Free Holiday Music
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:37 pm
Once again, I am offering free downloads of a couple of "seasonal favorites" in swing/jazz style. One is for tuba quartet and the other is for brass quintet, same as last year.
We all get tired of playing (and hearing) Jingle Bells in 2-4 so I wrote a swing version for brass quintet. Of course I called it Swingle Bells instead of you-know-what-that-I'm-so-tired-of-hearing.
Ding Dong Merrily on High was another carol that seemed to lend itself to swing and this free version is for tuba quartet. Of course I changed the title to Swing Swing Merrily on High.
These arrangements are both intended as music for a gig, not concert tunes. I tried to make them playable by good players who have to last through a 2 hour gig. There should be nothing to trip up a couple of subs either. Key signatures might challenge some folks but they are fun to play and really not that difficult. Best of all... they're free!
There are demo sound files and you can download the PDF parts here. Enjoy!
We all get tired of playing (and hearing) Jingle Bells in 2-4 so I wrote a swing version for brass quintet. Of course I called it Swingle Bells instead of you-know-what-that-I'm-so-tired-of-hearing.
Ding Dong Merrily on High was another carol that seemed to lend itself to swing and this free version is for tuba quartet. Of course I changed the title to Swing Swing Merrily on High.
These arrangements are both intended as music for a gig, not concert tunes. I tried to make them playable by good players who have to last through a 2 hour gig. There should be nothing to trip up a couple of subs either. Key signatures might challenge some folks but they are fun to play and really not that difficult. Best of all... they're free!
There are demo sound files and you can download the PDF parts here. Enjoy!