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Quartets & Trios for Trombones or
Sackbuts, and some Brass Quartets/Quintets,
edited or arranged by John Kilpatrick
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The music on this page is all in the
public domain and may be freely used, and be altered if required; please preserve any copyright notices
or whatever makes the arranger or originator clear.
PLEASE NOTE: I may not liberally add expression, slurs, etc., especially to
early music. Absence of these does not mean play unmusically!
All the pieces on this page are
now in MuseScore 3. MuseScore 4 has now been released, but if this is used
the layout of the pieces may be incorrect; in
particular, the paging may be wrong (e.g. one page + a few bars on the next
page). Both the latest and older versions of MuseScore can be downloaded for
free
from
here .
There are likely also to be format problems with Music XML. Some midi files
contain unwanted pauses and unpaused run-ons on play-back
| Free Quartet Music
(+ trio + quintet) |
Trombone clefs: A=Alto, T=tenor, B=bass; in some pieces the 4th part needs
to be a bass trombone. Many pieces are suitable for Sackbuts, though the description is always given as Trombone. Clefs are sometimes chosen by chance rather than by wisdom. ICONS: |
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JOHN KILPATRICK |
Antique Suite |
Trombone trio BBB
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A suite of 4 movements loosely inspired by Susato. In Bb. About 4 minutes. |
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Trombone quartet BBBB
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SUSATO For an Urtext edition of Danserye complete, see
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Danserye Selection 1 |
Brass quartet Trp, Hn, Tbn, Bass
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All or a subset may be played as a suite. The pieces have been transposed to lie within the range of the instruments. The bass part is best played on bass trombone or euphonium (rather than at tuba pitch, say). |
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Danserye Selection 2 |
Brass quartet or quintet Trp, Hn, Tbn, Bass
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Similar to above. The first 3 pieces are on the same theme "Mille ducas en vostre bource". | |
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Basse Danses 1 & 2 |
Trombone quartet ATTB/TTTB
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These three each comprise Danserye pieces that can be played on a consort of instruments, or often four equal instruments. | |
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Basse Danses & Morisque |
Trombone quartet ATTB/TTTB
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Allemaigne, Pavane & Galliarde |
Trombone quartet TTTB
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BEETHOVEN |
Three Equali |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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CHERUBINI |
O salutaris hostia (Bb) |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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from IMSP for voices TTBB |
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JOSQUIN des PREZ |
Alma Redemptoris Mater |
Trombone quartet BBBB
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From CPDL (James Gibb) for voices TTTB (choral style) transcribed to BBBB. |
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HANDEL |
Lascia Ch'io Piango |
Brass quartet 2 x Trp, Hn, Tbn
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MARINI |
Canzon 3 |
Trombone quartet ATTB/TTTB
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MENDELSSOHN |
Zwei geistliche Choere |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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Two male-voice (TTBB) unaccompanied motets:
Set in the original key. |
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Lift Thine Eyes |
Trombone trio BBB
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From Elijah, transposed down an octave | |
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MOZART |
Ave Verum Corpus |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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Arranged from choral piece; transposed down a fifth. |
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NANINI |
Hodie Christus natus est |
Trombone quartet BBBB
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PALESTRINA |
Hodie Christus natus est |
Trombone quartet BBBB
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Arranged from choral pieces with narrow
voice ranges, e.g. SSAA. |
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Adoramus |
Trombone quartet BBBB
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Ave Maria (I) |
Trombone quartet BBBB
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Ave Maria (II) |
Trombone quartet TBBB
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SCHEIN |
Two pieces à 4 |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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from Banchetto Musicale |
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SCHEIDT |
Canzon Cornetto |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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These pieces are arranged from guitar versions on IMSLP. In Christe Some liberties are taken with the pitch and order of the parts. |
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Christe, qui lux es et dies |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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VECCHI |
Mi vorrei trasformare (il grillo) |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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"The Cricket"; a humorous madrigal. |
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VICTORIA |
Two motets |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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From choral pieces; (O vos & Duo transposed down a fifth) |
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Duo Seraphim |
Trombone quartet TTBB
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