Editions Bim

A day like many others with special and sometimes unique moments and feelings: a spiritual calling which touches you deeply; an exciting encounter that you're anxiously waiting for; a grey sky that re...

One aspect when writing for brass quintet that has always interested me has been all the available color and timbre possibilities. My first brass quintet, Four Sketches (BIM ENS48 - 1990), explored a...

Fanfare of Hope was composed in 2003. It was commissioned by the Elgin, Illinois Youth Symphony Orchestra for their brass choir and premiered by that group. Community youth orchestras are an important...

These three pieces taken from Monteverdi's opera 'Orfeo' ('La favola d'Orfeo, 1607) were instrumental interludes to be played between scenes. The famous 'Toccata', which Monteverdi also used in his Ve...

Jan Koetsier writes within a given form and develops the material according to rigid structural frameworks, while his musical lines are distinguished by a rich melodic and rhythmic imagination. His wo...

Jan Koetsier writes within a given form and develops the material according to rigid structural frameworks, while his musical lines are distinguished by a rich melodic and rhythmic imagination. His wo...

Four Sketches for brass quintet (version 1989) was commissioned by Mel Jernigan and the St. Louis Brass Quintet (USA) and has undergone almost a complete metamorphosis since its premiere in St. Louis...

Brass quintet and organ (or 2 brass quintets) Fanfare for Canterbury Cathedral was written for and first performed at Canterbury Cathedral, March 11, 1979 by the Delbarton Brass Ensemble, to whom the...

Alexander Arutiunian’s Concert Scherzo is a brilliant and virtuosic work that celebrates instrumental brilliance and agility. Composed in 1955, this striking piece unfolds a musical language of great...

Alexander Arutiunian’s Concert Scherzo is a brilliant and virtuosic work that celebrates instrumental brilliance and agility. Composed in 1955, this striking piece unfolds a musical language of great...

The title of this work, K-1, refers to the Japanese martial art of the same name. I am not a fan of these sports, but when Steve Rosse - known for his powerful tuba playing - asked me to write somethi...

Liberation of Sisyphus was composed in the spring of 1990. The work was commissioned by Roger Bobo and written especially for him. The premiere took place in August 1990 in Sapporo, Japan, during the...

*Entrance/Exit* for brass quintet is a striking and captivating work composed in 2004 as a gift to the renowned American Brass Quintet, honoring the composer’s fruitful and ongoing collaboration with...

*Entrance/Exit* for brass quintet is a striking and captivating work composed in 2004 as a gift to the renowned American Brass Quintet, honoring the composer’s fruitful and ongoing collaboration with...

From a technical standpoint, "Don Quixote", this enchanting suite, enables soloists and pianists whose instrumental proficiency falls between the end of Level 1 and the beginning of Level 2 (on a scal...

From a technical standpoint, "Don Quixote", this enchanting suite, enables soloists and pianists whose instrumental proficiency falls between the end of Level 1 and the beginning of Level 2 (on a scal...

Song Without Words by Paolo Baratto is a lyrical and expressive work full of sensitivity. True to its title, it lets the music speak entirely without words. The melody unfolds naturally in a calm and...

Song Without Words by Paolo Baratto is a lyrical and expressive work full of sensitivity. True to its title, it lets the music speak entirely without words. The melody unfolds naturally in a calm and...

Song Without Words by Paolo Baratto is a lyrical and expressive work full of sensitivity. True to its title, it lets the music speak entirely without words. The melody unfolds naturally in a calm and...

Song Without Words by Paolo Baratto is a lyrical and expressive work full of sensitivity. True to its title, it lets the music speak entirely without words. The melody unfolds naturally in a calm and...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...

True to its title, this Humoresque is a witty, imaginative character piece, tailor-made to showcase the soloist’s agility and verve. It begins with a spirited Allegro giocoso, carried by a stream of t...