Faber Music

edited by the Kaplan Foundation

To some, the tragic story of the Penlee lifeboat, Solomon Browne, would need no introduction, and to some the pain felt is still very much a reality. The composer, born just a few weeks before that fa...

To some, the tragic story of the Penlee lifeboat, Solomon Browne, would need no introduction, and to some the pain felt is still very much a reality. The composer, born just a few weeks before that fa...

Written in 1966, Arnold drew on a more personal inspiration for these dances rather than folk music. Transcribed by Ray Farr, the music depicts the fishermen, farm workers and tin miners native to Cor...

Written in 1966, Arnold drew on a more personal inspiration for these dances rather than folk music. Transcribed by Ray Farr, the music depicts the fishermen, farm workers and tin miners native to Cor...

Duration: 4 minutes Instrumentation: scrt.rcrt.4 solo crt.2 crt.flhn.3 hn.2 bar.2 euph.3trbn. 2 Eb tuba.2 BBb tuba - timp - perc(2): 2 BD/tam-t/hi-hat

'The TV Detectives' brings together five of Nigel Hess's best-known television themes (Dangerfield, Campion, Wycliffe, Maigret and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates), all originally written for small-scre...

'East Coast Pictures', originally written for wind band, have now been transcribed by Phillip Littlemore, introducing these exciting programmatic pieces to a wider audience. These three short 'picture...

'Shelter Island' is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap but in the winter it is gloriously deserted...

'Shelter Island' is a small island situated near the end of Long Island, a few hours drive east of New York. In the summer it becomes a crowded tourist trap but in the winter it is gloriously deserted...

In upstate New York lie the Catskill Mountains - an extraordinary combination of tranquillity and power, peace and majesty. Once seen they call you back again and again. This brass band transcription...

Per chiunque conosca questa città bizzarra e meravigliosa, questo brano non ha bisogno di spiegazioni. "New York" è il terzo movimento di *East Coast Pictures*, originariamente scritto per banda di fi...

'New York'. . . or to be more precise, Manhattan. For anyone who is familiar with this bizarre and wonderful city, this piece needs no explanation. This brass band transcription has been made by Phill...

A Masque (short for Masquerade) has been defined by Historians as 'A revel in which Mummers or masked folk come with torches blazing into the festive hall and call upon the company to dance and dice'...

A Masque (short for Masquerade) has been defined by Historians as 'A revel in which Mummers or masked folk come with torches blazing into the festive hall and call upon the company to dance and dice'...

The name John Philip Sousa is no stranger to any brass band aficionado. 'Our Flirtations' has its origins in incidental music written by Sousa for a play of the same name. It was written around 1880,...

The name John Philip Sousa is no stranger to any brass band aficionado. 'Our Flirtations' has its origins in incidental music written by Sousa for a play of the same name. It was written around 1880,...

This is a beautiful and lyrical cornet solo with band accompaniment. It conjures up a pastoral scene, with distant bells ringing, The piece is actually named after a pub in Lower Peover, near Knutsfor...

This is a beautiful and lyrical cornet solo with band accompaniment. It conjures up a pastoral scene, with distant bells ringing, The piece is actually named after a pub in Lower Peover, near Knutsfor...

It is often thought that this melody came from the Victorian era, when Irish songs were very popular, however, this Air was first published in 1813 and has been adapted and arranged by many composers...

Peterloo è il nome dispregiativo dato a un episodio avvenuto il 16 agosto 1819 a St Peter’s Fields, a Manchester, quando una folla ordinata di circa 80.000 persone si riunì per ascoltare un discorso s...

Una selezione musicale dei temi principali della colonna sonora composta da Howard Shore per il film campione d'incassi del 1997, *Il Signore degli Anelli: La compagnia dell'anello*, arrangiata per ba...

Commissioned for as the set test piece for Section B of the 2007 European Brass Band Championships, this work takes its inspiration from many forms of music, but primarily from Drum 'n' Bass - althoug...

Fanfares And Love Songs is traditional in structure; an exciting fanfare opening is followed by an expressive love song. The final movement revisits the fanfares of the first movement whilst a fast pa...

Fanfares And Love Songs is traditional in structure; an exciting fanfare opening is followed by an expressive love song. The final movement revisits the fanfares of the first movement whilst a fast pa...