Marches for Concert Band

The English composer Sir Edward Elgar wrote the five Pomp and Circumstance marches between 1901 and 1930, the time of the British Empire, when the colonial and strategic world power of England was at...

In this extremely attractive march, the playful 6/8 time is alternated with a 2/4 time using an appealing cantabile theme as a basis. The title, which is derived from the Latin word vivat (?he/she liv...

Il Presidente is a humorous march depicting a president's appearance before his people! The president's convoy is accompanied by a grand fanfare as he pulls up in his car. The people cheer and wave as...

Diesen Marsch widmete Franco Cesarini dem Schweizer Kanton Tessin, der zu zwei Dritteln aus einer imposanten, nahezu unzugänglichen Berglandschaft besteht. Das Werk erzählt von der Poesie der Landscha...

Der Bergmannsmarsch Miners March ist eine Auftragskomposition der 'Bergkapelle der RAG Deutsche Steinkohle an der Saar' mit ihrem musikalischen Leiter Bernhard Stopp. Er wurde am 30. November 2008 im...

Ein Marsch ist per Definition 'Musik, deren Zweck es ist, das gleichzeitige Schreiten von Personen rhythmisch und tempomässig zu regeln'. Dass Marschmusik darüber hinaus auch äusserst unterhaltsam und...

Ein Marsch ist per Definition 'Musik, deren Zweck es ist, das gleichzeitige Schreiten von Personen rhythmisch und tempomässig zu regeln'. Dass Marschmusik darüber hinaus auch äusserst unterhaltsam und...

Von vielen Generationen von Bergleuten zur Hymne erhoben wurde der Bergmannsgruss Glück auf. Michael Klostermanns Bearbeitung beginnt mit Fanfaren und Trommelwirbel, dann erklingt die schöne Melodie,...

Conductor's March is a deft and witty concert march. A conductor should always strive to motivate his musicians and to stay one step ahead of his orchestra—this is the motto and idea behind this...

The town of Schwenningen at the source of the Neckar inspired Wolfgang Wössner to compose this march song. In the trio he employed Friedrich Silcher's well-known folk song Am Neckar. The march is comp...

First Choice is a simple, nimble and cheerful March with an infectious melody, a snappy bass solo and a trio section that is based on a predominantly syncopated feel.

This festive piece of music was composed for the occasion of a long lasting friendship between a Belgian and a German wind band after having encountered for the first time in 1976, creating a strong b...

This festive piece of music was composed for the occasion of a long lasting friendship between a Belgian and a German wind band after having encountered for the first time in 1976, creating a strong b...

This joyful work begins with a powerful introduction, followed by a playful and light theme. The middle section introduces your bass players. A beautiful trio follows this, leading to a brilliant and...

These two 'railroad marches' (E7A and RS-2) are excellent examples of witty, contemporary compositional techniques, utilizing our most indigenous wind band forms - the extended concert march in E7A an...

Harvey and Allen Dodworth, Thomas Eaton, Patrick S. Gilmore, David L. Downing, Thomas Coates, and especially Claudio S. Grafulla. The current compilation is drawn from the band books of the Third Regi...

The first movement of this work, an Allegretto, begins with a fanfare-like opening. After a number of other melody lines, a reprise of the beginning follows, which ends in a cadenza for the soloist. M...

As with his march Fresena, Jacob de Haan assimilated a well-known folksong from his province of birth (Friesland) into this swinging composition. Both works originate from a festival suite that he onc...

In the course of the two centuries following the death of Henry Purcell in 1695, no British composer of any statue was apparent. Consequently, the break-through of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) as an inter...

Harm Evers showed his true character with this likeable march. With its interesting rhythms and unusual approach, this is sure to be memorable to musicians and audience alike.

76 Trombones comes from the musical The Music Man by Meredith Wilson, which was made into a film in 1962. In it, Professor Harold Wilson tells the children of the town how one day he witnessed numerou...

This hymn was commissioned by 'Antwerpen 93'. And this city, on the banks of the river Schelde has been nominated 'Cultural Capital of Europe' for 1993. The work-group 'animatie' took the initiative a...

Martenizza' is the Bulgarian word for the month March. This work describes an old custom in Bulgaria introduced to the composer was through Ivo Stoykov, a Bulgarian acquaintance. In accordance with tr...

Sonority - zu deutsch 'Klangfülle' - hält, was sein Titel verspricht: Peter Riedemanns Komposition ist ein prachtvoller Konzertmarsch im 6/8-Takt mit einem besonders melodischen Trio. Ein absoluter Gl...