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The Prelude to Te Deum is the short opening section which is the most famous part of this work because of its heroic nature, often performed as an organ solo at a wedding. The organ part offers some r...

This famous hymn tune, found under many names in hymn books such as All Creatures of Our God and King, A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing, Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds, and Ye Watchers and Ye Holy On...

This is among the most popular and often used pieces at weddings and recitals. The simple accompaniment combined with the famous flowing melody makes Ave Maria a great choice to feature the horn playe...

This collection presents new settings of four favorite hymn tunes from 19th-century America. Included are: (1) My Hope is Built on Nothing Less, (The Solid Rock), (2) When Peace, Like a River (It is W...

Originally written for orchestra and a large choir, this powerful work was to be performed in a large church in Venice, perhaps even Saint Mark's Cathedral. One Monteverdi scholar believes that this w...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. It has been adapted here for 2 euphoniums, 2 tubas. The chorale is played before the popular triple metre theme. All voice...

This vocal showpiece for soprano has been adapted for a euphonium showpiece within the quartet. The string accompaniment has been simplified and divided between the remaining players. This is a great...

The Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi is truly a magnificent work. This is the opening movement with the organ playing the original string and oboe parts with the brass quintet performing the powerful choir l...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. It has been adapted here for a double reed ensemble consisting of oboe, oboe d'amore, english horn and bassoon. The choral...

The Silver Swan, My Heart to Thee Now Makes its Plea, and Now is the Month of Maying make up this set of famous madrigals for interchangeable woodwind ensemble. There are two slower melodies and one f...

This famous melody has been attributed to Haydn, but there is doubt as to whether or not he was the composer or simply quoted an older theme taken from an unknown source. Johannes Brahms wrote a famou...

Il titolo deriva sia dalla sensazione avventurosa della musica sia da San Michele, un santo popolare presente in molte confessioni religiose. Negli insegnamenti cattolici ha diversi ruoli, tra cui que...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. It has been adapted here for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets. The chorale is played before the popular triple metre theme. All vo...

This is one of Handel's best known melodies. This version of the famous 'Hail the Conquering Hero' opens with a solo violin, gradually adds voices and builds in dynamic, then the sound drops to a cell...

The title came from both the adventurous feeling of the music and from Saint Michael, a popular saint found in many religious denominations. In Catholic teachings he has several roles including leadin...

Imagine yourself embarking on a thrilling expedition to the city of Saqqara. As you make new and astonishing finds, you are absorbed back to the life of ancient times. Great themes, strong percussion...

This is a stand alone movement from the suite Cardinal Elements which was written to combine band with Indigenous drummers and singers. When researching, Indigenous people spoke of the wisdom of the r...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for 3 choirs of players is a welcome addition to the repertoire. Antiphonal spa...

This brilliant fanfare piece, written by the French organ giant Alexandre Guilmant, was written for both organ and orchestra and organ alone. No one knows which version came first but both have enjoye...

This piece, originally for organ (using the trumpet stop), lends itself well to a trumpet to perform the majority of the solo line with colorful, interesting parts in the remainder of the ensemble. Th...

This famous melody has been attributed to Haydn but there is doubt whether he was the composer. Johannes Brahms wrote a famous set of variations based on this melody calling it Variations on a Theme b...

This Concerto by the Russian master is one of the most often performed works in the repertoire for trombonists. This is a revised and edited version making dynamic, articulation and other details more...

J.S. Bach adapted several works by Vivaldi-this particular transcription was originally for solo violin and string orchestra. The brilliant showy solo line (now for Clarinet or Piccolo Trumpet) inters...

This arrangement introduces students to one of the most famous sets of music ever written. This provides the opportunity to briefly discuss Handel, the Baroque era or other musical aspects that will b...

Canon by Johann Pachelbel is one of the most famous and recognizable pieces of classical music. The treatment of the melody in this arrangement follows a popular Baroque tradition, the concerto grosso...