Title | Composer | Arranger | Publisher | Comments |
English Renaissance Music | various | Robert Birch | PP Music | We like the first movement the best. |
Canzona Prima a 5 | Giovanni Gabrieli | Arnold Fromme | Chamber Music Library | Another neat piece. |
Canzona Per Sonare No. 2 | Giovanni Gabrieli | James Gray | Allen Music Company | Can't go wrong with Gabrielli! |
Concerto | Bach/Vivaldi | David Baldwin | Brassworks Music | From the Canadian Brass! |
Contrapunctus | J.S. Bach | "Take your pick!" | There are many excellent adaptations of these! | |
Little Fugue in G minor | J.S. Bach | Neil Balm | Brassamerica | Very playable. |
Canzona Bergamasca | Samuel Scheidt | De Jong | Ensemble Publications | A lively canzona, a standard. |
Dance Suite from "Tersichore" | Michael Praetorius | Dean Allen | Theodore Presser | Collection of dances, nice variety. |
Intrada | Johann Groh | Robert King | Robert King | Just a nice early piece. |
My Spirit Be Joyful | J.S. Bach | Harry Herforth | A FREEBIE from the I.T.G. Journal | |
Kanon | Johann Pachelbel | Fred Mills | Canadian Brass Publications | Canadian Brass rendition (tuba players HATE to play this piece!) |
Rondeau | Jean Mouret | Robert King | Robert King | Tasteful version of the "Masterpiece Theater" theme. |
Sonata No. 22 | Johann Pezel | Robert King | Robert King | Nice imitation between high and low brass. |
Three Pieces | Anthony Holborne | John Glasel | Chamber Music Library | Three contrasting movements. |
Two Pieces | Anthony Holborne | Robert King | Robert King | Two more Renaissance dances. |
Two Ayres for Cornetts and Sagbuts | John Adson | Robert King | Robert King | Nice and light. |
The Rejoicing | G.F. Handel | Chuck Seipp | CJ Seipp Music Publications | 2 versions~ Program Opener (trumpets alone play first theme) and a tutti beginning. |
Two Trumpet Tunes and Air | Henry Purcell | Robert King | Robert King | Familiar and easy to perform. |
Three Pieces | Johann Pezel | Robert King | Robert King | Ditto |
Prince of Denmark's March | Henry Purcell | Fred Mills | Brassworks Music | Canadian Brass arrangement of the familiar wedding processional (calls for piccolo trumpet!) |
Musik from the Royal Fireworks | G.F. Handel | Gamble | Three movements from the larger work. | |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring | J.S. Bach | Parente | Music Express | We use tuba in the first phrase instead of the written trombone. |
Water Music | G.F. Handel | Bill Holcombe | Musicians Publications | Solid arrangement of four familiar movements. |
"Spring" from the Four Season | Antonio Vivaldi | Kris Dorsey | Music Express | Not real easy, but realistic (and the tuba gets to trill!) |