Intermediate Sheet Music from Editions Bim

These three essays were ordered by my friend and publisher Jean-Pierre Mathez and premiered on July 3, 1968, at the Municipal Theater, by the student brass ensemble he directed, on the occasion of the...

The opening piece of a brass chamber music concert can be decisive for its success and the general mood. With Start!, Jean-François Michel has hit the mark musically. His short, breathtaking opening w...

The Jubilee Fanfare I, II and III by Jean-François Michel are based on the same musical material, adapted to three different instrumentations: Jubilee Fanfare I for brass quintet: 2 trumpets (C or Bb)...

The Jubilee Fanfare I, II and III by Jean-François Michel are based on the same musical material, adapted to three different instrumentations: Jubilee Fanfare I for brass quintet: 2 trumpets (C or Bb)...

The Jubilee Fanfare I, II and III by Jean-François Michel are based on the same musical material, adapted to three different instrumentations: Jubilee Fanfare I for brass quintet: 2 trumpets (C or Bb)...

Tamino's Aria from Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' represents a supreme achievement for the lyrical operatic tenor aria in music. Despite its being overused and usually under-sung (it remains one of the mo...

George Gershwin is among America's most important composers. Born the son of Russian jewish immigrants, his first and subsequent greatest successes as a composer came from writing musicals. His melodi...

Considered to be the first composer to break from the dominating influence of the Italian style of opera, Carl Maria von Weber has been called the father of German opera. And yet his operas represent...

This piece does not have a program because the music influenced the choice of the title and not the other way around. Nevertheless, the first part could evoke the gentleness of the 'fluid' element, an...

This lyrical piece is divided into two movements. The Andante immediately reveals the theme in the form of an introduction. Following is a 'Chorale', to be played with nobility in spite of the instabi...

The epic of an unfortunate knight; defeated in the first attack, thrown into a dungeon, he is entitled to a little requiem mass. lances, ghosts, and processions are the ingredients of this entertainin...

The Brass Quintet is in 4 continuous movements. The Scherzo, which comes second, is a Rondo mainly in 5/ 8 time, the 1st Episode being an English folk-dance tune, the 2nd a canon between horn and tuba...

Consisting of a suite of five dances, by turns solemn, mysterious, lively or impulsive, this composition (1946) strictly follows the rules of counterpoint, making use of fugal style, alternating with...

Brass quartet and organ.

Papageno in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' is a bird catcher who is himself half-bird and half-man and who in addition to catching birds is constantly looking for a mate. Somewhat of a simpleton but never...

Papageno in Mozart's 'The Magic Flute' is a bird catcher who is himself half-bird and half-man and who in addition to catching birds is constantly looking for a mate. Somewhat of a simpleton but never...

Morceau imposé du 4e Concours international de Quintettes de Cuivres de Narbonne, 1992

Brass tentet (3 trumpets, 3 horns, 3 trombones, tuba) and narrator The Cuckoo (0'50) - The Porpoise (0'53) - The Duck (1'04) - The Dog (1'42) - The Ant (0'42) - The Centipede (1'20) - The Rhinoceros (...

trumpet and 2 brass quintets

Song was written in the form of a passacaglia in which the typical character of slow traditional Bulgarian songs has been preserved.

Dance was written in rondo form with uneven measures typical of the traditional Bulgarian dances, like 'Raceniza' (7/8) and 'Paidushko horo' (5/8).

2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba solo I wrote this piece because brass quintet tubists often complain that they don't get their share of the limelight. In this piece, even though it only lasts ten...