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MUSIC FOR BRASS
(alphabetical order of composer)

Johann Sebastian Bach arr Bevan
PRELUDE 12 in F minor, BWV 881
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba. Duration: c. 1'15".
[Difficult] A delightful gavotte-like movement which could be used in a suite of baroque pieces as a foil to more grandiose movements.'. . . tastefully and effectively arranged . . .'- Winds.
PP0026. Score & 5 parts (including F/E flat Horn, bass clef/B flat Trombone, Tuba/E flat Bass).

Johann Sebastian Bach arr Bevan
SELECTIONS FROM 48 PRELUDES & FUGUES, Vol. 1
4 Bass Tubas. Duration: c. 11'30".
[Advanced] Fugue 5, Fugue 15, Fugue 9 and Prelude 7 from Book 2, freely arranged for four advanced players. May be played separately or, in printed order, as suite. Excellent for ensemble practice (and improving stamina) . . .
PP0031. Score & 4 parts (bass clef only).

Johann Sebastian Bach arr Bevan
TOCCATA & FUGUE in D minor, BWV 565
3 tubas; Euphonium & 2 Tubas [original arr 3 Serpents]. Duration: c. 4'00".
[Advanced] Possibly the best-known of all Bach's organ works. First performed in this version by the London Serpent Trio during the 1991 St Albans Organ Festival, where it delighted an audience of organ fanatics. 'The technical challenges are probably too great for many younger players, but the experienced musician should have little problem'.- TUBA Journal.
PP0012. Score & 3 parts (bass clef only).

Hector Berlioz
COMPLETE OPHICLEIDE PARTS (Including Tuba and Serpent)
PP0027 Volume 1: Single Ophicleide (or multiple ophicleides in unison throughout): Benvenuto Cellini; Le corsaire; Harold en Italie; Huit scènes de Faust; L'Impériale; Lélio; Marche marocaine; Messe solennelle; Le roi Lear; Roméo et Juliette; Scène héroïque (orch); Scène héroïque (band); Tristia: 3 Marche funèbre pour le dernière scène d'Hamlet; Les Troyens; Vox populi: 1. Le menace des francs; 2. Hymne à la France; Waverley.
PP0028. Volume 2: Multiple Ophicleides not in unison throughout: La damnation de Faust; Grande symphonie funèbre et triomphale; Les francs-juges; Hymne des Marseillais; Symphonie fantastique; Grande messe des morts; Resurrexit; Te Deum.
Set of two volumes.

Clifford Bevan
CAROLS4BRASS
[Easy] Twenty traditional Christmas carols, hymns and songs arranged for four-part beginner brass ensemble. A free 8-page leaflet is available from the publisher which includes details of the titles, ranges, keys, etc of the pieces in this collection and includes an order form with a list of the 14 different instrumental parts available.
PP0039. 88-page score & any 8 parts.

Clifford Bevan
FUN4BRASS
[Beginner] A progressive course for four-part brass ensemble, introducing beginner players who can play five notes (from C to G) to the joys of playing together. A free 8-page leaflet is available from the publisher which includes details of the titles, ranges, keys, etc of the 20 pieces in this collection and includes an order form with a list of the 14 different instrumental parts available.
PP0032. 44-page score & any 8 parts.

Clifford Bevan
G F HANDEL'S THIRD TUBA CONCERTO
Tuba & Piano. Duration: c. 5'50".
[Moderately difficult] Three movements - Allemande, Sarabande and Gigue - reminiscent of the great master who died almost eighty years before the tuba was invented. Curiously, a well-known nursery song appears at the end of the final movement. The first and second movements are included in the Guildhall School of Music & Drama's Syllabus of Tuba Exams at Grade 5. 'Although probably not recommended for a doctoral recital, it can reach a wide audience, and is not too difficult to play'.-TUBA Journal.
PP0002. Tuba (bass clef only) & Piano parts complete.

