Mike Forbes

Explore this fun and colorful work that depicts the mysterious trolls of Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) coming out at night to dance in the streets. Written as a dark, magical waltz, the music moves through...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

This piece was written for Roland Szentpali and Janos Mazura as a compulsory piece for the quartet competition they organized at the International Tuba/Euphonium Conference 2004 in Budapest (Hungary)....

This grade 6 original was written to showcase a player's virtuosity and agility on an instrument that's too seldom given the artistic credit it deserves. The 3-part work features a heroic main theme,...

Not many works for strings translate well to brass, but this baroque Violin Sonata by Arcangelo Corelli is the exception. This arrangement of all 5 movements gives the brass player ample time to displ...

Explore this fun and colorful work that depicts the mysterious trolls of Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) coming out at night to dance in the streets. Written as a dark, magical waltz, the music moves through...

Explore this fun and colorful work that depicts the mysterious trolls of Mount Horeb (Wisconsin) coming out at night to dance in the streets. Written as a dark, magical waltz, the music moves through...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

A few years ago, I had arranged the well-known 'Six Canonical Duets' by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) for tuba and/or euphonium and greatly admired the skillfulness of this style of writing. When...

A few years ago, I had arranged the well-known 'Six Canonical Duets' by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) for tuba and/or euphonium and greatly admired the skillfulness of this style of writing. When...

Salutations, the first of the 4 miniatures, was originally written as a concert opening for the US Army Brass Quintet, hence the very free military signals that appear here and there. The other moveme...

Beautifully arranged for student soloists, this plaintive soprano aria from Act 2 of Handel's Rinaldo serves as a wonderfully expressive showcase for the full, rich sounds of low brass instruments. In...

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

As an introduction to jazz and the swing feel, Mike Forbes has created this grade 3+ fun, idiomatic work for tuba and piano.

Originally composed for English horn by classical composer Luigi Cherubini, this sonata translates beautifully for proficient low brass soloists. Known for his sensational dramatic flare, especially i...

Finally, a chance for tubists to play some of the greatest melodies from the orchestral library! Containing 39 orchestral excerpts, not only are they fun to play, they will develop the player's sense...

A lush and musically expressive ballad for band that pulls at your heart strings, Reminiscence is tender and emotionally charged with musical tension that resolves beautifully at the end. Bill Calhoun...

Brige is a three-movement work, a mini-requiem for tuba/euphonium quartet and countertenor (ad lib.). It was commissioned by the sons of Brigita Hazner in her memory. The text of the first movement is...