Matt Johnston

Though most of Johan Halvorsen's career was formed around his talents as a violinist, teacher, and conductor, his compositional output gives him status as one of the most prolific Norwegian composers...

A well-known march by Percy Grainger, originally for piano, but his scoring for wind band is the most popular. A simple tune, first presented by the bass clarinet, is expanded upon and subjected to al...

Julius Fučík (1872-1916), known as the 'Bohemian Sousa,' was a Czech composer and conductor of military bands. While his most popular march is the 'Entrance of the Gladiator,' known throughout popular...

The Black Horse Troop by John Philip Sousa, arranged for Clarinet Choir by Matt Johnston. John Philip Sousa composed this popular march at the end of 1924 and it was premiered at a concert of the Sous...

Roland F. Seitz was born into a musical family and composed nearly 50 marches during the course of his life. His most popular march, March Grandioso, was composed in 1901, and features the theme from...

A fast and furious polka by Johann Strauss Jr. Try it with a tuba, it's fantastic! Instrumentation: E-Flat Clarinet, 4 B-Flat Clarinets, Alto Clarinet/Basset Horn, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet/C...

This piece has been simply known as 'The Clarinet Polka' for generations. Here it has been tastefully arranged for three solo clarinets accompanied by clarinet choir. It is not the typical arrangement...

This Canzon was originally included as part of the collection 'Canzoni per sonare con ogni sorte di stromenti,' a volume of 36 canzoni by 13 different composers, first published in 1608. The publisher...

Thomas Tallis composed 'Spem in alium nunquam habui ' around the year 1570 based on the Latin text from a response (at Matins for the 3rd lesson, during the 5th week of September) in the Sarum Rite, a...

Like many of his other ensemble works, Gustav Holst composed the 'Brook Green Suite' for the St. Paul's Girls' School. His intent was to compose a piece that would be easy enough for the younger membe...