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Afro-american Symphony
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Brass Band Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.10…
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Brass Band Euphonium,Horn,Trombone,Trumpet,Tuba - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1095398 Composed by William Grant Still. Arranged by Richard Decker. 20th Century,Blues,Classical,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,World. 61 pages. Charles Decker Music Press #699415. Published by Charles Decker Music Press (A0.1095398). This is a brilliant arrangement of the first movement Longing of William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony for a brass choir of four B-flat trumpets, four horns in F, three trombones, euphonium and tuba. William Grant Still's Afro-American Symphony was one of the most significant classical orchestra compositions of the early 1930s to incorporate African-American folk influences. Premiered by the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in October 1931 at conductor Howard Hanson's notable American Music Festival, it brought the melancholy flavor of the Blues to the symphony. For William Grant Still the Blues was a distinct African-American musical contribution, separate from the spiritual and popular jazz, and he wanted to incorporate it into a symphonic work based on Western classical symphonic instrumentation and forms. As part of the early 20th Century Harlem Renaissance in New York City, this work was enthusiastically received across the USA and overseas. Pair this brass choir arrangement of the first movement Longing with the third movement Humor also at Charles Decker Music Press to enliven a concert with colorful rhythms, soulful melodies and blues harmonies. Beyond brass ensemble programs feature your band or orchestra brass section on this memorable and exciting arrangement. “The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Interesting music, expertly arranged, fun to perform, and well received by audiences. Highly recommended!† Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series. It was especially rewarding to perform several of these with Summit Brass and with the students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. Please keep these wonderful settings coming. You have provided the brass world with some real gems.† Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind EnsembleThe Interlochen Arts Academy and the University of Denver have purchased the Music of Black Composer Series with Charles Decker Music Press and the summer Rafael Mendez Brass Institute and Eastman School of Music uses the series arrangements in their chamber and brass ensembles music programs. See 50+ homogeneous brass editions for trumpet, horn and trombone ensembles and 75+ mixed brass ensemble publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music ranging from the Renaissance to contemporary new works for trios, quartets, quintets, brass choir and brass band. Many of the mixed brass ensemble editions include alternate and substitute parts being alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet parts, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef euphonium substitute for trombone. To see our Music of Black Composers Series enter “Black Composers Series†in the search box at Charles Decker Music Press for 25 arrangements for mixed brass ensembles ranging from early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson and others.
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Go Down, Moses (for Brass Quartet and Piano)
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Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.620306 Composed by African-Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.620306 Composed by African-American Spiritual. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Folk,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 16 pages. Exultet Music #3238997. Published by Exultet Music (A0.620306). The African-American Spiritual that was used as a code song that fugitive slaves used to communicate when fleeing Maryland has now been freshly arranged for Brass Quartet (C-Trumpet (2), French Horn, Trombone) and Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any school or concert setting. Featured in the musical: The American Civil War which is also available on this site. .
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All My Trials (with Steal Away To Jesus) (for Brass Quartet and Piano)
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Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.620586 Composed by African-Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.620586 Composed by African-American Spiritual. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Folk,Spiritual,Standards. Score and parts. 26 pages. Exultet Music #3406021. Published by Exultet Music (A0.620586). Two of the most beloved African-American spirituals have been freshly arranged and joined together and scored for Brass Quartet (Bb-Trumpet (2), French Horn, Trombone), with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting. Featured in the musical The American Civil War which is available on this site.
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Were You There?
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.831313 Composed by African-Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.831313 Composed by African-American Spiritual. Arranged by Gary Fladmoe (ASCAP). Easter,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 13 pages. Gary Fladmoe #4289347. Published by Gary Fladmoe (A0.831313). A setting for brass quintet of the well-known African-American spiritual and perfect for Holy Week. Duration: 3:07. Playable by intermediate musicians. Both Bb and C trumpet parts are included.
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Were You There?
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Go Down, Moses!
