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Composer

Rachmaninoff, Serge
(1873 - 1943)

Blessed Art Thou, O Lord 

Originally for SATB chorus, this is a beautiful choral work from the Vespers (Opus 37, No 9).

(423.11) 3 B flat Trumpets, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba

Etude Tableaux Opus 39 No 6
  - Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf

Low brass play the part of the big bad wolf - trumpets and horns play the poor frightened little girl

Etude Tableaux Opus 39 No 9 - Easter Bells

Rachmaninoff had big - no, huge hands.  Brass, anyone? Brilliant!  And fun.

(423.11) Piccolo in b flat, E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba

Vocalise - Romance Opus 34, No 14

Rachmaninoff's famous vocalise for brass - Not arranged as a feature for any particular instrument but rather the lovely melody is shared by several.

Works beautifully for brass ensemble, as arranged by Michael Allen

(423.11) E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet (doubles piccolo)
2 Flugelhorns, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba

Ravel, Maurice
(1875 - 1937)

Alborada del Gracioso

Arrangement written for the Summit Brass and first performed at the 2004 International Trumpet Guild Festival in Denver, Colorado - virtuoso work arranged from Ravel's original piano score

Recorded by the Summit Brass on
Summit DCD 500 - A Summit Brass Night

$ 60.00

10' 00"

virtuoso

Fairy Garden  

La Jardin Feerique from Mother Goose

arranged by Michael Allen

(423.11) - B flat Piccolo, E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet
Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

(with optional Timpani, Percussion and Harp)

Menuet Antique

One of Ravel's earliest piano works

arranged by Michael Allen

(423.11) - B flat Piccolo Trumpet, E flat Trumpet
B flat Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Rimsky Korsakov, Nicolai
(1844 - 1908)

Farewell of the Tsar

from the opera The Tale of Tsar Sultan

Recorded by the Burning River Brass
on Dorian xCD90277 - Of Knights and Castles

arranged by Michael Allen

423.11 and percussion

Procession of the Nobles - Coming Soon

from the opera Mlada

arranged by Michael Allen

423.11 and percussion

advanced

Rossini, Gioacchino
(1792 - 1868)

Overture to the Barber of Seville

arranged by Michael Allen

(423.11) - B flat Piccolo Trumpet, E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet (doubling on Flugelhorn), Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 3 Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba

Overture to Semiramide

arranged by Michael Allen

(423.11 p) - E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet (doubling piccolo), B flat Trumpet (doubling on flugelhorn), Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Salieri, Antonio
(1750 - 1825)

The Emperor's Fanfare

Originally an organ work, this arrangement features
dueling piccolo trumpets

Recorded by the Burning River Brass
on Dorian xCD90277 - Of Knights and Castles

arranged by Michael Allen

423.11 and timpani

Scheidt, Samuel
(1587 - 1654)

Galliard Battaglia

arranged by Michael Allen for 423.11 brass ensemble

FMP	Recorded by the Boulder Brass

2 B flat Trumpets, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Schumann, Robert
(1810 - 1856)

Romance No 1  

Opus 94, No. 1 written in 1849 - originally a work for oboe and piano.  This orchestration features no particular instrument in the ensemble, but rather capitalizes on available colors in the ensemble to create a 'new' sostenuto romantic work for brass.

arranged by Michael Allen for 423.11 brass ensemble

Piccolo in B flat, Trumpet in E flat, Trumpet in B flat, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Romance No 3  

Opus 94, No. 3 written in 1849 - originally a work for oboe and piano.  This orchestration features no particular instrument in the ensemble, but rather capitalizes on available colors in the ensemble to create a 'new' sostenuto romantic work for brass.

arranged by Michael Allen for 423.11 brass ensemble

Piccolo in B flat, Trumpet in E flat, Trumpet in B flat, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Stanley, John
(1712 - 1786)

Trumpet Voluntary  

Opus 6, No. 5 written in 1752

arranged by Michael Allen for 423.11 brass ensemble

2 B flat Piccolo Trumpets, Trumpet in E flat, Flugelhorn
2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Strauss, Richard
(1864 - 1949)

Allerseelen (All Soul's Day)

Opus 10, No. 8 written in 1885

arranged by Michael Allen for 423.11 brass ensemble

Trumpet in E flat, Trumpet in B flat, 2 Flugelhorns, 2 Horns
2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba

Suppe, Franz von
(1819 - 1895)

Light Cavalry Overture - Coming Soon

B flat Piccolo Trumpet, E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba

advanced

Poet and Peasant Overture  

E flat Trumpet, 2 B flat Trumpets (one doubling Piccolo)
Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone
Euphonium, and Tuba

Vaughan Williams, Ralph
(1872 - 1958)

English Folk Song Suite - Coming Soon

E flat Trumpet, 2 B flat Trumpets (one doubling Piccolo)
Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone
Euphonium, and Tuba, optional percussion

Vivaldi, Antonio
(1678 - 1741)

Concerto in A flat major

Originally the Violin Sonata in F major (RV20), made famous by Maurice Andre in a brilliant transcription for Trumpet and Strings.

This arrangement was commissioned by Ryan Anthony and premiered by Ryan at the annual Brass Bash in Dallas Texas.

Solo B flat Piccolo Trumpet, E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 2 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, and Tuba

Wagner, Richard
(1813-1883)

Trauersinfonie

Trauersinfonie was originally scored by Wagner for large windband and is based on themes from Carl Maria von Weber's Euryanthe.  It was first performed on December 14, 1844 during the torchlight procession that carried the remains of Weber from the Dresden train station to his final resting place, some eighteen years after his death in London.

(443.11) - B flat Piccolo Trumpet, E flat Trumpet, B flat Trumpet, Flugelhorn, 4 Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba and Field Drum (required)