A Night at the Opera!

a musical adventure for beginner brass bands

Ladies and Gentlemen

Welcome to...

A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

We’re going to take you on an exciting adventure!

We’ll travel to distant lands. We’ll meet beautiful

princesses, brave matadors and terrible villains,
and along the way you’ll hear some of the most
famous opera tunes ever written.

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 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

#!
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Soprano Cornet www.bigshinybrass.com

 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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1st Trumpet www.bigshinybrass.com

 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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2nd Trumpet www.bigshinybrass.com

 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

#!
Grandly, with a steady beat

" !$ % $ % & &' & & & $' ( & &' & & &
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ff

Horn in Eb www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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Horn in F www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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Trombone in Bb www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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Trombone in C www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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Bass in Bb www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

#!
Grandly, with a steady beat

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Bass in Eb www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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Tuba www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

Grandly, with a steady beat

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Snare Drum www.bigshinybrass.com

 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

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Cymbals www.bigshinybrass.com
 Overture
Before our opera begins, the band will play
an Overture.
An overture gives you a taste of the music
you’ll hear in the opera.

This overture was written by Wolfgang

Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was a genius. He
wrote his first opera when he was 11 years old!

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