Mendelssohn?s oratorio ?Athalia? grew out of a commission he had received to write incidental music for a private performance of the French tragedy ?Athalie.? He then went on to expand his original score to include three soloists, full chorus and orchestra, two orators, an overture and the piece presented here. ?War March of the Priests? is one of Mendelssohn?s most performed compositions, one reason being that it goes over so well as both a stand-alone concert piece and as a graduation/commencement processional or recessional. As this arrangement shows, "War March" adapts perfectly to the brass quintet, from the energetic and assertive triplet figures to the complementary legato section: a real gem for two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. This arrangement was completed in 2012, and performance time runs about 6 minutes, 42 seconds; however, its repeated sections allow it to be expanded or contracted on the spot to meet the time needs for ceremonial processions. You may contact the arranger, Les Smith, at lessmith@ufl.edu. Be sure to check out the following Sweetwater Brass Press arrangements: "Chorale St. Antoni," "Entry of the Graduates: Processional," "Departure of the Graduates: Recessional," "Marche from Sylvia Ballet Suite," "Marche militaire in D major (No. 1)" and "Academic Festival Overture." For these and other arrangements by Les, enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.?

This is a mega-bundle of brass quintet repertoire, totalling 34 pieces and over 500 pages of music. Full scores and parts are provided for all pieces, covering weddings, Christmas music, slow melodies, traditional Welsh melodies and baroque classics. The hymns include freshly-composed descants and there are some pieces which aren't in the 'usual' brass repertoire such as the Mozart Variations and the extract from Borghild's Dream. This is the full list: 1. Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night?s Dream) (Mendelssohn) 2. Wedding March (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) (RichardWagner) 3. 9 Popular Hymn Tunes 4. Amazing Grace (Newton) 5. Triumphal March (Karg-Elert) 6. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (Bach) 7. Prelude in C (Bach) 8. Canon (Pachelbel) 9. Let The Bright Seraphim from ?Samson? (Handel) 10. Fanfarefrom ?Water Music? (Handel) 11. LaRéjouissance from ?Music for the Royal Fireworks? (Handel) 12. Rondofrom ?Abdelazer? (Purcell) 13. Largofrom ?Xerxes? (Handel) 14. ArLan y Môr (Welsh trad.) 15. Davidof the White Rock (Welsh trad.) 16. Myfanwy(Welsh trad.) 17. SuoGan (Welsh trad.) 18. PianoSonata No.8 Op.13 ?Pathétique? - 2nd mvt. (Beethoven) 19. 12Variations on ?Twinkle Twinkle Little Star? (Mozart) 20. Borghild?sDream from ?Sigurd Jorsalfar? (Grieg) 21. Pizzicatifrom ?Sylvia? (Delibes) 22. Preludein C minor (Chopin) 23. Concerto for Mandolin and Strings - 1st mvt. (Ugolino) 24. GymnopédieNo.1 (Satie) 25. GnossienneNo.1 (Satie) 26. AmericanPatrol (Meacham) 27. HappyBirthday 28. 15Christmas Carols 29. DeckThe Halls With Catchy Rhythms! (Welsh trad.) 30. DingDong Bing Bong! (French trad.) 31. JingleThose Bells! (Pierpoint) 32. OChristmas Tree 33. SilentNight (Gruber) 34. JoyTo The World (Mason) This pack represents a huge saving over the individually priced music, which would cost over $150.