This novelty is great as either a featured number or as an encore. It is upbeat, a medley of turn-of-the-last-century tunes that, in the tradition of Haydn?s "Farewell" Symphony (No. 45 in F-sharp minor), provides opportunity for four musicians to leave, one by one, until only Tuba remains. It opens at a fast clip with a statement of ?Good-Night, Ladies? followed by a four-measure vamp that is subsequently repeated after nearly every section. First, horn and tuba perform ?There is a Tavern in the Town.? Second, trombone and trumpets combine to ask, ?Bill Bailey, Won?t You Please Come Home.? Third is a close-harmony, ensemble version of ?Goin? Home.? Fourth features exchanges between trumpets and low brass in ?Toot, Toot, Tootsie!? Fifth is an amalgam of all the tunes; this is played four times, each time featuring a different instrument, which then drops out for the rest of the number. The tuba ends the piece and takes a bow. This arrangement was completed in 2014, and performance time runs about 3 minutes, 56 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge; contact him directly at lessmith61@bellsouth.net. For more arrangements by Les, enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus search box.

Euday L. Bowman's "12th St. Rag" is a fantastic example of a rag that was reshaped into many different forms by different performers. Our version faithfully reflects the structure of the original composition (I have been unable to find any other arrangements of this that preserve the exciting introduction.) It starts by giving the tuba modified arpeggios (to show who's "boss"!), then we're off and running with the familiar meat of the rag. The primary melody is passed back and forth between the trumpets, with the other instruments either playing offbeats or embroidering around the melody with delicious countermelodic snippets. The trombone part contains a number of Dixieland-style glissandos. Arranged for brass quintet (two Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba). Performance time is approximately 2:10. Visit our website, www.tootsuitebrasspublishing.com, for a catalog of our arrangements available through sheetmusicplus.com.

Prolific Tin Pan Ally songwriter Albert Gumble's "The Minstrel Band" is subtitled "(rag)" with good reason. Stylistically it lies between the hard-driving precisely written syncopations of Scott Joplin and the more relaxed rags of the Tin Pan Alley ragtime style. Musically it is a rhythmically engaging, varied, and overall delightful piece. Arranged for brass quintet (two Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba). Performance time is approximately 2:45. Visit our website, www.tootsuitebrasspublishing.com, for a catalog of our arrangements available through sheetmusicplus.com.

?Sing-alongMedley #1, arranged here for Brass Quintet is a collection 5 timeless classicsto include: ?Baby Face?, ?Daisy Bell?, ?By the light of the Silvery Moon?, ?Down by the Old Mill Stream?, ?I?m LookingOver a Four Leaf Clover?. This piece isof intermediate level difficulty and is perfect for performances for elderlyaudiences, as a music history-teaching tool for younger audiences as well asother performance applications. Toview and listen to this piece in its entirety as well as hundreds of otherarrangements and transcriptions by Kenneth Abeling at the lowest pricesavailable please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing Time: With repeats 6:05 / withoutrepeats 3:45 Preview this score on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfuW2zU8qLU