Brass Quintet with optional Snare Drum

Bolero (in C)
by Maurice Ravel
arr. Charlie Peterson
Price: $10.00

Transposed parts can be ordered.

In the original orchestra key with the orchestral trumpet, French horn & trombone solos.  Where possible, the exact notes of the orchestra score are used in order to be an opportunity for brass players to be able to actually perform Bolero w/o an orchestra.  Also included is the orchestral snare drum part.

Rehearsal letters here match up to the rehearsal numbers in the orchestra score like this.
Beginning = 5 (Trumpet melody)
A = 8 (Horn melody)
B = 10 (Trombone melody)
C = 14 (Trumpet melody)
D = 15 (Trombone melody)
E = 16 (Trumpet 2 playing Trumpet 3 melody or Piccolo Trumpet melody and Trumpet 1 playing the Trumpet 2 part)
F = 17 (Trombone melody. Trumpets harmony as written in orchestra parts.)
G = 18 (orchestra parts)

Note: This arrangement is difficult.  The horn part is virtually impossible for 1 player so "opt. tacet" is written on 2 sections.

For a more comfortable Bolero, try the version in Bb.

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3 Methods of Delivery

Download the arrangement from the link in your immediate confirmation e-mail as an Adobe PDF file and pay no shipping fee! Receive the arrangement as an e-mail attachment.  A $2 handling fee will be included.
(May take 1-2 days.)
Receive the printed sheet music in the mail.
(An additional shipping charge will apply plus a printing charge of $8.)

Print the sheet music yourself (PDF download).

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