Spiritual: Listen to the Lambs for Brass Quintet Brass Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

Early 20th century Canadian-American composer, conductor and pianist Robert Nathaniel Dett's "Listen to the Lambs" choral anthem combines his neo-romantic style and advocacy for spirituals in this engaging arrangement for brass quintet

Early 20th century Canadian-American composer, conductor and pianist Robert Nathaniel Dett's "Listen to the Lambs" choral anthem combines his neo-romantic style and advocacy for spirituals in this engaging arrangement for brass quintet. Director of the Hampton Institute, Dett developed the college's choir with his compositions and conducting into one of the leading choirs in the nation. Dett studied with notable composition teacher including Arthur Foote at Harvard, was the first African-American to receive a Bachelor's Degree in Music from Oberlin Conservatory in composition and piano in 1908 and received an Honorary Masters Degree in 1932 from the Eastman School of Music. This brass quintet arrangement is scored for two B-flat trumpets with alternate C trumpet parts, horn with alternate flugelhorn part, trombone and tuba. The recording is of the entire edition. “The Music of Black Composers Series is a welcome and timely addition to the brass repertoire. Highly recommended!” Wesley Nance, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Eastman School of Music“I was so pleased to see the great works arranged for brass ensemble by Charles Decker Music Press especially the Music of Black Composers’ Series. It was rewarding to perform several of these with Summit Brass and students attending the Rafael Mendez Brass institute. You provide the brass world with some real gems.” Joseph Parisi, Director Summit Brass, Fountain City Brass Band, University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory Wind EnsembleSee 150+ mixed brass ensembles and homogeneous horn, trumpet and trombone ensembles publications with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for inexperienced to advanced musicians with music from the Renaissance to contemporary works for trios, quartets, quintets, sextets, septets, octets, brass choir and brass band. Many editions include alternate C trumpet parts for B-flat trumpet, flugelhorn/trumpet substitute for horn, horn substitute for trombone and treble clef substitutes for trombone and euphonium. All ensemble publications are digital download with preview recordings. Charles Decker Music Press brass publications are played internationally by all levels of students, adult amateurs and professionals including performances at music festivals, at universities and prestigious U.S. music conservatories of Eastman, New England, Peabody, Oberlin, Boston and by professional ensembles including the world-class Summit Brass.For our two special brass ensemble series see Women Composers with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for works by Amy Beach, Lili Boulanger, Ethel Smyth, Emma Louise Ashford, Florence Price and others and Music of Black Composers Series with Charles Decker Music Press at Sheet Music Plus for early jazz to symphonic works with composers Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, R. Nathaniel Dett, William Grant Still, Will Marion Cook, James Reese Europe, James Johnson, Florence Price and others.