Although composed for a video game, this African-flavored modern masterpiece has taken on a life of its own in pop culture as well as on the concert stage. This transcription by Matt Conaway matches t...
A masterpiece of classical literature, this marvelous work adapts beautifully for concert band in the expert hands of Jay Bocook. The woodwinds and brass share the spotlight on Introduction and Royal...
From the popular and long-standing Civilization video game franchise, Sogne di Volare is the stirring and popular theme from Civilization VI. This powerful adaptation is taken directly from the origin...
This well-known Ravel classic is a study in orchestration as it gradually builds intensity from the quiet opening to the powerful and explosive finish. Jay does a masterful job of adapting this work f...
At the height of the jazz age, each of the major swing bands had their own signature sound, immediately recognizable to their enthusiastic fans. This composition puts these various sounds and rhythms...
MusicWorks - Grade 4 First published in 1989, this work from the late Calvin Custer epitomizes his command of orchestration and understanding of musical pacing. The familiar folk melody is stated firs...
This familiar theme from Bizet is adapted for band in this sparkling and authentic setting by Jay Bocook. Featuring bold tutti statements, delicate woodwind lines and a piu mosso to provide a rousing...
Commissioned by the Richardson (TX) Community Band, Silver Celebration commemorates 25 years of service by their conductor, George Jones. The work combines elements of traditional march style with the...
This evocative work is a wind band version of the composer's mass for choir and string orchestra entitled Sunrise. The piece is built around a five-note chorale theme, and the opening section features...
With a unique blend of flowing lines and lush textures coupled with dynamic Celtic drumming, Sam has created a very stylized and effective setting for wind band. Interspersed are quiet moments with so...
Commissioned by the acclaimed Midwest Clinic in 2005, this exciting work by Samuel Hazo demonstrates the composer's continued fresh approach and unique vision for wind bands. Scored for brass and perc...
This exciting, innovative new work from Robert Buckley was commissioned by the Troy University Symphony Band in honor of the 37th annual Southeastern United States Concert Band Clinic in Alabama. Usin...
The opening of this unique and masterful work for band places the wind players out in the audience as the listeners are surrounded by the effect of a swirling dance of celestial lights and sounds. Ons...
The cinematic approach to the music of Arctic Fire portrays many different images of the north - the crimson sunlight glinting off the icebergs, the radiance of the Northern Lights, the blaze of the r...
Premiered by Maestro Eugene Migliaro Corporon conducting the National Honor Band of America, this spectacular memorial for renowned band director Charles Campbell will surround your students and audie...
A compelling work from the skilled pen of Jay Bocook. This one-movement composition is structured in two main sections, one reflective and one soaring and hopeful, depicting the shortened life of a yo...
Written as a memorial, this beautifully emotional setting is a reworking of the traditional folk song The Braes of Baquhidder (also known as Wild Mountain Thyme) by Scottish writer Robert Tannahill. S...
Composed as a tribute to generations of American servicemen and women buried at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D. C. , this powerful and emotional work is a fitting addition to any memor...
Utilizing an array of sparkling brass figures contrasted with brief lyric passages and dynamic shifts in texture, this work is equally effective as a concert opener or any type of celebratory event. C...
Right from the beginning, this dynamic overture explodes with intensity and rhythmic drive. Commissioned by District 8 of the Michigan State Band and Orchestra Association, John Moss uses angular melo...
Adirondack Festival Overture is an exciting work for band that combines original music with a variety of traditional fiddle tunes from the Adirondack region of New York state. The fiddle was far and a...
Created in 1994, ReBoot was the first completely computer-animated television series and become a hit worldwide. The setting is in the inner world of a computer system known as Mainframe - a stunning...
Dating from the 1600s, the folk song O Waly, Waly (commonly known as The Water is Wide) forms the basis for this well-crafted rhapsody for band. The lyrical opening section features solos on flute and...
James Curnow's Dublin Sketches features a rich blend of textures and moods and represents a distinctive work in the repertoire for mature bands. Composed as a theme and set of three variations, the fi...
The African-American spiritual Down in the River to Pray forms the basis for this creative and dramatic work for mature ensembles. Opening with a tender chorale-like statement, the piece evolves throu...
Mozart's last work was actually unfinished when he died in 1791. Completed by friend and pupil, Franz Xavier Sussmayr, it has become a testament to Mozart's enduring greatness, unmatched for melodic e...
A long standing favorite in the band repertoire, Verdi's famous opus, best known as the Manzoni Requiem is now available in this new version, designed for playability by most high school groups. Jay B...
