LudwigMasters Symphonic Band

The opera "II Guarany" was produced with great success at La Scala in Milan on March 17, 1870. Giuseppe Verdi wrote that the opera was the work of a "true musical genius." Although the style and libre...

Troldhaugen, or "knoll of the trolls," was the name given to the villa where Grieg lived from 1885 until his death. This work began as a piano piece intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his...

This new 2020 revision by R. Mark Rogers addresses errors found in the previous edition and follows Grainger's scoring practices and concept of instrumental color more closely. One of the absolute gem...

This has more familiar melodies than a Saturday Morning cartoon! Delight your audience with this madcap mashup, the perfect way to lighten the concert's mood. Songs included in this medley: The Marine...

Originally composed in 1911, the work was written for a circus band of about fifteen players. In this new and updated edition, the melodic and harmonic content of the march has been maintained while b...

Originally composed in 1911, the work was written for a circus band of about fifteen players. In this new and updated edition, the melodic and harmonic content of the march has been maintained while b...

In the late 1960s, Alan Shulman composed four works for symphonic winds. Interstate 90 dates from a 1962 sketch depicting a drive heading west on the Massachusetts Turnpike and New York State Thruway....

A tone poem depicting the extreme emotions and complicated lives of soldiers in Vietnam, Thousand Mile Eyes by Mark Fabio is one of deep emotional impact. It vividly portrays the hardships of the Viet...

Walter S. Hartley, whose works for saxophone and low brass significantly expanded the repertoire available for those instruments, wrote the QUARTET CONCERTO for SATB saxophones in 1992 for a commissio...

Walter S. Hartley, whose works for saxophone and low brass significantly expanded the repertoire available for those instruments, wrote the QUARTET CONCERTO for SATB saxophones in 1992 for a commissio...

New Era was composed for the United States Air Force Academy Band (Colorado Springs, CO) and refers to the mixture of software, hardware, technology, and tradition in present day life - the 'new era.'...

Perfect for use as a concert opener, this spirited music grabs the listener from the very first note. It continues to hold the audience breathless, proceeding at a crisp pace before closing with a lig...

Perfect for use as a concert opener, this spirited music grabs the listener from the very first note. It continues to hold the audience breathless, proceeding at a crisp pace before closing with a lig...

Dance, Ballerina, Dance was written by Nat King Cole and recorded by both the writer and Frank Sinatra. Ira Hearshen has crafted the third movement of his Aragon suite in the style of this beloved tun...

Inspired by Psalm 47, "O Clap Your Hands," A Psalm of Celebration by Paul W. Whear is an energetic piece that loosely follows the structure of the written verse in its musical form. The opening statem...

Vivaldi originally wrote his C major concerto, RV433, for a sopranino recorder around the years 1728 and 1729. It has three movements titled: 1. Allegro 2. Largo 3. Allegro molto

Vivaldi originally wrote his C major concerto, RV433, for a sopranino recorder around the years 1728 and 1729. It has three movements titled: 1. Allegro 2. Largo 3. Allegro molto

Proserpine was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Persephone, and in Roman mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and wife of Pluto, ruler of the infernal regions....

The title of this work was suggested by the spreading tone-clusters of the beginning. It also refers to the fact that rhythms, intervals, dynamics, and instrumentation are all subjected to various pro...

The title of this work was suggested by the spreading tone-clusters of the beginning. It also refers to the fact that rhythms, intervals, dynamics, and instrumentation are all subjected to various pro...

Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, se...

Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, se...

George M. Cohan had a deep-seated patriotism, as evidenced in such songs as Over There, Yankee Doodle Boy, and You're a Grand Old Flag. His greatest song, Over There, was written in 1917 and was the m...

Aura Lee is also known as The Army Blue, having a beloved place in the hearts of graduates of the West Point Military Academy. Incidentally used with new lyrics in the Elvis Presley movie Love Me Tend...

Aura Lee is also known as The Army Blue, having a beloved place in the hearts of graduates of the West Point Military Academy. Incidentally used with new lyrics in the Elvis Presley movie Love Me Tend...