Brass Quintet

Ludwig van Beethoven – Ode to Joy – Alla Marcia from Symphony No. 9, op. 125

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Percussions ad libitum: bass drum, cymbals and triangle.

This famous chorus – nowadays known as The Anthem of Europe – is preceded here by the marching band section. The arrangement cleverly keeps close to the original score and fits perfectly with the sonority of the brass ensemble. It is suitable for any kind of festivities and can also be performed together with a choir and solo tenor.

3' 13"

Penko Gelev.

12-5

Franz Schubert – Valses nobles op. 77, D969

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Originally for piano, this collection of 12 waltzes was written for Viennese ballrooms a few months before the composer passed away. It is their lilting and distinctive Viennese rhythm, rubato, balanced phrases, straightforward form, gliding middle voices, melodic suspensions, and unexpected harmonic subtleties that attract the listener.

9' 45"

Penko Gelev.

13-2

Carl Maria von Weber – Jägerchor from Euryante

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

2' 13"

Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dance No. 16

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

2' 55"

Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Second trumpet plays also flügelhorn.

24'

11-8

Edvard Grieg – Wedding Day at Troldhaugen from Lyric Pieces op. 65, No. 6

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Probably the most popular among the Lyric pieces by Grieg, Wedding Day is arranged in its entirety according to its concert version for solo piano, but with the brilliance of a symphony orchestra score, that brings a feel of festiveness.

6' 20"

Penko Gelev.

02-6

P. I. Tchaikovski – Trepak – Russian Dance from The Nutcracker

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

1' 05"

Giuseppe Verdi – Va, pensiero Aria of the choir from Nabucco

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

The chorus of the jewish slaves from the opera Nabucco impresses the audience in every single performance. This arrangement lets the brass quintet sound equally mild and homogeneous, both in the soft dynamics and in the grandiose sonority, so characteristic of Giuseppe Verdi.

4' 22"

Giacomo Puccini – Nessun Dorma – Prince Calaf's aria from Turandot

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Trumpet parts in B are available on demand.

The solo in this beautiful aria is given to the trombone. Set in the original key, it could also be sung by a tenor voice along with the quintet.

2' 54"

Giacomo Puccini – Humming Chorus – from Madam Butterfly

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

This well-known melody is sung while drowsing Cio-Cio-san waits for her beloved Pinkerton to pay her a visit. It is the trombone in sotto voce which is given the wonderful, masterly solo in the quintet. Set in the original key, the Humming Chorus could be performed also with a choir.

3' 10"

Penko Gelev.

09-5

Jacques Offenbach – Cancan – from Orpheus in the Underworld

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

2' 05"

Isaac Albèniz – Capricho Catalan from España op. 165 No. 5

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

6' 12"

Paul Dukas – Fanfare preceding La Péri

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Composed in 1912 to precede the ballet La Péri and originally written for the entire brass section of the symphony orchestra, these brilliant Fanfares are performed independently on stage as arranged for brass quintet. Paul Dukas cleverly manages the sonority of brass instruments and their ability to sound pompous but also lyrical, convincingly delivering both rich harmonies and a complex polyphonic texture.

2' 04"

Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose – five children's pieces

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

First trumpet plays also on tam-tam, second trumpet – chimes, horn – water-whistle.

This is probably the best piece of music written for children ever. Each of the quintet members is given wonderful solos throughout the whole work.

16' 55"

Penko Gelev.

05-7

Manuel de Falla – Dance of the Miller's Wife – (Fandango) – from The Three-cornered Hat

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

The miller's wife dances the Fandango and pretends to be so absorbed in her dance as not to notice the return of the Corregidor, who betrays his admiration of the dancer. Her joyful Fandango closes the first act of the ballet El sombrero de tres picos (1919), from Manuel de Falla.

4' 05"

Penko Gelev.

16-3

Manuel de Falla – The Neighbours' Dance – (Seguidillas) – from The Three-cornered Hat

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Evening of the St. John's Night (Midsummer's Night). The neighbours come to celebrate the feast at the mill. Men and women drink and dance. It is a fine Andalusian night, fragrant, starlit, and mysterious. Danza de los vecinos – a beautiful Seguidillas, opens act two of the ballet El sombrero de tres picos (1919), from Manuel de Falla.

3' 25"

Penko Gelev.

14-9

Manuel de Falla – Dance of the Miller (Farruca) – from The Three-cornered Hat

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

The miller's wife gracefully thanks her friends and asks her husband to dance for them. The Miller's Dance – a passionate Farruca, follows The Neighbour's Dance in act two of the ballet El sombrero de tres picos (1919), from Manuel de Falla.

2' 56"

Manuel de Falla – Dance of the Magistrate – (Menuetto) – from The Three-cornered Hat

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Percussions ad libitum: castanets.

Before crossing the bridge, the Corregidor indulges in the mannerisms of Don Juan. The old dandy advances with the air of a seducer, contemplates the window of his beloved, and sighs and smiles at the thought of his approaching bliss. He draws a little mirror from his pocket and tries to look at himself and arrange his neckcloth by the moonlight. At last he decides to cross the bridge, but suddnely the moon is hidden by a passing cloud...

2' 00"

Penko Gelev.

17-0

Manuel de Falla – Final Dance – (Jota) – from The Three-cornered Hat

Arranged for Brass Quintet by Ivaylo Hristov.

Since it is St. John's Night, a large number of people drop in across the bridge and fill the esplanade in a procession, carying a banner on which the effigy of the Corregidor is displayed. General dance, during which the old coxcomb is identified, and the miller and his wife are reconciled. The Corregidor, scoffed at by the crowd, has received so many cuffs that he lets himslef drop to the ground completely confounded. The people lay hold of him and joyously toss him on a blanket, like some rueful puppet. This is the final Jota from the ballet El sombrero de tres picos (1919), from Manuel de Falla.

4' 15"

Penko Gelev.

18-7

A complete set of all main dances from The Three-cornered Hat by Manuel de Falla, where the brass quintet plays real flamenco in the wonderful transcriptions of Ivaylo Hristov over composer's own concert versions of Dance of the Miller's Wife, Fandango (518), Dance of the Neighbours, Seguidillas (519), Dance of the Miller, Farruca (507), Dance of the Magistrate, Menuet (520) and the Final Dance, Jota (521). This priceless addition to the brass quintet repertoire is now available at the bulk discount of 22%.

16' 41"

This is a complete set of all arrangements for brass quintet by Ivaylo Hristov and published here by Edition Elm. The set includes 19 editions (numbers 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 513, 514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520 & 521) and offers 14,5% discount.

103' 54"