Air on the G String

for brass quintet

q = 42 (approx.) Quite Slow

JS Bach
w j
.. c . b #
1 Trumpet Bb &
pp

& .. c w j b #
2 Trumpet Bb
pp
.

.. c j
Horn in F &b n .
pp

B bb .. c w
Tenor Trombone
pp

. .
? bb .. c .
. . . . n. . b. .
. . .
. . n. .
n . . b . . . n .
Bass Tuba
pp
[ bass line to gently follow dynamics of rest of group ]

.
1 Tpt & J
.
J

- . #
2 Tpt &

Hn &b
. - n

B bb . - j j
Tbn. J - J

?b . . . n.
B. Tba b . . b. . . . . . . .
b . .
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j r
1. 2.

& # .. ..
1 Tpt

2 Tpt & .. ..

&b n .. ..
Hn

B bb . . .. . ..
Tbn. J

? bb . .
..
. .
.
. .


. .
B. Tba

A
.
1 Tpt & .. J #
pp

2 Tpt & ..
. b
J # . #

pp

b #
Hn & b ..

pp

B bb .. b . . #
Tbn.
pp

. b. .
? bb .. . b. . . n. . . b. . .
. . . . #. . . .
pp . . n .
B. Tba
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. #
.
1 Tpt & # j # .

& .. # . .
-
2 Tpt

Hn &b .. n
n .

B bb
j nj j j j
. . n
. . . . . . j . . b. b.
. . . . .
Tbn.

?b
b . . .
.
j j
n. n . j j j j j j j
. . . . .
B. Tba
. . .

B
. . . .. . .
1 Tpt &
poco a poco cresc mf mp

& . . ..
.
2 Tpt
mf mp
poco a poco cresc

b n # # # J ..
Hn &b

mf mp
poco a poco cresc

B bb b n n n n . r -
Tbn. . J
poco a poco cresc mf mp

. b. . . . .
.
?b
b . .
n. . #.

. .
.
. . b. b
B. Tba
. . n . . #.
.
 b
J
4 1.

1 Tpt & - ..
J
f mp

&
. ..
2 Tpt J ..
f mp

&b ..

Hn
..
f mp

B bb b J .
..
..
Tbn.

f mp

? bb . . . . ..
B. Tba . .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . .

Geoff Colmer 1999

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2.
rit.
1 Tpt & .. w
pp

2 Tpt & - ..

w
pp

&b
-
Hn . .. w
pp

Tbn.
B bb . .. w
pp

B. Tba
? bb . . - j j w
.
pp