In 1609, Michael Praetorius harmonized the version of Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming with which most of us are familiar. His contemporary, Melchior Vulpius, created a four-voice canon on the same
Perhaps the most beautiful of Johann Sebastian Bach's melodies, Come, Sweet Death has been transcribed for clarinet quartet reflecting performance interpretations created by organist, Virgil Fox,
Written for the Charlottesville Horn Club, Fanfare and Frolic is a mixture of the serious and the not-so-serious.... The fanfare is stately in an A-B-A format with the middle section in contrast
Fanfare and Frolic is a mixture of the serious and the not-so-serious.... The fanfare is stately in an A-B-A format with the middle section in contrast, not unlike the trio of a march. The 'Frolic'
Do not let the slow start to this piece deceive you! Containing many contrasting sections, this work is a medley of O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel); Of the Father's Love Begotten
This is an abridged transcription of the Gloria from John Taverner's 1530 mass, "Western Wynde (Wind)," for flexible brass quartet. Parts are provided for two trumpets (the second is a duplicate of the F
This lovely carol dates from 15th century Germany. Both words and music are from unknown sources, but Michael Praetorius' harmonization of the carol in 1609 remains virtually unchanged. This arrangement for
Proem and Scamper was composed for the Charlottesville Horn Club. The short 17-measure proem (a fourteenth century term for preface or prelude) is quickly connected to an animated 'chase' where all
Proem and Scamper was originally composed for the Charlottesville Horn Club, then transcribed for saxophones. The short 17-measure proem (a fourteenth century term for preface or prelude) is