Gershwin - Three Preludes for Brass Choir Opera Beim Schlafengehen (When Falling Asleep)

Beim Schlafengehen (When Falling Asleep) is the third of the four songs whose lyrics speak of fatigue

This wonderfully unique Brass Quintet is an arrangement of the famous Traditional English Christmas Carol

It seems the melody was not singable

so everyone gets something interesting to play

Gershwin - Three Preludes for Brass Choir Opera Beim Schlafengehen (When Falling Asleep)Three Preludes by George Gershwin, originally published for the piano in 1926, have been beautifully arranged for brass choir by Jim Tempest. About 6 minutes in length, the Preludes are "jazzy", "bluesy" and a lot of fun to play, plus, very entertaining for audiences. This arrangement is appropriate for advanced performers and is scored for 4 trumpets (piccolo), 2 horns, 3 trombones, 2 euphoniums and tuba. Prelude No. 1 , "To Bill Daly" has a bluesy