brass quintets A thru M
Colonel Bogey March
by Kenneth Alford [Frederick Joseph Ricketts]
trans. Paul Weikle
Tubist Weikle expertly transcribed this piece for standard brass quintet, and while beginning ensembles can master it, college and professional groups will find it effective.
WM #50…$13.00
“Allegro” from Brandenburg No.3
by J.S. Bach
trans. Chris Sharp
This transcription utilizes the flugelhorn and euphonium to create a truly sonorous and individual setting for the brass quintet. The piece may also be performed with the standard instrumentation of two trumpets in Bb, horn, trombone, and tuba.
WM #26…$10.00
Arioso
by Johann Sebastian Bach
trans. Michael Stewart
Composer, conductor, trumpeter, Michael Stewart returned to a Baroque Era classic in this this transcription for brass quintet. This well know tune will work very well in any setting a brass quintet will play. Usable for college and professional ensembles, it is also very accessible for the high school students as well.
WM #399…$9.50
Christmas Suite
by J.S. Bach
trans. Dr. Michael Brown
Three selections from J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio constitute this suite for brass quintet. The outer movements, which are light and quick, reflect the happiness of the season. The middle movement is a very handsome chorale.
WM #204…$23.00
Citizen Fanfare
by Dr. Richard Bailey
Dr. Richard Bailey, wrote this powerful fanfare for the celebration of immigrants on the day of their citizenship to the United States of America. Now this majestic work is available for the standard brass quintet.
WM #143…$5.00
Three Gospel Tunes
by William Bradbury & G.H. Cook
arr. Dr. Michael Brown
Gospel tunes have the power to lift our spirits and cheer us. They are also just plain fun to play! Here Dr. Brown has set three well known tunes for brass quintet. Each caringly considered and rendered for the ensemble. These will be a satisfying and enduring addition to your quintet’s library.
WM #305…$15.00
Three More Gospel Tunes
arr. Dr. Michael Brown
As the title makes plain, here is the completion of a set of gospel tunes arranged by Dr. Brown. Written on commission from the state of Mississippi Council for the Arts. The pieces were written for the faculty brass quintet at Mississippi State University and inspired by America’s fertile tradition of folk music. These are pieces that can be used in church as well as the concert hall.
WM #315…$18.00
Hungarian Dance No.5
by Johannes Brahms
trans. Michael Brenner
Of the 21 orchestrated gypsy songs by Johannes Brahms titled Hungarian Dances, Brenner transcribed number 5, one of the most popular, for brass quintet. The virtuoso style and scoring for piccolo trumpet in Bb is sure to delight audiences.
WM #27…$9.50
Appalachian Folk Songs for Children
trans. Michael R. Brown
Dr. Brown has set three light-hearted tradition tunes from Appalachia for brass quintet. Melodious and fun: Frog Went A-Courting, An Inconstant Lover, and The Barnyard Song, can be performed as a suite or as stand alone pieces. What a wonderful addition to the repetoire, certainly to be a hit with audiences of all ages.
WM #411…$11.00
Sonata No.1
by Luigi Cherubini
trans. Harry Stanton
The Cherubini Sonatas are a mainstay of the horn players repertoire. The Sonata No.1, is a beautiful flowing lyrical composition in ABA form. In this transcription the original flavor of the work is retained by holding true to the original horn part and modifying the string parts for the rest of the brass quintet. I hope you enjoy playing these transcriptions and agree that Cherubini’s music should be heard more often.
WM #228…$7.50
Sonata No.2
by Luigi Cherubini
trans. Harry Stanton
Cherubini’s Sonatas, a mainstay of the horn repertoire is revisited here by former pedagogue Harry Stanton. With this transcription the original horn part is kept while modifying the string parts for the brass quintet, in order to preserve the inherent excitement of the original. The Second Sonata is a fun filled movement that is highlighted by several flashy cadenzas and a “pyrotechnic” ending.
WM #229…$15.50
Rags & Tatters
by Edward Clark, Jr.
trans. Walt Oliver
This real crowd pleaser has been arranged for brass quintet. It includes foot stomps, syncopations in all voices, and loads of rah-rah enthusiasm.
WM #33…$9.50
The Maid of the Mist
by Herbert L. Clarke
trans. Dale Hedding
This exciting piece by Herbert L. Clarke, the master of the technical showpiece, is scored for brass quintet. Demonstrative virtuosity of the trumpet is what this piece is all about. Show off the first trumpeter in your quintet!
