Star Spangled Banner
This is an adaptable quintet version of the Star Spangled Banner. I wrote this to be as functional as possible in various scenarios.. anything from a band concert to a baseball game. Any time you need to play it, you just need the five parts covered. Enjoy!
Note: the two arrangements only differ slightly in the parts, the arrangement is the same.
Note: the two arrangements only differ slightly in the parts, the arrangement is the same.
Holiday Music with (very) Flexible Instrumentation
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MAJOR UPDATES
to these arrangements (including percussion part / alto clef part / other edits)
Also...... STRINGS KEYS!!! All updated arrangements are being transposed to "strings friendly" keys!!!
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MAJOR UPDATES
to these arrangements (including percussion part / alto clef part / other edits)
Also...... STRINGS KEYS!!! All updated arrangements are being transposed to "strings friendly" keys!!!
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Behind the Music
In my home town of Spartanburg, we kick off the holiday season with an event call "Dickens of a Christmas." People dress up as though they're in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. There is food, exhibits, and most importantly, music. I've been able to get my band program wired into the festival by providing small chamber groups throughout downtown. To facilitate my ever-evolving program, I've arranged a ton of Christmas Tunes with very flexible instrumentation. Here's how it works:
How it Works
The music is arranged around the model of a brass quintet. I've expanded to add woodwinds covering all of the various parts. For example, you can use an alto sax playing Part III instead of a horn. You could achieve the tunes with a clarinet ensemble, a saxophone ensemble, a mix-matched woodwind ensemble.... the possiblities are endless! Enjoy!
** Virtual Performance Notice **
For those that would like to perform this in an online/recorded manner. GO AHEAD! I am totally fine with you using these arrangements for any type of virtual performance. Just put a link to direct other musicians that might be interested in using the arrangements as well.
MERRY CHRISTMAS :)
For those that would like to perform this in an online/recorded manner. GO AHEAD! I am totally fine with you using these arrangements for any type of virtual performance. Just put a link to direct other musicians that might be interested in using the arrangements as well.
MERRY CHRISTMAS :)
And for those of you that need to make edits or upload to Smartmusic, below are the XML files.
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If Ye Love Me - (Thomas Tallis)
This first arrangement is one I did years ago for a marching band warm-up chorale. It's straightforward (aside that students will really need to count carefully for entrances) and a great opportunity to develop a rich, dark ensemble sound. It's in A Flat.. so nice warm band key (especially those Db chords 🤩)
Second is a 2022 update to make it more suitable for concert band. I arranged the second half of the piece AND included a transposition into Bb Major. Parts are in portrait. This would definitely work for marching band as well, but I concert-band-ified it. The music was first published in 1565. That's really old.
