Clarke wrote Cousins, a cornet and trombone duet with band accompaniment, for himself as the cornet soloist and Leo Zimmerman as the trombone soloist. This arrangement of Cousins is a piano reducti...

This is a piece that was originally written for 2 trumpets and strings which has been reduced and arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard. The slow movement has been altered from 3/2 to 3/4 for ease o...

This work was originally for two oboes and strings but this adaptation for 2 trumpets, organ and bassoon works well. The organ has a very busy part with the bassoon (cello, bass trumpet, etc.) addi...

The Gloria by Antonio Vivaldi is truly a magnificent work. The Laudamus Te is a vocal duet arranged here for 2 trumpets and keyboard (organ or piano). This duet is typical of the music of the Vival...

This piece was originally a work to show off the trumpet stop on an organ. That brilliant sound has been replaced by the real instrument in this arrangement for 2 trumpets and organ. There is a slo...

Set here for 2 trumpets and keyboard, this famous piece makes a great duet for use at church, weddings or concerts. Handel's flowing melodic lines are supported by the keyboard part which could be...

This piece needs no introduction. It has been arranged here for 2 trumpets and piano and this new sound adds even more excitement to the original. The piano part remains in the original key and tru...

This famous piano work by Debussy lends itself very well to wind instruments. The flowing melodic line combined with the distinctive Debussy harmonies make this a great new arrangement for 2 trumpe...

This is another famous Joplin rag which has been arranged here for 2 trumpets and piano. The piano part remains in the original key and trumpets play the famous melodic lines above the steady bass....

This is piece that requires no introduction to trumpet players. The famous Canadian Brass quintet arrangement has been played by quintets all over the world for years. This arrangement, for 2 trump...

This is the beautiful slow movement from the famous trumpet concerto arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard. In this movement the oboes, replaced here by trumpets, play an elegant duet over a simple...

This very popular solo was made famous by such vocalists as Kiri Te Kanawa. The elegant and simple melodic line lends itself very well to any instrument or voice type. This duet for 2 trumpets and...

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature 2 trumpets and organ. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differently for in...

Moments Majestique is a versatile duet that works well for any occasion. It has a royal or regal air about it, and is adaptable to almost any instrumental combination or cross-over. It is designe...

These are fun (and challenging!) duets. The movements included in this suite are Magenta, Maroon, White, Red and Green, Red, White and Blue, Charcoal, Lilacs, Navy Blue and The Blue Sky Series. The...

The fugues referred to in the title are not the musical kind, but psychogenic fugues in a medical sense. This is when a patient seemingly embarks on a completely new life for months or even years,...

These parts are simply a clean copy of Handel's most famous oratorio. Cues have been inserted to facilitate counting rests and the name of recitative or aria proceeding the trumpet entry makes thin...

Under the title LEstro Armonico Vivaldi wrote a collection of twelve instrumental concertos. Concerto #1 (originally for four violins, strings and continuo)has been arranged for 2 trumpets and keyb...

This is a collection of fresh, new arrangements of well-loved Christmas music set for 2 trumpets and piano. A number of styles and moods are represented in these eight pieces. They are suitable for...

Rondo alla Turca is the well-known final movement from Mozart's Piano Sonata in A Major K. 331. This has been arranged as a showy technical duet with piano accompaniment. The melody alternates betw...

Purcell composed 6 Odes for the Birthday of Queen Mary. Sound the Trumpet is taken from Come, ye sons of art, the ode for Queen Marys birthday in 1694. Originally a duet for 2 altos and chamber orc...

This is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. There have been various arrangements done including several for orchestra, wind ensemble, brass quintet and now for 2 trumpets and organ...

Similar to the Toccata and Fugue in D minor, this incredibly famous organ solo has been adapted for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ pedal work has been greatly reduced to be more accessible to more...

This is another fugue by the master of fugues. Originally a solo organ piece, is has been adapted for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ pedal part has been eliminate to facilitate ease of playing. To...

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 2 tr...

This is a fun show-off tune for 2 cornets (or trumpets) and piano. Originally for string quartet, it works very well in this new setting. This is a simple theme and variations with the melody line...

This famous and exciting piece would make a great opening to a concert or it could even be used as a recessional at a wedding service. The technical parts flow very nicely and sound more difficult...

The famous Water Music of Handel is one of the most loved pieces of all time. This short suite of 4 movements is arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ). The movements are Overture, A...

Originally a duet for trumpet and soprano, this beautiful aria from Birthday Ode for Queen Anne has been arranged for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ). The flowing lines of the two trumpets...

Bach, famous for his organ showpieces wrote a set of concertos for organ to show off his technique and compositional talent. This concerto opens with a series of scales not unlike the Vivaldi Conce...

The flowing soprano line is given to the second trumpet and the original trumpet part to the first trumpet. This is an ideal piece for 2 trumpets and keyboard to play at a recital or wedding.

Bach wrote over 300 cantatas. This is the most famous section from Cantata No. 208. This setting for 2 trumpets and keyboard (piano or organ) will be equally well received in both churches and reci...

Cotton Candy is a quick, light and fun tune intended as a closer or encore for a concert. Originally it was conceived as a piece for brass quintet but is now available as a work for 2 trumpets and...

