John Williams brass quintet piece?

a2ba4u · Post by **a2ba4u** » Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:14 pm

I'm not aware of any JW originals for BQ. As for published, LEGAL arrangements, the only one that I can think of is Jack Gale's arrangement of the Superman theme. I couldn't tell you whether this chart is still available or not. There are, of course, numerous illegal arrangements floating around that are usually only obtained by copying a copy of copyb that was recopied from the original, illegible manuscript 25 years ago. Your best bet would be to get in contact with the dude from BVD press, your local university library, and any professional/semi professional quintets in your area.

Kyle

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 12:54 am

There is an arrangement of Quidditch from Harry Potter for a larger brass ensemble (orchestral brass section). And if you play it, you need to be able to count!

BVD Press · Post by **BVD Press** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:07 am

BVD Press dude here.

As far as I know, there is nothing for Brass Quintet currently available. In the late 70's or early 80's there was a version of the Star Wars Main Theme, but is long out of print.

There is a version by Jack Gale of Stars Wars. It contains a few moevements or sections, but personally I did not find it appealing.

There are a bunch of John Williams charts for larger brass ensembles and a horn quartet from Harry Potter. That's all I know about.

I asked permission to make an arrangement of a suite from Harry Potter a year or so ago. I was told by Warner Bros. I needed to contact John Williams. I asked the next logical question: What's his phone number? I didn't get a response and have not followed up on it. Maybe it is time to try again!

It sure would be nice to have some of his charts for Brass Quintet!!!