Les Marches des Rois (The March of the Three Wise Men)
Arranger | Wernick, Warren |
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Composer | Traditional |
Duration | 3 |
Ensemble | Brass Quintet |
Genre | Christmas |
Grade | 4 |
Model Number | AOS695 |
Category | Brass Quintet, Brass Quintet - All, Christmas, Grade 4 |
“The March of the Three Wise Men” is a traditional French melody, and is also known as the “March of the Three Kings”. Sharp eared listeners may pick up a very famous quote from Gustav Mahler’s First Symphony that the arranger has cleverly integrated.
World Parts are provided with this score when purchased as a PDF download. Instrumentation for standard and a number of alternate parts make this playable by almost any 5 piece brass ensemble:
Part 1 – Bb Trumpet (alt. C Trumpet)
Part 2 – Bb Trumpet (alt. C Trumpet)
Part 3 – F Horn (alt. Eb Horn, Bb Baritone T.C.)
Part 4 – Trombone B.C. (alt. Bb Trombone T.C.)
Part 5 – Tuba B.C. (alt. Eb Bass T.C., Bb Bass T.C)
This arrangement, and 24 others, is available as part of “Gig Ready Volume VIII: Christmas Around The World”.