Beautiful jazz harmonies fill this Charlie Brown Christmas classic written for brass quintet.
After a nice mood-setting intro it?s once through the flowing jazz ballad, then
there?s a very hip soli section.

Baby, It?s Cold Outside, Lyrics & Music by Frank Loesser arranged for Brass Quintet by Kenneth Abeling. This playful Academy Award-winning song was first featured in the movie Neptune?s Daughter and has since become Christmas time favorite. This is a moderate level arrangement your audiences will love. Playing Time 3:10. To view and listen to this piece in its entirety as well hundreds of other arrangement and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest prices available please visit: https://lincolnmusicpublications.com/

The final movement of Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), is one of Bach?s most well known and beloved compositions. The familiar English lyrics, usually attributed to Robert Bridges, has as the first line the wording that gives the piece its title, ?Jesu, Joy of Man?s Desiring,? and it is a favorite for weddings, Easter, All Saints? Day, Advent and Christmas. The beauty of this arrangement makes it appropriate for any of those occasions. The all-important eighth note figures are played by the tenor voices, Horn in F and Trombone, while trumpets are given the higher melody. This arrangement was completed in 2012, and performance time runs about 2 minute, 58 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, can be reached at lessmith@ufl.edu. For more arrangements by Les (such "Awake, My Heart, with Gladness"), enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.

20 Traditional Christmas Carols for Brass Quintet Volume I consists of 20 popular Christmas Carols from around the world,simply scored. Table of Contents: Angels We have Heard on High, Away in themanger, Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella, Coventry Carol, Deck the Halls, Once in Royal David's City, God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Hark the Herald AngelsSing, I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day, It Came upon a Midnight Clear, Joy tothe World, Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, Oh Come, Oh ComeEmmanuel, Oh Holy Night, Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, First Noel, WeThree Kings, What Child is This? Eb Horn and treble clef Euphonium parts are included with this arrangement. For hundreds of other arrangements by Kenneth Abeling please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.comPlaying time: 30:45

If you can afford only one ?Up On The Housetop? for your brass quintet, this is the one to get. It is a hoot! It starts with an introduction that is definitely in a hurry; Santa?s sleigh may even have a klaxon on board to blast loitering birds out of the way! The arrangement moves on at the same fast clip, having fun with the melody and never letting up. As it reaches the halfway point, the tempo seems to slow down, but this is just an illusion; tuba and horn keep it moving. Racing toward the end, the conclusion recalls the introduction and finishes with a great, upbeat wind-up. Click on the ?Listen? button, and get set for an exciting Christmas ride with Santa.Tempo is halfnote = 138 throughout. There are some high notes and jumps. Trumpet 1?s highest note is B-flat5 (high C); Trumpet 2, A-flat5 (B-flat above the staff); Horn, F5 (high C). Trombone?s highest jump is from B-flat2 to E-sharp4. Horn has several 6-note jumps. This arrangement was completed in 2012, and performance time runs about 1 minute, 41 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, can be reached at lessmith@ufl.edu. For more arrangements by Les, enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.

This is a relatively easy arrangement of Irving Berlin?s ?WhiteChristmas? offered here for Brass Quintet. It should be within reach of younger and less experienced groups but anice ?break? selection for more experienced ensembles. For hundreds of otherarrangements by Kenneth Abeling please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com Playing Time 2:15 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwMSybfGFBw

This delightful minuet written by Mozart in 1791 perfectly captures the fun of a traditional sleigh ride. It makes a great addition to any Christmas or winter seasonal concert. To help brass players achieve the delicate touch required, this arrangement is transposed from the original C Major to Bb Major. As a result, the 1st trumpet part lies very well on Eb trumpet. An alternative part for piccolo trumpet in Bb is provided. There is also an optional part for sleigh bells; bring along an auxiliary percussionist, or ask an audience member to volunteer! Performance time is approx. 3 minutes.

?The holly and the ivy/When they are both full grown/Of all the trees that are in the wood/The holly bears the crown.? So go the opening words to this cheerful, upbeat Christmas song. The lyrics appeared as broadsides in early nineteenth century Birmingham, England. The melody was first published in Cecil J. Sharp?s 1911 English Folk-Carols; on page 63 of the collection?s ?Notes on the Carols? section, Sharp wrote that he heard the tune sung by "Mrs. Mary Clayton, at Chipping Camden." (An alternative version linked the words to a melody identified as "old French carol.") This version is a fast-moving and fun treatment of the Sharp/Clayton melody. It includes, among other things, a call-and-response variation, a running tuba solo, an alternative ?verse? tune and a countermelody section featuring ?Deck the Halls.? There are two key changes, trumpets play a couple of B-above-the-staff notes, and the time signature changes from � to 4/4 near the end. Completed in 2016, this arrangement runs about 3 minutes, 20 seconds. Contact the arranger, Les Smith, at lessmith@ufl.edu. If you like this one, don?t miss Les? arrangements of ?Silver Bells,? ?Jingle Bells,? ?Jolly Old St. Nicholas,? ?Up On The Housetop,? ?Deck the Halls? and many other Christmas songs and carols. Enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.