Concert Band for Beginners

In a cold winter night, the wind violently shakes trees and dark clouds hide the moon. Thousands of thoughts crowd into a child's mind when he tries to fall asleep. Darkness makes his bedroom seem a d...

Neon is a chemical element of the periodic table. It belongs to the group of noble gases and is a colorless and odorless gas. Neon produces a characteristic reddish-orange glow when used in certain ty...

In a remote time a small village is preparing to celebrate with joy the annual spring festival. Everything is ready for the big event, but the night before the festivities, a major earthquake destroys...

The Mediterranean sea surrounds Calabria with 800 km of coastline, many of these well known for their splendid beaches. Lorenzo Pusceddu wrote this song for Calabria thinking of its sea.

A majestic castle, also known as the upper castle, was built in medieval times on top of the hill of San Martino, overlooking the town of Artegna in the province of Udine. There remains today only a f...

Our musical story is based on 'The Adventures of Pinocchio. A Puppet Story,' a novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi (pen name of the Florentine writer Carlo Lorenzini) written in Florence in 1881. Th...

Our musical story is based on 'The Adventures of Pinocchio. A Puppet Story,' a novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi (pen name of the Florentine writer Carlo Lorenzini) written in Florence in 1881. Th...

Our musical story is based on 'The Adventures of Pinocchio. A Puppet Story,' a novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi (pen name of the Florentine writer Carlo Lorenzini) written in Florence in 1881. Th...

Our musical story is based on 'The Adventures of Pinocchio. A Puppet Story,' a novel by Italian author Carlo Collodi (pen name of the Florentine writer Carlo Lorenzini) written in Florence in 1881. Th...

The composer, who founded the 'Campus Giovanile di Musica d'Insieme' held in Guarcino (Frosinone) and conducted the camp in all of its iterations, paid tribute to the achievement of the tenth-year ann...

With its A-B-A structure, this work clearly harkens back to Vivaldi's Spring. The first part sees the two clarinets chasing one another in a busy Baroque-like dialogue, suggesting themes that are then...

In the same way that the early radios struggled to keep to the right frequency, the romantic opening melody is frequently interrupted by unexpected bursts of swing. Special mention to the harmonic fil...

DRAYTON HALL ESPRIT was commissioned by the Drayton Hall Middle School Band, Charleston, South Carolina, Debbie Oxner, conductor. Drayton Hall was one of the few plantation homes that was not burned b...

This work for early intermediate bands is a wonderful selection for contest or a concert opening.

This work for early intermediate bands is a wonderful selection for contest or a concert opening.

This overture is based on a Scottish sounding folk melody by the composer. The opening theme is lively and articulated, based loosely in the Dorian mode. The slow middle section features solo horn, fo...

Fanfare and Processional by celebrated composer James Barnes is a rousing concert opener for younger bands, or may be performed as an occasional piece at ceremonies. (Grade 2.5)