Brass band repertoire
A free database of brass band music: facts and links for each work. This is a proof of concept with 148 sample works. About this site.
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| Title | Composer | Type | Difficulty | Duration | Contest sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea | Philip Harper | Test Pieces | Third Division; Second Section; Third Section; Second Division | ||
| Akhnatonstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Alienusstub | Thomas Doss | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| American Sketchesstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| The Ancient Templestub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Arabian Nightsstub | Stephen Roberts | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Arkansas | Jacob de Haan | Test Pieces | Grade 4 (De Haske / Hal Leonard) | c. 9:35 | Third Division; Third Section; C Grade |
| Aubade – Dawn Song of the Fabulous Birdsstub | Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Audivi Media Noctestub | Oliver Waespi | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Aurorastub | Joel Thoor Engström | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Ballet for Band | Joseph Horovitz | Test Pieces | c. 12:00 | Championship Section; Grand Shield; First Section; Senior Trophy; Senior Cup | |
| Between the Moon and Mexicostub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Beyond the Falls – The Smoke That Thunders | Andrew Wainwright | Test Pieces | First Section | ||
| Brass Blotstub | Håkon Berge | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| A Brussels Requiemstub | Bert Appermont | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Burlesque for Brass Bandstub | Rob Goorhuis | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Calibanstub | Arthur Butterworth | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Call of the Seastub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section; Third Section; Fourth Section | ||
| Celebrationstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section; First Section | ||
| A Celtic Suitestub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Ceremonystub | Michael Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Chainstub | Piet Swerts | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Ciacona Seriastub | Henk Badings | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Connotationsstub | Edward Gregson | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Contest Daystub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Contest Musicstub | Wilfred Heaton | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Cuban Overture | George Gershwin (arr. Philip Sparke) | Overtures | Grade 5 (Philip Sparke) | c. 10:19 | Championship Section; B Grade |
| Dear Cassandrastub | Ludovic Neurohr | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Devon Fantasystub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section; Fourth Section | ||
| Diversions – Variations on a Swiss Folk Song "Der Heimetvogel"stub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| Divertimentostub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Dynastystub | Peter Graham | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Eine kleine Nachtmusikstub | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Second Section; Third Section | ||
| Electrastub | Martin Ellerby | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Elgar Variations | Martin Ellerby | Test Pieces | E - Difficult (Studio Music) | c. 14:00 | Senior Cup; Championship Section; A Grade Brass |
| The English Maidenstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section; Third Section | ||
| The Essence of Timestub | Peter Graham | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Everybody's Childstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Extreme Make-Overstub | Johan de Meij | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Festival Musicstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Five Blooms in a Welsh Gardenstub | Gareth Wood | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Four Dances from Checkmatestub | Arthur Bliss (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| The Four Noble Truthsstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Four Preludesstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section; Third Section | ||
| Fowey River Suitestub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Fraternitystub | Thierry Deleruyelle | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| A French Suitestub | Alexandre Boëly (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Froissart Overturestub | Edward Elgar (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| From Ancient Timesstub | Jan Van der Roost | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Frontierstub | Michael Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| The God Particle, op. 87stub | Rolf Rudin | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Harmony Musicstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Heroes of the North | Peter Graham | Test Pieces | Playable by 4th section bands (Gramercy Music) | c. 10:00 | Fourth Section |
| High Peakstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section; First Section | ||
| Holiday Overture for Brassstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| A Holiday Suitestub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Homewardstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Impromptustub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Indian Summer | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | B - Easy (Studio Music with R. Smith) | Third Section; Fourth Section | |
| Introduction, Elegy and Capricestub | Morley Calvert | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Journey Into Freedomstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section; First Section | ||
| Kaleidoscope – Five Variations on the "Brugg Song"stub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| A Kensington Concertostub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section; First Section | ||
| The Land of the Long White Cloudstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section; First Section | ||
| Le Chant de l'Alpestub | Jean Balissat | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Les Preludesstub | Franz Liszt (arr. Bram Gay) | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| A London Overturestub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section; First Section | ||
| The Lost Circlestub | Jan Van der Roost | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Main Streetstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| A Malvern Suitestub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| The Maunsell Fortsstub | John McCabe | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Montreux Wind Dancesstub | Carl Rütti | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Morning Rhapsodystub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section; Second Section | ||
