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Brass Sextet: I - Adagio. Allegro Molto
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Oskar Bohme
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Bill Schuetter
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Brass Sextet: I - Adagio. Alle
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By Oskar Bohme (1870-1938) and Oskar Bohme. Arranged by Bill Schuetter. For brass sextet (cornet in Bb, 2 trumpets, 3 baritone horns in BC or TC). Level 4+. Sco...
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By Oskar Bohme (1870-1938) and Oskar Bohme. Arranged by Bill Schuetter. For brass sextet (cornet in Bb, 2 trumpets, 3 baritone horns in BC or TC). Level 4+. Score and parts. Duration 6 minutes 10 seconds. Published by Imagine Music - Digital
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Mozart Divertimento Nr 2 Bass Clef Trio (5 mvts)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Bill Carmody
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Mozart Divertimento Nr 2 Bass
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Bill Carmody
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.748758 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Bill Carmody. Classical. Score and parts. 38 ...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.748758 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Bill Carmody. Classical. Score and parts. 38 pages. Bill Carmody #16841. Published by Bill Carmody (A0.748758). Mozart Divertimento Nr 2 K. 439b [6-10] complete (5 mvts) all easy keys (1 to 3 flats). I. Allegro II. Menuetto and Trio III. Larghetto IV. Menuetto and Trio V. Rondo. These pieces have been recorded by Gerhard Meinl's Tuba Sextet on the album: Tuba! A Six-Tuba Musical Romp.
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Haydn: Two Brass Trios
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Franz Joseph Haydn
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James M
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31 Hob. XI No. 30 &
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Haydn: Two Brass Trios
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.552170 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Classical,Concert,Instructional,...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.552170 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Classical,Concert,Instructional,Standards,Wedding. Score and parts. 42 pages. Jmsgu3 #6252803. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.552170). Divertimentos No. 30 & 31 Hob. XI No. 30 & 31 in three movements. Originally scored for Baryton, Viola & CelloDivertimento No. 30 Hob. XI: 30I. Adagio cantabileII. Minuett - AllegrettoIII. Fine - Allegro assaiScore: 11 pages. Duration: 7:40Divertimento No. 31 Hob. XI:31 I. Adagio cantabileII. Allegro di moltoII. MenuettoScore: 12 pages, Duration: 12:00.
$29.95
Grieg: Holberg Suite Op. 40 (For Brass Band)
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Classical
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Edvard Grieg
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Roar Kvam
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Grieg: Holberg Suite Op. 40
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Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.768479 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Roar Kvam. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 174 pages. ...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.768479 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Roar Kvam. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 174 pages. KVAMusic Edition #33653. Published by KVAMusic Edition (A0.768479). The Holberg Suite, Op. 40, more properly From Holberg's Time (Norwegian: Fra Holbergs tid, German: Aus Holbergs Zeit), subtitled Suite in olden style (Norwegian: Suite i gammel stil, German: Suite im alten Stil), is a suite of five movements based on eighteenth century dance forms, written by Edvard Grieg in 1884 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Danish-Norwegian humanist playwright Ludvig Holberg. It exemplifies nineteenth century music which makes use of musical styles and forms from the preceding century. The movements of the suite are: Praeludium (Allegro vivace) Sarabande (Andante) Gavotte (Allegretto) Air (Andante religioso) Rigaudon (Allegro con brio) The Holberg Suite was originally composed for the piano, but a year later was adapted for string orchestra. The suite consists of an introduction and a set of dances. It is a charming, early essay in neo-classicism, an attempt to echo as much as was known in Grieg's time of the music of Holberg's era. This edition is an arrangement for a traditional Brass Band, and the music works very well for the band.
