Spartiti David Marlatt per ensemble di ottoni

Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words is an incredibly famous set of short pieces. This arrangement is of a song entitled Spinner lied or Song of the Spinners which is reminiscent of the famous encore pie...

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 Carmencontains 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 fam...

The legendary preludes and fugues of J.S. Bach have been adapted and arranged for many combinations of instruments. A popular ensemble to perform these pieces is the brass quintet. The melody in the t...

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...

This work is approachable by players in the first year or two of playing. The range is limited and the technical requirements are not too great. This is a fun piece that younger players will be sure t...

The premise of this set of transcriptions was to provide a substantial suite of pieces from Handel's Messiah for the performing brass quintet. The difficulty in the various pieces range from quite eas...

This fanfare was written to be played before the ballet La Peri. It is often performed on its own by brass ensembles to herald in a concert or recital by a brass ensemble. This is an arrangement for a...

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...

The Capriol Suite of Peter Warlock is a powerful and interesting multi-movement work. It is based on Renaissance dances with some modern harmonies to add some terrific flavour. Elegantly scored, featu...

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!

The classic arrangement by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble of the complete Pictures required piccolo trumpet, double tonguing and range extremes in all parts. This version has been reduced so a colleg...

This elegant intermezzo is the most famous part of this opera. It opens quietly, builds, then ends as it began. Melody is in the trumpets and horn and no part is too difficult or taxing. This beautifu...

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...

The Concerto in D minor is a truly exciting addition to the double brass quintet repertoire. This arrangement has been taken from an organ work by Bach. It is one of the transcriptions from a set of 1...

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...