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Hardly any other musical style is that much associated with special attributes as funk is: a fancy outfit, a hot hairdo and an out-of-the-way mode of behaviour. I Gotta Funk, Buddy also features an op...

for Two Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba

Composer's Note:Belgian Bliss, a 20 minute fantasy on the Mendelssohn Wedding March, was written in celebration of the marriage of my dear composer friend, Tom Cipullo. His new wife, Hedwig Brouchaert...

Composer's Note:One evening, after rehearsal, I asked the members of the Dorain Wind Quintet this: What piece of music would they most wish had been written for woodwind quintet. They went round and r...

Eine schwungvolle und lange Ouvertüre mit heißen cubanischen Rhythmen. Auch für Profis eine echte Herausforderung! Aus dem Repertoire des Mannheim Brass Quintetts.

Eines der drei Rondos von Mozart, das Matthias Berkel bearbeitet hat, damit er in seinem Quintett Brasserie als Solist spielen kann. Die vier anderen übernehmen die Orchesterbegleitung.

Dieser bekannte Tango ist in zahlreichen Filmen zu hören. Die erste Strophe spielt die Tuba, der Refrain strahlt in den Trompeten. In der Originaltonart A-Dur/a-moll.

Konzerte italienischer Barockkomponisten wie dieses von Marcello beeinflussten und begeisterten schon den Zeitgenossen J.S. Bach so sehr, dass er eigene Bearbeitungen (in diesem Fall für Cembalo) erst...

Dieser tolle Marsch ist das einzige sehr bekannte Stück von Noack. Der Satz von Matthias Bucher ist dankbar, für Blechbläser gut spielbar, aber dennoch (aufgrund der Vorlage) auch etwas fordernd.

Den Namen des Komponisten kennen nur Wenige, aber die Melodie der Petersburger Schlittenfahrt ist weithin bekannt. Der Galopp, ursprünglich für Klavier, bekannt aber vor allem in der Orchesterfassung,...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. Its lyric nature also makes it a perfect selection for weddings or church services as pleasant, quiet background music. T...

This is a tuba solo. There are short interjections by the other players but mainly this is a technical feature for the tuba player. The scales and arpeggios in this showpiece fit nicely under the fing...

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 classic New Year's Eve tune Auld Lang Syne is arranged here in three different styles for your ensemble to choose from: Traditional (Rock Ballad), Swing and Bossa. Each version starts with a short...

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...

As the title suggests, this piece is Spanish in style. After opening with a short fanfare, the melody is then passed equally between the two trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chords and c...

This Suite in D, also known as Mr. Handel's Celebrated Water Piece (and A Choice Sett of Aires) is a five movement piece originally for trumpet and strings. This is a version of this piece arranged in...

J.S. Bach's Wachet Auf has been arranged almost as many times as Pachelbel's Canon. What makes this version different is that the melody appears in all voices rather than the standard trumpet solo wit...

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb, trumpet 2 in Bb, horn in F (or trombone), trombone, tuba This set includes additional parts for horn in Eb, trombone in treble clef and Eb bass.