Music Works Grade 3

Here's a superb way to introduce your band to the joys of early instrumental music. Jim Curnow's well-conceived transcription is based on three 16th Century dances by Susato: I. Las Mourisque (Basse D...

Here's a superb way to introduce your band to the joys of early instrumental music. Jim Curnow's well-conceived transcription is based on three 16th Century dances by Susato: I. Las Mourisque (Basse D...

Cathedral Grove is a magnificent park on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, containing some of the oldest and largest trees in the world. It is the towering, majestic pillars of these ancie...

The term labyrinth refers to an intricate and confusing maze of pathways. In similar fashion, William Himes' somewhat devious, yet delightful musical representation takes the listener (and performer)...

The P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the workhouse airplanes of World War II, becoming the most produced, and also largest single piston engine fighter plane in history. This dramatic overture for band mus...

Composed as a suite, this descriptive work uses four short movements to create varied and distinctive moods. First is a bold Fanfare with rich harmonies, followed by the March in a traditional style....

Highway of Heroes was composed to honor heroism of all kinds - to pay tribute to the brave souls who daily and unselfishly risk their lives and even pay the ultimate sacrifice. With the use of rich te...

From a song shared by Squamish First Nation artist and performer Bob Baker, comes a new work for concert band shaped by Robert Buckley that will allow your students to experience the music of one of N...

In this concise yet powerful work from Johnnie Vinson, the opening segment features a flourish from the woodwinds accompanying a fanfare figure in the brass. The stately processional march theme provi...

Composed as a tribute and memorial to a revered educator, If It Were Easy... brings to mind a range of emotions and moods, including the idea that goals worth achieving are not always easy, but requir...

From a song shared by Squamish First Nation artist and performer Bob Baker, comes this distinctive work for concert band shaped by Robert Buckley that will allow your students to experience the music...

Richard's exciting overture captures feelings of adventure and daring as we look towards a new frontier and flourishing future. The percussion section is featured at the start, as layers of patterns b...

This exciting work was conceived as a musical portrait from the viewpoint of a lone ancient warrior, determined and focused on achieving victory in battle. Providing a foundation throughout is a relen...

Near present day Olathe, KS three trails from pioneer days (the Santa Fe, Oregon and California trails) diverged on their way further West. Richard's exciting work Three Trails Turning West captures t...

Near present day Olathe, KS three trails from pioneer days (the Santa Fe, Oregon and California trails) diverged on their way further West. Richard's exciting work Three Trails Turning West captures t...

Here is an easier version of Richard's dynamic work for band that commemorates the 150th anniversary of Paige's Music in Indianapolis, IN. 'Legacy' features an intense rhythmic drive, creative laying...

Here is an easier version of Richard's dynamic work for band that commemorates the 150th anniversary of Paige's Music in Indianapolis, IN. Legacy features an intense rhythmic drive, creative laying an...

A simple yet elegant setting provides a poignant underscoring for the moving words of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural speech in this work for band with narrator. The inspirational message is as time...

A simple yet elegant setting provides a poignant underscoring for the moving words of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural speech in this work for band with narrator. The inspirational message is as time...