$75.00
Serenade, Op. 44 for 10-part Brass Ensemble
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Antonin Dvorak
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Bergler, Geoffrey
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Serenade, Op. 44 for 10-part B
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Gordon Cherry
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Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810912 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Bergler, Geoffrey. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 1...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.810912 Composed by Antonin Dvorak. Arranged by Bergler, Geoffrey. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 192 pages. Gordon Cherry #3680199. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.810912). The Serenade in D minor, Opus 44 is a chamber composition by Czech composer Antonin Dvorak. It was written in 1879 and was premiered that same year in Prague with the composer as conductor. The work is in four movements: I Moderato, II Minuetto, III Andante & IV Finale- Allegro Molto. The work has an old-world flavor with a Slavonic style throughout. It was originally written for Oboes, Clarinets, Bassoons, Horns, Cello and Double Bass.Mr. Geoffrey Bergler, veteran Trumpeter of the Seattle Symphony has done a brilliant job with his transcription. This work is about 23 minutes in length, for advanced performers.Instrumentation is for 10 parts:Trumpet in Bb and Piccolo Trumpet I in Bb Trumpet II in BbTrumpet III in Eb and BbTrumpet IV in BbHorns I & IITrombones I, II and Bass Tuba
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Haydn: Divertimento No. 30 for French Horn Duo & Bass Trombone
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Haydn: Divertimento No. 30 for
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.552157 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Classical,Instructional,Standard...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.552157 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Classical,Instructional,Standards,Wedding. Score and parts. 20 pages. Jmsgu3 #6237803. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.552157). Divertimento No. 30 Hob. XI No. 30 in three movements for 2 French Horns in F and Bass Trombone. Originally scored for Baryton, Viola & CelloI. Adagio cantabileII. Minuett - AllegrettoIII. Fine - Allegro assaiScore: 11 pages. Duration: 7:40Franz Josef Haydn was an Austrian composer who is best known for his work in the field of chamber music. He composed in a variety of musical forms, including divertimenti, trios and string quartets. He was a prolific composer who wrote over 100 pieces of chamber music and is believed to have been a major influence on the music of his students and contemporaries, including Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn's music is known for its balance and clarity in structure. His chamber works were known for their accessibility and elegance, with melodies that were often lighthearted and charming. His symphonies were well-crafted and often featured balanced melodic elements. Haydn composed many well-known divertimenti and trios, but his string quartets are what he is most celebrated for. He wrote some sixty to eighty string quartets, and these works were historically significant for expanding the limits of the genre and for their influence on the composers and musicians who followed him.
$32.95
Haydn: Divertimento No. 31 for French Horn Duo & Bass Trombone
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.552163 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Classical,Instructional,Standard...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.552163 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Classical,Instructional,Standards,Wedding. Score and parts. 22 pages. Jmsgu3 #6252049. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.552163). Divertimento No. 31 Hob. XI:31 originally scored for Baryton, Viola & Cello in Three Movements:I. Adagio cantabileII. Allegro di moltoII. MenuettoScore: 12 pages, Duration: 12:00Franz Josef Haydn was an Austrian composer who is best known for his work in the field of chamber music. He composed in a variety of musical forms, including divertimenti, trios and string quartets. He was a prolific composer who wrote over 100 pieces of chamber music and is believed to have been a major influence on the music of his students and contemporaries, including Mozart and Beethoven. Haydn's music is known for its balance and clarity in structure. His chamber works were known for their accessibility and elegance, with melodies that were often lighthearted and charming. His symphonies were well-crafted and often featured balanced melodic elements. Haydn composed many well-known divertimenti and trios, but his string quartets are what he is most celebrated for. He wrote some sixty to eighty string quartets, and these works were historically significant for expanding the limits of the genre and for their influence on the composers and musicians who followed him.
$32.95
Antiphonal Serenade
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Brass ensemble
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Contemporary
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David Thompson
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In three movements:
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Antiphonal Serenade
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David M Thompson
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.901708 Composed by David Thompson. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. David M Thom...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.901708 Composed by David Thompson. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. David M Thompson #6438221. Published by David M Thompson (A0.901708). A serenade for woodwind trio--flute, clarinet, bassoon--and brass trio--trumpet, horn, trombone. In three movements: I. Allegretto; II. Menuet; III. Allegro. Includes score and parts.
