BRASS QUINTET "The First Noel" arr. Drew Fennell. Sheet Music Play Along!

[@luigiaurucci4092]

Grazie, e Buon Natale, Maestro e Maestri

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Prego. Buon Natale!

[@forbandkind09]

Y'all are just simply my favorite brass group! I have never heard better sounds come out of horns. The tone 🫠

[@Matonizz]

Thank you!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks, folks, for the kind words, as always. Know that I try to keep up with your comments, but since they are on @matonizz's channel, I do not always see them--at least not immediately. Make sure to subscribe also to my channel as these always post there as well (and usually earlier). And of course, Merry Christmas! It's the most wonderful time of the year--especially for brass.

[@Matonizz]

Happy Wednesday everyone! We have an amazing Brass Quintet arrangement of "The First Noel" for you today! Hope you enjoy and don't forget to show love and support by sharing this video with your friends, liking and commenting. Sheet music with transposing parts and backing tracks are available for download at www.matonizz.com/product/the-first-noel/ Have a great week peeps!

[@heavydevy-c5630]

Just such an incredible job man. Everyone. Happy holidays guys.

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks. Glad you like the music!

[@sandramrotek9100]

I love Christmas music and you all did such a wonderful job with this. I will listen to it even after Christmas. Thank you all so much.

[@Matonizz]

We're very grateful for your support Sandra! Appreciate your feedback and glad to hear you enjoyed it :)

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

You are welcome. Glad you're enjoying the music. Christmas is my favorite, so there is a lot of stuff coming from me right now.

[@lotsabirds]

I think this is a GREAT arrangement! Very well played!! Thank you!

[@Matonizz]

Thank you very much Bill!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks. I like it a lot too. It started really as a chance to give my tuba playing college roommate (and now long-time friend), a little bit of melody, haha.

[@lotsabirds]

@@TheMusicofDrewFennell it worked very well! Bravo!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

@@lotsabirds, thanks again.

[@dominicneureiter6557]

Well played everyone! And Great arrangement! I loved the modulation between keys, and really enjoyed the ending Trumpet 2/Trombone part!

[@Matonizz]

Thank you very much Dominic. Always appreciate your feedback!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Any arranger loves when you praise their modulations and transitions. Thanks!

[@davidwallace1390]

Nicely done!

[@Matonizz]

Thank you very much David!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks, David.

[@jbrmll]

Beautifully played! Dynamics are fantastic too! Merry Christmas!

[@Matonizz]

Thank you friend and Merry Christmas to you too!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks. I'm always fighting the KZbin limitations on dynamic contrast! I'm getting better at managing things in the mixing process, but this one (and all three quintet pieces this Christmas season) had to be limited...grrr! So, it actually was MORE dynamic before it was mastered for KZbin.

[@michaelshelley1289]

YAY BARITONE!!!!

[@Matonizz]

#barigang

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

I do like the baritone in quintet. The range is a bit less ideal than the French Horn or tenor horn, but it still works--especially with a good player.

[@michaelshelley1289]

@@TheMusicofDrewFennell can i ask what you mean by "the range"?? i can make my baby sing so I'm not sure if you are referring to high notes or low notes

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

@@michaelshelley1289, I'm sure you can, but I'm speaking of *ideal range*. When I think of French Horn range, the sound centers, for me, around F4 or G5 (though the horn has a gigantic range to below the bass clef staff). Baritone can play those notes of course, but it centers more on something like a Bb3 or C4. It's not about what is possible, but what is practical--and that's what good arrangers focus on. And in a brass quintet, it's good to have an instrument that easily spans the gap between bass and treble (and maybe leans treble). I think horn does that most easily. Nonetheless, it's a good discussion and a fair point.

[@jitsu4872]

Sounds so good

[@Matonizz]

Much appreciated friend!

[@jitsu4872]

@@Matonizz could you maybe play good king Wenceslas or once in royal David’s city?

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

@@jitsu4872, I'll do my best to remember for next year. I love both of those. GKW is part of a pretty cool extended medley I did years back for brass quartet and keyboard...maybe that'll make an appearance.

[@sirclamalot]

Bravo!

[@Matonizz]

Thank you very much friend!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks, Sir Cal!

[@nyancs7098]

So good! Love this one

[@Matonizz]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

Thanks, nyancs. By the way, I'm just going to ask: where does your YT handle come from? "nyancs?"

[@nyancs7098]

The Music of Drew Fennell well it’s a long story, but I got it it off of the viral video nyan cat. And I recently changed it to “nyancs” because so many other people are called “nyan”

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

@@nyancs7098, cool. Thanks. I’ll have to look that up.

[@joshuahofman4708]

Needs more tuba and less of everyone else when tuba has the melody

[@Matonizz]

Thanks Joshua, much appreciate your feedback. Hope outside of that you enjoyed the recording friend!

[@joshuahofman4708]

@@Matonizz It's awesome, probably just being way too nit picky

[@TheMusicofDrewFennell]

@@joshuahofman4708, thanks. You may be right. I was going for kind of a "soup" of sound with the tuba just on top. It's tough to get mix right, and I'm always struggling with balance! Glad you like it nonetheless.