MusicWorks - Grade 4 Exotic and exciting certainly describe this familiar work from Samson and Delilah by Saint-Sa?Öns. This masterful transcription for band by Jay Bocook presents challenging (yet ce...
Here is an expansive work featuring a wide spectrum of emotional and sonic elements for symphonic band. From striking full band effects to delicate woodwind and percussion writing, this is a marvelous...
Handel's Passacaglia from Suite No. 7 in G minor was originally written for harpsichord and consists of a series of variations over a repeating four-measure harmonic progression. In this masterful tra...
Composed the same year as Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, the Serenade for Winds is also nationalistic in style, reflecting the melodic and rhythmic elements of traditional Czech folk music. This adaptation...
The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. While the first movement of his famous fifth symphony is more often performed, the majestic and triumphant finale beauti...
With optional choir (SATB) - 40 choral scores included. Commissioned as a tribute to the Fire Department of New York City, this immensely moving work was premiered at an emotional performance for the...
Formerly published as Kitty Hawk, this energetic contemporary concert march was commissioned by the American Bandmasters Association. For mature groups this represents an important addition to the mar...
This immensely popular march, completed in Belgium near the end of World War II, is a lyrically upbeat European walking march. Newly researched by Col. John R. Bourgeois, former conductor of the U. S....
Composed in 1905, this classic and sophisticated march by John Philip Sousa is unique from the standpoint of opening in 6/8, then switching to 2/4 midway. Jay Bocook has skillfully adapted this distin...
Imagine a band far off in the distance marching toward you - soft at first, the music becomes louder and louder; the red capes of the band sway in the wind, getting closer and closer. It was this imag...
LOL (Laugh Out Loud) is a wacky, fast-and-furious barn-burner reminiscent of a circus march or screamer. It was written for the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy in celebration of their 75th anniv...
During World War II, Winston Churchill initiated the formation of Special Force Commando Units that would prove so effective as to change the course of the war. The First Special Service Force, led by...
When Karl King was conducting circus bands he would frequently edit his marches so the same composition could be used for contrasting acts (for example a lion act one time, and a trapeze act the next)...
The word nexus is defined as a tie or link between people and events. Nexus, for solo trumpet and band, includes several links between composer James Curnow and educator Alfred Watkins, to whom the wo...
The annual Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race between the Alaskan cities of Anchorage and Nome covers 1, 049 challenging miles of jagged mountain ranges, dense forests and windswept coastlines. This amazing...
Land of the Midnight Sun is a cinematic, musical journey depicting the awe-inspiring expanse of the far north and the raw beauty of this magnificent panorama. The piece opens with the breaking of the...
Richard takes the listener and performer on an extended journey through various mood styles in this impressive work for mature ensembles. The stately opening strains gather momentum and intensity, lea...
This impressive work from Jay Bocook opens with a reverent and lush chorale segment interspersed with brief solos for oboe, flute, trumpet, and bassoon. The pace quickens with a grand heroic theme whi...
A powerful work for the symphonic band, Ode to the Spirit of Man is based on thematic material taken from the fourth movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and developed into a fantasy of kaleidoscopi...
Commissioned for the Shelby County (AL) All-County Honor Band, this work draws its title from the Cahaba River, the longest free-flowing river in Alabama. The outward dances are lively and busy, refle...
Written to celebrate the natural scenic beauty of the famed Swamp Rabbit Trail in South Carolina, and commissioned by the 2015 South Carolina All-State Junior Band, Michael Sweeney's Swamp Rabbit Stom...
The third movement of Robert Buckley's grandly cinematic suite describing impressions of the seas of the moon, Sea of Clouds was inspired by a series of paintings done by Claude Monet in the London fo...
The fourth movement of Robert Buckley's grandly cinematic suite describing impressions of the seas of the moon, Serpent Sea is animated, exuberant and somewhat over-the-top. It was inspired by the ide...
Located near the base of scenic Paine Mountain in Vermont, Norwich University boasts the oldest collegiate band in the nation. Paine Mountain Legacy celebrates their 200th anniversary and is filled wi...
The term maverick has come to describe someone fiercely independent, and derives from the mid 1800s in the person of Samuel A. Maverick - Texas lawyer, politician, land baron and advocate for Texas in...
Inspired by the legend of a mythical ancient kingdom (in present day South Carolina), The Land Called Chicora is a programmatic work telling of the 16th century Spanish and French explorers in search...
Commemmorating the legacy of Paige's Music in Indianapolis, IN as they celebrate their 150th anniversary, this dynamic work features an intense rhythmic drive along with a soaring melody that serves a...
