Southern Music Brass

Program notes excerpt: The chaconne, as is the characteristic of the Baroque tradition, is based a on stately recurring theme which is initially introduced in the bass. The burlesque is fast and energ...

Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874-1953) was a German composer (student of Ludwig Thuille), pianist, and educator. A prolific composer of the neo-Romantic style, his works include masses, choral music, pian...

This work is a great lyrical choice for a hornist's first solo.

Commissioned by the students of Louis Stout in honor of his 28 years of dedicated teaching at the University of Michigan.

The set of six Suites for Violoncello Solo is a monumental masterpiece of the Baroque Period. This edition for trombone, baritone or bassoon presents the Suites in their original keys. Optional notes...

Designed to develop breath control, lip flexibility, muscular embouchure, and double/triple tonguing. The exercises in this book have been written for the sole purpose of developing a smooth and almos...

Solo part available in both bass and tenor clefs.

Originally written by Mozart for horn and orchestra, this arrangement by H. Kling was also edited by Lorenzo Sansone, who wrote the cadenzas. It is a wonderful recital selection for the advancing tro...

These two transcriptions for trombone by Leonard Falcone include 'Ave Maria' by Bach-Gounod and 'Sicilienne' by van Paradis.

This solo for trombone or baritone, written by Robert Clerisse and edited by Glenn Smith, allows advancing players the opportunity to showcase both their lyrical and technical playing. This is a super...

From Mendelssohn's 'Elijah', this arrangement by Allen Ostrander offers both a bass clef and Bb treble clef solo part to offer flexibility to the player.

Movements: I. Precipitando, II. Song of Sirens, III. Vivace Scherzando, IV. Apotheosis.

This piece for intermediate to advanced players features many chromatic passages and includes quintuple subdivisions. Versions for bassoon, baritone/trombone, and tuba are also available from the publ...

This challenging piece includes parts for both tenor trombone and alto trombone.

This short aria ('Oh Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless') from the oratorio 'Saul' provides the soloist an opportunity to explore a more lyrical playing style. Solo part is provided in both bass clef and...

This arrangement for euphonium or trombone by Marsteller offers students of different levels the opportunity to play as much of the music includes ossia measures (largely for range). The beautiful mus...

This moderate tempo short solo piece begins with a cadenza, followed by a 'departure' into a flowing melodic style that continues to the end.

Kyrie, Gloria, and Benedictus, here arranged for six part trombone choir, was taken form the Pope Marcellus Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. It may be performed as a suite or three individual...

Composed in the summer of 1984, Yorkshire Ballad was premiered at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Convention by Claude T. Smith and the Kansan Intercollegiate Band. Since its publication, it has be...