PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

     
Soprano Cornet in Eb  

     
    
a1
Solo Cornets Bb
   
p

    
Repiano  
© 2009 G Colmer (geoff_colmer@hotmail.com)

2nd Cornet      

3rd Cornet      


Flugelhorn         
 

p

   
Solo Horn      
p

  
1st Horn         
p

 
2nd Horn        


p

 
1st Baritone      
p

2nd Baritone        

p


1st Trombone          
p

2nd Trombone

           
p

Bass Trombone
 
        
p

   
Euphonium        
p


    
  
 
 
Bass in Eb
p

    
Bass in Bb
    
p     
2

 
5

Sop.      
a4
      
     
S Crts
     

p
 
mf
          
Muted
Rep  
mf p

        
    
Muted
2 Crt  
mf p

        
  
Muted
3 Crt    
mf p

      
Flug.     


      
p mp
mf

       
        
S. Hn.

p mf

  
1. Hn.          
   
p mf

  
              
2. Hn.

p mf

                    
1 Bar.    
mf mp

                 
2 Bar.
    
 
mf mp
  
        
Muted
1 Tbn. 
mf p

             
Muted
2 Tbn.

mf p

      
      
Muted
B. Tbn.


mf p
   
               
   
Euph.     
mf mp
   
Bass   
 
 
   
mf

       
Bass
      
mf

   
 softest beaters
Cym.
   
pp

  
mp
     
Glock.

mp
 3
molto espress.
 
A    rit...........
        
              
10

Sop.      
mp Muted

a3 
        
             
S Crts
pp (Open)
  

Rep          
pp Open

        
2 Crt  
pp Open

3 Crt          
Open
pp

Flug.          

     
(Open)
         
        
    
 
S. Hn.

mp molto espress.


1. Hn.       

      
2. Hn. 

1 Bar.       

2 Bar.       

 Open
1 Tbn.          
pp

  Open
      
2 Tbn.  
pp

B. Tbn.
    Open
      
pp

Euph.       

 
Bass          
pp

Bass
          
pp

Cym.
 



  



 
ppp


Glock.           

4

tempo q = 60 B
 
16

         
Sop.


 Open
S Crts     
      

               
Rep   
p p


2 Crt            
p p


3 Crt        
  
  
p p

          
             
Flug.
   
mp mp p mp

                   
S. Hn.     
p p mp

    
              
1. Hn.

p p mp

  
                
2. Hn.
  
p p mp

      
1 Bar.             
p p mp

      
2 Bar.          

 
p p mp

                   
1 Tbn.           
mp p mp p mp

                
2 Tbn.      
p p mp

  
                    

B. Tbn.
p p mp

   
            
a1 a2
Euph.     
mp mp mp

 
          
a1

        
Bass
  
p p mp

     
Bass

Cym. 
        
 5


rit........... very slow
 
22

     
Muted
Sop. 
pp

 
     
a1

S Crts       


(Open) p

       
Muted Tutti
Rep 
pp


     
Muted
2 Crt 
pp

      
Muted
3 Crt 
pp

             
Flug.

p pp
      

S. Hn.           
mp p pp

     

1. Hn.        
pp

 
           
2. Hn.

pp


         
1 Bar.
 
f pp
p

          
  
2 Bar.
 pp

f p
       
     
Muted
1 Tbn.    
pp
mf f p

 

      
Muted
2 Tbn.      
f p pp

      

     
Muted
B. Tbn.    
f p pp

       
Euph.          
mf f p
 
          
a2 a1

 
Bass

f p

         
Bass
   

f p

  
     


Cym.
mf

 
Glock.
       
pp
Soprano Cornet in Eb

PRÉLUDE
for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

 

        
  

Cue: Principal

          
A Muted

       
10

  
mp molto espress.

rit........... tempo q = 60
       
14
     
   

 
B rit...........