This concerto, written by this little known composer, is an interesting Baroque work for 2 trumpets and keyboard. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the string parts have been reduced to a keyb...

This is a collection of eight natural trumpet duets plus an Echo Sonata for 1 or 2 trumpets. Contained within the notes for this set are detailed historical information and accurate performance pra...

This work is one of the most famous, and often recorded, works for trumpet and soprano. Pieces with this combination of soloists also work very well for two trumpets and keyboard. Originally in the...

This is the most famous section from Delibes' Lakm. Originally written for a duet of a soprano and alto, it is a great piece for two trumpets and keyboard. The lyrical side of the b-flat trumpet ca...

This lighthearted and spirited work seems uncharacteristic of this serious sacred German composer. It is an ideal piece for two trumpets and keyboard because of the light articulated scale passages...

This incredibly famous Trumpet Voluntary (often attributed to Henry Purcell) is one of the most often requested wedding pieces of all times. This arrangement will prove to be very useful for trumpe...

This is an edition of one of the most popular pieces for 2 trumpets. Arranged here for 2 trumpets and keyboard (either organ or piano), this standard of the repertoire makes a great concert or occa...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. This version for 2 trumpets and keyboard (either organ or piano) alternates between the chorale theme and the wandering...

Ave Verum Corpus is one of Mozart's most famous pieces and has even been described as "perhaps the loftiest work of art that Mozart has created". It is simple and a perfect piece to develop a beaut...

This edition of a work for 2 natural trumpets, 2 violins, 2 violas and continuo is a great addition to the repertoire for natural trumpet. Detailed historical notes and a carefully realized continu...

This version of the famous Hail the Conquering Hero opens with an unaccompanied trumpet, gradually builds in dynamic, then the sound drops to a solo keyboard voice which starts the building again t...

I had a lot of fun writing "Just For Two" and fun is what playing duets is all about. These duets were written in a variety of styles, keys and meters and will provide hours of... you guessed it.....

This beautiful melody is one of the pieces from the two music books which Bach wrote for his beloved second wife, Anna Magdalena. This incredibly popular work has been arranged for 2 trumpets and k...

Samuel Scheidt is best known in the brass world for his Canzon Bergamasque and Galliard Battaglia. This work, arranged here for 2 trumpets and keyboard, was originally written for five voices and o...

Designed for beginning level instrumentalists, Partners n Sidekicks was written for a couple of my former students whose musical energies were contagious. Though both very independent players (a s...

This is a collection of over 20 short arrangements of well-loved children s pieces, classical works and folksongs that are ideal for beginner musicians. Students in the first year of playing can en...

This is a fun cornet duet with all the fast fingers and triple tonguing that might be expected in a turn of the century piece. There is also an edition of this duet for 2 cornets and band available.

This concerto is the ninth of twelve originally for 2 oboes and strings. It is written in the standard three movement form, Allegro, Adagio and Allegro, with the final Allegro in ternary (3/8) rhyt...

This composition is a great example of Bach’s writing. This was originally for choir, orchestra and 2 horns. The horn lines are now found in the trumpet parts and some (much needed!) rest has been...

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...

So who doesn t like playing duets? Especially fun ones. Please find printed upon these pages a handful of easy duets to while away the time. A varied assortment of styles is offered for your merrim...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-known music set for 2 like-instruments (or may be combined with other transposing instruments). These serve as a great introduction to chamber playing a...

These arrangements are fun and easy and will make a perfect addition to any Christmas concert or holiday celebration. Also available with these arrangements are beautiful, lush orchestral accompani...

This is a collection of arrangements of well-loved Christmas music set for 2 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as school concerts, at chur...

Composer/arranger Jeff Smallman reharmonized this Christmas standard then David Marlatt has then adapted it for 2 trumpets and organ. The organ plays a wandering accompaniment and break strains bet...

Ruminations is an exciting duet that is ideal for advanced players to perform on a recital. There is a great amount of counterpoint between the two parts throughout the piece. The outer movements...

The Prelude to Te Deum is the short opening section which is the most famous part of this work because of its heroic nature, often performed as an organ solo at a wedding. This arrangement can be p...

This piece is one of the most popular processionals for brides. It has been used in countless wedding services, movies and television programs. This arrangement can be performed with either piano o...

The principal theme from the second movement is equal in fame and popularity to Pachelbel s Canon and Albinoni s Adagio. This incredibly simple and beautiful theme has been arranged here for 2 trum...

The title Three refers to three primary elements of the piece: a three- movement work, each of which is in three sections, performed by three players. The movements are composed in a conventional f...

This famous Trumpet Tune and Air was originally written for keyboard but seems like it was meant for a grander orchestration! The somber, minor Air is sandwiched between the celebratory Trumpet Tun...

This is a collection of short original pieces set for 2 like-instruments. They are suitable for a variety of performance situations including school concert, festival use or at church. All duets ar...

The musical material for Canyon Echoes was inspired after a trip to the Grand Canyon. The open voicings of quartal harmonies reflect the canyon s vast expanse. This work is fun to perform and enj...

