Brass & Wind Band Composer, Arranger & Publisher

Latest News: Moonscapes has been selected as the A Grade set test for the 2026 Victorian State Brass Band Championships. Good luck to all the bands competing – I can’t wait to listen in person!

About Benjamin Tubb-Hearne

Benjamin Tubb-Hearne may be British by birth, but now proudly holds Australian citizenship. 

Based in Brisbane since 2013, Ben’s compositions for brass band, wind ensemble and brass ensemble have been played across the world from Australia and the UK to Switzerland and the USA.

Benjamin Tubb-Hearne is an Australian-based brass band composer, arranger and publisher offering original brass band sheet music, instant PDF downloads and commissioned works for ensembles around the world.

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Latest Brass Band Works and Sheet Music

There Things Flourish - Benjamin Tubb-Hearne (1)

Where Things Flourish

For Solo Tenor Horn and Piano. A personal work inspired by building a first home in the Flourish estate on Brisbane’s outskirts. Described by an adjudicator as “part Disney, part musical theatre, and part gorgeous.”

Opens with a playful semiquaver motif, soars into a lyrical melody through a couple of key changes, and returns home to its opening theme. Performed here by the composer.

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Quaternity Forces of the Ancients by Benjamin Tubb-Hearne

Quaternity: Forces of the Ancients

A four-movement brass band epic inspired by the classical elements — earth, wind, water, and fire. From the birth of mountains to a raging storm, a sirensong-laced ocean tribute, and a relentless, ember-scattering finale, Quaternity is a bold, cinematic journey built for championship stages and concert halls alike. For A-Grade/1st section bands and above.
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Watchman, Tell Us of the Night - Benjamin Tubb-Hearne

Watchman, Tell Us of the Night

An arrangement of the hymn tune Aberystwyth by Benjamin Tubb-Hearne — but not one you’ve heard before.

Beginning serenely with harmon-muted cornets and a muted euphonium counter-melody (a tribute to Welsh euphonium player Nigel John), the piece takes a dramatic turn with sharp, Danny Elfman-esque interjections, a powerful bass-driven statement, and a rousing band-wide climax — before returning to its soft, reflective opening.

A hymn arrangement with real stylistic contrast and drama — perfect for standing out in competition. Listen now.

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In the Stillness - Benjamin Tubb-Hearne

In the Stillness

A tribute work written in memory of Scott Fixter, life-member and back row stalwart of the Brisbane Excelsior Band, and dedicated to his wife Jaime Fixter in recognition of her courage and tireless cancer research fundraising.

A soft, reflective piece opening with flugel horn, heroically carried by the back row, with soprano cornet interjections and a gentle nod to “Colonel Bogey” — Scott’s signature street march as Drum Major.

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A City Divided brass band sheet music cover

A City Divided

Inspired by the bestselling Divergent series, A City Divided is an exciting new D Grade/4th Section test piece for brass band. Across five contrasting movements, it explores a society divided into factions, revealing that unity is the only path to a better world. Accessible yet rewarding, the work offers musical variety, emotional contrast, and plenty of challenge for developing bands.
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Elite brass band work Moonscapes

Moonscapes

Moonscapes is a test piece for brass band, recently chosen for the Victorian State Championships A-grade division. Inspired by Moonlight Sonata, Moonlight Serenade, and Clair de Lune, it blends cinematic atmosphere, virtuosic writing, and dramatic musical contrast. Designed for elite bands, it offers a rewarding challenge and a memorable listening experience.
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Selected for leading brass band competitions

Works by Benjamin Tubb-Hearne have been chosen as set test pieces for major state and national brass band competitions in Australia, reflecting a growing reputation for music that is engaging, distinctive and effective in performance.

Recent selections include:

2026 National Brass Band Championships of Australia — D Grade set test piece, The Keeper of the Winds

2026 Victorian State Brass Band Championships — A Grade set test piece, Moonscapes

2026 National Solo Championships — In Motion (Open Cornet), Sonata (Open Tenor Horn), Alchemy (Open Euphonium), Halcyon (Open Flugel Horn), Glasshouse Whispers (Junior Soprano Cornet)

2024 Queensland State Brass Band Competition — B Grade set test piece, A Brisbane Journey

2019 National Brass Band Championships of Australia — B Grade set test piece, The Legend of Pandora

Benjamin’s music has also been performed by leading ensembles including Brisbane Excelsior, Faireys, Hepworth, YBS Band and Fountain City Brass Band, featured on BBC Radio 2, and recorded on albums including Nefarious by Faireys (Danse Macabre Variations), In the Search for Atlantis by Freckleton Band, and 10 Years on Top by Brisbane Excelsior (Glasshouse Whispers).
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