David Marlatt: spartiti medio

George Frederic Handel wrote his most famous oratorio, Messiah, in a little over three weeks. There is little doubt that this work is one of the most famous and often performed choral pieces in histor...

La Virgin de la Macarena is a traditional bullfighting song made famous by the great trumpet virtuoso Raphael Mendez. In this version, the incredibly technical passages have been simplified without lo...

Cotton Candy is a quick, light and fun tune intended as a closer or encore on a quintet concert. It is musically simple and the harmonies are typical of cartoon or circus music. This is meant to be a...

Turkey in the Straw is true hoe-down music and should be played with the energy of square dancers. The syncopated rhythms combined with the short crisp articulations make this a fun tune for both list...

Originally from a Suite in A for solo harpsichord, this Air makes an ideal opener for a concert or recital. Written ornaments and flourishing trumpet lines help make this a great showpiece for the tru...

This colourful and interesting work was originally scored for solo piano. The change in modes and the passing around of the melody make this work a very attractive selection for brass quintet. Set at...

Similar to A Hungarian Folk Tune, Hunting Song is a piece designed for the mid high school level ensemble. Range and technique problems have been considered yet all parts are interesting. Melody is fo...

This famous duet between the characters Lakmé and Mallika is often called the Flower Duet. The interest in this particular section of this opera is probably due to the piece being used in several movi...

Fun, fun, fun! A great closer to a concert. Everyone gets a section of melody and all parts are rhythmically interesting without being too difficult. Optional clapping, metre changes and other interes...

This arrangement from Water Music is approachable by a high school level quintet. The Canadian Brass arrangement of this suite uses piccolo trumpet extensively as well as range extremes in all parts....

The multiple volumes of madrigals written by the great Claudio Monteverdi have been performed and recorded extensively. These two madrigals, Cruda Amarilli and Chiome D'Oro, are very different in styl...

The opera Carmen contains some of the famous and popular themes in the repertoire. The music is often performed in a concert setting as orchestral suites. This arrangement takes several of the more fa...

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature the horn player in the brass quintet. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored diffe...

Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote many operettas but none was better received than the music to H.M.S. Pinafore. This arrangement captures many of the famous and tuneful themes found in the complete work. Lig...

This would make a terrific opener on a concert. The four trumpets are supported by the remainder of the ensemble in this classic piece. This is Handel's trumpet writing at its best!

This monumental piece for concert/military band works very well for this instrumentation. To balance colours and dynamics, the piccolo trumpet and e-flat trumpet are used to perform the original woodw...

One of the most popular pieces for 2 trumpets can now be played within a brass ensemble setting. The solo trumpet parts are unaltered and the orchestral parts are performed by the remainder of the ens...

Originally for an ensemble of 8 trumpets, timpani and basso continuo, this new instrumentation makes this trumpet standard available for the brass ensemble. Using the horns, trombones and tubas to fil...

One of the most popular pieces for 2 trumpets can now be played within a brass ensemble setting. The solo trumpet parts are unaltered and the orchestral parts are performed by the remainder of the ens...

This glorious oratorio by Handel transcribes very well for double brass quintet. Brilliant fanfare figures in the trumpets and the powerful choral parts given to the horns and trombones make this piec...

Originally a popular organ solo, this voluntary is a great addition to the repertoire. There is a short chorale prelude played by the ensemble without the solo trumpet, then the soloist enters playing...

This monumental work is a true classic from the Baroque repertoire. Scored here for a double brass quintet and timpani, the full expanse of the original work is captured by this size brass ensemble. T...

This is an exciting original composition by Kenneth Bray. Written as a piece to be used at the University of Western Ontario Spring Convocation, this work could be used as an opening fanfare for a con...

This beautiful slow movement from a work for solo organ is a great feature for the horns in a double brass quintet. The melody flows throughout the ensemble and is an ideal work to show off the lyrica...

No catalogue of brass ensemble music would be complete without a Gabrieli canzon. This arrangement for double quintet is an adaptation of a canzon for 6 trumpets and 4 trombones.