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The title came from both the adventurous feeling of the music and from Saint Michael, a popular saint found in many religious denominations. In Catholic teachings, he has several roles including leadi...

This lyrical piece is composed using ternary (ABA) form and gives every section an opportunity to shine. Filled with rich use of harmony and a flowing melody, As the River Flows is a great way to teac...

Ave Verum Corpus is one of Mozart's most famous pieces and has even been described as "perhaps the loftiest work of art that Mozart has created". It is simple and a perfect piece to develop a beautifu...

Of Fate and Fortune is a great piece that focuses on one main theme that is manipulated to take on several forms throughout. The opening introduces both the main theme and the dark and powerful nature...

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 every player featured at som...

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...