$10.95
Tipplers Revel (XCIX Utres Cervisiae in Muro and other bacchanalian airs)
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Tipplers Revel
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1093770 Composed by F. Leslie Smith. Folk,Holiday,Traditional. Score and parts. 57 pages. Sweetwater ...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1093770 Composed by F. Leslie Smith. Folk,Holiday,Traditional. Score and parts. 57 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #697853. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.1093770).     The dictionary defines revel as “a time or instance of carefree fun.†The verb tipple refers to the imbibing of spirits. A tippler is one who drinks beer, wine, whiskey or other such spirituous liquids. So a tipplers revel would be a gathering of folks who, in the words of Dolly Parton’s “Two Doors Down,†are “laughing and drinking and having a party.†    This Tipplers Revel is a compilation of traditional drinking songs. It begins and ends with that bane of school trips, faculty sponsors, bus drivers and chaperones, “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall.†And between those two bookends come “Rye Whiskey,†“Little Brown Jug,†“Landlord, Fill the Flowing Bowl,†“Jimmy Crack Corn,†“Beer, Beer, Beer (An Ode to Charlie Mops, The Man Who Invented Beer),†“Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight,†“Wein, Weib und Gesang [Wine, Woman, and Song],†“Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes,†“There Is a Tavern in the Town,†“Good Night, Ladies,†“How Dry I Am,†and brief quotes from about a half dozen other melodies associated with quaffing.     For the most part, this arrangement’s time signature is 4/4 and should be played at about 120 BPM. There are, however, two sections of 3/4 time, one of which is marked “tempo di valse,†and the opening and ending few measures should be played rather slowly.     The music should be well within the normal range of the group. Possible exceptions: trumpets play their A above the staff a couple of times.     There are quite a few 16th notes in the allegro sections. (And one could make the argument that at least two sections ought to have been written in 6/8 time. But they weren’t.)     Completed in 2022, performance time runs about 6 minutes, 43 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge. He would like to receive your suggestions, comments, corrections and criticisms. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the Sheet Music Plus 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.) Â
$7.95
Songs of the Warrior
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Brass ensemble
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Contemporary
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Craig Wadley
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Songs of the Warrior
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Wadley Publications
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SheetMusicPlus
Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.983164 Composed by Craig Wadley. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. Wadley...
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Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.983164 Composed by Craig Wadley. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 52 pages. Wadley Publications #3043833. Published by Wadley Publications (A0.983164). This Brass Quintet won the 1996 Fine Arts Festival Music Award at Illinois State University, an international competition. Songs of the Warrior, a Brass Quintet in three movements, utilizes thematic material derived from a twelve-tone row, presented in three contrasting styles. While the piece stands on its own as absolute music following traditional formal structures, the titles of each movement do suggest a setting befitting the mood or atmosphere evoked by the music. I. The Cannon’s Mouth Following a slightly modified version of the classical sonata allegro form, this movement presents the thematic material in a freely atonal setting, Much use is made of variations of ancient two note war-horn calls, which would command soldiers to advance into direct combat with an enemy. II. Amidst the Fallen The second movement evokes images of the aftermath of battle and the horrors left on the field of war. Dynamic and rhythmic elements in the music produce a classic arch form. Melodic and harmonic structures are developed throughout the movement. III. Revelry A complete departure in style from the previous movements, Revelry features upbeat modal harmony and foot-tapping rhythms. Thematic material borrowed from the earlier movements is transformed to conform to the desired atmosphere. The form of the movement is best described as a hybrid rondo and variations. The light-hearted mood is perhaps a reflection of the joy found when a soldier returns to his home. This quintet presents three stylistically distinct movements, yet all are based on the same thematic sources. The first movement is somewhat cerebral and demands much virtuosity from the performers. The second is darker, with some almost lyrical melodic lines. The final movement is nothing if not bombastic. All-in-all, Songs of the Warrior provides a little something for everyone, from Berlioz to Schoenberg, with a little Bernstein on the side.
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