Based on Jeremiah Clarke s well-known Prince of Denmark s March, Joel Treybig s Prince of Denmark s March Fantasy for two trumpets and organ was composed for the 2015 International Trumpet Guild C...

Cancion del Pajaro for 2 trumpets and piano is based on a traditional fandango, a lively Spanish or Portuguese couples dance in triple meter. This work is fun to perform, enjoyable to hear, and is...

The material in these duets have been taken from a variety of public domain sources including vocal duets and instrumental works for strings, horns, flutes and even bagpipes(!); composers represent...

This collection of short original duets is ideal for developing strong musical skills, independent playing and just having fun! Possible uses might include anything from a short interlude between c...

Challenging Jazz Duets Volume 1 is a set of 5 jazz duets for players of multiple combinations of instruments. The purpose of these duets is to provide players challenging jazz duets based on the c...

This is a arrangement for 2 trumpets, organ and optional timpani. This would make an great opener on a concert. Originally for 2 trumpets, choir and strings, the organ really helps to create a terr...

Challenging Jazz Duets Volume 2 is a set of 5 jazz duets for players of multiple combinations of instruments. The purpose of these duets is to provide players challenging jazz duets based on the c...

Under the title L Estro armonico Vivaldi wrote a collection of twelve instrumental concertos. Concerto #9 (originally for solo violin, strings and continuo) is in three movements. This piece has be...

Challenging Jazz Duets - Volume 3 is a set of 5 jazz duets for players of multiple combinations of instruments. The purpose of these duets is to provide players challenging jazz duets based on the...

Challenging Jazz Duets - Volume 4 is a set of 5 jazz duets for players of multiple combinations of instruments. The purpose of these duets is to provide players challenging jazz duets based on the...

This famous piccolo trumpet solo has been recorded by many trumpet soloists. The original work is scored for solo trumpet, 2 oboes and strings. In this arrangement the instrumentation has been alte...

This famous piccolo trumpet solo has been recorded by many trumpet soloists. The original work is scored for solo trumpet, 2 oboes and strings. In this arrangement the instrumentation has been alte...

This famous piccolo trumpet solo has been recorded by many trumpet soloists. The original work is scored for solo trumpet, 2 violins and continuo. In this arrangement the instrumentation has been a...

This arrangement for 3 trumpets and organ is another very successful addition to the repertoire. This work is not too difficult and can be performed with or without the continuo. Clear and simple R...

This energetic work is dance-like in character with a touch of frivolity. It brings to mind a more contemporary setting of the moresca or Renaissance masque. It is also the third movement of the t...

As the third movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. It is dance-like in character with a slight sense of urgency. It is an excellent...

As the first movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. Designed to remind the listener of the Renaissance style madrigal, in a modern setti...

Novelette, as the title would suggest, is a small story with several distinctive chapters. As a result, this composition is a set of five variations on an original theme and each with their own ch...

As the second movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. It is designed to be very introspective and thought provoking; a piece that sugges...

Scherzo Diabolique is a diabolical display of notes and rhythms designed to showcase the technical skills of the trio who performs it. It is a relentless foray into a facile-fingered fold. While...

These eight short fanfares, for 3 trumpets, were written as a result of my fascination with historical instruments. They were a type of exercise in composing for the limited medium of natural trump...

Musical Tag is a light-hearted work designed to provide some amusement amongst the performers by way of a "chase" between two voices with the third voice tagging along. Each voice is given melodic...

The Huron Indian Carol (also known as The Huron Carol and Twas in the Moon of Wintertime) is generally considered the first Canadian Christmas carol. This hauntingly beautiful piece set for 3 trump...

Originally scored for trumpet, 2 oboes and basso continuo, the sound of this instrumentation remains close to Telemann's original writing. It is suggested that a bassoon play the continuo line (whi...

Originally for piano, this Adagio has been elegantly transcribed for a trumpet ensemble consisting of 3 trumpets and 1 continuo (bass clef) instrument. It is scored in the original key of D and fea...

This monumental work is a true classic in the Baroque repertoire. Scored here for 3 trumpets and organ (with optional timpani), this set of famous pieces is now portable! There are no cuts or reduc...

Several of the favourite and standard trumpet excerpts come from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio. In this arrangement for 3 trumpets, organ (with optional timpani), there have been four important se...

Solemnis Elegiac is an introspective, melancholy work that evokes the feelings of personal loss.

A tableau can be defined as a picturesque grouping of persons, striking a pose. So too is my vision of this piece as I see a group of individuals in a statuesque, albeit somewhat regal setting, ea...

This piece was designed to teach various forms of syncopation in an ensemble setting. While much of what is presented is pretty straightforward and somewhat common in terms of syncopated figures,...

As the second movement of Suite Historique, this versatile work is adaptable to many combinations of instruments. It is designed to be very introspective and thought provoking; a piece that sugges...

The title of this piece, Three and Three-Quarters, is not meant as some hidden cryptic message, but simply that of three performers getting together for some musical fun in three-quarter time. It...

Triplet Trove is a concept piece designed to teach the use of the triplet figure within a musical composition. The number three therefore figures prominently in its structure as it is written for...

This is a collection of compositions and arrangements of well-loved music set for 3 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such as school concerts,...

