“I thought I was in Heaven, the Tuxedo Brass Band had some funeral marches that would just touch your heart, they were so beautiful.” Louis Armstrong
Take a leaf out of Louis’ book, browse our sheet music and scores, and explore all the beautiful sounds of the brass band today!
The term ’brass band’ refers to several different styles of ensemble. There are magnificent brass bands in New Orleans that not only employ brass instruments, but also clarinets and saxophones. The sousaphone is also used in these jazz ensembles from time to time, as well as in hip-hop and funk ensembles. There are also brass bands in Eastern European folk music in various constellations.
The most well-known form of brass band is arguably the British Brass Band. At the beginning of the 19th Century, British coal mines founded factory bands, to give workers an extra incentive, and to promote the mine. The Salvation Army also played a major role in the development of the British Brass Band, from 1880 all officers and soldiers were instructed to learn to play a woodwind or brass instrument.
The usual line-up for these brass bands consisted of 25 players, with 3 or 4 percussionists. The wind parts (played by cornets, a flugelhorn, tenor horns, baritone horns, euphoniums, trombones and tubas) were often transposed, and mostly notated in the treble clef, with the exception of the bass trombone. Nowadays, there are brass bands in Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands and Switzerland in particular, which make music to a very high level.
New Sounds in Brass
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 814245
Pops For Ensembles
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 327529
for: Brass band
CD
Item no.: 982496
Curnow Music Brass Band
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 956615
Five States of Change
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975867
for Brass Band
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 892326
for Brass Band
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 890588
Brassband
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 958399
Concert and Contest Collection CBHA
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 866302
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1023033
Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band en Fanfare
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 878855
Opening Showpiece
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 958507
Brilliant Marches
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 883840
De Haske Easy Band Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 875744
Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Percussion
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 958424
Brassband
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 957830
Brassband
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 957856
De Haske Pop Collection
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 888061
On a poem by Laurence Binyon
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975671
from Messiah
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975266
Elite Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975613
Fanfare Prelude
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 877950
Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band en Fanfare
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 863307
Flexible 4 Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 876509
Konzertwerk
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 958616
As performed by Tina Turner
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 884339
Ceremonial Series
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975464
Klassik
for: Brass band
Set of parts
Item no.: 980855
Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band en Fanfare
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 863175
Based on Mohrentanz (La Mourisque) by Tylman Susato
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 891674
Debut Series (Anglo)
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975631
for: Brass band
CD
Item no.: 1210937
Music for Brass Band
for: Brass band
CD
Item no.: 956597
Ceremonial Series
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975173
from Frozen
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 807297
for Solo Bb Euphonium and Brass Band
for: Euphonium, brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1549437
Beriato Chorales
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 999637
as performed by Supertramp
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 813628
Elite Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975446
Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band en Fanfare
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 869120
Debut Series
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 975191
Cory Band - Philip Harper
for: Brass band
CD
Item no.: 1211266
Opening Showpiece
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 959071
Concert and Contest Collection Brass Band en Fanfare
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 885458
Hymnen und Choräle
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 999486
Anglo Music Midway Series
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 975992
New Sounds in Brass
for: Brass band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 871824
Concert Suite
for: Brass band
Score
Item no.: 1000625