Sometimes all you need is a couple of notes to get your juices going. A four note motif sets the stage for this humdinger. Affix to this motif a few angular, bebopish lines for added seasoning . Th...

Donald Coakley has created a colourful and harmonically interesting arrangement of the French-Canadian folksong A la Claire Fontaine. Melodic material is found throughout the ensemble and none of t...

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

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for the brass quintet. It has been scored as a lyrical horn feature but all parts are interesting and everyone gets a break. Lyrical...

This is the most famous movement from the Orchestral Suite No. 3. The famous Canadian Brass quintet version is great only if you have a monster piccolo trumpet player. This is in a much lower key a...

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...

We moved to Alaska in 1968, driving up the Alcan Highway (Alaska Hwy.) in a Volkswagen Bus loaded down with everything we owned in this world. At that time the highway was 1,100 miles of unpaved su...

Alternating back and forth between 3/4 and 4/4 time, this chart swings no matter what time signature you're in. An exciting shout chorus with a written tuba solo adds to the unique flavour of this...

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 di...

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 his...

This arrangement is a movement from the Cello Sonata in G. It has been set for a trumpet solo with the remainder of the quintet in a supporting role. Flashy sounding scales (in an easy key) make th...

This famous movement from the flute sonata lends itself well to the brass quintet. Melody is found throughout the ensemble. This short tuneful piece would work well on any concert program.

This is a tuba feature top to bottom. The flashy scalar line demonstrates the technical skills of the tuba player.

The Allegro Spiritoso is a movement taken from Jean-Baptiste Senailles Sonata No. 5 in D minor, which was originally written as a solo for violin. This particular work by Senaille regained populari...

The Allegro Spiritoso is a movement taken from Jean-Baptiste Senailles Sonata No. 5 in D minor, which was originally written as a solo for violin. This particular work by Senaille regained populari...