Concert Band for Beginners

This beautiful chorale was inspired by the music of the great romantic Anton Bruckner, one of the favorite composers of Thomas Doss.

The introductory theme of this composition echoes the majestic size of the mountains that are visible from the picture-postcard Cortina d'Ampezzo-the socalled 'Queen of the Dolomites'. Then we hear a...

From Beethoven's Symphony No. 7, this movement is one of the master's most recognizable and performed themes. Featured in the Oscar-winning film The King's Speech, here is a skilled and effective vers...

James Curnow's Renaissance Suite for full band continues to be a popular choice for contest and festival. Here is a version carefully adapted for flexible instrumentation that features these distincti...

Gershwin's landmark work brought elements of jazz to the symphonic stage. Featuring the main themes from this masterpiece here is a well-paced and effective setting for flexible instrumentation.

This well-crafted and accessible arrangement of Camille Saint-SaÙns' classic Carnival of the Animals is sure to please more than just conductors of youth wind bands. James Curnow's years of arranging...

This arrangement of Handels beautiful melody was created as an educational tool for teaching students both the legato (sustained) style and the expressive quality of playing. Though these qualities of...

One of the classics of young band literature, this composition by James Curnow is found on many state lists throughout the country. This adaptation is scored for flexible instrumentation and features...

Displaying an aura of power and brilliance, this exhilarating work is a perfect concert opener and can be effectively performed with small ensembles with incomplete instrumentation. Dur: 2:00

Driving tempos, harmonic tensions, intense melodies and dramatic shifts in dynamics and articulations will have both audience and musicians on the edge of their seats. Expert scoring and very reasonab...

This programmatic piece of music is one of the best-selling works from Otto M. Schwarz. There was a very high demand for a lower grade version to enable young and small bands to perform this epic piec...

In October 1997, Jacob de Haan visited the Swiss village of St. Moritz, where he worked as a conductor with a symphonic wind band. The Mountains around St. Moritz were covered in marvelous autumn colo...

Monterosi is a village in the Italian province of Viterbo in the Lazio region. This work is dedicated to the Accademia Musicale Francigena in Monterosi, on the occasion of the third 'Tommaso Albani' a...

Das Stück Sahara nimmt Sie mit auf eine Reise in die weltweit größte Trockenwüste, die sich im Norden des afrikanischen Kontinents befindet. Sie umfasst 8 Millionen Quadratkilometer und erstreckt sich...

The main theme of this composition was created in the night of the 10th of August, one of those clear nights with stars falling softly in order not to wake the dreams. While writing it, the Italian co...

When you have been playing in a band for a long time, you will know that music belongs to the most beautiful moments in life, but also to the roughest times. Making music together can give you strengt...

This hauntingly aggressive work investigates the legends surrounding the exploration of Antarctica. Inspired by the recent brutal winters involving the polar vortex, the music depicts magical scenery...

Hymn of Hope' is a very calm and reflective moment of music to provide us with strength, courage and perseverance in difficult times. With a hopeful attitude you can nourish your body and soul and thu...

Der Montblanc wird mit seinen 4. 808 m das 'Dach Europas' genannt. Lange waren die höchsten Berge der Erde unbezwingbar. Erst in den letzten 250 Jahren wurden die Giganten unseres Planeten erstiegen....

Fantastic Creatures takes us into a world of fantasy, mythology and legends. These fascinating creatures possess characteristics that go beyond the limits of reality. In this work, three such beings a...

From Jennifer Lopez' debut album, 'On the 6,' Let's Get Loud is arranged in a Latin-rock style. The driving pulse, hot melody, and syncopated and explosive rhythms are non-stop from beginning to end....

Pata Pata' might be the song with the fewest words in the history of pop music, but it is nevertheless extremely popular and known to every generation. The perky character of the song, along with this...

This delightful, moderately paced march (paso doble) was composed in 1925 by Spanish composer Jaime Texidor and is notable for its long-lasting popularity and musicality. James Curnow's authentic arra...

In Greek mythology Hermes was the messenger of the gods, and the god of merchants. The piece starts with a powerful four-measure introduction, followed by the solemn 1st theme and the heroic 2nd theme...

Der schweizer Komponist Max Leemann hat mit dem Belgano Marsch einen lebendigen und schwungvollen Strassenmarsch geschrieben, der sich hervorragend im Repertoire eines jeden Blasorchesters macht und s...