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Scarborough Fair is a traditional English ballad about the Yorkshire town of Scarborough, famously recorded by Simon and Garfunkel. This arrangement is available in versions for full brass band, concert band or 8 piece brass ensemble plus percussionist. -
Sonata Pian’e Forte is by the Venetian composer Giovanni Gabrieli and was probably written to be played as part of a service at St Mark’s, Venice. This is the earliest known piece to specify both the instruments to be played AND the dynamics in the written music. This arrangement is available for full brass band or 8-piece brass ensemble. -
gemini is a virtuosic solo for unaccompanied cornet - ideal for student recitals - inspired by the constellation of the same name. -
Land Under Wave is a challenging extended solo for cornet with piano accompaniment, inspired by the 'Wee Free Men' books by Terry Pratchett. -
This version of the famous 16th century Coventry Carol is a new and exciting arrangement of the traditional carol, available in versions for full brass band or smaller ensemble -
Dragon Dances is a virtuosic showpiece solo for tenor horn, commissioned by Owen Farr and featured on his 2014 solo CD 'A New Dawn'Dragon Dances is one of the most exciting and energetic pieces to be written for the tenor horn - Owen Farr
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The Sword and the Star is a concert overture for brass band which features the Scottish lament "The Flowers of the Forest". It was written for Middleton Band and the title refers the Assheton family crest which features in the arms of the town, and the 'Flodden Sword' captured at the battle in 1513 and still kept in St Leonard's Church in Middleton. -
The Sunne Rising is slow, melodic solo for euphonium in a Romantic style. -
A simple, relatively easy melodic solo for tenor horn and brass band. Also available with a piano accompaniment. This work is available as a PDF download. -
This arrangement of Boccherini's charming suite of Spanish folk tunes features four of the original seven movements, including the famous Passe Calle which featured in the final scenes of the film Master and Commander. -
Es ist ein Ros Entsprungen is a simple arrangement for brass band of Praetorius’s chorale, with countermelodies and a small amount of added percussion, suitable for bands of all standards. -
strange geometry is a virtuosic showpiece for brass band commissioned by Hammonds Saltaire Band for the 2015 Brass in Concert Championship.It's a full on journey through our Solar System. Descriptive, intense and dramatic - www.4barsrest.com
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