| Muckle Fluggastub | Rory Boyle | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Music for a Festivalstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Music for Battle Creekstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Music of the Spheres | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Grade 6 (Philip Sparke) | c. 16:00 | Championship Section; Grand Shield; Honours Division |
| Myth Forest – Hestefallstjønnstub | Stig Nordhagen | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| The Night to Singstub | Bramwell Tovey | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Oasisstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| Odysseystub | Kevin Norbury | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| On the Shoulders of Giantsstub | Peter Graham | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Partitastub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Petite Suite de Balletstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section; Fourth Section | ||
| Portrait of a Citystub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| The Princess and the Poetstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| A Psalm for All Nationsstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Red Earthstub | Roland Wiltgen | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Red Prieststub | Philip Wilby | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Reflections on Swan Lakestub | Stephen Roberts | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Refrains and Cadenzasstub | Thomas Wilson | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Resurgamstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section; Second Section | ||
| A Road Less Travelled By | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Grade 6 (Philip Sparke) | Championship Section; Premier | |
| Rococo Variationsstub | Edward Gregson | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Royal Parksstub | George Lloyd | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| A Rural Suitestub | Charles Woodhouse (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| The Saga of Haakon the Goodstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | First Section | ||
| Saints Triumphantstub | Philip Wilby | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Salamanderstub | John McCabe | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Sand and Starsstub | Thierry Deleruyelle | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Scottish Festival Overturestub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Seascapes With High Cliffsstub | Ian Wilson | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Seidstub | Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Sinfonietta for Brass Band – The Wayfarerstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Championship Section; First Section | ||
| Slaidburn | William Rimmer | Marches | 4th section + (Wright & Round) | Fourth Section; Class D | |
| Snow Island | Thierry Deleruyelle | Test Pieces | Grade 3.5 (De Haske / Hal Leonard) | c. 9:30 | Second Section; First Division; Third Division; Third Section |
| Song of Courage | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| Soundsstub | John Golland | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Spiritistub | Thomas Doss | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| St. Magnusstub | Kenneth Downie | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| St. Michael's Mountstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Star Crossed Lovers | Stephen Roberts | Test Pieces | c. 16:30 | Grand Shield; Elite Division | |
| Suite Gothiquestub | Léon Boëllmann (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Second Section; Third Section | ||
| Sunrisestub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| Sunset Rhapsodystub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section | ||
| Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes from Saint-Saëns' 3rd Symphonystub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Symphonic Musicstub | Paul Huber | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| A Tale As Yet Untoldstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Tallis Variationsstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Thanksgivingstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Theme and Eight Variations from Enigmastub | Edward Elgar (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Themes from Symphony No. 1stub | Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Themes from Symphony No. 5stub | Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Themes from Symphony No. 9stub | Ludwig van Beethoven (arr. Eric Ball) | Test Pieces | Championship Section; Second Section | ||
| Third Rhapsody on Negro Spiritualsstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section; Third Section | ||
| Three Haworth Impressions | Gordon Langford | Test Pieces | First Section; Third Section; Class A; Challenge Section; Class B; Class D | ||
| Three Miniaturesstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Three Songs without Wordsstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Time for Outrage!stub | Marco Pütz | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Titan's Progressstub | Herman Pallhuber | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Tournament for Brassstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Second Section; First Section | ||
| Transitions in Energystub | Fredrick Schjelderup | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Triptychstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Third Section | ||
| Tritticostub | James Curnow | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| The Triumph of Timestub | Peter Graham | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Un Vie de Matelot | Robert Farnon | Test Pieces | D - Advanced (Studio Music with R. Smith) | c. 10:00 | Championship Section; Grand Shield; Senior Trophy |
| The Undauntedstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | First Section | ||
| Valerius Variationsstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Fourth Section | ||
| Variations on 'Was Lebet' | Andrew Wainwright | Test Pieces | Second Division; First Section; First Division | ||
| Variations on an Enigmastub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Venus & Jupiterstub | Gustav Holst (arr. Stephen Roberts) | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Vienna Nightsstub | Philip Wilby | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Visions of Gerontiusstub | Kenneth Downie | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Vita Aeterna Variationsstub | Alexander Comitas | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Where Angels Flystub | Kevin Houben | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| The World Rejoicing (Variations on a Lutheran Chorale)stub | Edward Gregson | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| The Year of the Dragonstub | Philip Sparke | Test Pieces | Championship Section | ||
| Youth Salutes a Masterstub | Eric Ball | Test Pieces | Fourth Section |