman has taken this Baroque form and created a very colourful piece that features high, mid and low voices allo...

In the old movies, a character who was down on his luck could be found walking alone the harbourfront reflecting on his circumstances. This mood has been captured in the piece with lush, rich harmonie...

This is one of Handel's best known melodies. This arrangement for beginning quintet is limited in range and technical requirements yet is interesting for all players. Each instrument has a section of...

This arrangement for beginning quintet is limited in range and technical requirements. Players in the first year on their instruments could tackle this famous melody.

The famous Can-Can needs no introduction to students because of its use on commercials and cartoons. This arrangement for beginning quintet is limited in range and technical requirements. Players in t...

The famous Jig Fugue by Bach is a favourite with organists. It is light-hearted and energetic with its rollicking triple meter. The key has been altered to facilitate the brass quintet at this level....

This favourite children's song has been cleverly arranged in some different styles in this easy arrangement for quintet. The melody is first in the trumpets, then a waltz section then finally a Calyps...

This is the most famous movement from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. The famous Canadian Brass quintet version is great only if you have a monster piccolo trumpet player. This is in a much lower key and...

The two famous hymns Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Jesus Christ Has Risen Today have been arranged as an accompaniment for the original hymn. This can be used to replace an organ or to augment it...

This famous piccolo trumpet solo has been recorded by many clarinet soloists. The original work is scored for solo trumpet, 2 oboes and strings. The solo part remains fairly close to the original and...

Sweelinck spent his life in the Netherlands as an organist, composer and teacher. One of his greatest achievements was to assemble a four volume collection of polyphonic settings of all 150 psalms. Th...

This Concerto by Bellini was originally for solo oboe and strings. Many trumpet players have used this work as a solo piece for their instrument. The arrangement to the brass quintet works well with t...

Home on the Range is a classic cowboy song. It has gone by a number of names, the most common being Home on the Range and Western Home. It was officially adopted as the state song of Kansas in 1947 an...

A ricercare is defined as an elaborate contrapuntal instrumental composition in a fugal or canonic style. This particular selection fits that description exactly. The musical lines flow from part to p...

Originally called Paraphrase on a Chorus from Judas Maccabaeus, this transcription from organ to brass quintet, organ and optional percussion is a natural one. The full brass sonority is very organ-li...

This fun light piece is a great showpiece for the cornet. It was possibly named after his second wife Lillian Bell Hause with whom Clarke had two children. There is another work by Clarke, "La Veta Ca...

This Sonata by Pietro Baldassare was originally written for cornetto (trumpet) strings and continuo. The colourful and contrapuntal first movement moves into an almost vocal slow movement before endin...

This famous and exciting piece would make a great opening to a concert or it could even be used as a recessional at a wedding service. The technical parts flow very nicely and sound more difficult tha...

This is the most famous section from Bach's Cantata No. 208. It has been arranged here for brass quintet and it makes an ideal piece to be used at special events such as weddings. All parts are intere...

Originally a duet for trumpet and soprano, this beautiful aria from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne has been arranged for brass quintet. The flowing lines of the two trumpets make this piece perfect for w...

This piece (originally for cello and strings) has become a standard in the solo trombone literature. The solo part (for either trombone or trumpet) has been altered slightly and the string parts have...