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Composed and published when King was only 21 years of age (under the pseudonym Carl Lawrence), Salute to the Sultan shows the composer in adventuresome mode. Off the beat cymbals and grace notes creat...

Enter the fantastical Land of Oz with this exciting work appropriate for contest, concert, or festival. Beware! The Yoop eats "meat people and orange marmalade!"

This thrilling work depicts the story of Theseus and the minotaur in a dramatic and exciting manner. The synthesizer part may be played by a pianist and a harpist if those instruments are available. A...

Karl King had a knack for galops and screamers. Excelsior is a fine example of the former, yet despite the brisk tempo it is extremely playable. Everything lies well, ranges are not extreme, and there...

This beautiful composition explores the rich sonority of the concert band. It has good parts for every performer and will demand the utmost control and sensitivity from both conductor and player. Word...

A surrealistic tour-de-force for concert band, this work sizzles from the first note to the last. Inspired by the Stephen King story of the same name, the work shows the contemporary concert band at i...

Wheels captures the incessant motion and ever moving character of the wheel. It is a vibrant, pulsating portrayal of an invention that changed mankind forever.

Another in the series of Grainger Society-approved arrangements, Mock Morris is crafted after the 1950 edition done for Leopold Stokowski. Extensive program notes accompany this delightful work.

Young players enjoy playing in minor keys because they are often filled with excitement and drama. This melodic new work capitalizes on that fondness for minor keys and has all the energy and drama th...

An old American tradition is to sit around a campfire and sing hymn tunes that are familiar to everyone to while away a spring or summer evening. Three such hymns are included in this arrangement: Sof...

A true lost treasure from the acknowledged master of the march style. Here is a real opportunity to bring to light a terrific march that's not well known now but sure to be a hit. With all the musical...

Imagine the sight and sound of a busy traffic circle at rush hour, with the roadway clogged with tourists and regular commuters trying to wend their way home after a long day at work. The madness and...

Our latest publication with the approval of John Philip Sousa IV, Pathfinder of Panama is playable, quintessential Sousa. It has memorable melodies, the usual outstanding countermelodies, and the scin...

The Bonnie Blue Flag is an 1861 marching song from the American Civil War. Deriving its tune from an Irish song, with lyrics penned by Harry McCarthy, it won popularity in both Union and Confederate a...

An excellent 6/8 march from one of America's finest march composers will be a welcome addition to any program. This is in terrific band keys, has conservative ranges in most parts (goes to G in euphon...

Fresh and exciting program music that grabs the listeners' attention from the outset. The music describes the famous last voyage of the RMS Lusitania, beginning with it steaming across the open seas....

Our Heritage of the Concert Band series expands with another of the beloved March King's expert works. Carefully edited for historic correctness and playability by the modern concert band by Sousa exp...

The title is all the description needed to know the why of Sousa's writing of the march. The why of your performing it is even easier . . . it's a Sousa march, it's not well known, and it should be be...

LudwigMasters Publications is pleased to add this stirring march to our Heritage of the Concert Band Series. Sousa's marches are a national treasure and this is a fine example of his style, arranged b...

Three traditional hymn tunes are presented in this Robert Longfield arrangement, At the River. The treatment shows both a traditional and creative approach yet retains the vocal majesty that made the...

Fortitude by Ronald C. Knoener is as much a processional march as it is a fanfare. The theme is of a bold, fanfare nature but it is followed by a secondary theme of a melodic style that will please th...

Spooky and creepy are winners every time! A minimalist excursion to the dark side, Graveyard Shift by Chris Campbell manages to strike a terrific balance between horror and humor. Your students must c...

An excellent choice for concert or festival performance, Honor and Epitaphs by Clarence E. Barber is a melodic and rhythmic delight. There is a brief duet between cornet and euphonium, and an active a...

Commissioned by the Flint (MI) Symphonic Wind Ensemble, A New Tomorrow by Robert Longfield is an ebullient and effervescent celebration of fifty years of music in the Flint area. Perfectly suited to o...

Effective as an opener, Prelude on Adeste Fidelis is a familiar hymn that can fit nicely anywhere on your program. Its band friendly keys and carefully controlled tessitura make it solidly playable. T...