Sheet Music for Brass Ensemble

Spanish Dances (Parody IX) was commissioned by the Louisville Brass and awarded First Prize at the 2003 International Trumpet Guild Composition Competition. The Louisville Brass gave the premiere perf...

Spanish Dances (Parody IX) was commissioned by the Louisville Brass and awarded First Prize at the 2003 International Trumpet Guild Composition Competition. The Louisville Brass gave the premiere perf...

This is a piece for brass quintet featuring the horn in the solo role. With ample phrases and its distinctively rich sound, the horn truly reveals the noble, wistful and slightly romantic character of...

This collection originally appeared in print under the title '22 PETITS MORCEAUX D'ENSEMBLE pour instruments de cuivre ... PAR ANT. SIMON. Op. 26'. In those days, brass pieces were generally performed...

Collage' - dedicated to the composer's grandson, Canon James - was written by John Stevens in spring 2009, while he was residing on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The music and the movement titles reflect t...

A Mexican Serenade Although Joplin uses the same musical form in 'Solace' that is so familiar in his rags, 'Solace' is not a rag but rather a slow drag, which differs in tempo and mood. Even in the fa...

This work was written in 2005 and is dedicated to the Simon Bolivar Brass Quintet. The movements represent four episodes of a knight’s life. I. The Knight of the Hill II. The Maid of the Grey Ca...

Although the 'ripieno' and 'concertante' elements are played equally by each of the five instruments in turn, this fast, virtuosic and pithy work is essentially a mini-concerto for brass quintet. Cast...

Mitia' was his intimate's nickname for Dmitri Shostakovich. 'We have a happy life under the sun of Stalin's constitution' . This prudently ironical quotation is taken from the private correspondence o...

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...

A ballet for brass quintet 1 Paean 2 Valse 3 Nocturne 4 Villanelle

A ballet for brass quintet 1 Paean 2 Valse 3 Nocturne 4 Villanelle

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 four movements which comprise 'Armenian Scenes' are pictures of Armenian life: 'Morning Song', 'Drinking Song', 'Song of Grief', 'Wedding Procession' illustrate the cultural settings and tradition...

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 Concerto for brass quintet was written in the classical Sonata form. Through the continual use of all five instruments, the piece takes on a symphonic character. The theme of the first movement c...

These three pieces taken from Monteverdi's opera 'Orfeo' ('La favola d'Orfeo, 1607) were instrumental interludes to be played between scenes. The famous 'Toccata', which Monteverdi also used in his Ve...

Commande du Concours international de quintettes de cuivres de Narbonne, France (1990)

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...