WM #39…$13.50
Suite Sixteen
trans. Barton Cummings
This ambrosial suite of pieces is as flexible as it is accessible. Set for brass quintet with trumpets in Bb, this transcription will work well for high school and college quintets as well as the professional. Performed as a whole or singly, these works will do well in every setting imaginable. The pieces “feature a good variety of moods and tempi . . . and are a welcome addition to any quintet concert.”
Mike Halverson, ITA Journal, Vol. 28 #2, Spring, 2000.
WM #131….$8.50
Ave Maria, gratia plena
by Josquin Desprez
trans. Dr. Michael Brown
Josquin’s Ave Maria, although, not as well known as Schubert’s, clearly shows his obeisance to the Virgin and is no less passionately beautiful. Written for and performed at the Madrigal Dinners at Indiana Wesleyan University, this transcription will greatly enrich your Christmas Celebrations.
WM #191…$9.50
Stabat Mater
by Josquin Desprez
trans. Michael Brown This lovely work by the Renaissance composer Desprez has been masterfully set by Dr. Brown. This piece enjoys the free harmonic structure of the Flemish composer and the different instruments each have an occasion to stand out in the ensemble. This piece works well in recital as well as wedding ceremonies.
WM #323…$10.50
Pié Jesu
by Gabriel Fauré
trans. J. Scott Mousseau
The Pie’ Jesu for soprano in Faure’s Requiem has been set by trombonist Mousseau for the Seattle Chamber Brass. The text comes from the Latin “Dear Jesus, Lord, grant them eternal rest.” This features a solo trumpet within the brass quintet setting.
WM #61…$14.00
Trombone Sam
by Luther Fisher & Martin Sperzel
arr. Harry Stanton
Trombone Sam is a delightful ragtime piece from the early 1900’s masterfully arranged by Mr. Stanton. What words could better illustrate how entertaining it will be to program and play this piece than a few words from the chorus of this tune:…Everybody’s crazy over Trombone Sam, When he starts a pumpin’ with all his might Hear the crowd shoutin’ “he’s the goods alright”…
WM #371…$5.50
Panis Angelicus
by César Franck
trans. Michael Brown
The melody of Cesar Franck’s Panis Angelicus is known throughout the world for its beauty. Michael Brown has superbly set this iconic piece for brass quintet.
WM #343…$7.50
Mighty Joyful Celebration
by Sandra Gay
Combining the brilliance of brass with the majesty of the organ Ms. Gay has written a piece incorporating three beloved tunes: A Mighty Fortress is Our God, Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Ode to Joy), and Let Us Celebrate the Glories of Our God (Rondeau by Joseph Mouret). If you are looking for a piece that the congregation will enjoy, the brass players enjoy and the organist will enjoy…even the pastor will enjoy, this is it!
WM #419…$16.50
Festival Antiphon for Easter Day
by Sandra Gay
Based on the hymn tune, “Jesus Christ is Risen Today,” for the celebration of Easter this piece for five brass and organ can easily be used on many church occasions. The instrumentation can be for three trumpets and two trombones or two trumpets, horn, and two trombones.
WM #324…$7.50
Scholastic Edition Three Nordic Songs
by Edvard Grieg
trans. John Jay Hilfiger
This collection of three pieces, “National Song,” “Peasant’s Song,” and “Sailor’s Song” consists of three short works from the well-known Norweigan composer. They are tuneful and will serve the young ensemble well.
WM #261…$11.00
Faith of Our Fathers
by Henri F. Hemy
trans. Chris Sharp
Enliven your church music repertoire with this lively new transcription. Mr. Sharp takes the well known hymn by Henri F. Hemy [St. Catherine] and does what he does best, turning it into a bubbly dance like setting that will work wonderfully as a prelude, offertory, or postlude.
WM #434…$7.00
O God, Our Help
by John Jay Hilfiger
New to WEHR’S MUSIC HOUSE catalogue, Dr. Hilfiger has entered a piece that will come to great use of all those church gigs. Written in a robust declamatory style while conservative in ranges, this work will make your brass sextet (2 trumpet, 1 horn, 1 trombone, 1 euphonium, 1 tuba) or quintet sound as if Gabriel himself is in the ensemble.
