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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.

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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. :tuba:

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. 8)