Par COURT DOUGLAS. The unmistakable sound of Spain! You can almost taste the red dust in the air! Douglas Court’s SONG OF THE MATADOR will add a wonderful exotic touch to your next performance. Great melodic exposure for the Trombones, Tubas and other low Brass and Woodwinds, as well as lots of wonderful dynamic and articulation considerations, make this a terrific teaching tool as well!The fiery …

Par PASTORE CARMINE. A Grade 1 rock anthem! It’s a perfect way to keep your beginners motivated while you drill them on that new concept called “eighth notes. ” Lots of repetition of simple eighth note figures will help your young band players enter the fascinating world of the divided beat with ease. This solid minor key rock-type piece will also help to keep your audience attentive by letting th…

Par PASTORE CARMINE. A Grade 1 rock anthem! It’s a perfect way to keep your beginners motivated while you drill them on that new concept called “eighth notes. ” Lots of repetition of simple eighth note figures will help your young band players enter the fascinating world of the divided beat with ease. This solid minor key rock-type piece will also help to keep your audience attentive by letting th…

Craig McLeish writes of The Negro Speaks of Rivers - Langston Hughes (1902-1967) was the first black American to earn his living from writing. He was an innovator of jazz poetry, becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote plays, short stories, novels, and his poetry was widely read. He was also a journalist, columnist and lecturer. The Negro Speaks of Rivers was perha…

Der Erlkönig, or 'The Elf King,' is based on Johann Goethe's late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tries to calm the increasingly fearful son by explaining everything the boy reports as simply leaves rustling in the wind or willows moving in the fog. Nonetheless, the father rides faster and faster hom…

20 hit songs in unique, distinctive, fresh arrangements for the intermediate to advanced player. Explore new styles and enjoy these classics with a bit of a twist! Includes Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen as well as: Band on the Run - A Day in the Life - Free Bird - November Rain - Piano Man - Roundabout - Stairway to Heaven - Take the Long Way Home - and more. / Piano

for Band. Par MAIRS DAVID. This march was written for the Durham MS Band in Lewisville, TX, an enthusiastic group of young musicians, growing in their technique and musicality and eager to sound like the big kids. Pride of the Maroon Dragons features a variety of articulations for the trumpets and upper woodwinds in the first strain, and a bold melody for the low brass and low woodwinds in the sec…