Intermediate Sheet Music from Eighth Note Publications

Blaze Away is a great march which was first published in 1901. It was written for concert band/brass band on march cards as well as versions for piano, organ, guitar and even banjo band!

For those who have enjoyed Last Voyage of the Queen Anne's Revenge or Burning of the Royal Fortune, here is another exciting installment to the pirate theme at a more challenging level.

This famous movement from the flute sonata lends itself well to the brass quintet. Melody is found throughout the ensemble. This short tuneful piece would work well on any concert program.

This makes a terrific opener for a concert or recital. Purcell's music always works well for brass and this prelude is no exception. There is interesting melodic material throughout this arrangement a...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass instruments. This arrangement for brass quintet is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Antiphonal sp...

This is a great showpiece for the entire ensemble. The simple theme is stated then the variations follow in which each instrument is featured. It ends in a wild torrent of sixteenths that is sure to d...

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

This piece was originally an oboe solo with strings. The colours of brass add a whole new sound to this work. The first trumpet plays the oboe line with the other members playing an intricate Baroque...

This famous trumpet solo is presented here, unaltered, for solo trumpet and brass quintet. A guest soloist needs to be invited to be accompanied not by strings, but by a brass quintet. The trumpet pla...

This piece (originally for cello and strings) has become a standard in the solo trombone literature. The solo part has been altered slightly and the string parts have found their way into the other br...

This famous folksong was brilliantly arranged as a concert band showpiece and has been adapted here for brass quintet. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps the piece inte...

Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. This arrangement is mainly...

This is a truly unique arrangement for brass. This is a traditional South African folksong that has been adapted and arranged for brass quintet. The original a cappella version seemed a little thin fo...

This was an award winning composition for the 1994 Glenn Gould Composition Contest sponsored by the Canada and Bermuda Territory of the Salvation Army. This is a spirited arrangement of the song We Sh...

This is a great swing arrangement of the chorus Give Me Oil In My Lamp. A nice upbeat treatment of this standard chorus would be suitable for high school level players. All parts are interesting inclu...

This colourful title aptly combines the basis for the piece and the person it was written for. Tenth grade trumpet player Alex McCarthy would come to brass quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece that is set in a round beginning with the first trumpet and pyramiding down to the trombone. The percussive 'drone' parts add a distinct colour to this piece...

De Colores, or All the Colours, is a traditional Mexican Folk tune often performed by the famous Mariachi bands. This simple and elegant waltz has been arranged as a horn feature. The trombone adds a...

This is a great upbeat swing version of the Sunday School Song 'Peter, James and John in a Sailboat'. It features a fun walking bass line in the tuba a solos from the other four members of the quintet...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. The chorale is played before the popular triple metre theme. The four upper voices pass the weaving line between them and...

This is an arrangement for brass quintet and organ of a famous organ solo. There are four movements in this suite: Introduction, Minuet gothique, Priere a Notre-Dame and Toccata. Each is distinctive a...

The famous Jig Fugue by Bach is a favourite with organists. It is light-hearted and energetic with its rollicking triple meter. The key has been altered to facilitate the brass quintet at this level....

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...

The two famous hymns Christ the Lord is Risen Today and Jesus Christ Has Risen Today have been arranged as an accompaniment for the original hymn. This can be used to replace an organ or to augment it...