Concert Pieces for Brass Band

Farmer's Tuba was written for tuba player Josef Hofer in 2012. The composer Martin Scharnagl wanted to tailor this solo to his friend and band colleague from the formation VIERA BLECH. The result is a...

I Believe is a beautiful ballad composed by Eric Levisalles. This arrangement is written for Flugelhorn and Euphonium as soloists with Brass band. You might very well listen to the recording by Andrea...

Black Gold was commissioned by Musikverein 1891 'Harmonie' Saarwellingen e.V. (Germany) to mark its 130th anniversary. This composition pictures the history of the mining industry in the town of Saarw...

The Cosmographic Mystery outlines the great mysteries and secrets of the universe. The musical foundation is a tribute to composer Gustav Holst, and his suite "The Planets". Each movement from the sui...

The piece West Wind is divided into three sections, each of which has a subtitle taken from poems by Emily Brontë (1818–1848). The poetry of Romanticism, especially that of Brontë, often has a gentle,...

The Dutch 'patriottentijd' (literally 'Time of the Patriots') was a period of political instability in the 1780s. The country was led by regents who were occupied with their own personal interests rat...

Lord of the Lake is a work in three separate movements which tells the legend of the "Sea of Flines". Stéphane Coquet, the conductor of the Flines-lez-Râches concert band, wanted to celebrate the 140t...

Columbus is a brilliant and dynamic overture for brass band, with a soft and melodious central passage. In addition to the many American towns that hold the name, Columbus is a European space laborato...

Impermanence of the flow is a work in three movements that depicts the difficulty of maintaining a continuous line - in all things and especially in music. In a musical performance, the line and the c...

O Mio Babbino Caro (O My Dear Father) is an aria from the opera Gianni Schicchi (1918) by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). The aria is sung by Lauretta after the friction between Schicchi and his future i...

A Last Christmas Fantasy! is an arrangement based on Wham!'s world-famous Christmas song "Last Christmas", written by George Michael (1963–2016). Arranger Jan van Kraeydonck wrote this piece with the...

Tango for Joe explores the lyrical properties of the trombone. A long introduction builds to the first entry of the soloist, who plays the main tango melody over a rhythmic accompaniment. In this work...

For Free Mind, a light and dynamic piece, Marc Jeanbourquin drew inspiration from a gospel song, namely 'Oh, Freedom', a post-Civil War African-American freedom song. In these times of crisis, the com...

This composition was commissioned for the Brass Band Eglisau and its flugelhorn player Olivier Eltschinger to celebrate his 35 years in the ensemble, including two decades on the flugelhorn. It tells...

This composition was commissioned for the Brass Band Eglisau and its flugelhorn player Olivier Eltschinger to celebrate his 35 years in the ensemble, including two decades on the flugelhorn. It tells...

Carl Maria von Weber’s overture "Abu Hassan" is a short, lively piece that serves as an introduction to the opera. It was composed in 1811 and premiered in Munich, marking one of Weber’s early success...

Carl Maria von Weber’s overture "Abu Hassan" is a short, lively piece that serves as an introduction to the opera. It was composed in 1811 and premiered in Munich, marking one of Weber’s early success...

1956 entwarf Sir Kenneth MacMillan ein einaktiges Ballett für das Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet in London. Die Musik dafür wählte er aus den beiden erfolgreichen Reihen English Dances von Sir Malcolm...

Finlandia, Op. 26, by composer Jean Sibelius, is one of the most significant works in the Finnish symphonic repertoire. Composed in 1899, it emerged against the backdrop of the national awakening unde...