Par MAROON 5 / SKELLY SEB (Arr.). This popular hit song by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera has a tight groove that invites everyone to dance. Seb Skelly drew inspiration from the positive vibes of the tune to write an arrangement for brass quintet with an optional drum part, thus creating a gem that will appeal to both players and audiences alike./ Répertoire / Quintette de Cuivres Batterie en option

Par MENA MARIA. Here’s an easy arrangement of this popular Christmas song composed by Maria Mena and Martin Sjølie. I have tried to spread the melody to several groups throughout the arrangement. The melody has to be played rhythmically, but also with flow and legato style. Please strive for best possible intonation and balance where the melody is played by several players. At bar 13, flugelhorn and 2/3 cornet plays a little counter theme. Please strive for best possible intonation and balance also on this. Be aware so that the cup mute sound fits the flugelhorn as good as possible. The quarter notes played by horns and trombones at bar 18 have both a harmonic and rhythmic function. This arrangement is made with several cue notes for some instruments. In the score, there are some parts marked with optional. It’s possible to play the arrangement without these parts. The arrangement ends quite and calm, like a peaceful Christmas day. - Reid Gilje - / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Ensemble de Cuivres

Par BOULESTREAU GEORGES. Ce train fut, paraît-il en retard? Mais la musique endiablée de cette pièce montrerait qu?il a sans doute rapidement rattrapé le temps perdu ! Commençant par un prélude déclamé par deux clarinettes, le train démarre effectivement très lentement puis accélère Vivace et emporte avec lui les voyageurs dans un tourbillon sans fin. Une pièce plutôt facile qui convient tout à fait aux petits orchestres d?harmonie. Parties séparées: 2 flûtes Hautbois 2 clarinettes (2 obligées) 2 saxophones alto Saxophone ténor Saxophone baryton (basse en mi bémol) 2 trompettes Trombone Basse en ut (clé de sol) Basse en ut (clé de fa : basson, contrebasse) Basse en si bémol (clé de fa) Basse en si bémol (clé de sol) Basse en mi bémol (clé de sol) Clavier Grosse caisse Batterie Deux conducteurs sont présentés : ? un conducteur abrégé réduit sur 3 pages, ? un conducteur complet déployé sur 10 pages. / Date parution : 2016-04-01/ Répertoire / Petite orchestre d'harmonie

Par WILLIAMS JOHN / HVEEM DAVID (Arr.). «Cantina Band (or «Mad About Me») was written by John Williams in 1977 for the film Star Wars (later Star Wars IV: A New Hope). Even with quite a bit of the Star Wars music being quite well known, Cantina Band is literally in a style of its own. In the Star Wars-universe this style is called «jizz», Williams’ take on the more well-known genre «jazz». Williams was tasked by Star Wars-creator George Lucas to make music that sounded like «several creatures in a future century finding some 1930's Benny Goodman swing band music ... and how they might attempt to interpret it» and ended up with Cantina Band #1 and #2. Both numbers are played in the legendary scene taking place in Chalmun's Spaceport Cantina where Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi gets in a fight causing even the band to stop playing. The band, which goes by the name Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes, comes from the planet Clak'dor VII and specializes in jizz and the nearby, slightly older style of jatz. Performers of this music often go by the name 'jizz-wailers', and the Bith people from Clak'dor VII are especially well suited for jizz-wailing since they can hold every note as long as they want thanks to a unique respiratory system - something many perhaps would like to be able to do in the performance of this arrangement as well. The arrangement is relatively faithful to Williams' original version, but with a somewhat different ending. Although the woodwind section undoubtedly has the biggest technical challenges, an understanding of the musical style is the very key to making the arrangement sound good - and here all groups must work together. Playing lightly but quite articulated, and very precise, will be an absolute necessity to get the music drifting off all the way to Tatooine. In measure 113 there is a small improvised solo in either trombone or trumpet, but if you want the real authentic Cantina Band-sound this is of course done on a steel drum. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie