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Score-Commissioned by the Michigan State University Alumni Band this three movement work by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Karel Husa was the winner of the first Louis Sudler International Wind Band Composition Competition in 1983.Previously available only in rental we are proud to offer this important work for publication.A note from the composer: Divided into three movements this work is a d…

Bring the house down with Jerry Bensman's sparkling Footprints. Everyone is or at least feels important in this simple but very effective march which works equally well on stage as on parade. Often a march does not have to be difficult to possess a thorougly pleasing 'full' sound. In understanding this Jerry Bensman added a valuable repertoire-piece to the music available for youth-bands. In pe…

Written as a memorial for a middle school band student this sensitive and moving work opens with a chorale played by off-stage brass. A flowing melody stated in the low register is then developed before leading to a brief fanfare-like affirmation. The Korean folk song ?You and I? is briefly quoted before returning to the off-stage brass and calm closing passage. A beautifully scored lyric piece f…

Tone Poem for Band-The mighty conflict between the great Civil War ships the Monitor and the Merrimac plays out once again on your concert stage! Dramatic and inventive heroic themes and rhythmic undercurrents bring the historic battle to life. It's a programmatic work with powerful percussion effective use of dissonance and distinguished writing for the entire band. It's also quite playable …

Grade 1 - Score Only-Here's a memorable and humorous contrast for your winter concert. A gregarious student or staff member in the guise of “Beethoven returned” suddenly appears on your concert stage in this comedy skit for band. The musicbegins as an innocent Christmas medley but by the time it's over “Beethoven” owns your band and you the director are vanquished from…

(The Slavonic Dances)-Taken in its entirety it would be hard to overstate the enormity of Dvorák's output of excellent music and yet most young musicians are familiar with only one theme from one of his symphonies if even that. It was hisfirst set of Slavonic Dances (Op. 46) that first brought him wide recognition as a composer. In this new CMP offering two of Dvorák's delightful Czech folk-sty…

Based on the folk song While History’s Muse (subtitled Air: Paddy Whack) this delightful arrangement in 3/4 has all the characteristics of a lighthearted Irish dance. A tambourine and clarinet drone set the stage for the flute melody that is eventually passed throughout the ensemble. A key change to E= builds until the piece returns to the lighthearted style of the opening one last time. Great …

James Curnow skillfully brings one of Tchaikovsky's most memorable symphonic themes to the concert band stage with this new arrangement. It's always a good idea to let your band members become familiar with great orchestrathemes. Whether used as a concert centerpiece or an exciting finale you'll want to have this mainstay of Romantic era music in your library. Dur: 4:45