These fanfares were written/designed to be used for a variety of occasions ranging from social purposes, such as ceremonial events involving important people, to possible theatrical/dramatic applic...

These fanfares were written/designed to be used for a variety of occasions ranging from social purposes, such as ceremonial events involving important people, to possible theatrical/dramatic applic...

This is a collection of compositions and arrangements of well-loved music set for 3 like-instruments (or can be used with others in the series to accommodate performance with any combination of ins...

This is a collection of original compositions and arrangements of various styles of jazz music set for 3 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situations such...

This is a collection of original compositions by award winner educator and composer Kevin Kaisershot set for 3 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance situation...

This is a second collection of original compositions by award winner educator and composer Kevin Kaisershot set for 3 like-instruments. The arrangements are suitable for a variety of performance si...

Several of the favorite and standard trumpet excerpts come from J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio. This arrangement of the opening Chorus is for 3 trumpets, organ (with optional timpani). Piccolo trum...

This is a arrangement for 4 trumpets, organ and timpani. This would make an great opener on a CD or concert. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the addition of extra trumpets and organ really c...

This is a multi-sectioned work for 4 trumpets, organ and timpani. This would make an exploding opener on a CD or concert. None of the trumpet parts is too difficult but the sound of organ with four...

Originally for 4 solo violins and strings, this arrangement for 4 trumpets and keyboard works even better than the original. The imitative entries are passed from player to player in the typical Vi...

Here is J.S. Bachs most famous fugue arranged for 4 trumpets (piccolo, e-flat and 2 b-flats) and a bass clef instrument (bass trumpet, bassoon, etc.). The key has been altered to facilitate the ran...

The Silver Swan, My Heart to Thee Now Makes its Plea, and Now is the Month of Maying make up this set of famous madrigals for 4 trumpets. There are two slower melodies and one fast one to add varie...

This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius and others and puts them together to form a practical and useful suite that is approachable by most quartets.This arrangement is i...

This is another interchangeable series from Eighth Note Publications. Any 4 instruments (flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, horns, trombones and tubas) can be combined to form a mixed quartet...

A ricercare is defined as an elaborate contrapuntal instrumental composition in a fugal or canonic style. This particular selection for four trumpets fits that description exactly. The musical line...

Volunteer Fanfare was commissioned by the University of Tennessee to celebrate and commemorate the Department of Music's 50th Anniversary. This work composed for 4 trumpets, bass trumpet and timpan...

Miles, as the name implies, is inspired by the improvisations and compositional style of Miles Davis during his modal period. With one masked exception, none of the themes presented here are taken...

This incredibly famous trumpet solo is now even better for 4 trumpets! The melody passes between all players and therefore all have breaks. This would be an impressive opener to a concert or would...

This popular organ solo is now available for a trumpet quartet (piccolo, e-flat and 2 b-flats) and organ. The energetic Allegro section contrasts the slow and lyric fantasia which allows the brass...

This collection is directed at the developing player and a wide variety of pieces has been arranged with this in mind. Pieces include the main themes from: Aura Lee, Surprise Symphony, 1812 Overtur...

Victoria, and others in his time period were writing a substantial amount of sacred choral writing. Tenebrae Factae Sunt is a beautiful example of this type of music, arranged here for 4 trumpets....

This is a creative and colorful original work for 4 trumpets based on the events and inhabitants of a coral reef. Set in 4 short movements (Waves, Fish on the Reef, The Sea Turtle and Sunset on the...

Each hymn was conceived as a four-part chorale to be used as both a warm-up selection and a piece that could be used to develop lyrical performance skills. Both hymns are personal favorites of the...

Call to Glory is a dynamic and exciting work scored for solo trumpet, 3 trumpets, organ, timpani and organ. With lots of interplay between the organ, trumpets and percussion, all parts are challeng...

This version is written for four trumpets and, since it is written in the lower key of B-flat major, it lies very nicely on B-flat trumpets and is also written so that all four parts have a chance...

This incredible famous trumpet solo is now even better for 5 trumpets! The melody passes between all players and therefore all have breaks. This would be an impressive opener to a concert or would...

The melody is found throughout the ensemble and all parts are interesting. Each of the movements has its own character or mood and this allows for expressive playing as well as brilliant fanfares....

This is the most famous section from Bachs Cantata No. 208. It has been arranged here for 5 trumpets and 1 bass clef instrument (bass trumpet or baritone are suggested). Are parts are interesting a...

The Stars and Stripes Forever is one of the most recognizable melodies of the 20th century. This arrangement for 5 trumpets would make a terrific addition to a high school or college concert. The b...

This, the first fugue from the famous Art of the Fugue, has been arranged here for 5 trumpets and a bass clef instrument (bass trumpet or baritone) The fugue, with its contrapuntal lines, works wel...

The famous Art of the Fugue has been arranged here for 5 trumpets and a bass clef instrument (bass trumpet, baritone, etc.) The fugue, with its contrapuntal lines, works well for a like-instrument...

This famous folksong was brilliantly arranged as a concert band showpiece and has been adapted here for trumpet quintet. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps the piece...

The National Anthem of Canada is performed in schools, sporting events, and many other places. This arrangement is a modern fanfare version for 5 trumpets. It is very flashy with contemporary chord...

