Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór

I have been obsessed with this tune since the first time i heard it. It has such a profound "longing" quality to it, and the melody is sweeping and gorgeous. It was written by the traveling harpist Turlough O'Carolan.  When arranging It, I made sure that it would work for brass quintet, despite some challenges for range. Woodwinds will have an easier time with this arrangement, but decent brass players (high school+) should be able to make it sound great as well. When performing I recommend taking as many liberties and freedoms tempo, dynamics, even some ad lib embellishments if you feel comfortable. Percussion can definitely do some ad-libbing--and feel free to go beyond the parts for snare/bass/tambourine. 

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Sailor's Hornpipe

This is an adaptable quintet arrangement of the famed "Sailor's Hornpipe." Rather than have the highest pitch instrument play the melody the entire time, it passes from instrument to instrument throughout. This is meant to make it a bit more interesting to play for the performers, but also add variety to a tune that's been arranged in so many settings. This will also make it more achievable by younger players by breaking it up some. 

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Amazing Grace

This is an arrangement of the famous "Amazing Grace." It has been set for adaptable wind quintet and goes through several arrangements and interactions of the melody, with a mixture of different harmonies and key centers. This would work well as a set during a wind quintet performance, especially as incidental music. ​As with everything, it would also work well as a flexible instrumentation concert band piece. 

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