Compositions

This part of the website includes the full catalog of compositions created by Brandon Dicks. You can learn more about each composition by clicking the name of the work. There is a specific page for each work that includes a perusal score, example parts [if applicable], audio example, and download links for those compositions that are available. Every composition is available for purchase. If a work is not available for download, you can contact Brandon directly to get a quote for the piece and get your own copy of the composition. Compositions are also available in physical form if requested by the ensemble/individual.

Chamber Ensembles

Brass Ensemble

Journey to the Ends of the World
for Brass Quartet

20 min. | Audio Link | Fall 2024 | 2024

Radiant Ascent
for Solo and Brass Ensemble
Solo Instruments include: Flugelhorn, Trumpet, or Euphonium
Piano Reduction Available to Purchase Here

6.5 min. | Audio Link | Available Purchase | 2022
In Memory of Zachary Friedland
Commissioned by Click Symphony

Radiant Ascent
for Solo and Brass Band
Solo Instruments include: Flugelhorn, Trumpet, or Euphonium
Piano Reduction Available to Purchase Here

6.5 min. | Audio Link | Spring 2025 | 2022

Flow
for Brass Quintet

3 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2022

Resolutions: Suite for Brass Trio
for Brass Trio

I. Agreeing to Disagree
II. Repeated Assumptions
III. A Collective Prayer
IV. Growing Empathy
V. The Squabble

17 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2022*
Premiered at the 2019 New Music on the Bayou Festival
Completed in 2019, Revised 2022

Silver Rings
for Tpt., 2 Tbs, and B. Tb. [with opt. Narration]

I. Rings of Smoke
II. Chain of Four
III. Two Remain
IV. Forever Free

11-12 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2021
Commissioned by the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra
In Collaboration with Will Rogers, and Alex Regazzi

Tango!
for Brass Sextet

3 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2014
[Popular Download]

Humanity Vs. Time and Space
for Brass Ensemble

2 min | Audio Link | Contact for Score and Parts | 2014
Winner of the 2014 Columbus Symphony Orchestra Composition Contest

Trumpet Ensemble

Reverberance
Fanfare for Trumpet Ensemble (Trumpet Nonet)

2 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2022

Clockwork
for Trumpet Octet

8 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2021
Virtually Performed at the 2021 ITG Conference

Prayer for the Isolated
for 3-10 Trumpets

3.5-7 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2020

Subduction
for Trumpet Dectet

9 min. | Video Link | August 2023 | 2020
Premiered at the 2019 ITG Conference

Vision over the Horizon
for Trumpet Dectet

2 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2016
Premiered at the 2018 ITG Conference

Breathe
for Trumpet Octet

8 min. | Audio Link | 2024 | 2013

Other Ensembles

City of Fog
for Percussion Quartet

11.5 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2017
Included on Up/Down Percussion’s Album 'Roots’

Hypnotic Ink
for Solo Ob., Cl., Fl., Perc., and Vc.

12.5 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2016
Winner of ‘Audience Choice’ at the 2016 IDRS Composition Contest

Light in a Crystallized Forest
for Cl.,Cbsn., 2 pn. 4 perc., Vc.

10 min. | Audio Link | Contact for Score and Parts | 2014

Solos and Duets

Solo Instruments

Radiant Ascent
for Solo and Piano Reduction
Solo Instruments include: Flugelhorn, Trumpet, or Euphonium
Brass Ensemble Version Available for Purchase Here

6.5 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2022
In Memory of Zachary Friedland
Commissioned by Click Symphony

The Rainbow Tree
Fantasie for Bass Trombone and Piano

9 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2021

The Traveler’s Loop
Concerto for Bass Trombone and Piano Reduction

Introduction: The Train
I. Through the Cityscapes
II. Viewing the World
III. Tearing Metal

18.5 min. | Video Link | May 2023 | 2020
‘Runner-Up’ in the 2022 Young Composer/Conductor Mentor Project

Coming Home
for Solo Trumpet and Piano

5 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2019
Part of ‘The Music of New England: Then and Now’

Fanfare Transformations
for Solo Unaccompanied Trumpet

10 min. Total | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2017
Designed to be played either individually or as a collection

I. Sokol Alterations

5 min. Total | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2017

II. Common Man’s Pursuit

4.5 min. Total | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2017

III. Peri Sketches

2.5 min. Total | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2017

Hypnotic Ink
for Solo Ob., Cl., Fl., Perc., and Vc.

12.5 min. | Audio Link | Available for Purchase | 2016
Winner of ‘Audience Choice’ at 2016 IDRS Composition Contest

Solo Trumpet and Piano

Radiant Ascent
for Solo and Piano Reduction
Solo Instruments include: Flugelhorn, Trumpet, or Euphonium
Brass Ensemble Version Available for Purchase Here

6.5 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2022
In Memory of Zachary Friedland
Commissioned by Click Symphony

Coming Home
for Solo Trumpet and Piano

5 min. | Video Link | Available for Purchase | 2019
Part of ‘The Music of New England: Then and Now’

For Younger Trumpeters (Solo with PianO)

All solo parts are available free for download and practice. They can also be viewed in the book The Building Blocks of Trumpet’.

View the Collection of Solo Pieces Here

On The RiverWalk
for Solo Trumpet and Piano