Classical Music of the Modern Age Sheet Music Downloads

With this suite for brass quintet, David Sampson paints a striking musical portrait of Chesapeake Bay and the maritime world of Annapolis. In four contrasting movements, the composer creates colorful...

RASS'N ROLL is a scherzo for brass ensemble and percussion (16 brass players and 4 percussionists), composed in a decidedly energetic and contemporary style. The work explores a distinctive rhythmic u...

For 'Eastwind', Jean-François Michel was cleverly inspired by the rich Balkan or Eastern European musical folklore, which was introduced by the gypsies in countless variations wherever they settled. T...

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...

A Short Take on Love was originally intended for a trombone octet and was premiered several years ago by the ensemble "Bone Machine," which the composer had the pleasure of conducting. As the title su...

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...

Jack Gallagher (*1947) graduated cum laude from Hofstra University with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a master's and doctoral degree in composition from Cornell University in the United States. His te...

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...

A stroll through the autumn leaves in November: This warm, autumnal, and lyrical duet for trumpet and trombone, accompanied by a colorful piano part, unfolds an intimate, conversational dialogue betwe...

*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...

Chants and Flourishes for double brass quintet was commissioned to mark the American Brass Quintet’s fiftieth anniversary. The work continues my ongoing collaboration with the ABQ, which began in 1986...

I wrote *Chicago Moves* in 2011 for the Gaudete Brass ensemble. The work consists of four movements, each of which highlights a facet of life in Chicago, embodied by a place or a landmark. The piece i...

Five fingers, five bodies, five smells at least. If i was a brass quintet (as a kind of multi limbed hive mind) this is the sound I would make. - Alex Paxton

Composed by Jean-François Bulart, "Rosine" is a work brimming with nostalgia and passion for the world of brass instruments. Originally written for three trombones and a tuba, the piece was expanded i...

As the title suggests, *It's Wonderful To Live* is a celebration of life, written in a lyrical and expansive style. In three movements, the work ranges from passionate exuberance to the most intimate...

No Mud, No Lotus is a phrase coined by the Vietnamese Buddhist teacher and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. It alludes to our tendency to escape all suffering through avoidance or distraction. His teac...

No Mud, No Lotus is a phrase coined by the Vietnamese Buddhist teacher and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh. It alludes to our tendency to escape all suffering through avoidance or distraction. His teac...

As the winner of the 2020 Robert Avalon International Competition for Composers, *Suite Analogique* is a virtuosic four-movement work for brass quintet. The piece is based on an analogy: The two pairs...