Brass Quintet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2954

Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Justin Bland. Baroque. Score and parts. 20 pages. Cherry Classics #2954. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2954).

ISBN 9790530057735.

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (Our God is a secure fortress), BWV 80 is a church cantata based on Martin Luther's hymn that Bach composed for Reformation Day around the year 1723.
This movement Aria and Chorale is the second movement of the cantata. The Euphonium/Trombone part performs the bass solo and the Trumpet 1 part performs the Soprano/Oboe solo which is the Chorale itself in an embellished style of the melody.
Justin Bland has done a superb job of arranging this beautiful movement of about 4.5 minutes in length for moderately advanced performers.
Instrumen tation is: Trumpet 1 (C & B-flat parts are provided), Trumpet 2/Flugelhorn in B-flat, Horn, Euphonium/Trombone in bass clef & Tuba.

Brass Quintet - virtuoso

SKU: CY.CC2964

Composed by Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky. Arranged by Steve Gamble. Russian National. Score and parts. 97 pages. Cherry Classics #2964. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2964).

ISBN 9790530057834.

* Pictures at an Exhibition was originally written as a suite in ten movements for Piano in 1874.
* It has become a showpiece for virtuoso Pianists and further known through a number of orchestrations and arrangements with Maurice Ravel's being the most performed by far.
* Steve Gamble wrote this amazing brass quintet arrangement of the complete work for the Chicago Chamber Brass.
* This arrangement is about 30+ minutes in length and playable by virtuoso performers.
* Instrumentation is for:
Trumpet 1 (in C, Piccolo in A, Flugelhorn)
Trumpet 2 (in C, in B-flat, Piccolo in B-flat)
Horn
Trom bone
Tuba or Bass Trombone

Brass quintet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2845

Composed by Herbert L. Clarke. Arranged by Geoffrey Bergler. American early 20th Century. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2845).

Cornet solos are an important part of the American Brass tradition. The Southern Cross is one of Clarke's most well known Cornet solos and was written in 1911, dedicated to the Australians and first recorded by the composer with Orchestra the next year for Victor Records.
During 1911, Clarke was the solo Cornetist of the Sousa Band while the band was on a world tour that included visits to South Africa, Tazmania and Australia from March through to August.
Below is a photo of the Sousa band from their 1911 tour. Clarke is sitting in the front row 5th in from the right with his moustache and his Cornet on his lap. He assuredly composed this solo to perform on that tour. The Southern Cross is a constellation that is only seen from the southern hemisphere and features the five stars of the Cross from the 1901 design of the Australian flag.

This 5-minute virtuosic arrangement by Geoffrey Bergler features not only the Cornet, but a bit of all the other four members of the Brass Quintet.
Instrumentat ion is for:
2 Trumpets in B-flat (Trumpet 1 solo, Trumpet 2 also plays Piccolo)
Horn,
Tr ombone
Tuba/Bass Trombone
The sound track below features Mr. Bergler from his student days as Cornet soloist

Brass Quintet - moderately advanced

SKU: CY.CC2817

Composed by William Byrd. Arranged by Richard Roper. English Renaissance. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2817).

William Byrd's Gloria from Mass for Five Voices has been expertly arranged by Dr. Richard Roper for Brass Quintet. The work is a perfect example of Renaissance polyphony at its best. Each part has independent lines that miraculously all mesh together into an array of glorious sounds.
The 5 minute work is appropriate for moderately advanced performers.
Instrumen tation is for: 2 Trumpets in B-flat, Horn, Trombone and Tuba/Bass Trombone/Euphonium.

Brass quintet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2917

Composed by Henry Wolking. Contemporary American Jazz. Score and parts. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2917).

Henry Wolking's sparkling Jazz Overture for Brass Quintet includes three important Jazz styles within its 6-minute length: the Blues, Ballad and Samba. This makes it a perfect vehicle for less experienced performers of intermediate/advanced levels to explore the genre.
Parts included are: 2 Trumpets in B-flat, Horn, Trombone (bass clef) and Tuba or Bass Trombone.

Brass Quintet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2999

Composed by John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Stephen Denroche. 20th Century military march. Score and parts. 16 pages. Cherry Classics #2999. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2999).

ISBN 9790530058190.

Sous a considered the Semper Fidelis March his finest work. He composed and dedicated it to the U.S. Marine Band in 1888 after a request by President Chester Arthur.
The instrumentation is for standard Brass Quintet: Trumpets in B-flat, Horn in F, Trombone & Tuba with optional piccolo trumpets and optional rubber hose for the horn in the middle section.
This fine arrangement by Steve Denroche is about 2 1/2 minutes in length and appropriate for advanced performers.

Brass Quintet - Advanced

SKU: CY.CC3020

Composed by John van Deursen. Arranged by John van Deursen. Classical. Score and Parts. Cherry Classics #CC3020. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC3020).

ISBN 9781774310601. 8.5 x 11 in inches.

About the Taiwan Fantasia, van Deursen states: After having lived in Taipei for a number of years, I learned many of the local folk and popular songs. Some of the melodies are exceptionally beautiful, and my idea was to somehow combine all the elements that have made up my musical experiences over these years - Chinese melodies, western orchestral music and jazz; I wanted to see if these songs could survive with a totally different harmonic structure and concept. My original goal was to write a simple arrangement of the two songs, but quickly I discovered more melodies building upon the original ones and thus the Variations were born. Composed in 1995, this work of about 10 minutes in length is in one continuous movement, but is divided into seven short sections of contrasting moods including two cadenzas, for Trumpet and Trombone. The music is appropriate for advanced performers. Parts in C and B-flat are supplied for the Trumpets. A recording of Taiwan Fantasia can be purchased on iTunes from the album by the Yeh Shu Han Brass Quintet.

Brass Quintet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2986

Composed by William Byrd. Arranged by Stephen Denroche. Renaissance British. Score and parts. 18 pages. Cherry Classics #2986. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2986).

ISBN 9790530058053.

Earl of Oxford's March is one of the most well known of the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book, the collection of over 300 keyboard works from the Elizabethan period of the 16th Century.
Mr. Denroche's excellent arrangement for standard brass quintet of 2 Trumpets in C, Horn in F, Trombone (bass clef) and Tuba is appropriate for advanced performers and is about 3 minutes in length.

Brass Quintet - advanced

SKU: CY.CC2969

Composed by George Frideric Handel. Arranged by Justin Bland. Baroque Opera. Score and parts. 92 pages. Cherry Classics #2969. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2969).

ISBN 9790530057889.

Giul io Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt) is an opera in three acts composed in 1724 for the Royal Academy of Music and is loosely based on events during the Roman Civil War of 49-45 BC.
Justin Bland was arranged a wonderful suite of seven movements from Handel's opera for Brass Quintet. Length of about 20 minutes and appropriate for advanced performers.
Instrumen tation is for:
Trumpet 1 in B-flat and E-flat, Trumpet 2, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.

Brass Quintet - moderate

SKU: CY.CC2982

Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Matt McCrady. Christmas carol British. Score and parts. 12 pages. Cherry Classics #2982. Published by Cherry Classics (CY.CC2982).

ISBN 9790530058015.

In the Bleak Midwinter is a Christmas carol based on a poem by Christina Rossetti, published in 1872. Holst set it to music in 1906 and it has become the most popular of the many settings.
Matt McCrady's fine arrangement for Brass Quintet is tender and rich in sound, appropriate for moderately advanced performers and is about 5 minutes in length.
Instrumentati on is for 2 Trumpets in B-flat, Horn in F, Trombone and Tuba.
The beautifully performed audio sample below is from the Pinnacle Brass album The Earth Shall Ring.