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.492140 Composed by African Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.492140 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Keith Loftis. Contemporary,Jazz,Praise & Worship,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 17 pages. Keith Loftis #107487. Published by Keith Loftis (A0.492140). This lively arrangement contains multiple harmonic and rhythmic textures that reflect something of the roots of this well known African American Spiritual. Known as an invitation song, used by Harriet Tubman to invite slaves to follow her to the promised land, the music reflects something of the dangerous, desperate and sometimes chaotic flight to freedom. Various instruments take turns telling the story in this sometimes determined, sometimes mysterious music.
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Rise Up Shepherd!
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.847427 Composed by African Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.847427 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Alan Beyel. Christmas,Spiritual. Score and parts. 20 pages. Alan Beyel #4797177. Published by Alan Beyel (A0.847427). This sparkling arrangement of the Christmas spiritual Rise Up Shepherd and Follow will please performers and listeners alike! Written for 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, euphonium (or trombone 2) and tuba, the reasonable ranges and moderate level of difficulty makes this arrangement accessible for your group, yet fresh and interesting. Try this one for a program closer!
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He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.705360 Composed by African Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.705360 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Dominic Meccia. Children,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 9 pages. Dominic Meccia #6214325. Published by Dominic Meccia (A0.705360).
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He's Got The Whole World In His Hands
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.705358 Composed by African Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.705358 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Dominic Meccia. Children,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 9 pages. Dominic Meccia #6214323. Published by Dominic Meccia (A0.705358).
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Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1243402 Composed by African Ame…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1243402 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by David Lantz. Chamber,Christmas,Jazz,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and Parts. 19 pages. Lantz Choral Publications #838364. Published by Lantz Choral Publications (A0.1243402). A fun, jazzy feel, including stride, makes this arrangement fun to play and fun to listen to. Scored for two B flat trumpets, F horn, two trombones and tuba, this piece is fun from beginning to end. Suitable for church, school and concert performance during the Christmas season, this piece clocks in at approximately 2:30.
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Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.483135 Composed by African Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.483135 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Keith Loftis. Jazz,Praise & Worship,Spiritual. Score and parts. 17 pages. Keith Loftis #102749. Published by Keith Loftis (A0.483135). This arrangement starts out with a ram-horn call and then quickly jumps into a swing-groove. The melody gets passed to various instruments, while the rest of the ensemble provides fills and counter-melodies. The music builds to a full sound when suddenly the first trumpet starts a quasi-fugue with the second trumpet and horn. The low brass join to take it to a big finish. This high energy, crowd pleasing piece was written with intermediate to advanced-intermediate ensembles in mind.
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I'm Going To Live So God Can Use Me!
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.493804 Composed by African Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.493804 Composed by African American Spiritual. Arranged by Keith Loftis. Jazz,Sacred,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 17 pages. Keith Loftis #108604. Published by Keith Loftis (A0.493804). This is a light-hearted arrangement that starts out with a swinging Trombone and Tuba duet. In the second and third verses, the ensemble joins in with playful interplay among the instruments. Things slow down in the fourth verse where the Horn takes us to church. For the last verse, the second Trumpet gets a little love by taking the lead to take us home. Whether used in church or programed in a community event, this arrangement is sure to get some toes tapping.
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Christmas Around The World (Brass Quartet and Piano)
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Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1099465 By Stephen DeCesare. By…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1099465 By Stephen DeCesare. By Stephen DeCesare. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Sacred,Standards. Score and parts. 109 pages. Exultet Music #703359. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1099465). This collection will give a taste of carols that are performed throughout the world. Contents: Angels We Have Heard On High (French), Poor Little Jesus (African-American Spiritual), O Christmas Tree (German), Wexford Carol (Irish), Gesu Bambino with Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle (Italian), The First Noel (British). Scored for a Brass Quartet with Piano accompaniment.
