Sheet Music for Concert Band

Intro

Louis Martinus has selected 10 slow, romantic and quiet excerpts from large wind band and fanfare band pieces composed by Hardy MERTENS. All these 'moods' are playable separately and are excellent for...

This was the first published piece by Dominique Wyckhuys. Although the composer has never put a foot in Brazil, he nevertheless is attracted to its lively and rhythmical music. After an opening which...

Rondo skolion is the 5th movement of Hardy Mertens' 1st symphony 'Voice of Mind' and was written in 1985. The word rondo refers to a music form in which a main theme is repeated several times with con...

This small festive overture features the brass section prominantly. The work is very suitable to begin a concert and was written for the 100th anniversary of the 'Royale Harmonie de Moresnet (B)' wher...

This composition won the 1995 composition prize of the Cultural Department of the Province of Hainaut (B). 'At the end of the fear an open window' This short citation illustrates the emotional route t...

Commissioned by the wind band of Gaurain (B), this piece has been conceived to open a concert in a non-conventional way. The orchestra starts after a drum set solo (ad lib) but without conductor and i...

Les flamandes - Madeleine - La valse a mille temps - Bruxelles

U mundu drentu a ti is a symphonic poem in seven movements for soprano voice and wind band written in 1997. The text is by Carla Correddu and is written in the Carlofortinian dialect, one of Sardinia'...

This is also a youth piece which the composer wrote during holidays at the seaside. The song, which is very quiet and limpid, is performed by a trumpet solo but all the orchestra participate in this p...

Pekin, 1898. A young occidental tries to follow an unknown young girl whom he has seen in a crowd. His quest brings him to the doors of the mysterious Forbidden City. Will the doors open for him? It i...

Adagio was written in 1999 as a large piece in one movement. Friendship and collaboration between the two artists, lead to the music of 'Adagio' and a poem by the same name, written by Sara Smerdon, w...

There is not a lot to tell about this piece because everything is said in the title. The strong and vigorous rock character of the music is highly recommended to conclude a concert on a high note. The...

Not surprisingly, the success of Latin music touches the entire world and 'Chiquita Banana Song' is surely one of the most famous Latin spoofs of all. The tune was published in 1946 and was used for m...

Don't think that Pascal Devroye has lost his rhythm during the composition of this piece - remember, he is a percussionist. He just wanted to have fun with the four notes of the well-know tune by Gers...

This original composition for wind band by Roland Smeets was composed for the 25th Play-In which is organised every year in Belgium and conducted by the well known Belgian clarinet player Walter Boeyk...