This vocal showpiece for soprano has been adapted for a trumpet showpiece within a trumpet ensemble. The string accompaniment has been simplified and divided between the remaining players. This is...

Samuel Scheidt is best known in the brass world for his Canzon Bergamasque and Galliard Battaglia. This work was originally written for five voices and organ. It is lyrical and simple in form. All...

This is truly beautiful music ideal for weddings, church services or a recital to demonstrate lyrical playing. The key has been altered from the original to allow for performance with 5 trumpets. T...

This is piece that requires no introduction to trumpet players. The famous Canadian Brass quintet arrangement has been played by quintets all over the world for years. This arrangement, for trumpet...

Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. This is a simple and be...

Rondo Energico is the fourth and final movement of Four Pieces for Trumpet Ensemble. This work was commissioned by Richard B. Lehman, who at the time, was the Trumpet Professor at Illinois State Un...

The first Gymnopedie, a word coined by Satie himself, is perhaps the composer's most recognizable work. The melancholic nature of the melody lends itself well to the sombre mood of the flugel horn....

This Intrada has been scored for 5 natural trumpets and timpani from the original single line of music. Alternate parts for trombones have been included for the two low voices. This work was premie...

Luca Marenzio was best known for his writing of madrigals and this is a fine example of Marenzio's choral writing. This piece has been arranged for 5 trumpets (with a piccolo playing the uppermost...

One of the most popular songs of all time is now available for 5 trumpets. It opens with a lyrical solo (originally for english horn) then breaks into the galloping horse theme. Hi-yo Silver, away!

A showpiece for the piccolo trumpet. The soaring coloratura solo has been transposed down a step to facilitate the brass quintet. While the piccolo is playing Fs above high C, the remainder of the...

Musical Contrasts was written as a sort of throw back to the Altenburg Concerto a7 for Trumpets and Timpani, albeit playing more to the capabilities of the modern trumpet. There are 3 contrasting...

This is one of the most famous melodies from the Dixeland era. This is a straight ahead swing march with the melody for various players. The parts are organized (and labeled) according to their rol...

Carol of the Merry Gentlemen is a clever pairing of God Rest ye Merry Gentleman and Carol of the Bells. Beginning with an ethereal echo of Carol of the Bells, the tumpets present eerie fragmentatio...

The musical material for Sound Reflections was inspired after a trip to the Grand Canyon. The open voicings of quartal harmonies reflect the canyon’s vast expanse. This work is fun to perform and...

These dances were taken from a much larger suite originally for 4 recorders. Style is everything with these short pieces. Brilliant fortes are contrasted with smooth lyrical playing. The ensemble m...

Eternal Source of Light Divine is a duet for soprano voice and trumpet. The solo trumpet part remains the same (also allowing for performance on natural trumpet) and the remainder of the ensemble p...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass instruments. This arrangement for 6 trumpets is a welcome addition to this repertoire. Antiphonal sp...

This original composition adapted for trumpet sextet is the composers way of paying homage to some of his favourite compositions and composers such as John Cheetham, John Barnes Chance and the grea...

La Virgin de la Macarena is a traditional bullfighting song made famous by the great trumpet virtuoso Raphael Mendez. This version features a solo trumpet accompanied by 3 trumpets and 2 flugel hor...

This tune is a fun piece for 6 trumpets built upon simple jazz backgrounds gradually layering more and more voices. It is not too difficult and would require a minimum of rehearsal to put together...

This is an edition of one of the most popular pieces for 2 trumpets. Arranged here for 6 trumpets, this standard of the repertoire makes a great concert or occasion piece and can now be performed i...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble...

Holiday Fanfare was commissioned by the University of Tennessee Trumpet Ensemble, Cathy Leach, Director. Holiday Fanfare for 6 trumpets combines fragments and figures from several holiday songs, in...

This very popular piece has been arranged many times for various instruments. This version for 2 trumpets and 4 flugel horns alternates between the chorale theme and the wandering counter-melody th...

This is the most famous section from Delibes Lakm. Originally written as a duet for soprano and alto, it is now a great piece for 6 trumpets.The original duet is performed on trumpets, the next 2 v...

This famous and exciting piece would make a great opening to a concert. The technical parts flow very nicely and sound more difficult than they are! Scored here for 4 trumpets and 2 flugel horns, t...

This is a Scott Joplin rag which has been arranged for 3 trumpets and 3 flugel horns. The various parts alternate playing the famous melodic lines and playing the idiomatic rag accompaniment. There...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble...

This incredibly famous Trumpet Voluntary (often attributed to Henry Purcell) is one of the most popular trumpet pieces of all times. This arrangement for 6 trumpets and optional timpani will prove...

This is a solo for flugel horn. The use of cup mutes throughout the piece provides a unique colour under the soloist. Pairs of players alternate playing their duet of arpeggios. This arrangement is...

The Arts Council Fanfare was commissioned by the Provo Arts Council in Provo, Utah. This piece works extremely well as an opening crowd grabber. The premier performance was on one piccolo and five...

A fairly common practice in the Baroque era was for organists to "borrow" and transcribe orchestral music from themselves or other composers to create spectacular organ solos. J.S. Bach adapted sev...

