brass quintet arrangements of Sy Brandon
Rossini - Barber of Seville Overture - This overture is arranged for the modern brass quintet. Advanced
$15.00
Be Thou My Vision - This setting of the Irish folk song uses canon, homophony, and descants for a treatment appropriate for church or concert setting. Advanced Intermediate
$8.00
Boil Them Cabbage Down/ No! No! No! - Boil Them Cabbage Down and No! No! No! are combined to create this arrangement. Boil Them Cabbage Down is in major and No! No! No! is in minor. This gives rise to the polymodality and polytonality that are used throughout the arrangement to create interesting variations. Advanced Intermediate
$9.00
Civil War Suite - This suite includes settings of "The Battle Cry of Freedom", "The Bonny Blue Flag", "Hard Crackers" combined with "Tenting on the Old Campground", and "When Johnny Comes Marching Home". Advanced Intermediate
$8.00
Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Trumpets - This well-known concerto features the two trumpets with the horn, trombone and tuba performing the string parts. Advanced
$10.00
Bach - Duetto from Cantata 78 - This Allegro soprano and contralto duet has lyrical melodic lines over a bouncy accompaniment. The two trumpets have the solo parts while the rest of the quintet provides the accompaniment. The 2nd trumpet part works nicely on flugelhorn. Advanced
$10.00
Handel - Entrance of the Queen of Sheba - This arrangement gives the solo oboe parts to the horn and trombone while the trumpets and tuba have the string parts. Advanced
$10.00
Happy Birthday - A traditional setting followed by a jazz setting. Advanced Intermediate
$5.00
Happy Birthday J.S. - A 4-part fugue exposition in the style of J.S. Bach using an ornamented version of Happy Birthday as the subject. A fun setting! Advanced Intermediate
$5.00
If You Don't Want to Get in Trouble - This tune is set in a Gospel-jazz style. It begins simply with the melody lightly accompanied and becomes more elaborate as the movement progresses. A cadenza that travels through all the instruments is heard before the final coda. Advanced Intermediate
$9.00
Praetorius - La Bourrée No. 32 from Terpichore - This is the most popular dance from this collection of over 300. Comfortable ranges and frequent rests for the performers. Advanced Intermediate
$10.00
Rossini - Largo al factotum from "The Barber of Seville" - This is Figaro’s famous aria where he introduces himself as "the man about town". It features the trombone as Figaro. Advanced
$10.00
Niggljy Naggljy - This tune makes a nice scherzo with its rapid figures. A canon is used for some of the variations and modulations abound. The middle section serves as a development section. Advanced
$9.00
Bach - Organ (Little) Fugue in G Minor - This arrangement is in F Minor to facillitate the trumpet range. Advanced
$10.00
Mussorgsky - Promenade from "Pictures At An Exhibition" - The opening "Promenade" adapts nicely for the modern brass quintet. Advanced Intermediate
$8.00
Strauss - Radetzsky March - This famous march by Johann Strauss, Sr. was composed in 1848 as a show of support for Austria’s ruling class, and is named after Field Marshall Joseph Radetzky. This patriotic piece has become a classic that is often performed on New Year’s Day. Advanced Intermediate
$10.00
Red River Valley - A rhythmic setting of this traditional cowboy song. Uses some mixed meters and has a slow middle section with chromatic harmony. Advanced
$8.00
Mozart - Rondo from Horn Concert No. 3 - This French Horn feature is accompanied by the remaining members of the modern brass quintet. Advanced
$10.00
Dvorak - Serenade for Strings First Movement - The first movement of this famous string orchestra composition has been adapted and arranged for the modern brass quintet. Advanced
$10.00
Dvorak - Serenade for Strings Second Movement - The second movement of this famous string orchestra composition has been adapted and arranged for the modern brass quintet. Advanced
$10.00
Sibelius - Finlandia - This classic tone poem adapts beautifully for the brass quintet. As in the orchestral original, there are great parts for all the brass instruments, especially the low brass. Advanced
$15.00