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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.)

Jazz Minuet in G Major (for British Style Brass Band) Brass ensemble

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1026133 Composed by Christian P…(+)

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1026133 Composed by Christian Petzold (1677-1733). Arranged by Richard Jones. Baroque,Contemporary,Jazz. Score and parts. 52 pages. Richard Jones #5968417. Published by Richard Jones (A0.1026133). Until the 1970s the Minuet in G Major was attributed to the great Johann Sebastian Bach. For centuries musicologists believed it was an original composition as it was a part of the manuscript notebook compiled by Bach and his wife Anna Magdalena Bach, in 1725.Petzold was born in Konigstein, Germany, in 1677 and little is known about his exact birth date. Relatively few pieces ofhis have survived the centuries, but the inclusion of his two minuets in the Anna Magdalena Notebook, remain the most famous of these.The theme to the Minuet in G was used in 1966 by the American pop group The Toys, in their song 'A Lover's Concerto'.In this arrangement I have syncopated the theme and accompanying parts to create a jazz feel. From letter A the theme appears in the cornet and euphonium lines and then at letter B the theme is transferred to the horn section. Whilst the theme is in the horn section there is a counter riff in the baritones and trombones, and a simple jazz syncopation in the cornets. At C the key changes to the sub-dominant key of C and the back row cornets get the tune in a simple but syncopated form whilst a flowing counter melody continues in the lower instruments. Then at D the euphoniums, baritones and basses have their chance and the syncopation appears in the horns and interjections in the cornets. After the D.S the the piece goes to the Coda, which hasthe tune split between each of the sections of the band with a fortissimo climax.
$19.99 18.41 € #Brass ensemble #Christian Petzold #Jazz Minuet in G Major #Richard Jones #SheetMusicPlus

Gliding Dance of the Maidens from Polovtsian Dances ("Stranger In Paradise") Brass ensemble

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808675 Composed by Alexander Bo…(+)

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.808675 Composed by Alexander Borodin (1833â€“1887). Arranged by F. Leslie Smith. Broadway,Holiday,Musical/Show,Romantic Period,Wedding. Score and parts. 19 pages. Sweetwater Brass Press #3130463. Published by Sweetwater Brass Press (A0.808675). Â Â Â Â The defeat of Igor Svyatoslavich, a Rusâ€™ prince, in his 1185 campaign against invading Cuman (Polovtsy) tribes was immortalized in the Russian epic, The Lay of Igorâ€™s Campaign. Seven centuries later, Alexander Borodin started work on an opera based on that old tale. Borodin died before finishing, but Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov completed Prince Igor, and it was performed for the first time in 1890. Sixty-three years later the Broadway production Kismet opened featuring songs adapted by Robert Wright and George Forrest from the music of Borodin. Arguably, the most popular of the showâ€™s songs was Stranger in Paradise, which was based on the Gliding Dance of the Maidens from the Polovtsian Dances of Prince Igor. Â Â Â Â This beautiful brass quintet arrangement of Gliding Dance of the Maidens was adapted from the orchestra score. The key is A major, time signature is 4/4 and tempo marking is Andantino at the opening, slowing to a suggested quarter note = 63 at measure 15. Trumpets, Horn in F and Trombone all play a few grace notes. Highest notes for Trumpets are their G-sharp just above the staff; for Trombone, E above the staff. While not particularly challenging technically, the key to playing this piece is interpretation and feeling.Â Â Â Â This arrangement was completed in 2017, and performance time runs about 2 minutes, 38 seconds. The arranger, Les Smith, will be happy to provide substitute parts (for example, treble clef baritone for trombone) at no charge; contact him directly at lessmith61@bellsouth.net. For more arrangements by Les, enter Sweetwater Brass Press (without the quotation marks) in the 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.)
$7.00 6.45 € #Brass ensemble #Alexander Borodin #Gliding Dance of the Maidens from Polovtsian Dances #Sweetwater Brass Press #SheetMusicPlus

Air on the G String for Brass Quartet

Air on the G String for Brass Quartet Brass ensemble

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792130 Composed by Johann Sebas…(+)

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.792130 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Terrett, Keith. Baroque. Score and parts. 8 pages. Gordon Cherry #3666855. Published by Gordon Cherry (A0.792130). One of Bachâ€™s greatest works, the Air on the G String from Orchestral Suite No. #3 in D has been arranged for Brass Quartet by Keith Terrett in the key of F. A nice comfortable arrangement of about 4 minutes in length for intermediate performers. Instrumentation is for 2 Trumpets in Bb, Trombone and Tuba/Bass Trombone. The Trombone and Tuba parts are also provided in Bb Treble clef.
$10.00 9.21 € #Brass ensemble #Johann Sebastian Bach #Air on the G String for Brass Quartet #Gordon Cherry #SheetMusicPlus

#Air on the G String for Brass Quartet

Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 - arr. for Double Brass Quintet Brass ensemble

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1005637 Composed by J.S. Bach (…(+)

Brass Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1005637 Composed by J.S. Bach (1685 - 1750). Arranged by Rudy Volkmann. Baroque. Score and parts. 42 pages. Rudy Volkmann #6039579. Published by Rudy Volkmann (A0.1005637). This is probably Bach's least-known of the great preludes and fugues - often ignored by organists. It's a great piece for double brass quintet, with lots and lots of thematic trade-offs. It's a great chance to show off the internal integrity of the group - and a lot of fun to put together. It's transposed to F for the brass.
$35.00 32.23 € #Brass ensemble #J #Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541 - arr. for Double Brass Quintet #Rudy Volkmann #SheetMusicPlus

For the Love of the Game

#For the Love of the Game

Thine is the Glory

Thine is the Glory Brass ensemble

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.941236 Composed by G.F.HANDEL. …(+)

Brass Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.941236 Composed by G.F.HANDEL. Arranged by Stephen J. Rumbold. Baroque,Easter,Sacred. Score and parts. 22 pages. Stephen J Rumbold #4337653. Published by Stephen J Rumbold (A0.941236). This joyous, contrapuntal setting of Thine is the Glory is for brass ensemble, piano, organ and optional timpani. The brass parts are: 3 Bb trumpets, 2 horns, trombone and tuba, with an optional substitute flugelhorn (1st Horn) and trombone (2nd Horn) parts which can be used to cover the horn parts, if needed. For maximum flexibility, F and Eb horn parts are included.This is a bright, festival setting of the hymntune Judas Maccabeus, suitable for a church service or other ceremonial usage. There's a hidden Easter Egg in the arrangement (Hint: the horns/piano at measure 27 [Rehearsal letter C])Time: 2:09
$11.00 10.13 € #Brass ensemble #G #Thine is the Glory #Stephen J Rumbold #SheetMusicPlus

#Thine is the Glory

The Grasshoppers' Dance

#The Grasshoppers' Dance