Bach's Air on the G String for brass quintet

Air on the G String for brass quintet

1 Trumpet Bb

2 Trumpet Bb

Horn in F



q = 42 (approx.) Quite Slow            



  

pp

pp



         



2 Tpt



Hn

Tbn.

B. Tba



  





  



 

   





 









   























        

        



  

                          pp



   





[ bass line to gently follow dynamics of rest of group ]

1 Tpt





pp

Bass Tuba

   



pp

Tenor Trombone

JS Bach



      



       

 

 

 



         

     

 

 

  

  





  

  



  





2 1.



  

1 Tpt





2 Tpt



     

Hn

Tbn.

B. Tba

1 Tpt

2 Tpt

Hn

 





      



A  



  pp

pp



 

         







 







 







  



  





   



 

     



   

           

   

       

pp

B. Tba





pp

Tbn.

 



 



   

  

2.

 

       pp 





       







             

      



 

 

 



 

  

 

     

       

        

3

1 Tpt



                 

2 Tpt





Hn

Tbn.

B. Tba

    

  

   

         

2 Tpt



     

B 1 Tpt

     

 



  

  



  

B. Tba

  

     



  

              

     

      

 

 

  

   mf

  

            poco a poco cresc

 

 





              

        

    

    

poco a poco cresc

Tbn.

       

 

poco a poco cresc

poco a poco cresc

Hn





  



         

      



 

mp

 

mf

    

mp

         

                    mf

           mf

                           

mp

 

mp

   

          



4 1 Tpt

2 Tpt

Hn

Tbn.

 





   

 

      

 

mp

     



 



 

   

  





 



 

mp

f

      

      





f

B. Tba

1.

mp

 f

                      

  

f



 

  



 

mp



            

 



 



© Geoff Colmer 1999

2.

1 Tpt

2 Tpt

Hn

Tbn.





   









 





  









rit.

           











        











 pp



pp



pp



pp

B. Tba

   

 



 



   



pp

