This extraordinary work has been a staple of the concert band repertoire for many years, and it is found on many state lists.
Part I of Armenian Dances is the first of a four-movement suite drawn from the folk song arrangements and original musical works of Armenian composer Komitas Vardapet collected during the early 20th c...
Composed nearly 50 years ago (1957), this masterpiece from the late Alfred Reed displays his characteristic style and total command of wind band orchestration. Composed using a single theme and two fa...
This is among the most noble and stately music in all of the literature. Great for graduation, baccalaureate, memorial, or awards ceremonies. This standard work can now be enjoyed by future generation...
Based on authentic Armenian folk songs collected by Komidas Vartabed, this work has been expanded through contemporary use of rhythmic, harmonic and melodic content to showcase the modern wind band. A...
The most well-known of the Elgar's six marches, March No. 1 in D, was completed in July 1901. Its central melody hails from before these dates, and as Elgar told a friend, 'I've got a tune that will k...
Of all four marches that came after the overwhelmingly successful No. 1, March No. 4 seems to many people to be most closely related in general effect to the first. Just why this should be so is diffi...
The master arranger Alfred Reed orchestrated this classic musical from 1956. Includes the songs: . Met: With a little bit of luck, On the street where you live, Wouldn't it be lovely, Get me to the ch...
Composed by Alfred Reed in 1986, El Camino Real continues to be a repertoire staple for advanced ensembles. By shortening the duration and reducing the instrumentation and extreme technical demands, R...
Gold/Reed - Grades 3-5
The theme carefully explored by Alfred Reed in this repertoire standard is ''Carol of the Little Russian Children' which is an ancient Russian Christmas carol. You can hear four distinct sections orig...
Concert Band. For Band. Score and Set of Parts.
Great News for Fanfare Band In a special agreement with the copyright holders, the Molenaar Edition has released a transcription for Fanfare band EL CAMINO REAL (a Latin Phantasy) By the world Number...
This original work for horn quartet was written in 1997 and bears the dedication, 'for C.J.M., with fond affection.' Movement titles: 1. Intrada Royale, 2. Sarabande, 3. Minuet, 4. Corni di Caccia.
This work was commissioned by the Senzoku Gakuen College of Music in Tokyo in celebration of its 70th anniversary in 1994. However, in view of the invitation by WASBE (World Association of Symphonic B...
Composer Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) was a native of Spain, but was influenced early in his career by the impressionistic harmonies of Debussy and Ravel while studying in Paris. Upon returning to Spain...
This work is one of a group of three pieces for solo wind instruments and band commissioned by the G. LeBlanc Corporation as performance vehicles for their artist/clinicians, the other two being 'Ode...
From the noted Marks Choral Library is this truly dynamic setting of our nation's creed. An effective audience participation number that is ideal for combining both young and older voices. Available:...
Alfred Reed, Grades 3-5.
Eine kontrastreiche Originalkomposition, welche der weltbekannte Komponist Alfred Reed für das Euregio Blasorchester schuf. Sehr gut als glanzvolle Konzerteröffnung geeignet.
David Lean's epic film 'Lawrence of Arabia' was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won seven, including Best Original Score for Maurice Jarre's masterful musical depiction of the exotic world throug...
Alfred Reed's masterful transcriptions of Bach chorales have become band standards, and this new version for the Barnhouse 'Build-A-Band' series makes 'Come, Sweet Death' available for bands requiring...
Master composer Alfred Reed's newest work is yet another display of his skilled hand in the wind band medium. He has selected four styles and used each in a short movement that captures a distinctive...
This could possibly be Alfred Reed's most played work for band and is considered one of the giants of standard band literature. James Curnow's fine transcription for young band puts this important pie...
While the original piano version of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION remained unpublished at the time of Mussorgsky's death, the work was orchestrated by his friend Rimsky-Korsakov and published in 1886, alt...
This march may be used both for concert programs or as a processional march, with optional cuts and repeated sections. This new arrangement for flexible instrumentation is written to be playable by an...
Renowned composer Alfred Reed brings us yet another superb suite of symphonic dances for mature concert band, each a separate and contrasting style. Includes: I. March Miniature II. Summer Stroll III....
