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Symphony (score) [digital download]
Symphony (score) [digital download]
(Music score) [Digital Download PDF] FREE SCORE DOWNLOAD FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY Symphony was composed by John Wallace over the course of 40 years.  A contemporary work with 4 movements, embracing the sounds of brass band, brass quintet, live electronics and featuring a double-belled trumpet.  This four movement work is the title track of a 2025 album release under The Wallace Collection label - Symphony.  This complete score is currently being offered as a FREE downloadable PDF in order to share the creativity and intricacies of this major work.
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The Centre Of Things (score) [digital download]
The Centre Of Things (score) [digital download]
[Digital Download version] (Score) FREE DOWNLOAD FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY! The Centre Of Things is a song-cycle was composed by John Wallace between 2015 and 2019 for trumpet, tenor and piano on poems by Hugh MacDiarmid, Somhairle MacGill-Eain (Sorley MacLean) and Ruaraidh MacThòmais.  The collection is now available to hear as part of a 2025 album release under The Wallace Collection label - The Centre Of Things (which includes Paul Mealor’s Five Bagatelles), recorded by Jamie MacDougall (tenor), Bede Williams (trumpet), Marianna Abrahamyan (piano).  This complete score is currently being offered as a FREE downloadable PDF in order to share the beauty and intrigue of these contrasting and emotive works.
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Russian Rag (print)

[Print version] This arrangement of Russian Rag – Interpolating the world famous “Prelude” by Rachmaninoff – has been crafted by Sandy Coffin to recreate the unique style and sounds of the legendary Harlem Hellfighters band, through close listening of their available archive recordings.

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That Moaning Trombone (print)

[Print version] This arrangement of That Moaning Trombone – a comic march one step – was commissioned by John Wallace and has been crafted by Sandy Coffin to recreate the unique style and sounds of the legendary Harlem Hellfighters band, through close listening of their available archive recordings.

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The St Louis Blues (print)

[Print version] This arrangement of W C Handy's famous The St Louis Blues two-step march was commissioned by John Wallace.  Through close listening of available archive recordings, it has been crafted by Sandy Coffin to recreate the unique style and sounds of the legendary Harlem Hellfighters band.  A recording is also featured on a 2019 album release - Unfinished Symphony available from this online shop

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Songs From The North (print)

[Print version] Songs from the North was originally commissioned by the Park Lane Group and composed by Edward McGuire for John Wallace on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Offering a mesmerising, delicate and playful collection of 5 songs for voice (soprano) and brass quintet.  Each song adding an additional layer of brass sound, building towards the final movement which combines soprano voice with a full brass quintet.

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The Flannan Isle (print)
[Print version]  The Flannan Isle is an original work for solo voice (soprano), three trumpets, organ and soprano voices.  Composed by John Wallace, it pulls on the legendary and mysterious story of the missing lighthouse men, encapsulated through the words of the poem Flannan Isle by Wilfrid Wilson Gibson.
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Chosen Vale (audio download)
Chosen Vale (audio download)
[Digital Download version] Chosen Vale is an exciting and challenging work for three trumpets in three movements: Belong, Between, Behave.  Composed by John Wallace, this recording was created by trumpet prodigy Daniel de Gruchy-Lambert, as a multi-tracked innovation.  The sheet music is also available from this shop.
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O Ruddier Than The Cherry (download)
[Digital Download version] O Ruddier Than The Cherry was originally written by G F Handel and later arranged for the widely reputed ophicleidist, Samuel Hughes.  This edition with piano accompaniment, has been carefully re-crafted by Anthony George, with scoring to widen its appeal further to euphonium and baritone players.
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O Ruddier Than The Cherry (print)

[Print version] O Ruddier Than The Cherry was originally written by G F Handel and later arranged for the widely reputed ophicleidist, Samuel Hughes.  Re-crafted by Anthony George, this edition has also been scored to widen its appeal to euphonium and baritone players as well as ophicleide aficionados.

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An t-Eilean – The Island (print)
[Print version] An t-Eilean (The Island) has been composed by John Wallace for voice (mezzo-soprano), trumpet and keyboard.  Taking inspiration for the island of Skye, John has created this hauntingly beautiful piece, “spinning a musical tapestry through the monumental Gaelic poetry of Sorley Maclean“.
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Goodbye Sweetheart, Goodbye (download)
[Digital Download version] Goodbye, Sweetheart, Goodbye is an intricate solo by Alexander Owen which uses the traditional form of an ‘air varie’ – originally made popular in the 19th century.  Redefined by John Wallace, this edition is presented for Bb soloist and piano accompaniment.
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