African Dances is a continuous work for solo clarinet and wind ensemble consisting of five individual sections. The basis for the piece is the clarinet's construction from the wood of the African blackwood tree and its subsequent development into the instrument we know today. Each movement draws on different aspects of Pan-African music ranging from the styles and forms of the African choral tra…

Condensed Score-A delightful tone poem composed as an oboe solo with wind orchestra accompaniment and dedicated to Susan Hicks Brashier. Later versions for solo clarinet and flute and orchestra accompaniments followed. Each solo instrument withpiano accompaniment is also available for recitals and contest. Grade 3.

Here is a concise and playable version of the well-known classic by Rimsky-Korsakov. Using themes from ?The Sea? and ?Sinbad's Ship ? Jay Bocook skillfully adapts this work for young players while stillmaintaining crucial elements from the original orchestration. After the powerful unison opening the solo cadenza can be performed either by alto sax or clarinet. The remaining allegro section is wr…

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

Le plomb est une série intégrée pour saxophone alto, clarinette, flûte, piano, saxophone ténor, trompette et violon. Dans chaque édition, toutes les chansons sont dans la même clé au concert pitch, permettant aux différents instruments à jouer ensemble. Symboles de corde sont inclus au concert pitch pour utilisation par piano ou de la guitare. Fonctionnalités de ' Prendre les ballades de plomb ' a…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This work was commissioned for The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust (England), who required a testing piece for the woodwind section of their concert band. The piece opens with a strong unison passage based on the interval of a fifth and develops with a passionate legato. This is followed by the main vivo section of the work based on the earlier 'fifth' figures. A bridge passage …

Full Score-The Horn Concerto was written in 1971 and was the first of the ten concertos Gregson has composed to date. It is dedicated to the English horn player Ifor James who died in 2004 and was originally written for brass band. However in 2013 Gregson was asked by Paul Klein Principal Horn of the Ulster Orchestra and BBC Northern Ireland to undertake an orchestral version for him.  Greg…

Par SPARKE PHILIP. To A New Dawn was commissioned by the United States Continental Army Band - Captain Timothy J. Holtan, Commander and Conductor. The brief was for a piece to celebrate the 3rd Millennium and it was the composer’s aim to provide a work which, as well as looking forward to the challenges of the new century, also contained moments of reflection about the last one. After a bright int…