Master Band Series - LudwigMasters

Starting quietly and slowly rising to a massive crescendo before returning to a quiet exit, this work makes use of a single and beautiful dynamic arc. It is a perfect contest selection for the interme...

Written following a visit to both the nuclear holocaust "ground zero" of Hiroshima, Japan, and the more conventional holocaust of Pearl Harbor, the opening of this work is meant to capture the solemn...

The "inspiration" for March of the Dragon Masters came from the composer's son, who has a great interest in both medieval legends and in science fiction. Although there is no specific story behind the...

The "inspiration" for March of the Dragon Masters came from the composer's son, who has a great interest in both medieval legends and in science fiction. Although there is no specific story behind the...

Commissioned in 1972 by the North Hills High School Symphonic Band in Pittsburgh, PA. Concertante for Wind Instruments is a rare foray by the composer into 12-tone composition. It is in two contrastin...

Commissioned by the Unites States Air Force Academy Cadet Welfare Fune in commemoration of the Academy's tenth anniversary. Although an overture, it was suggested that a slow, hymn-like section be inc...

Written in 1874, the orchestral tone poem Danse Macabre Op. 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) premiered in January of 1875 and was not well received by the audience. 21st century scholar Roger Nic...

Karelia Suite, Op. 11, No. 3: Alla marcia, arranged for band by Richard Franko Goldman, originates from Jean Sibelius's (1865-1957) Karelia music, composed in 1893 for a historical pageant celebrating...

Percy Aldridge Grainger's tone poem "The Power of Rome and the Christian Heart" was commissioned in 1947 to both commemorate the 25th anniversary of the League of Composers and to celebrate the 70th b...

Originally written in 1899 by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, and later orchestrated by the composer, PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DÉFUNTE (PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS) remains one of the enduring...

Originally written in 1899 by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, and later orchestrated by the composer, PAVANE POUR UNE INFANTE DÉFUNTE (PAVANE FOR A DEAD PRINCESS) remains one of the enduring...

American composer and band director John Joseph Morrissey (1906-1993) served as an officer in the music branch of the U.S. Army Special Services during World War II before beginning a long career as h...

Kenneth Whitcomb (1926-1997) was the staff arranger for the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. He later became the conductor of the 30th United States Army Band. Evening Breeze for Tru...

Kenneth Whitcomb (1926-1997) was the staff arranger for the United States Military Academy Band at West Point. He later became the conductor of the 30th United States Army Band. Evening Breeze for Tru...

GASPARILLA DAY was written for the Tampa Mardi Gras-type festival which takes place the second week of each February. The work was first performed during the 1971 Gasparilla Day parade by the King Hig...

GASPARILLA DAY was written for the Tampa Mardi Gras-type festival which takes place the second week of each February. The work was first performed during the 1971 Gasparilla Day parade by the King Hig...

John Cheetham's "Fanfare and Steeplechase" is a college level symphonic band work that opens with an extended fanfare section, leading to the main body - a whirlwind evocation of the steeplechase!

John Cheetham's "Fanfare and Steeplechase" is a college level symphonic band work that opens with an extended fanfare section, leading to the main body - a whirlwind evocation of the steeplechase!

John Cheetham's "Fanfare and Steeplechase" is a college level symphonic band work that opens with an extended fanfare section, leading to the main body - a whirlwind evocation of the steeplechase!

Orchestrated by Donald Miller for Solo Horn or Solo Baritone/Euphonium and band.  In French, the word "villanelle" implies a rustic song or dance.  It was used during the 16th cent...

A superb upper level showpiece for horn or euphonium. Transcribed and orchestrated by Donald Miller. Band M; Horn MA.

A superb upper level showpiece for horn or euphonium. Transcribed and orchestrated by Donald Miller. Band M; Horn MA.

Marche Slav is a rousing patriotic work based on Serbian and Russian folk themes. Tchaikovsky was commissioned to write the piece specifically for a concert to benefit Serb soldiers wounded while figh...

Marche Slav is a rousing patriotic work based on Serbian and Russian folk themes. Tchaikovsky was commissioned to write the piece specifically for a concert to benefit Serb soldiers wounded while figh...