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In music, a drone is a repeated or sustained pitch that provides a harmonic foundation for melodies and harmonies to build around it. This definition describes this piece perfectly as the entire piece...

Beneath the Golden Sky is a lyrical song that allows an ensemble to develop its skills playing in 3/4 metre. Each part is given the opportunity to play melodic material at some point in the piece.

Serenity is the perfect word to describe this lyrical piece: calm, peaceful and simple to perform. This selection was composed with the intention to introduce very beginning musicians to lyrical music...

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

Echoes in the Tundra was composed to paint a musical picture of someone trying to survive in a dark, vast, snowy plain. Much of the piece uses call and response to represent the echoes in this environ...

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...

Contemporary yet accessible harmonies combined with the power of the brass quintet make this a great work to open a concert or recital.

Tuba Mirum is a bass (voice) solo but features an unaccompanied solo trombone opening which is one of "the" major trombone excerpts for classical players. This is a great piece to feature not only the...

Uncle of the famous Giovanni Gabrieli, Andrea was a prolific composer for a variety of instrumentations including voice and organ. There is an alternate horn part provided for the trombone for added v...

Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is a well-known piece written for solo piano by Maurice Ravel in 1899 when he was studying composition at the Conservatoire de Paris under...

Despite having essentially a 'minor' feel this is one of most brilliant three choir canzonas. Dur 3'

Scored for two six-part choirs and with only one treble part in each, this piece achieves a richness and solemnity that even surpass the better known eight-part Sonata Pian e Forte.

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb (piccolo trumpet), trumpet 2 in D, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in Bb, trumpet 5 in Bb, flugelhorn in Bb, horn 1 in F 1, horn 2 in F, horn 3 in F, horn 4 in F, trombone 1, tr...

scored for trumpet 1 in Bb (piccolo trumpet), trumpet 2 in Eb, trumpet 3 in Bb, trumpet 4 in Bb, trumpet 5 in Bb, flugelhorn in Bb, horn 1 in F, horn 2 in F, horn 3 in F, horn 4 in F, trombone 1, trom...

This celebratory and dramatic rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner arranged for brass and percussion by Sean O'Loughlin has become a favorite of both the Oregon Symphony and Baltimore Symphony brass...

This suite for wind quintet features five movements titled Aria, Scat, Lied, Frottola and Chorale. With the exception of Scat, these names draw on forms and genres from early music. Lasting just 17 mi...