J.S. Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue for Brass Quintet, arranged by Andrew Meronek
- AndrewMeronek
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I wrote this last year, and finished it just right when the pandemic hit. So, I never got a chance to read through this with a brass quintet I was playing with at the time. Frustrating, as I put in a lot of work and I think it turned out pretty nice.
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- hyperbolica
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Very nice. Who arranged the version Empire Brass played? This has to be my favorite Bach for brass. Will you publish this?
- AndrewMeronek
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[quote="hyperbolica"]Very nice. Who arranged the version Empire Brass played? This has to be my favorite Bach for brass. Will you publish this?[/quote]
Offhand, I don't know wrote wrote their arrangement. I did see that the Canadian Brass version used E-flat trumpets. So at least in that sense I wanted to give it a different take. There's also a few other arrangements that only use part of the piece. I wanted to get in the whole thing.
Offhand, I don't know wrote wrote their arrangement. I did see that the Canadian Brass version used E-flat trumpets. So at least in that sense I wanted to give it a different take. There's also a few other arrangements that only use part of the piece. I wanted to get in the whole thing.
- AndrewMeronek
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As far as publishing, I've never had much luck getting any publisher to pay attention. I'm not a famous composer or arranger and I haven't written for famous enough people.
- Posaunus
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Andrew,
Masterful. Excellent arrangement. :good:
I'd love to try playing it, but my current quintet isn't up to it. :weep:
But perhaps you could at least copyright and sell the arrangement to a few TromboneChatters. :idk:
Masterful. Excellent arrangement. :good:
I'd love to try playing it, but my current quintet isn't up to it. :weep:
But perhaps you could at least copyright and sell the arrangement to a few TromboneChatters. :idk:
- Vegasbound
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[quote="AndrewMeronek"]As far as publishing, I've never had much luck getting any publisher to pay attention. I'm not a famous composer or arranger and I haven't written for famous enough people.[/quote]
Just publish it yourself, and sell through your own website and forums like this
Just publish it yourself, and sell through your own website and forums like this
- AndrewMeronek
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[quote="Posaunus"]Andrew,
Masterful. Excellent arrangement. :good:
I'd love to try playing it, but my current quintet isn't up to it. :weep:
But perhaps you could at least copyright and sell the arrangement to a few TromboneChatters. :idk:[/quote]
Thank you for the kind words. 8-)
Technically, copyright exists the moment I create it. Typically, people say "publishing" to mean getting a contract with some distributor like JW Pepper.
Masterful. Excellent arrangement. :good:
I'd love to try playing it, but my current quintet isn't up to it. :weep:
But perhaps you could at least copyright and sell the arrangement to a few TromboneChatters. :idk:[/quote]
Thank you for the kind words. 8-)
Technically, copyright exists the moment I create it. Typically, people say "publishing" to mean getting a contract with some distributor like JW Pepper.
- Vegasbound
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Let us know how much you want for it ?
- AndrewMeronek
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[quote="Vegasbound"]Let us know how much you want for it ?[/quote]
Looks like at some point I put it in this list:
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Looks like at some point I put it in this list:
<LINK_TEXT text="https://andrewmeronek.com/musical-works ... ensembles/">https://andrewmeronek.com/musical-works-for-sale/other-ensembles/</LINK_TEXT>
- CalgaryTbone
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I'd be interested in purchasing it too! Nice arrangement!
Jim Scott
Jim Scott
- LeTromboniste
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Have you tried submitting arrangements to Gordon Cherry or Warwick Music for publications?
- Cotboneman
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I will be very interested in purchasing your work myself. It's an excellent arrangement, and the guys I play with can pull it off. I'll bookmark your site. Congratulations!
- AndrewMeronek
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[quote="LeTromboniste"]Have you tried submitting arrangements to Gordon Cherry or Warwick Music for publications?[/quote]
Not in a long while.
Maybe as there are several very kind comments here, it might be worth trying with this arrangement? Still, I'm skeptical. As the saying goes, music is not a meritocracy.
Not in a long while.
Maybe as there are several very kind comments here, it might be worth trying with this arrangement? Still, I'm skeptical. As the saying goes, music is not a meritocracy.