Belwin Beginning Band Series

The inspiration for Racing the Sun comes from a phrase used by solar-powered car enthusiasts to describe the act of piloting their exotic vehicles. Employing a variety of styles and textures, this ori...

Antonin Dvorak's 'Largo' from his 9th Symphony From the New World is a favorite for audiences here and abroad for its simplistic, yet moving melody. Paul Cook's stirring arrangement brings Dvorak's ch...

With charming old world style, this traditional Spanish folk tune, cast in three-quarter time, will be a delightfully colorful addition to your beginning band concert - so much so that the title liter...

Tuneful folk songs and cheerful fiddle tunes abound on The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin), located in the Irish Sea. Three of its finest musical gems are presented in Ellan Vannin Suite: 'sweetwater in th...

Salvation Is Created, written in 1912 by Russian composer, conductor, and teacher Pavel Tschesnokoff (1877--1944), was one of the last sacred choral works Tschnesnokoff wrote before being compelled to...

Scirocco comes from the name given to a Mediterranean wind that originates as a dry and dusty breeze in the Sahara Desert, accumulates moisture and velocity as it crosses the Mediterranean Sea, and of...

Scirocco comes from the name given to a Mediterranean wind that originates as a dry and dusty breeze in the Sahara Desert, accumulates moisture and velocity as it crosses the Mediterranean Sea, and of...

Scirocco comes from the name given to a Mediterranean wind that originates as a dry and dusty breeze in the Sahara Desert, accumulates moisture and velocity as it crosses the Mediterranean Sea, and of...

Scirocco comes from the name given to a Mediterranean wind that originates as a dry and dusty breeze in the Sahara Desert, accumulates moisture and velocity as it crosses the Mediterranean Sea, and of...

Inspired by the merchant ship 'Mary Celeste' that set sail from New York City in early November of 1872, bound for Genoa, Italy. The ship never reached its destination and, to this day, no one knows f...

Inspired by the merchant ship 'Mary Celeste' that set sail from New York City in early November of 1872, bound for Genoa, Italy. The ship never reached its destination and, to this day, no one knows f...

Inspired by the merchant ship 'Mary Celeste' that set sail from New York City in early November of 1872, bound for Genoa, Italy. The ship never reached its destination and, to this day, no one knows f...

Inspired by the merchant ship 'Mary Celeste' that set sail from New York City in early November of 1872, bound for Genoa, Italy. The ship never reached its destination and, to this day, no one knows f...

As the title implies, this piece is based on the National Anthem of the United States, with a few snippets of other patriotic themes included. This energy-charged arrangement will have your beginners...

Inspired by the Andromeda constellation in the northern sky, Roland Barrett has crafted this original work for your beginners. Beginning by engaging the percussion section to set the musical stage, th...

Inspired by the Andromeda constellation in the northern sky, Roland Barrett has crafted this original work for your beginners. Beginning by engaging the percussion section to set the musical stage, th...

Inspired by the Andromeda constellation in the northern sky, Roland Barrett has crafted this original work for your beginners. Beginning by engaging the percussion section to set the musical stage, th...

Originally composed in 1886 for four-hand piano, this beginning band transcription/reduction develops the charismatic melody and offers opportunity to explore the varied timbres in beginning band in a...

Inspired by the fading east-west boundaries, this exciting concert band work will make the beginning ensemble sound as if they have been playing for a while. Underneath the modal melodies, lively rhyt...

Australia-born Percy Aldridge Grainger lived in London from 1901-1914, where he developed an interest in folk music. It was during this period that he crafted the original setting of this Lincolnshire...

To be performed with or without a narrator, this work contains musical fragments from three civil war songs, including the 'Battle Cry of Freedom,' 'Dixie,' and 'Battle Hymn of the Republic.' Scored f...

The first published composition of Vaughan Williams in 1902 was a setting for voice and piano of a poem by William Barnes. The lyrical folk song quality of the tune makes it an irresistible choice for...

The first published composition of Vaughan Williams in 1902 was a setting for voice and piano of a poem by William Barnes. The lyrical folk song quality of the tune makes it an irresistible choice for...

The first published composition of Vaughan Williams in 1902 was a setting for voice and piano of a poem by William Barnes. The lyrical folk song quality of the tune makes it an irresistible choice for...

Grandiose in nature, this solidly scored original work serves particularly well as a concert closer but equally well as a bold opening number. Teaching opportunities abound for reinforcement of critic...