David Marlatt Sheet Music for Brass Ensemble

This piece is a beautiful interplay between organ and brass. It follows immediately after the Confutatis so these arrangements can be paired together.

La Cumparsita was written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodriguez in 1919. It is one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time.

J.S. Bach adapted several works by Vivaldi - this particular transcription was originally for solo violin and string orchestra. The brilliant showy solo line interspersed with tutti sections lent itse...

The principal theme from the second movement of this symphony is equal in fame and popularity to Pachelbel s Canon and Albinoni s Adagio. This incredibly simple and beautiful theme has been arranged h...

This piece is one of the most popular processionals for brides. It has been used in countless wedding services, movies and television programs.

The Call of the Summit is a heroic and stately piece which uses call and response between a solo trumpet and the remainder of the ensemble to establish "the call". With simple rhythms and limited rang...

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists (especially the great J.S. Bach) to "borrow" and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular orga...

This piece has some great contrasts - with tuba playing driving 32nds and horn/trombone playing forte marcato figures juxaposed with soft lyrical trumpet duets. It precedes the Lacrimosa so these arra...

Romantic French composer Theodore Dubois wrote his 12 Pieces for Organ in 1886 and this "Grand Choeur" is big and bold and full of energy. The addition of brass seems completely natural and this makes...

This Villanesca is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorites of a brass quintet. To achieve an even greater range of colors,...

Clair de lune has been used in the soundtrack of many movies including the famous fountain scene in Ocean's Eleven.

Of the nearly 50 concertos that he wrote for two soloists and orchestra, this is the only one for two flutes. The duet passages pass back and forth between the trumpets and the horn/trombone in this e...

This arrangement of the complete 2nd suite has been transposed down a step into C concert. The original natural trumpet and horn parts have been persevered so performance on authentic instruments is a...

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...

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...

The classic arrangement by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble of the complete Pictures required piccolo trumpet, double tonguing and range extremes in all parts. This version has been reduced so a colleg...

This elegant intermezzo is the most famous part of this opera. It opens quietly, builds, then ends as it began. Melody is in the trumpets and horn and no part is too difficult or taxing. This beautifu...

This is a famous Joplin rag which has been arranged here for brass quintet. The trumpets and trombone alternate melodic sections and even the tuba gets a section of melody. This is a fun up-beat tune...