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By means of its simplified rhythms 'Mas Que Nada' allows the starting musician to play some typical Brazilian music. Both performances by Black Eyed Peas and by Sergio Mendes have recently made this t...

This single from Ritchie Valens from 1958 is originally a Spanish song from Mexican folklore. Years later it was picked by Rolling Stone magazine as the only non-English song in their 500 Greatest Son...

This beautiful waltz-tango is written by Astor Piazzolla (music) and Horacio Ferrer (lyrics). Together with 'Balada Para Un Loco', this one is the most famous they composed together. 'Chiquilin de Bac...

Santiago Lope was born in Ezcaray (La Rioja, Spain) on May 23. 1871. He studied violin and composition at the Royal Academy of Music in Madrid. When the city of Valencia organized a municipal band in...

Imagine an extravagant magic show at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. All shows like this feature great superstars as guest artists. For instance, it can be Celine Dion and Josh Groban who enters the sta...

In this little suite in three movements, your young musicians really can be creative and have fun. Of course, a story must be written about the unfortunate princess who ate pea soup and got to let a s...

Summer Play Samba is, as the title suggests, a light summer samba, which flows like a fresh summer breeze into the ear canals and stays there. The piece was written in connection with an assignment th...

This is a proper happy-tune for young musicians in a school band. It's easy to play and easy to listen to. Repetitive rhythms and patterns make it easy to follow. The instrumentation is adapted to th...

La muerte del ángel was composed by Astor Piazzolla as incidental music for the 1962 play Tango del ángel by Alberto Rodriguez Muñoz. In the play an angel heals the spirits of the residents of a shab...

Tango for Joe explores the lyrical properties of the trombone. A long introduction builds to the first entry of the soloist, who plays the main tango melody over a rhythmic accompaniment. In this work...

This arrangement was made after hearing Astor Piazzolla's 1986 recording of his own work written in 1965. The original instrumentation of bandoneon, violin and string bass is here arranged for three w...

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This spectacular tune from John Williams was originally written for the First Centennial Celebration of Fenway Park in Boston. It was transcribed for brass band by Stephen Bulla for the exclusive 'Joh...

Written in 1987 as the accompaniment to New England Time Capsule, an Omnimax travelogue, and recently recorded by the Boston Pops, this three minute concert work adapts wonderfully for band. With true...

Written in 1987 as the accompaniment to New England Time Capsule, an Omnimax travelogue, and recently recorded by the Boston Pops, this three minute concert work adapts wonderfully for band. With true...

Sir Arthur Sullivan wrote many pieces for operettas but none was better received than the music to H.M.S. Pinafore. It had a terrific 700-night run once it opened and its popularity continues today. T...

This work was originally composed for orchestra at an outdoor concert. This is a sonically vibrant overture written to reverberate around a valley in the Rocky Mountains. The grandeur of the setting i...