A Christmas Festival is the most famous Christmas medley of all and was originally composed in 1950 by Leroy Anderson for Arthur Fiedler’s Boston Pops Orchestra. This sparkling selection includes, Joy to the World, Deck the Halls, God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

Duration 7 Mins.

Full score and Parts.

A Christmas Trifle by Andrew Duncan is a fantasy for brass band based on the famous English Carol, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.

The piece begins very lively before changing to a more jazzy style with a walking bass. This is followed by a jazz-waltz in 5/4 with solos for flugal, euphonium and soprano cornet which leads into a slow chorale section, gradually building from p to fff. This is followed by the final section which begins with a simple sleigh bell pulse over which the Tchaikovsky Christmas favourite, Trepak from the Nutcracker Suite is merged with the God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen theme bringing A Christmas Trifle to a rousing close.

To listen to a sound file of A Christmas Trifle scroll down on this page.

Silent Night is an Austrian Christmas Carol written by Franz Gruber,  (1787-1863).

Franz Gruber was an primary school teacher, organist and composer who lived in the village of Arndorf in Austria.  Silent Night (Stille Nacht) has become one of the best loved   Christmas Carols ever written.

This arrangement for brass band imagines Christmas morning in a small Austrian village, such as Arndorf, with the sound of the local church bells ringing out along with the sound of a choir singing Silent Night accompanied by the local band..

The arrangement features the tubular bells playing a simple descending scale, which is also played by muted cornets (2nd and 3rd cornets). After 2 verses of the hymn the coda features a short trombone trio with a jazzy feel which leads into a final scale from the tubular bells and cornets bringing the piece to a peaceful close.

To hear a sound file of Silent Night scroll down.

Arranged for brass band by Lynda Nicholson Patapan is a French Christmas Carol written by the French composer, Bernard de la Monnoye (1641-1720). 

The words are written from the perspective of the Shepherds in Bethlehem, playing their drums and flutes at the birth of Jesus. 

“Patapan” mimics the sound of the drums and the scale passages on the the flutes. 

Patapan begins with a solo side drummer playing a punchy rhythm in 2/2 with a tambourine being added before this rhythm underpins the melody played by the full band. A section featuring the trombones follows before the main theme returns after which a short duet for Euphonium and flugal leads into a rousing final section with a Rock feel. This final section has the full band playing with the tunes in the cornets, a fast quaver movement in the middle of the band and cleverly, the melody in counterpoint in augmentation played by the trombones.

This arrangement is part of the Lynda Nicholson Collection

To hear a sound file of Patapan scroll down.

Arranged for brass band by by Lynda Nicholson The Golden Carol is a traditional Old English Christmas Carol.

The words tell of the Three Kings following the Star to Bethlehem to see Jesus on Christmas morning. The tune is anonymous, but has a medieval feel, similar to other carols, such as I Saw three Ships.

The Golden Carol begins in a 5/4 jazz waltz rhythm with a solo Eb Bass being joined a few bars later by by a solo trombone then a solo horn, before more instruments (including percussion) are added and the tune plays out in the cornets and soprano cornet. The second section goes into 4/4 with a strong Rock/Big Band feel driven along rhythmically by the kit drummer. This section then leads to a rousing close for the full band.

The Golden Carol is part of the Lynda Nicolson Collection.

To hear a sound recording of The Golden Carol scroll down.

The new 2026 3rd edition of Scoring and Arranging for Brass Band by Andrew Duncan is now available.

• comprehensively edited and adapted to be more user friendly with many coloured images and QR codes linking to sound files of the arrangements used in the book on YouTube.

• greatly expanded section showing the progression of an arrangement of the hymn Aurelia.

• step-by-step guide which shows those new to arranging for brass band how to make:

a simple four-part arrangement of the hymn.

progress the arrangement to an advanced transcription arrangement, by adding percussion, counterpoint and other details.

details on how the hymn can be arranged as an entirely new composition arrangement with each compositional device shown and discussed.

• An extra chapter on Colour and Contrast in Brass Band Scoring

• updated information on the copyright law and how to get your music published.

• The book has expanded from the original 120 pages to 170 pages in the 3rd edition

Recommended - Grade 2 & above

This arrangement of the popular Scottish folk song, Loch Lomond has an optional part for highland bagpipes (in the absence of highland bagpipes this part is covered within the band).

Includes score & parts

Arranged for Brass Band by Andrew Duncan, Highland Cathedral was composed by Uli Roever and Michael Korb as a hymn for the Scottish bagpipes and as a reflection of beautiful Scotland and its friendly people.

Duration: 3.40mins

Medium Difficulty

Released 2013

Published by Musikverlag Frank

An arrangement of the beautiful French song Hymne A L’Amour arranged for brass band by Andrew Duncan

This arrangement was originally sung by Edith Piaf then Josh Groban and more recently by Celine Dion in a memorable performance on the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Cooperation Band conducted by Katrina Marzella played this arrangement at Brass in Concert 2025 as the finale of their winning performance and was an audience favourite. It has been much shared on social media and can also be streamed on World Of Brass Play.

The arrangement for brass band can be played with and without a marimba. There are alternate parts to the marimba within the band.

Composers: Marguerite Monnot & Edith Piaf

Arranger: Andrew Duncan

Instrumentation: Brass Band

Difficulty:

Duration: 5mins 20

Score and Parts

Publisher: Musikverlag FrankDuration

IN STOCK

Versions for Concert Band and Fanfare Band also available.

Title: Hymne A L’Amour

Composers: Marguerite Monnot & Edith Piaf

Arranger: Andrew Duncan

Instrumentation: Concert Band

Publisher: Musikverlag Frank

Description:

An arrangement of the beautiful French song Hymne A L’Amour arranged for Concert Band by Andrew Duncan

This arrangement was originally sung by Edith Piaf then Josh Groban and more recently by Celine Dion in a memorable performance on the Eiffel Tower at the 2024 Paris Olympics bringing world wide attention for one of France’s most famous love songs.

The new 2026 3rd edition of Scoring and Arranging for Brass Band by Andrew Duncan is now available.

• comprehensively edited and adapted to be more user friendly with many coloured images and QR codes linking to sound files of the arrangements used in the book on YouTube.

• greatly expanded section showing the progression of an arrangement of the hymn Aurelia.

• step-by-step guide which shows those new to arranging for brass band how to make:

a simple four-part arrangement of the hymn.

progress the arrangement to an advanced transcription arrangement, by adding percussion, counterpoint and other details.

details on how the hymn can be arranged as an entirely new composition arrangement with each compositional device shown and discussed.

• An extra chapter on Colour and Contrast in Brass Band Scoring

• updated information on the copyright law and how to get your music published.

• The book has expanded from the original 120 pages to 170 pages in the 3rd edition