Clifford Bevan
MARCHES4BASSCLEF
Bass clef instruments in 4 parts.
[Varied difficulty] A collection of 20 marches based upon marches4brass (see below), intended for intermediate standard players.The lowest part is cued to enable it be used by instruments incapable of playing below the C beneath the stave. If desired, the percussion part from marches4brass can be used alongside these bass clef parts. '. . . an essential addition to anyone's tuba/euphonium ensemble library'.- ITEA Journal.
PP0059. 68-page score and one each of Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.

Clifford Bevan
MARCHES4BRASS
[Intermediate] Twenty famous marches for four-part brass ensemble, introducing intermediate players to this most enjoyable of repertoires. A free 8-page leaflet is available from the publisher which includes details of the titles, ranges, keys, etc of the pieces in this collection and includes an order form with a list of the 14 different instrumental parts available.
PP0047. 96-page score & any 8 parts.

Clifford Bevan
MOREFUN4BRASS
[Beginner] Twenty pieces arranged to progress at precisely the same levels of difficulty as those in fun4brass, although often these pieces are rather longer. A free 8-page leaflet is available from the publisher which includes details of the titles, ranges, keys, etc of the pieces in this collection and includes an order form with a list of the 14 different instrumental parts available.
PP0058. 54-page score & any 8 parts.

Clifford Bevan
NOT SILENT NIGHT
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone. Duration: c. 2'00".
[Intermediate] Originally composed for prep school musicians. Within the two minutes' duration, four carols come tumbling one upon the other. Fun to play and sounds like real music!
PP0025. Score & 4 parts (including F/E flat Horn and bass clef/B flat Trombone).

Clifford Bevan
VARIATIONS ON 'THE PESKY SARPENT'
Bass Trombone & Piano; Euphonium & Piano [original Serpent & Piano]. Duration: c. 5'00".
[Moderately difficult] Possibly the first piece ever composed for serpent with piano accompaniment, it presents the traditional American song The Pesky Sarpent in various guises. Premiered in Boston, Mass., by Doug Yeo, who has also recorded it with pianist Deborah De Wolfe Emery for release on CD at the end of 2003.
PP0036. Serpent & Piano parts complete.

Clifford Bevan
WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH A DRUNKEN SERPENT?
3 Euphoniums; 3 Tubas [original 3 Serpents]. Duration: c. 2'00".

[Moderately difficult] First European performance by the London Serpent Trio at Wavendon. It may be significant that the USA première was by the Columbia Broken Consort (tuba, serpent and bassoon) which disbanded immediately afterwards. '. . . fun to play, once the players have the syncopation down steady, and is sure to please any audience'. - Serpent Newsletter.
PP0003. Score & 3 parts (bass clef only).

Ben Ellin
A CLOSE ENCOUNTER
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba. Duration: c. 12'00".
[Difficult] A demanding work, composed by a gifted young tubist. The piece presents some strikingly unusual sonorities and makes both technical and musical demands, but these never lie beyond conventional techniques.
PP0061. Score & 5 parts (including Horn in F/E flat, Trombone bass clef/in B flat, Tuba/E flat Bass).

Frescobeardy
BIRTHDAY FUGUE (Fuga Quattrocento a 5)
2 Euphoniums & 3 Tubas [original 5 Serpents]. Duration: c. 2'00".
[Intermediate] A double fugue, first performed in 1990 at the celebrations of the serpent's 400th birthday in St John's Smith Square, London. 'Composed in the style of the clean-shaven Frescobaldi, this double fugue slowly unfolds possibly
the most famous tune known on this planet'. - TUBA Journal.
PP0011. Score & 5 parts (bass clef only).

David Golightly
SERENADE FOR SOLO TUBA
Tuba unaccompanied. Duration: c. 6'30".
[Advanced] A challenging work in three movements. Dedicated to James Anderson, sometime Principal Tuba BBC Symphony Orchestra and for many years Professor of Tuba at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, who gave its first performance.
PP0048. Solo tuba part (bass clef only).

