This traditional New Year's song is a Robert Burns poem set to an old melody, the origins of which are obscure. The fact is, it is one of the most recognizable songs in the world, and is used in one way or another in many countries.

With this selection, if your brass quintet has a New Year's gig, you will be all set. Written in a very singable key.

This arrangement is scored for the standard brass quintet of two trumpets, one F horn, one trombone, and one tuba. A euphonium part is included that substitutes for F horn.

MP3 sound sample: entire piece (synthesizer/midi).



AULD LANG SYNE arranged by Tom Kirkland for brass quintet consisting of two trumpets, one F horn (or euphonium), and one tuba, comes in a pdf file of 173K, with a two-page score, six one-page parts, and a license page, nine pages in all. Performance time should be about one minute.