What a Friend

$24.99

  • Composer: Charles Crozat Converse
  • Instrumentation: Brass Quintet
SKU: BWBE074 Category:

Description

This piece for brass quintet is built around the tune of the popular hymn What a Friend we have in Jesus, arranged by Ivan Andrews. The euphonium starts the piece with a flourish – the preacher’s call to listen. After a slow introduction of the main tune, the piece soon moves into a jazz style variation played on the cornet/trumpet.  Two other tunes appear, first one to which the words ‘I love him better every day’ are often sung, and the second, in a more reflective mood, tells ‘This is why I love my Jesus’.

The original melody in its variation form returns  in a swing style to finish the piece. A number of variations of instrumentation are available as below:

Instrumentation

  • Part 1 – Cornet/Trumpet Bb
  • Part 2 – Horn (includes parts in Eb & F)
  • Part 3 – Trombone/Baritone (includes bass clef and Bb treble clef parts)
  • Part 4 – Euphonium (includes bass clef and Bb treble clef parts)
  • Part 5 – Tuba (includes bass clef and Eb & Bb treble clef parts)
  • Drum Set

Additional information

Weight 14 oz
Composer

Charles Crozat Converse

Instrumentation

Brass Quintet