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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...

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...

The Call of the Summit is a heroic and stately piece which uses call and response between a solo trumpet and the remainder of the ensemble to establish "the call". With simple rhythms and limited rang...

Of Fate and Fortune is a great piece to introduce beginning students to more challenging music. The music focuses on one theme that is manipulated to take on several forms throughout.

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.

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...

The title, A Rift in Time, represents this piece perfectly, as it is a great way to introduce developing musicians to the 7/8 (2+2+3) metre, with the 'rift' being the extra beat in the 'time' signatur...

The Allegro con Spirito movement of the Divertimento No. 1 is from the Six Feldpartiten (open air suites), composed by Haydn in the early 1780s. Originally scored for two oboes, two French horns, thre...

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair and Golliwog's Cakewalk are two of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. Full of dense impressionistic harmonies and lightened with rag-time rhythmic elements, this...

These are two excellent character pieces originally written for piano. Each of these short pieces is full of interest, color and energy with melody found in all parts. These short works would make an...

A percussion break is when all other voices drop out and it's a time for just the percussion section to shine - that is how this fun and rhythmic piece opens. It gradually builds by adding voices (min...

Lumina Cordis, latin for 'Lights of the Heart', is a title that reflects the joy and brightness of the piece. Composed using overture form, each section has elements that represent all the happy emoti...

With rhythmic accompaniment and energetic melodic lines, this animated work contains elements of early American barn dances, then features a calmer section that develops into a moderate jig. After the...

The term 'final descent' has many meanings. This composition is a musical representation of the last push to achieve a goal: it is suspenseful, dramatic, exciting, emotional and most importantly, fun...

The word jagged can be defined by either 1) having a rough or harsh quality or 2) having a sharply uneven surface or outline. Both of these definitions are reflected by this piece through the constant...

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...

The title, A Rift in Time, represents this piece perfectly, as it is a great way to introduce developing musicians to the 7/8 (2+2+3) metre, with the 'rift' being the extra beat in the 'time' signatur...

The pieces in Fanfare and Procession are taken from the works of two of England's master composers. The opening fanfare and first part of the processional are taken from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance...

This piece is one of the most popular processionals for brides. It has been used in countless wedding services, movies and television programs.

The term 'final descent' has many meanings. This composition is a musical representation of the last push to achieve a goal: it is suspenseful, dramatic, exciting, emotional and most importantly, fun...