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This fun flamenco piece for beginning string orchestra is sure to engage all of your students! This piece was written with a loving dedication for Percy Hall's grandaughter, who at the time was the pr...

Aura Lee and "Dixie" are well-known tunes from the 19th century that still have popular appeal. Legato playing is necessary for the proper interpretation of "Aura Lee," and "Dixie" should be played in...

This is all about the drummers! Your percussion section will love this feature piece for its strong snare drum line and spirited crash cymbals. Add an easily accessible melody line for the winds and b...

One of Bach's most famous melodies (actually written as a chorale by Johann Schop and embellished by J.S. Bach), this is a timeless classic with value on any program. The chorale melody is placed an o...

An exceptional set of variations on the well-know humorous American folk song Mr. Frog Went A-Courtin' by this highly respected composer. Although basically light hearted, this work is an excellent in...

Although this work will provide superior material for your band to work on the contrast between staccato and legato articulation styles, what everyone will remember will be the image of dancing Dachsh...

This bold overture is a dramatic statement for your young band. The strong opening, which uses several easy meter changes, leads into the quiet middle section that has a mysterious air. The powerful t...

An exceptional set of variations on the well-know humorous American folk song Mr. Frog Went A-Courtin' by this highly respected composer. Although basically light hearted, this work is an excellent in...

Andrew Balent's SAVAGE DANCE is a driving, primitive dance of an imaginary ancient people. It could have been used at a festival or large public gathering with the intention of lifting the spirits of...

From the composer who brought us Snakes!, here is another opportunity for young musicians to become 'snake-charmers.' Glass bottles lightly tapped with pencils make the sound of a gentle rain. Seagull...

Divertimento for 15 Winds is a five-movement work for brass instruments that follows the proven form of fast—slow—fast—slow—fast to create a well-balanced and satisfying musica...

Louis Spohr is a German composer who lived at the same time as Beethoven. He was an outstanding violinist and is remembered mostly for his compositions for the violin. Proudly as the Eagle is a vocal...

The title Two Auras is a play on words. This arrangement presents the college song Aura Lee in two versions, first as a ballad, and then as a waltz. The melody is familiar dating back to the Civil War...

Edvard Grieg is Norway's most revered composer. "The Song of the Watchman" is lyrical in style in contrast to the marcato-staccato style of "The Sailors' Song" which follows. Rhythms are not difficult...

This trio was created for the Mansfield Symphony Woodwind Trio to play at children's concerts. It tells the story of how during the American Revolution and Civil War young boys shouldered a rifle and...

This arrangement of Zdenek Fibich's (1850-1900) beautiful POEME, Op. 39a has been arranged for the intermediate clarinetist by Albert O. Davis.

Bill Park uses this olde folk melody as a starting point for his clarinet trio, Hey, Derry Down. The piece beings with a homophonic accompaniment to the melody followed by an arpeggiated setting. The...

In this arrangement of the popular tune (AMERICA or GOD SAVE THE QUEEN), Nelhybel begins with fragments of the melody and gradually coalesces them to the final unison strain. The work includes a solo...