Here is information about Edward's books and forthcoming releases:
Edward has always enjoyed writing and arranging music and over the years has written music for assorted ensembles, including amateur, student and professional. Some of his arrangements for brass quintet have been recorded by Mardi Brass and have been played on Classic FM. His music is published by Boosey and Hawkes , Spartan Press and Warwick Music.
Now out with Boosey and Hawkes: Concerto Classics - trumpet concertos by Haydn, Hummel and Neruda, adapted and arranged for intermediate players.
The following books can be purchased at Edward's online shop.
Football Crazy, published by Spartan Press in 2006, features well-known football songs arranged for various instruments and piano or CD backing track. There are 6 books in the series: trumpet, trombone, treble clef 'C' instruments (recorder/violin/flute etc), clarinet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone.
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Spiky Airs, published by Spartan Press in 2007, is a set of three well-known classical trumpet tunes wickedly jazzed up: Sharp Pointy Air (after Charpentier's Prelude to Te Deum), Haydn Sleek (after Haydn's Trumpet Concerto, 2nd movement) and Tchaik Spiked (after Tchaikovsky's Chanson Napolitaine). There are books available for trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba and brass quintet.
Here are some samples from the trumpet book:
Sharp Pointy Air: Click here to listen to this file
Haydn Sleek: Click here to listen to this file
Tchaik Spiked: Click here to listen to this file
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Torelli One-Too, published by Warwick Music in 2006, is a jazz version of the first movement of Torelli's trumpet concerto. It was written for Edward's close friend and colleague, James Stretton, (as was Haydn Sleek in the Spiky Airs series). Listen to an extract, performed by James Stretton: |
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Something Old... the debut CD from Mardi Brass features several tracks arranged (and performed) by Edward and which have been featured on Classic FM. |