WM #164…$6.50
Prelude on “A Mighty Fortress”
by John Jay Hilfiger
“Ein’ Feste Burg,” which Martin Luther based on Psalm 46, is the single most powerful hymn of the Protestant Reformation Movement and is regarded as one of the noblest and most classic example of Christian hymnody. Dr. Hilfiger has ingeniously set this for brass quintet which is as programmable for a concert hall as for a church.
WM #203…$9.50
Jupiter’s Theme
by Gustav Holst
trans. Michael Stewart
Composer, conductor, and trumpeter Michael Stewart has transcribed this wonderful theme from Holst’s most famous work The Planets. This piece for brass quintet has all the zing and pizzazz of the “Bringer of Jollity.”
WM #269…$7.50
A Moving Sea Between the Shores
by Ben Kon
Moving Sea Between The Shores was composed in 2010 for the composer’s sister, Elizabeth Holmes, and her husband Jonathan Holmes. The title is a reference to a passage from Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet. The work consists of a slow, lyrical melody, set above a rising and falling ostinato in the lower voices, mimicking the steady undulation of ocean waves. This is briefly interrupted by a more lively dance-like section, before settling back down and quietly coming to a close.
WM #453…$12.00
Top Liner Rag
by Joseph F. Lamb
trans. Harry Stanton
Here is a charming short piece for the brass quintet. Joseph F. Lamb was a well known and published composer of “ragtime” music in the early 20th century. Although now greatly overshadowed by his contemporary Scott Joplin, I believe you will find Lamb’s work to be well crafted, enjoyable and easily programmable. WM #298…$10.50
To a Wild Rose
by Edward MacDowell
trans. Jamie Wehr
This colorful and melodic ballad from MacDowell’s Woodland SketchesOp. 51 is transcribed for brass quintet. This beautiful piece includes parts for Bb and C trumpet.
WM #67…$9.00
Told at Sunset
by Edward MacDowell
trans. Jamie Wehr
The final vignette from Edward MacDowell’s Woodland Sketches Op. 51 is now transcribed for brass quintet. This transcription includes both Bb and C trumpet parts.
WM #70…$12.00
In Autumn
by Edward MacDowell
trans. Jamie Wehr
Your brass quintet will enjoy this frolicking selection from Edward MacDowell’s Woodland SketchesOp. 51. It includes both Bb and C trumpet parts.
WM #71…$11.50
At an Old Trysting Place
by Edward MacDowell
trans. Jamie Wehr
This charming wee trifle from the Woodland Sketcheshas now been set for standard brass quintet. This transcription comes with parts for trumpets in C and Bb.
WM #85…$7.00
From an Indian Lodge
by Edward MacDowell
trans. Jamie Wehr
From the Woodland Sketchescomes this impassioned lament. Set for standard brass quintet (trumpet parts in C and Bb), this transcription will show off the strength, and timbre of the ensemble.
WM #86…$7.50
A Deserted Farm
by Edward MacDowell
trans. Jamie Wehr
This laconic little work is certain to stir the melancholy hearts of the audience.
WM #100…$5.50
Si, Ch’io Vorei Morire
by Claudio Monteverdi
trans. Walt Oliver
A prolific writer of madrigals and other works for voices, Monteverdi’s music holds special favor in many choral libraries. This transcription by Walt Oliver, previously released in a compilation [WM #34], is now available as a single piece for brass quintet.
WM #372…$8.00
Fire, Fire
by Thomas Morley
trans. Dr. Michael Brown
The many motets of Morely, one England’s best known Renaissance composers, work well as transcriptions for brass. This jaunty ditty tells of the amours of Spring and works well in light concerts as well as in more formal settings.
WM #192…$5.50
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
trans. Michael Stewart
Many of Mozart’s most known and beloved melodies come from this serenade. Here in his latest transcription for Wehr’s Music House, Mr. Stewart sets three of the original seven to make charming suite for brass quintet. This suite and its separate movements can be effortlessly programmed for a wide range of concert settings.
WM #297…$32.00
Minuet & Trio
by W.A. Mozart
trans. Michael Stewart
Taken from Mozart’s beloved piece, Eine Kleine Nachtmusic, Dr. Stewart takes the liltingly perky Minuet and sets it for brass quintet. Such a piece can be used from church settings to concert performances.
WM #418…$7.50
“Kyrie” from the Requiem K.626
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
trans. Dale Hedding
The RequiemK. 626, Mozart’s last work, was incomplete at his death. The contrapuntal and inventive KYRIE movement is scored for standard brass quintet instrumentation.
WM #32…$9.50