Music Works Grade 2

The music of Handel is considered the culmination of the Baroque period of music history, and his Water Music (1717) has endured in popularity for nearly 300 years! Performed from a barge traveling on...

The music of Handel is considered the culmination of the Baroque period of music history, and his Water Music (1717) has endured in popularity for nearly 300 years! Performed from a barge traveling on...

The music of Handel is considered the culmination of the Baroque period of music history, and his Water Music (1717) has endured in popularity for nearly 300 years! Performed from a barge traveling on...

Tuneful and rhythmic describe the Slavonic Dances by Dvorák, and part of what makes them so immediately appealing. This setting of Slavonic Dance No. 3 alternates between a moderate tempo and faster s...

Tuneful and rhythmic describe the Slavonic Dances by Dvorák, and part of what makes them so immediately appealing. This setting of Slavonic Dance No. 3 alternates between a moderate tempo and faster s...

Written in a sophisticated and dynamic style, this work from James Curnow is more impressive sounding than the easy grade level would indicate. Opening with a rhythmic and intense toccata, this theme...

Written in a sophisticated and dynamic style, this work from James Curnow is more impressive sounding than the easy grade level would indicate. Opening with a rhythmic and intense toccata, this theme...

Composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875, music from Peer Gynt was originally incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's five-act play. The beautiful Solveig's Song is from the second orchestral suite later extracte...

Here is an excellent adaptation for younger bands of this famous overture by Tchaikovsky. The arrangement opens with the slow chorale-like theme which is found at the beginning of the original overtur...

Richard has arranged three distinctively different carols from the Celtic folk tradition and combined them into a stunning medley for concert band. Includes: Deck the Hall, Love Came Down at Christmas...

This majestic work by Richard Saucedo uses mixed meters alternating between 4/4 and 3/4 to achieve a truly unique-sounding fanfare. There is a nice balance between bold brass statements and answering...

Grade 2 Characteristic of Richard's distinctive style, this impressive piece features a rhythmic vitality throughout, along with fresh harmonies and skilled orchestrational devices. Amid the powerful...

Grade 2 Characteristic of Richard's distinctive style, this impressive piece features a rhythmic vitality throughout, along with fresh harmonies and skilled orchestrational devices. Amid the powerful...

These brief yet powerful fanfares will serve a variety of functions for concert programming. Written with moderate and stately tempos, these fanfares are easy to learn but provide a grand and impressi...

These brief yet powerful fanfares will serve a variety of functions for concert programming. Written with moderate and stately tempos, these fanfares are easy to learn but provide a grand and impressi...

With an energetic percussion score and explosive style, this work is a perfect concert opener for young players. Careful use of mixed meters plus repetitive rhythmic figures help to give this a distin...

With an energetic percussion score and explosive style, this work is a perfect concert opener for young players. Careful use of mixed meters plus repetitive rhythmic figures help to give this a distin...

Here is a special composition that serves a very special purpose for young band programs - an opportunity to feature a piano soloist with concert band. The piano part itself is lyrical and not technic...

The centerpiece of this work for band is the memorable Appalachian folk hymn Down to the River to Pray, which was featured in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Interspersed with this melody is...

Written entirely in one tempo, but with the meter alternating between 4/4 and 6/8 throughout, Richard Saucedo creates an ingenious effect of pulsating motion along with layers of textures and sounds....

Featuring distinctive sounds from the Renaissance period, here is an attractive suite of three dances skillfully scored for young bands. The stately Allemande uses full band passages alternating with...