Concert Band for Beginners

Never before have the magical melodies of Holst's masterpiece been made available at this easy level. Using excerpts from the first and third movements, but still maintaining the integrity and sound o...

The music of Handel is considered the culmination of the Baroque period of music history, and his Water Music (1717) has endured in popularity for nearly 300 years! Performed from a barge traveling on...

Composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875, music from Peer Gynt was originally incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's five-act play. The beautiful Solveig's Song is from the second orchestral suite later extracte...

One of the best-known classical themes ever written, Ravel's familiar melody appears in many movies as well as on the concert stage. Johnnie Vinson's skillful adaptation allows even younger players to...

This delightful band transcription of a Debussy piano classic is an ideal teaching tool. The piece will help teach tempo, dynamics, and rhythms such as the sixteenth-eighth-sixteenth pattern. The perf...

Antonin Dvorak's Slavonic Dances have been an audience pleaser at orchestral concerts for generations. Here, one of his most well-known Slavonic Dances has been wonderfully adapted for young bands. Th...

A controversial piece at its premiere performance, The Firebird quickly became standard repertoire for symphony orchestras. The suite contains a thrilling 'thunderclap' in the wonderful conclusion. Th...

Based on Alexandre Dumas' adaptation of E. T. A. Hoffmann's story, this setting is targeted toward the middle of most second-year band methods. Bring Tchaikovsky into your developing band's repertoire...

Expose your students to one of the great symphonies of the 19th century. Numerous teaching opportunities are present for articulation, phrasing, and the clarinet register key. A great contest or conce...

Edvard Grieg's early musical training took place in Germany, but philosophical constraints sent him back to his native Norway, where he began what is now referred to as the Norwegian School. He is bes...

The canon is a contrapuntal device that has been used by composers throughout the history of music. From the seventeenth century comes this canon, Johann Pachelbel's best-known work. This beautiful pi...

Recognized as the first true masterpiece for wind band, this new updated edition of the authentic Colin Matthews version now includes a full recording by the U.S. Marine Band conducted by Frederick Fe...

Along with his First Suite in E-flat, Holst's Second Suite is among the most treasured landmark works for band. In this adaptation, Robert Longfield has adjusted the extreme ranges, used the instrumen...

This tune comes to us from England during the 'Bloodless Revolution' of 1688 that saw King James deposed and Wiliam and Mary placed on the throne. Lilliburlero was a satirical political song that help...

Ombra mai fù is the opening aria from the 1738 opera Serse by Georg Friederich Handel. The opera itself was a commercial failure, lasting only five performances in London after its premiere. In the 19...

Joseph Lanner (1801-1843) was an Austrian dance music composer. He is best remembered as one of the earliest Viennese composers to reform the waltz from a simple peasant dance to something that even t...

In a life spanning almost ninety-five years, Stolz wrote in excess of 2000 songs, dances and marches, as well as the music for more than 50 stage works, 60 films and 19 ice revues. In 1929 the German...

Giuseppe Giordani (1751-1798) was an Italian composer, mainly of opera. Giordani is mostly know for his popular aria 'Caro mio ben'. This song is even nowadays sung by many great singers, as well male...

The Spectacle is a fast and energetic piece composed to reflect the excitement of witnessing something astonishing or 'spectacular' for the first time. This feeling is carried from the opening measure...

Storm the Keep is a fun, energetic piece that is perfect for introducing young musicians to playing in 6/8 time. The rhythmic figures used are simple enough to help performers learn the feel for the t...

Vida del Sol (Life of the Sun) is a straight ahead Latin chart with a catchy groove and interesting parts for all players. With lots of opportunity to work on both technical and jazz skills, young mus...

Fearless and aggressive, with independent melodic lines across the ensemble, Prolation originates from the Latin word prolatio, meaning to bring forward. Intense yet playable, this composition will be...

This lyrical piece was composed to reflect the open plains and nature of the Prairie province of Saskatchewan, Canada. The melodies are moving, singable and memorable with many sections featured at so...

Two Celtic-like airs float through this very expressive, gentle composition. The opening is poignantly beautiful, with opportunities for expressive freedom. Moving into a delicate dance, the music wan...