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is a famous and popular Christmas carol. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is presented in two very different ways. One section is slow and mysterious with a steady ost...

This is an arrangement for 4 trumpets, 2 flugel horns and timpani. This would make a great opener on a CD or concert. Originally for 2 trumpets and strings, the addition of extra trumpets and organ...

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement, for 6 trumpets, is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse and chorus...

These 10 short fanfares are composed for 6 trumpets. Each fanfare is very effective for a wide variety of occasions, including a somewhat sinister fanfare No. 9. All of the others sound typically h...

This piece is a standard in the repertoire for brass quintet thanks to an arrangement by Robert King. After Robert King published his arrangement it was thought that it may have been written by Dan...

As the title suggests, this piece is Spanish in style. After opening with a short fanfare, the melody is then passed equally between the two lead trumpets with the lower voices adding rhythmic chor...

This beautiful piece features the piccolo trumpet. The romantic musical line and rubato style make this a terrific change of pace on a concert or recital. The remainder of the ensemble (4 trumpets...

Spring is the time for renewal. We shed our heavier clothes in exchange for warmer weather, plant growth and new animal births. This is a 5 minute work for 6 trumpets is divided into 3 sections: Th...

A karesansui is a Japanese rock garden which is an enclosed shallow sandbox containing sand, gravel, rocks, and occasionally grass or other natural elements. The main elements of karesansui are roc...

This fun light piece is a great showpiece for the cornet. It is named after the sight-seeing boats for tourists in Niagara Falls. Set as a polka, there is much opportunity for the soloist to displa...

Clarke wrote Cousins, a cornet and trombone duet with band accompaniment for himself as the cornet soloist and Leo Zimmerman as the trombone soloist. This arrangement of Cousins for 6 trumpets feat...

The most often performed Christmas piece is now scored for 6 B-flat trumpets. The key has been altered to B-flat concert and is playable by a high school level trumpet ensemble. A great closer to a...

A very flexible arrangement allows this trumpet standard to be played in several different keys. Arranged for trumpet sextet and a continuo instrument (bassoon or euphonium are suggested), this pie...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass instruments, but there are very few arrangements for trumpet ensemble. Editorial markings have been...

One of Handel's most often performed works is now available in this new trumpet ensemble setting. There are continuo parts in B-flat, C and D to allow for performance on piccolo trumpets, B-flat tr...

At the birth of Prince Henry of Britain, Jeff Smallman prepared a copy of this piece which was presented to, and accepted by, the Prince and Princess of Wales as a gift for their son's birth. Writt...

Canzoni were pieces composed for various combinations of instruments and various sizes of ensembles. This particular work was originally for four oboes and four bassoons. It has been adapted for 6...

J.S. Bach's Wachet Auf has been arranged almost as many times as Pachelbel's Canon. What makes this version different is that the melody appears in all voices rather than the standard solo with acc...

This arrangement for 6 trumpets was taken from a collection of short pieces for five voices. It was written in the early 1600s for Christmas time but is well suited for performances at any time of...

Suite Espanola Op. 47, originally for solo piano, is made up of pieces written in 1886 in honor of the Queen of Spain. Like many of Albniz' piano pieces, these works are miniature tone poems of dif...

Kayee Fanfare was written for (K)evin (E)isensmith, the professor of trumpet at IUP, for performance at the ITG Conference in Purchase, NY in June of 2000.

This is a lesser known Christmas piece dating from the 1500s. It is rhythmic and colorful with melody in several voices. The opening is a call and response between a soloist and the remainder of th...

All voices get to play interesting and rhythmic parts with melody found throughout the ensemble. The use of 2 flugel horns helps to create a different sonority within the trumpet ensemble. The perc...

This is a fun and rhythmic South African folk song and has been arranged for 4 trumpets, 2 flugel horns, optional percussion and optional choir. It could be performed with or without choir or it co...

This is a collection of five original works that are each between 1-2 minutes long. There are many uses for this set including heralding the opening to a concert or event or just for fun at a music...

This is the ultimate tenor aria and has been arranged here to feature a player in an all-trumpet setting. A solo from the opening, this piece is ideal to show off the power and lyrical side of the...

According to ancient Chinese mythology the universe was divided into four quadrants called the Four Celestial Palaces, each represented by a guardian animal: Dragon, Phoenix, Tiger and Tortoise. Th...

Earthscape is a lyrical piece inspired by the view of our planet from space. In the silent, black vacuum of space exists this bright blue planet, slowly rotating, giving astronauts a serene and bre...

This arrangement opens with a short quote from the opening section of Jupiter before moving into the beautiful chorale. Ensembles should feel free to repeat this chorale as many times as needed as...

Pat-a-Pan is a very rustic Christmas piece arranged for 6 trumpets (with an optional piccolo) and optional percussion. It has been set in a round beginning with the a single trumpet then gradually...

Exultation is an adaptation of an earlier work by the composer entitled Euphoric Dance, which was written for brass quintet. This energetic composition mirrors the joyous dance-like character of E...

Widor was a French organist, composer and teacher. Widor is best remembered today for this famous Toccata from his Symphony for Organ No. 5, which is often played as a recessional at wedding ceremo...