George Hall
BRASS COCKAHOOP
2 Cornets, Horn, Euphonium, Tuba. Duration: c. 3'20".
[Moderately difficult] A jolly encore, composed for an unusual quintet combination including both euphonium and tuba, with plenty of semiquavers along the way.
PP0054. Score & 5 parts (including Euphonium in B flat/bass clef; Tuba in E flat/ bass clef).

George Hall
CONCERTANTE FOR E flat TUBA & BRASS BAND. Duration: c. 5'00".
[Moderately difficult] A solo for tuba with brass band that will be found particularly suitable for school and community bands.
PP0045. Tuba (treble clef), full score & brass band complete.

George Hall
CONCERTANTE FOR E flat TUBA & BRASS BAND. Duration: c. 5'00".
arr for Tuba & Piano by the composer.
[Moderately difficult] An arrangement by the composer of this work originally written for tuba and brass band.
PP0056. Tuba (treble & bass clef) & Piano complete.

Albert Ketèlby arr Humphries
IN A PERSIAN MARKET
3 Euphoniums [original arr for 3 serpents]. Duration: c. 5'00".
[Moderately difficult] A brilliant arrangement, by the leader of the London Serpent Trio, for three low brass of this well-known, colourful, oriental descriptive piece
PP0046. Score & 3 parts.

Henry Kling THE ELEPHANT AND THE FLY (Piccolo & Tuba with Piano) - see below

Josef Kronk
MR BUMBLE
2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone, Tuba. Duration: c. 3'00".
[Moderately difficult] Primarily a Charleston-inflected tuba feature, with opportunities for horn and trombone players to demonstrate their musical skill and feeling. 'Proving once again that music is fun, this musically humorous work will be a show-stopper at any concert'.- Winds. '. . . a good choice for a lighter brass quintet selection or tuba feature'.-TUBA Journal.
PP0009. Score & 5 parts (including F/E flat Horn, bass clef/B flat Trombone, tuba/E flat Bass).
Recorded by Kevin Morgan with ensemble on VIRTUOSO TUBA (ASV CD WHL 2098).

Josef Kronk
MR BUMBLE
4 Trumpets, Horn, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Percussion. Duration: c. 3'00".
[Moderately difficult] Even more scope for 20s sounds in this version, first played by Bentley Brass at the Mitchell Memorial Theatre, Hanley in September 1995.
PP0019. Score & 10 parts (including F/E flat Horn, Bass clef/B flat Trombones, Tuba/E flat Bass).

Josef Kronk
TEMPERANCE SEVEN GRAND SYMPHONIC CHRISTMAS MEDLEY
4 Trumpets, Horn, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Percussion. Duration: c. 3'00".
[Moderately difficult] A new arrangement of a mini-Savoy Orpheans medley first played by the Temperance Seven in 1961. Optional tubular bells, band vocal and tuba solo add glitter to the festive feeling.
PP0030. Score & 10 parts (including F/E flat Horn, bass clef/B flat Trombones, Tuba/E flat Bass).
Hear the original version on PASADENA AND THE LOST CYLINDERS (Lake LACD 77).

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
COMPLETE OPHICLEIDE, SERPENT, BASS HORN AND TUBA PARTS
Elias (Elijah) ophicleide; Festgesang an die Künstler (Festival Song: to the Artist) ophicleide and tuba; Ouverture für vollstände Harmonie-Musik (Overture for Full Wind Band) bass horn; Ouverture: Meerestille und Glückliche Fahrt (Overture: A Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) serpent; Paulus (St Paul) serpent; Ein Sommernachstraum (A Midsummer Night's Dream) ophicleide (as published); Symphonie 5 'Reformation' (Symphony 5 'Reformation') serpent; Trauer-Marsch (Funeral March) bass horn.
PP0049. 48 pages, including Introduction with details of first performances, performing practice, etc.

Otto Nicolai
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR OVERTURE
4 Euphoniums, 4 Tubas [original arr 8 serpents]. Duration: c. 6' 20".
[Moderately difficult/difficult] An edited version of this popular overture. A combination of well-known melodies and lots of scales for everyone make this arrangement well worth the effort.
PP0060. Score & 8 parts (bass clef only).