Like all concert marches, as distinct from the march intended to accompany marching groups of people, this piece differs from the traditional form, instrumentation and musical elements found in its pr...
This ever-popular selection from the great Broadway musical by Meredith Wilson includes: The Wells Fargo Wagon, Till There Was You, and Seventy-Six Trombones.
The most gifted arranger Alfred Reed orchestrated this famous musical.
This early masterpiece of Alfred Reed first appeared as a 1956 wind band edition published by Charles Hanson Music with a condensed score only. In recognition of Reed's position as one of the most imp...
The five movements of this concerto, each, by design, in a different musical style, and requiring the soloist to perform on the three main soprano bass instruments: Trumpet, Cornet and Fluegelhorn, we...
From one of the most widely played composers of wind band music comes this orchestral setting of a classic work. With distinctive, memorable themes and superb orchestration, your students will enjoy e...
Jules Vern's popular 1873 adventure novel, Around the World in Eighty Days, has inspired countless readers, as well as two motion pictures. The first of these, produced by Michael Todd and released in...
Opening with a stately Intrada, followed by a moving Siciliano, and melodic Scherzo and concluding with the spirited Gigue, this piece by Alfred Reed is excellent for contest and festivals.
A superb selection for mature band! Alfred Reed has created an exceptional Latin fantasy, full of brilliance and drive, which '...is based on a series of chord progressions common to countless generat...
The SLAVONIC FOLK SUITE is an arrangement of a part of Reed's RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC, one of the most frequently performed works of concert band literature. It is a moving, powerful, and beautiful pi...
Proserpine was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Persephone, and in Roman mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and wife of Pluto, ruler of the infernal regions....
Uniting the traditional Woodwind and Brass Quintets into a ten-player performing group, the Alfred Reed has treated the various combinations possible with this instrumentation in various ways: sometim...
Commissioned in the late Fall of 1975, work on the SECOND SYMPHONY was not begun until the Summer of 1977, when the score was completed in sketch form in three months, July through September. The inst...
Written by Alfred Reed, THE ENCHANTED ISLAND, a Mystic Idyl is drawn from William Shakespeare's "The Tempest." It is an attempt to portray in purely musical terms the moody, mysterious setting that is...
Sakura, the cherry blossom, has always played a major role in the Japanese culture. The blossom stands as a symbol for precariousness and perishableness of life. When the blossom has reached its utmos...
A masterwork for concert band and orchestra since 1944, Michael Story has captured the intrigue of Alfred Reed's Russian Christmas Music in this scoring for young band. Using an ancient Russian carol...
Part I of Armenian Dances is in fact the first of a four-movement suite drawn from the folk song arrangements and original musical works of Armenian composer Komitas Vardapet collected during the earl...
This Christmas carol of ancient European origin begins O Sanctissima and was intended as a tribute to the virgin Mary. A 19th-century translation by Falk gave us the words O How Joyfully that are typi...
Reed - Grades 3-5
Since its publication in 1972, this work has become an important part of the literature for concert band, and appears on many state lists.
Commissioned by VanderCook College of Music and 'dedicated to all who strive for excellence in the noble field of music education. ' The music is in the form of a single allegro movement which is deve...
Brule River Celebration (Sheldon), Lexicon (Huckeby), Reflection On An Early American Hymn Tune (Lazarich), Beyond The Horizon (Behrman), God Shed His Grace On Thee (Glover), In Times of Triumph (Swea...
Beautiful Savior ist ein gelungenes Choralvorspiel in einer ausgezeichneten Instrumentierung von James Swearingen. Das lyrische Stück ist auch in reduzierter Besetzung gut aufführbar. Falls aber keine...
Here is an exciting new work from the master of concert band scoring to help bring the band world into the new millennium. This composition is characterized by a variety of styles and tempos from the...
Based on a simple Armenian folk song, this inspiring setting is dedicated to Dr. Harry Begian who conducted its first American performance at the Midwest Clinic in Chicago, December 2000. The haunting...
Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was one of America's most prolific and frequently performed composers. The Hounds of Spring was composed in 1980 and was inspired by the poem 'Atalanta in Calydon' by Algernon...
Here's an opportunity to expose your younger players to the work of renown composer, Alfred Reed. Written for the Regina Lions Club Junior Band from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, and premiered at the...
