A beautiful motet by Thomas Tomkins, "When David Heard" is arranged for Brass Quintet by Eddie Lewis.  It embodies the grief and deep loss that King David felt upon hearing of his beloved son's death.

This piece is the first in a series of exact transcriptions.  "When David Heard" was originally written for five voices, all of which are intact and unarranged, for the purpose of studying Renaissance counterpoint in a performance environment.