Samuel Scheidt is best known in the brass world for his Canzon Bergamasca and Galliard Battaglia played by brass quintets all over the world. This piece works great for 6 trumpets with the melodic...

Rondo alla Turca is the well-known final movement from Mozart’s Piano Sonata in A Major K. 331. This has been arranged as a technical showpiece for 6 trumpets (including 1 piccolo). The melody flow...

One of Handel's most often performed works is now available in this trumpet ensemble setting. Five movements have been taken from Water Music and they have been set in two choirs of three trumpets...

Vesti la giubba (Put on the costume) is a famous tenor aria from the opera I Pagliacci. The aria is often regarded as one of the most moving in the operatic repertoire of the time. The pain of Cani...

London Bridge was originally written for brass quintet and later scored for 6 trumpets. This is a terrific novelty piece that shows off the ensemble and quotes famous pieces. This is the composer...

Clair de lune It has been used in the soundtrack of many movies including the famous fountain scene in Ocean’s Eleven. The use of cup mutes contrasted by the warm sound of the flugel horns really c...

This arrangement uses flugel horns to contrast the brilliance of the trumpets. Cup mutes are used in the middle movement to allow the barking dog and the solo sleeping goatherd to be heard clearly....

This is a fun traditional Welsh carol that lends itself well to a six part trumpet ensemble. Melody is passed throughout the group as they wander through several variations of the melody. Fa-la-la-...

For many reasons, Christmas means joy. This tune, Ding Dong Merrily on High, is a wonderful musical snapshot of the whole season. In this arrangement, we hear church bells chiming, voices uniting a...

This beautiful and flowing Christmas carol was written by Pietro Yon. The melody is found in several voices and has been scored for 3 trumpets and 3 flugel horns. Slight variations are added as eac...

This is easily the most famous and often recorded fugue. It has become standard with organists all around the world. Now this terrific piece by Bach is available for 6 trumpets (3 trumpets and 3 fl...

Part 6 was commissioned by Dr. Leonard Candelaria for the University of North Texas Alumni Trumpet Ensemble s performance at the opening gala concert for the 2010 International Trumpet Guild confer...

Mozart would have approved! This is one of the most famous classical pieces of all time and it works great for 6 trumpets (piccolo, 2 trumpets and 3 flugel horns). All the Mozartian technical fun i...

La Cumparsita was written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodriguez in 1919. It is one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time scored here for 6 trumpets (3 trumpets, 3 flugel h...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. Its lyric nature also makes it a perfect selection for weddings or church services as pleasant, quiet background music...

These dances were taken from a much larger suite originally for 4 recorders. Style is everything with these short pieces. Brilliant fortes are contrasted with smooth lyrical playing. The ensemble m...

The Prelude to Te Deum is the short opening section which is the most famous part of this work because of its heroic nature, often performed as an organ solo at a wedding. This arrangement can be p...

This peaceful Austrian carol is beautiful in its simplicity and elegance. Melody is found in all voices. Often performed by choirs, this is a favorite with audiences all over the world. There is a...

This is considered one of the most serene Christmas carols of all time. The piece was originally written for two voices and guitar because the church organ had broken down. This arrangement is fair...

This arrangement has been completely redone and more than doubled in length. Melody is found in all parts and key changes and some variation has been added. A great closer for a Christmas concert.

Shaped by Time is a short fanfare/overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a school in Unionville, Canada. It opens with a brief fanfare section before breaking into a fun, shifting upbeat fee...

This is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. There have been various arrangements done including several for orchestra, wind ensemble, brass quintet and now for 6 trumpets (4 trumpe...

Click is an original three movement work for 6 trumpets and optional percussion. What it lacks in a colorful title, it makes up for it with driving rhythms, memorable melodies and fun parts for all...

The Holly and the Ivy is a traditional English Christmas carol. Holly and ivy have been important as English Christmas decorations for church use since at least the fifteenth century. This piece is...

De Colores, or All the Colours, is a traditional Mexican Folk tune often performed by the famous Mariachi bands. This simple and elegant waltz has been arranged as a flugel horn feature. This arran...

This Sonata was originally scored for solo trumpet and 2 antiphonal string quartets. In this new setting for 7 trumpets and 2 bassoons, the solo trumpet part remains intact and the treble clef stri...

Suite Espanola Op. 47, originally for solo piano, is made up of pieces written in 1886 in honor of the Queen of Spain. Like many of Albniz' piano pieces, these works are miniature tone poems of dif...

Suite Espanola Op. 47, originally for solo piano, is made up of pieces written in 1886 in honor of the Queen of Spain. Like many of Alb

This is a truly unique arrangement for trumpets. This is a traditional South African folksong that has been adapted and arranged for trumpet ensemble and percussion. The original a capella version...

Originally this work was scored for 8 natural or Baroque trumpets, timpani and basso continuo. Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber wrote this piece for choirs of trumpets that were instructed to stand s...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of brass and woodwind instruments. Several of these canzons have been arranged for a like-instrument ensemble...

This colourful title aptly combines the basis for the piece and the person it was written for. Tenth grade trumpet player Alex McCarthy would come to quintet rehearsals and, rather than warming up,...

Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. In this arrangement all...

