Bruce W. Tippette

As its title suggests, 'Farewell at Dawn' is a musical expression of bidding farewell to the night and beginning a new day. The piece opens softly with a gentle motive that evolves through simple, yet...

Bruce Tippette brings us a wonderful new work for the young band in "Sparks." A great way to open or close a concert program, this work begins boldly with interesting harmonies and orchestral hits - a...

Bruce Tippette brings us a wonderful new work for the young band in "Sparks." A great way to open or close a concert program, this work begins boldly with interesting harmonies and orchestral hits - a...

Bruce Tippette brings us a wonderful new work for the young band in "Sparks." A great way to open or close a concert program, this work begins boldly with interesting harmonies and orchestral hits - a...

This solo was the 2005 winner of the Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Award. Written in 6/8 meter and the key of D minor, the piece is in A-B-A form. The A section has the melody in the left hand with a...

This beautiful treble choral features a lyrical melody supported by an expressive piano accompaniment. The perfect setting of the famous text, 'Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the sou...

This solo was the 2005 winner of the Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Award. Written in 6/8 meter and the key of D minor, the piece is in A-B-A form. The A section has the melody in the left hand with a...

This expressive work aims to encapsulate the essence of serenity through its calm, moderate tempo and simple rhythms. A beautiful interplay between sweeping melodic lines and a gorgeous harmonic langu...

The imagery of a lush, green meadow helps set the stage for Verdant Meadows. This simple, yet harmonically adventurous composition alternates between legato melodies and staccato harmonies. Following...

Composed by Bruce W. Tippette, Drifting utilizes musical passages to allude to the image of something drifting down a river in the woods. It journeys through twists and turns, placid streams and roari...

This beautiful text by Christopher Marlowe has been given a fun and lilting melody by composer Bruce W. Tippette. As one of Shakespere's biggest influencers, this poem is a great introduction into the...

This racing, rhythmic flexible orchestra composition will leave your young ensemble with the sense that they sounded like a professional orchestra. Appropriate for younger groups, the melodic material...

This racing, rhythmic string orchestra composition will leave your young ensemble with the sense that they have sounded like a professional orchestra. Appropriate for younger groups, the melodic mater...

This racing, rhythmic string orchestra composition will leave your young ensemble with the sense that they have sounded like a professional orchestra. Appropriate for younger groups, the melodic mater...

An intriguing part of our living ecosystem, forests are filled with mysterious and mystical elements. Mystic Forest is a musical imagining of those themes.

Reminiscent of film-scores of old, this wonderfully expressive work will be a hit at your next concert. Perfect for any program or festival adjudication, Summer Solstice has a lot of teachable materia...

Composer Bruce W. Tippette gives us movie cinema vibes in this dark and brooding new work for string orchestra. Big, dramatic sections are positioned between fresh rhythmic passages. This one is a fun...