18


very slow
25
 
  
Muted

pp

© 2009 G Colmer (geoff_colmer@hotmail.com)

 PRÉLUDE
Solo Cornets Bb

for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

      
    
a1
 

p

6 a4
    
      
     
p mf

A a1
        
    

10

pp

       
a1

     
 
pp
a1
  
            
pp

15 rit........... tempo q = 60
        
   
 
         

  
         

B
18  rit...........


very slow 
25
     
   
a1
  


(Open) p

   
Muted

pp
© 2009 G Colmer (geoff_colmer@hotmail.com)
Repiano

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer
  
   
    
mf

9
 
A
 
      
Muted Open

p pp

tempo q = 60
 B  
           
15 rit...........
    
p p


rit........... very slow
23

  
Muted Tutti
 
pp
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2nd Cornet

PRÉLUDE
for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer
   

     

mf

A 
    Open
9

  
Muted

p pp

15 rit........... tempo q = 60 B
 
         

p p


rit...........
23 very slow


  
Muted

pp
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3rd Cornet

PRÉLUDE
for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

    
      
mf

9 A Open  rit...........
        
Muted


p pp

tempo q = 60
16 B
 
       
  
p p

23 rit...........  very slow 

   
Muted

pp
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Flugelhorn

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer
  

     
 
p

   
6

             
 
p mp
mf

tempo q = 60
A  rit...........
  
         
10

mp

B
       
18

              
    
mp p mp


rit........... very slow
23

       
p pp

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Solo Horn

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

  
     
p

    
6

       
 


p mf

           
A (Open)

     
10

   
mp molto espress.

     
tempo q = 60
 
14 rit...........
         
   
p

B
          
18

       

p mp


rit........... very slow
     

23

   

mp p pp
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1st Horn

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

 
        
p


6

 
   
        
p mf

A

10 
    

  
         
  
Cue: S Hrn

tempo q = 60

14 rit...........

   


 


  
     

p

B

18

    
          
 
p

mp


rit........... very slow

23



    
pp
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2nd Horn

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

  
       
p



6
 
         
   
p mf

10 A
  rit........... tempo q = 60

    
 
p

B
 
18

                
  
p mp


rit........... very slow
23
 
      
pp
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1st Baritone

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer
  

      

p

   
          
6

  
  
mf mp

10A  rit........... tempo q = 60

     
 
p

B

18

             
p mp


very slow
23 rit........... 

      
 
f pp
p

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2nd Baritone

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer


        

p


6

             
    
mf mp

10A  rit........... tempo q = 60

     
 
p

B

18

            
p mp



very slow
23 rit........... 
      
     pp
f p

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1st Trombone

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

        
 
p

 
 
5
     

mf

A
9
   
      
Muted Open

p pp

tempo q = 60 B
          
15 rit...........
            

mp p mp p

     
 
20 rit...........
        
mp mf f

24

very slow


     
Muted
  
pp
p
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2nd Trombone

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

           
p

 
 
    

 
mf

9 A
 Open

 
Muted
  
   
p pp

15 rit........... tempo q = 60 B
           
 
p p

20 rit...........
 
    
       
   
mp f

24 very slow

Muted 
   
     
p pp
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Bass Trombone

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

          
p

 
    
   
mf

A
9  rit...........

Muted
       Open
  

p pp

16 tempo q = 60 B
  
  

                 
p p

mp

23 rit........... very slow

        
  
f p

26


 Muted 

 
pp
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Euphonium

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
arr Geoff Colmer

Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60

  
    
        
   
p


6
 
        
   
  
mf mp

tempo q = 60
10A  rit...........
 
 
a1
 
 

mp

18B a2
   
     
    
     
mp mp mf

23 rit...........
 very slow
 
         

f p

26

 


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Bass in Eb
PRÉLUDE for brass band
Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer


      
    
p

 
5

  


   

8

A 
  
       
mf pp

tempo q = 60 B
 
15 rit...........
    
a1

   
p

 
     
19

       
  
p mp

rit...........
 
23 very slow
   
a1

a2
   
 
f p


26

 


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Bass in Bb

PRÉLUDE for brass band

Maurice Ravel
Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 arr Geoff Colmer

      
 
p     

   




 

8 A 
      
mf
   pp


tempo q = 60
 
rit........... B
15

 

rit........... very slow

23

       
   
f p

26

 


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Percussion

PRÉLUDE
for brass band

Slow and very expressive with rubato q = 60 Maurice Ravel

arr Geoff Colmer

     
 Cymbals  softest beaters

pp mp

A 

9
   
 
 
ppp

 
   
Glock

        
mp

14 rit...........

tempo q = 60

B
 

     


23 rit...........
  very slow

   
mf

 

 
   
pp

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