This is the most popular and often performed setting by Bruckner. When this work was written Bruckner had just finished a five year course of contrapuntal study during which he was forbidden to wri...

Inveni David is an offertory and was originally set for male chorus and four trombones. This powerful work opens in F minor and gradually builds to a brilliant F major Alleluia. The antiphonal sett...

This piece has been arranged for a wide variety of instrumental groups including several versions for brass quintet. This arrangement is scored for 4 trumpets (including 1 piccolo), 4 flugel horns...

This is a musical journey following a young family escaping invasion by another nation. Leaving everything behind, they must flee from their beloved homeland to a new place and a new beginning. Uns...

Here is a hot little latin number to spice things up. Start with one part cool tune, mix in some lush harmonies, toss in a unison ensemble part, a written solo, a funky intro and voila, an audience...

Scenes from the Tournament is a five-movement characterization of a medieval jousting tournament. Beginning with the Fanfare - Call to the Lists, the Parade of the Knights follows setting the stage...

Originally for 4 recorders, this piece was made famous in the brass world by several arrangements by members of the PHILIP JONES BRASS ENSEMBLE of England. The brilliant imitative writing lends its...

The American National Anthem is one of the most famous national songs in the world. The power and majesty of this work has been captured in arrangements for such ensembles as trumpet ensemble, bras...

This overture is standard repertoire for symphony orchestras and has been transcribed for numerous instrumental ensembles. This arrangement is for 2 piccolos, 3 E-flats and 3 B-flats and this work...

This well-known sonata by Gabrieli has been performed and recorded by many brass ensembles. This arrangement utilizes the idea of Renaissance consorts. While modern brass instruments are not gene...

This overture was originally arranged for the Northwestern University Trumpet Ensemble for the National Trumpet Competition in 2012, in which the group was awarded first prize. This arrangement has...

This chart is dedicated to one of the composer s colleagues, Brian Vincent. This piece reflects his personality as it is a high energy, consistent, and catchy rock tune. It has been scored here fo...

March Slave by Tchaikovsky is a riveting tone poem that captures the pride of Russians in the late 17th century. This arrangement, scored for eight trumpets by Michael J. Miller, was premiered by t...

This arrangement, for 8 trumpets/flugel horns of the Witches Sabbath, captures the original orchestral image of strange shouts, groans, outbursts of laughter; distant shouts which seem to be answer...

This version is written for four trumpets and, since it is written in the lower key of B-flat major, it lies very nicely on B-flat trumpets and is also written so that all four parts have a chance...

Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare is a favorite among brass players in its original form as a large scale brass ensemble work. This arrangement for trumpet ensemble maintains the power and grandeur of...

This is an exciting piece based on the Welsh hymn Cwm Rhondda. Fanfares and descants in the trumpets float over the stately tune. The melody flows throughout the ensemble ranging from a smooth lyri...

A dynamic work full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this piece, original for concert band, is a fantastic addition to the repertoire. The tuneful melody is passed throughout the ensemble. It has...

Feierlicher Einzug is a favorite among brass players in its original form as a large scale brass ensemble work. This arrangement for trumpet ensemble maintains the power and grandeur of the origina...

Richard Strauss Fanfare from Stadt Wein is a shortened work taken from the highlights of his larger work, Festmusik der Stadt Wien. This work was originally dedicated to Vienna and was scored for t...

Firescape is the third piece in a series of elements inspired works. Through music it demonstrates the various characteristics of fire described by the titles of each section - Hephaestus - God of...

This classic Latin piece has become a favourite with audiences all over the world. The great groove of the tune will quickly catch the audience and transport them to a warmer climate. This is a tru...

Lyric Essay is written in a neo-romantic style. It is a slow, reflective work with much opportunity for musical expression. It has been arranged for 5 trumpets, 5 flugel horns and optional percussion.

Great American Fanfare was commissioned by the 2012 Great American Brass Band Festival to celebrate and salute one of America s most renowned performers, Vincent DiMartino, on the occasion of his r...

Where the Eagle Soars is an ethereal and effective work for 6 trumpets, 4 flugel horns, piano and percussion. It opens with 3 solo flugels echoing a call as if it were played on a mountain top. Var...

The Great Jingle Bell Chase conjures images of Santa Claus running behind on Christmas Eve and desperately trying to deliver all the presents before the sun comes up on Christmas morning! After a h...

This work contains three movements (Marianne s'en va-t-au moulin', She's like the Swallow and J'entends le moulin) based on traditional Canadian folk songs. Morley Calvert originally wrote this sui...

Men of Harlech is a folksong from Wales. It is a stirring and bold march that shows off the power of this ensemble consisting of 12 trumpets and timpani. It opens with 4 offstage trumpets playing s...

This arrangement opens with open sections of quiet bumblebees (cup muted trumpets) with an number of trumpets playing orchestral excerpts. These are at the discretion of the players and can range f...

This piece requires no introduction. It has been arranged here for 13 b-flat trumpets and optional percussion. Good fun for a mass trumpet ensemble.

Festival Fanfare is set for 3 antiphonal choirs of 5 trumpets each with percussion adding colour and drama. It is melodic and rhythmic with the 3 choirs passing different fanfare motifs between the...