Turkish March (Ruins of Athens) Op.113 - brass quintet Arranged for standard brass quintet of 2 trumpets, horn. trombone and tuba. The Turkish March (Marcia alla turca) is a well-known classical march theme by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was written in the Turkish style popular in music of the time. The theme was first used in Beethoven's "6 Variations on an Original Theme", Op. 76, of 1809. In 1811 Beethoven wrote an overture and incidental music to a play by August von Kotzebue called The Ruins of Athens (Op. 113), which premiered in Pest in 1812. The Turkish March appears as item No. 4 of the incidental music. Many music lovers associate the theme with The Ruins of Athens, although that was not its original appearance. The original march is in B flat major, tempo vivace and 2/4 time. Its dynamic scheme is highly suggestive of a procession passing by, starting out pianissimo, poco a poco rising to a fortissimo climax and then receding back to pianissimo by the coda. Unlike much of Beethoven's other orchestral music, the woodwinds are the dominant voice rather than the strings. I have transposed it to Eb major to suit the brass instruments' ranges. In my arrangement the melody is held by the three "top" instruments. The tuba takes the bass line, and the trombone adds harmony It is quite short and is tutti throughout.

Tschaikovsky's "The Volunteer Fleet March" stands on its own or makes a great wedding recessional march. At the end of the piece you'll experience hints of a passage from the "1812 Overture". It was first published as "The Russian Volunteer Fleet March," under a pseudonym, as a fundraising effort for the Russo-Turkish War. Arranged for brass quintet (two Bb trumpets, French horn, trombone, and tuba). Performance time is approximately 5:00. Visit our website, www.tootsuitebrasspublishing.com, for a catalog of our arrangements available through sheetmusicplus.com.

This is an amazing arrangement of famous titles from Mozart for brass quintet.Including: A little night music, Ah vous dirais-je, maman, Confutatis from Requiem, excerpt form symphony 25, The magic flute and Turkish march.A very exciting medley featuring all the 5 members of the quintet.