Ostenaco was a celebrated Cherokee chief in the 18th century, and became a leading advocate for peace with the British colonies. Paying homage to this great man, Spirit of Ostenaco opens with a melanc...
Commissioned by the Gamma Eta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, at Furman University, Greenville, SC, this impressive work is built around two chorale themes and a recurring fanfare. After the boldly stated op...
Written with a dramatic blend of thundering percussion, intense brass proclamations, and woodwind flourishes, Samuel Hazo expands the 'fanfare' format into a truly powerful setting for wind band. Equa...
In this dynamic concert opener, Rick Kirby incorporates the normally hymn-like strains of America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee) into a fast and energetic fanfare. The actual melody is stated only once in...
Named for the star which is used to guide the course of a ship, this two-minute fanfare for mature players is an exciting way to open any concert. Featuring colorful harmonies, antiphonal passages for...
This tender melody was originally a choral work titled All Praise to Thee with text based on Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ from a chorale written by Martin Luther and first published in 1524. Preston...
Since the beginning of humanity we've been mesmerized by the moon, and what were originally thought to be seas appearing on the surface. The Sea of Tranquility is probably the best-known of these than...
Based on the traditional American shaped-note melody The Promised Land (first published in the 1800's), Beyond the Stars captures the spirit of the early American church musicians who voiced their ent...
This poignant and lyrical work by Richard Saucedo utilizes sections of transparent beauty, with only a few instruments playing, contrasted with sections of dramatic emotional performed by the entire e...
From Robert Buckley's grandly cinematic suite describing impressions of the seas of the moon, the second movement, Foaming Sea, was inspired by the composer watching the ocean during a violent storm w...
Premiered at Pearl Harbor, this new work from Jay Bocook is a musical remembrance of that fateful day that launched our country into WWII. Opening with a beautiful and flowing melody featuring the woo...
The composer's most ambitious symphonic work to date, this adventurous and powerful composition takes the listener through a collage of moods and interwoven sound textures. The opening and closing sec...
MusicWorks - Grade 4 The opening of this composition is marked with unrelenting energy! by the composer, and with good reason. The percussion section along with inventive hemiola rhythmic patterns in...
A tour de force of exotic sounds and emotional design, this major work from Samuel Hazo will leave your audiences breathless. Based on the hauntingly beautiful Sunayama, this composition tells a story...
Unleash your percussion section and let the full ensemble do some rumbling themselves on this masterful and unusual work from Michael Sweeney. Commissioned by the Pratt, Kansas High School Band, the c...
Commissioned by the acclaimed Midwest Clinic and premiered in Chicago by Duncanville High School (TX), directed by Dr. Tom Shine, this exciting work by Samuel Hazo demonstrates the composer's continue...
Premiered by his own Carmel (IN) High School Band at the 2006 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Richard Saucedo's stunningly beautiful hymn is a tribute to his alma mater (Indiana University) and dedicated t...
Gandy dancers were railroad workers in a bygone era. Richard takes you on a stunning journey to this lost time, painting aural images of railroad scenes and the heartfelt songs of these forgotten labo...
Using the familiar hymn A Mighty Fortress as a foundation, Tim Waters weaves an ingenious set of variations to form a significant concert work for symphonic band. At times dynamic and rhythmic, then c...
This sensitive and beautifully scored work showcases delicate woodwind scoring and poignant melodies along with carefully paced emotional builds and full ensemble chorale-like passages. Mallet percuss...
After a bombastic rapid-fire brass fanfare, the woodwinds take hold of a soaring melody that is then interspersed with full ensemble splashes. Woodwind flourishes and expansive scoring lend a grandios...
Here is a unique and creative setting of the familiar tune Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) that opens with the melody scored softly for the woodwinds. The full ensemble contributes a series of harm...
One of the most distinctive characteristics of this traditional Appalachian folk song is the jazz-like use of occasional blue notes in the melody and harmony. This setting effectively explores the man...
Even though the themes used in this beautiful setting are original, it is intended to be played in the style of a slow Southern folk hymn, similar to Amazing Grace or Shenandoah. Filled with suspensio...
Rhythmic and energetic, this lively work contains elements of an early American character but also features a poignant, calmer section with a lighter texture and interlaced lyric motifs. The piece bui...
Rhythmic and energetic, this lively work contains elements of an early American character but also features a poignant calmer section with a lighter texture and interlaced lyric motifs. The piece buil...
Commissioned by Prattville (Alabama) High School, this work in three movements pays tribute to that city's founder, Daniel Pratt, who was one of the leading industrialists of the early 1800s. Includin...
