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    Gaudete – Brass Quintet

    Gaudete is a 16th century Christmas carol, first published in 1582 in Finland. The carol is referred to as a medieval folk carol, and was most likely written in the late 1400s. It’s origin in unknown.

    There are many notated versions of this carol, with a variety of meters. This arrangement has meters based on the Latin lyrics, thus the 3 + 3 phrasing. The stanzas are followed by a 4-bar refrain.

    The title means rejoice, and the music will bring joy and great delight to your audience.

    Composer: Anne McGinty
    Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, F Horn, Trombone & Tuba
    Duration/# of Pages: ca. 1:40 / 10 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
    Key: N/A

    Score & Parts $21.00
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    God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Brass Quintet

    Beginning simply with solo tuba, the trombone then takes the melody and the tuba adds a chromatic bass line setting the mood of this well known carol. A brief canon leads to the middle section, brighter in tempo, and using fragments of the carol. And then, a rollicking 3/4 version (in one) with the carol joyous and unexpectedly Lydian.

    Christmas is a celebration of joy and exuberance and this clever arrangement will absolutely delight your audience.

    Thanks to the Vista Brass Quintet for recording this piece. My gift to you is the complete recording. Please note that it is under the Hear an Excerpt as there is no charge.

    The Vista Brass Quintet performers:
    Emily Lawyer, Tim Winfield – Trumpet
    Anne Marie Cherry – Horn
    Charles Lilly – Trombone
    Todd Eames – Bass Trombone

    Composer: Anne McGinty
    Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, F Horn, Trombone & Tuba
    Duration/# of Pages: ca. 4:00 / 21 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
    Key: N/A

    Score & Parts $25.00
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    Good King Wenceslas – Brass Quintet

    Good King Wenceslas is an unusual Christmas carol in that its text makes no mention of the Nativity. Instead, the carol recounts an act of beneficence which took place around St. Stephen’s Day (December 26th). This arrangement for brass quintet musically accompanies the procession of the sainted King and his page on their benevolent journey.

    The mp3 excerpt is performed by the Sine Nomine Brass Quintet. (Used with permission.)

    Composer: Mark Questad
    Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, F Horn, Trombone & Tuba
    Duration/# of Pages: ca. 3:40 / 13 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
    Key: F-Eb-F

    Score & Parts $21.00
    MP3 *Performed by the Sine Nomine Brass Quintet $0.99
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    Greensleeves – Brass Octet

    This ever popular Renaissance song (also known as What Child Is This?) is presented in many different forms, from simple statements of the melody with accompaniment to richly textured chromatic versions, making full use of the many colors available in a brass octet. A fresh and creative approach to this familiar English carol.

    Performers:

    Marissa Benedict, Larry Hall – Trumpet
    Andrew Pelletier, Bruce Hudson – Horn
    Alex Iles, Phil Keen – Trombone
    Bill Reichenbach – Bass Trombone
    Doug Tornquist – Tuba

    Composer: Anne McGinty
    Instrumentation: 2 Bb Trumpets, 2 F Horns, 2 Tenor Trombones, Bass Trombone & Tuba
    Duration/# of Pages: ca. 5:15 / 26 pages, 8.5″ x 11″
    Key: N/A

    Score & Parts $25.00
    MP3 $0.99