Raymond Parfrey
PRELUDE & CAPRICE
3 Tenor Trombones, 1 B flat/F Trombone [or Tuba]. Duration: c. 5'00".
[Difficult] A substantial three-movement work. Players will find the music idiomatic, while audiences will find it refreshingly different.
PP0015. Score & 4 parts (bass clef only).

Raymond Parfrey
THREE TUBA PIECES
Tuba & Piano. Duration: c. 7'30".
[Difficult] Three contrasting pieces which may be played either sequentially or individually. Each successfully demonstrates various aspects of the tuba's immense range of expressive powers.
PP0016. Tuba (bass clef only) & Piano parts complete.

Stuart Scott
SONATA FOR BRASS
2 Trumpets, Horn, 2 Trombones, Tuba. Duration: c. 13'00".
[Advanced] A significant three-movement work for the somewhat unusual combination of brass sextet. First performed by The Northern Brass Ensemble, its striking sonorities and driving rhythms make it an ideal piece for six players in search of something different and challenging.
PP0041. Score & 10 parts (including F/E flat Horn, bass clef/B flat Trombones, Tuba/E flat Bass).

Robert Steadman
DELTA IV
4 Trumpets. Duration: c. 2'45".
[Difficult] Spatially separated trumpets: a modern companion to Canzon Cornetto. 'A fine piece, and one which may steal the show.'- Brass Bulletin.
PP0005. Score & 4 parts.

Robert Steadman
SONATA IN ONE MOVEMENT
Tuba unaccompanied. Duration: c. 3'25".
[Advanced] An unusual and demanding work, set for the Tuba Class in the 1991 Geneva International Competition for Musical Performers. 'This is a good piece for college and professional recitals'.- TUBA Journal.
PP0004. Tuba part.

Tim Stevenson
POP!
Trumpet, Horn, Trombone. Duration: c. 2'50".
[Difficult] A worthy successor to Poulenc's Sonata for the same instruments, this is a sophisticated, rhythmically exciting recomposition of Pop Goes the Weasel.
'. . . a most palatable work . . . delights as a trio brim full of humour . . .'- Winds.
PP0018. Score & 3 parts (including F/E flat Horn, bass clef/B flat Trombone).

Arthur Sullivan arr Bevan
THE LOST CHORD
3 Tubas; 1 B flat Trombone, 2 B flat/F Trombones [original arr 3 Serpents]. Duration: c. 2'30".
[Moderately difficult] A Victorian parlour song arrangement premiered by the London Serpent Trio in St Albans Abbey. It was probably the first time in 900 years that a congregation (during the Organ Festival) had erupted into spontaneous and sustained laughter. '. . . should find a niche in any tuba ensemble's repertoire'.- TUBA Journal.
PP0013. Score & 3 parts (bass clef only).

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr Bevan
OVERTURE SOLENNELLE '1812'
Brass Band Low Brass (2 Euphoniums, 2 Baritones [Euphoniums], 2 E flat Basses, 2 BB flat Basses) + unison tutti parts: 6 B flat, 3 E flat, 1 bass clef provided; with optional cannon, bells and audience involvement. Duration: c. 7'00".
[Moderately difficult/difficult] This arrangement for brass band low brass is compatible with, though not identical to, the bass clef tuba version, PP0029. The tutti play the big tune at the end and can consist of any other brass players who happen to be available.
PP0044. Score + 18 parts.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr Bevan
OVERTURE SOLENNELLE '1812'
4 Euphoniums, 4 tubas + Tutti [original arr 8 serpents + Tutti] with bells and cannon. Duration: c. 7'00".
[Moderately difficult/difficult] Can involve the audience: at St John's Smith Square with pins and balloons; at the RNCM and Bromley Music Centre with paper bags. An unforgettable finale '. . . one of the most successful arrangements for massed tubas I have heard, it should work well with any group from high school up, ranges of the top euphonium and tuba parts being the only concern.'- TUBA Journal.
PP0029. Score & 12 parts (bass clef only; tutti parts bass & treble clefs).