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Go Tell it on the Mountain
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.831728 Composed by African-Amer…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.831728 Composed by African-American Spiritual. Arranged by Daniel Bondaczuk. Christian,Christmas,Jazz. Score and parts. 15 pages. Daniel Bondaczuk #4781911. Published by Daniel Bondaczuk (A0.831728). A jazzy arrangement for brass quintet of this Christmas classic.This title is part of my Christmas Brass Quintet Series.
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Down to the River (Brass Septet)
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.995505 Composed by Traditional.…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.995505 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Sarah Playford. Folk,Gospel,Sacred,Spiritual. Score and parts. 13 pages. Sarah Playford #3556601. Published by Sarah Playford (A0.995505). An intermediate work for Brass Septet arranged by Sarah Playford. Duration 2 minutes 40 seconds. The work is relatively simple but with demanding sections, ideal for demonstrating virtuosity of players. The piece explores clashing harmonies bringing a unique interpretation and instrumental colour to this traditional folk song. Perfect piece for concert or open air performance.Based on the formally published Slave Song The Good Old Way (1867) the exact origin of the melody is unknown but research points heavily to being composed by an African-American slave. The song has since been used in the 2000 feature film O Brother, Where Art Thou? as well as being interpreted by American bluesgrass-country singer Alison Krauss in 2002.
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In the Evening by the Moonlight
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817619 Composed by James Bland.…
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.817619 Composed by James Bland. Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Folk,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 28 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #424503. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.817619). James Alan Bland, composer of “In the Evening by the Moonlight,” was a prolific song writer. He is said to have created the words and music for more than 600 compositions. Born in 1854 to a free African American family in Flushing, New York, he made a name for himself as musician, composer and minstrel performer. Among his compositions were “Oh, Dem Golden Slippers,” “In the Morning in the Bright Light” and “De Golden Wedding.” His most famous song by far was “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,” which the State of Virginia used as its official anthem for over 50 years. Bland, in keeping with his persona as a minstrel, wrote the lyrics to “In the Evening by the Moonlight” in dialect. Years passed and sensitivities changed, but the song’s poignant melody and basic sentiment survived. Latter day recordings, such as those by Bing Crosby and the Ray Charles Singers, dropped the dialect and objectionable terms. One of the most notable versions was by singer, pianist and civil rights activist Nina Simone, released in 1960 on the album Nina at Newport. This brass quintet version begins with the group instrumentally humming along under an eight-measure Horn in F introduction. The first statement of the melody initially takes the form of a partial call-and-response between a Trombone/Horn duo and Trumpet 1, then switches to an exchange between Trumpet 1 and Tuba. Next, the melody is repeated but in a rhythmic pattern reminiscent of the 1880 tune “Here Dem Bells”; Tuba plays counterpoint. Third time around, the melody is presented almost exactly as Bland wrote it and as Hitchcock’s Music Store published it in 1880. Finally, the tempo slows and the melody is presented as so many have sung it around campfires at YMCA, 4-H and other youth camps all over the country: softly and tenderly. The arrangement ends with a brief recapitulation of the introduction. There are no really difficult or tricky rhythms in this arrangement. Trumpet 1’s highest note, which occurs in Section D, is A above its staff; Tuba’s lowest, G below the staff. Otherwise, there are no exceptionally high or low notes. The piece opens in the key of F major then, about halfway through, changes to G major. Tempo opens with a suggested MM of 104, speeds up to 120, slows to 66, increases again to 122 and finally slows to 66. Completed in 2022, performance time runs about 4 minutes, 22 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge. He would also like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms. Contact him directly at lessmith61@bellsouth.net. For more arrangements by Les, enter "Sweetwater Brass Press" (without the quotation marks) in the SheetMusicPlus or Sheet Music Direct search box. (Also, purchase of this piece entitles you to your choice of another of his arrangements at no charge; send a copy of your purchase receipt directly to him at lessmith61@bellsouth.net.)
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