This work for advanced band was commissioned by the Tennessee Valley Winds to celebrate the group's 30th anniversary. The piece begins calmly with a clarinet solo but quickly moves to a celebratory section in 12/8 meter. The main melody is stated in many different voices as it steadily builds to a moment of controlled frenzy. A brief lyrical section features an expressive style and also a moment o…

You can sense right from the start that someone is sneaking around to give that unexpected surprise to a friend or foe! The percussion provide a simple but effective groove and a jazzy middle section helps to mix things up and offers nice variety. Written in a single tempo throughout here is an entertaining piece that will be a blast to perform and yet musically rewarding to teach.

Tuning Chorales for Band Vol. 3

What kid doesn't love a train! This entertaining and fun piece for beginning bands calls for some lucky student (or administrator) to be featured on a wooden train whistle (the cheap kind!). Along the way you can teach musical concepts of style articulation and steady pulse. All aboard!

Music Works Grade 2

Lodestar Fanfare. Named for the star which is used to guide the course of a ship, this two-minute fanfare for mature players is an exciting way to open any concert. Featuring colorful harmonies, antiphonal passages for the upper woodwinds, and plenty of rhythm energy, your players will enjoy digging into the rewarding technical challenges and the musical pay-off provided by Lodestar Fanfare!

Traditional English Melody. / Niveau : 3 / Pièce de concert / Répertoire / Concert Band ou Harmonie

The mission of United Sound Inc. is to provide musical performance experiences for students with special needs. In this program each student is mentored by three general education students already in a band or orchestra. Celebrating My Three Best Friends pays tribute to this special relationship and bond between students. Written in a modified rondo form and a fast 3/4 tempo throughout this is …

(Allegheny Lament and Dance of the Monongahela)-In downtown Pittsburgh the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers come together to form the Ohio River. This confluence of mighty waterways served as inspiration for this dynamic work for band. The impassioned ?lament?features expressive melodic lines followed by the ?dance ? which utilizes mixed meters and a relentless underlying pulse. Dur: 3:15

The opening of this unique work features a gentle and serene theme traded between clarinet oboe and trumpet soloists played over a lush harmonic background. The mood shifts abruptly however as the ?tirade? begins! A predominant timpani pattern helps propel this section through a series of angular passages driving rhythmic figures a jazz-tinged clarinet solo and ultimately blossoming into a t…