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Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:44 am
by hubert
I am about to start a brass quartet (2 trumpets/cornets/flugels; 1 tenorhorn/french horn and 1 euphonium/trombone). I would welcome suggestions for good compositions and arrangements, with indications from where to get it (for free will have our special attention

). All players are advanced level.
Thanks for your help,
Hubert
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 3:10 pm
by sweaty
Here are some excellent quartets:
http://billholcombe.com/store/index.php ... pdjin9j0c5" target="_blank" target="_blank
Some of these will be played on the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage on January 29th by National Symphony Orchestra Youth Fellows. This particular quartet has a tuba instead of trombone/euphonium, so he just changes octaves whenever appropriate.
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 4:16 am
by hubert
Thanks a lot, sweaty.
Very helpful. Perhaps I even can attend the concert! Marvellous hint!
Hubert
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:31 am
by hubert
Thanks a lot, knuxie. I had a quick look. Indeed an impressive catalogue.
Hubert
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:25 am
by tclements
Look into our libraries (3) for ideas. If you see something you are interested in, I can help with a description.
http://www.humboldt.edu/brass/musiclibrary.html" target="_blank
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:11 pm
by hubert
Thanks for your generous offer, Tony.
Hubert
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:14 pm
by sweaty
A brass quartet of unusually accomplished young kids performed at the Kennedy Center in DC, right across the river from the Tuba-Euphonium Conference. Here is the link:
http://www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/ ... rce_type=B" target="_blank" target="_blank
Click on the 1/29/14 performance, they start at 38:15, and it is necessary to use headphones or large external speakers to hear the tuba.
Gabrieli ed. King Canzona per sonare No. 2
Pachelbel arr. Thomas/Holcombe Canon in D
arr. Holcombe Tiger Rag
Sousa arr. Holcombe Washington Post
Nathanael High, Forrest Johnston- trumpets
Gabrielle Pho- French horn
Diego Stine- tuba
The arrangements work very well, the tuba parts are good (even on the Canon), and the Tiger Rag is particularly fun!
Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 10:34 pm
by Heavy_Metal
These guys have some nice pieces too:
http://www.dorm40music.com/" target="_blank" target="_blank
Most of these are quintet pieces but might work in a quartet situation too. Worth checking out.
Fellow TubeNetter Craig Garner has arranged quite a few pieces for sale here.

Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:14 pm
by swillafew
Thanks for the tips! I am Mr. Holcomb's newest customer.

Re: Music for brass quartet?
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:28 pm
by Gandalfe
Love this version of the Tuba Rag at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04PWhO6wd2A" target="_blank. Even nicer, there is a link to the sheet music.
