Music Works Grade 5

Commissioned by the North Carolina South Central District Bandmasters Association, Liquid portrays the many different ways that water moves around us. From the opening raindrops and first few notes up...

The overture to Giuseppe Verdi's 1862 opera La Forza del Destino (The Power of Fate) has remained standard repertoire for orchestras around the world. In this imaginative work for winds, Jay Bocook pa...

The overture to Giuseppe Verdi's 1862 opera La Forza del Destino (The Power of Fate) has remained standard repertoire for orchestras around the world. In this imaginative work for winds, Jay Bocook pa...

Written in an extended fanfare form, Richard incorporates layers of rhythmic patterns along with layers of tonalities into a work that is both strident and powerful. The final sequence blossoms into a...

Written in an extended fanfare form, Richard incorporates layers of rhythmic patterns along with layers of tonalities into a work that is both strident and powerful. The final sequence blossoms into a...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Think of a 100-yard dash for winds and percussion and you'll get a good idea of Richard's approach on this amazing composition. With dazzling flourishes and intense percussion sco...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Think of a 100-yard dash for winds and percussion and you'll get a good idea of Richard's approach on this amazing composition. With dazzling flourishes and intense percussion sco...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Think of a 100-yard dash for winds and percussion and youll get a good idea of Richards approach on this amazing composition. With dazzling flourishes and intense percussion scori...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Commissioned by the 2004 Jefferson County Honor Band, Denver, CO, and drawing musical inspiration from the awe-inspiring surrounding mountain peaks, this major work from Richard S...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 Commissioned by the 2004 Jefferson County Honor Band, Denver, CO, and drawing musical inspiration from the awe-inspiring surrounding mountain peaks, this major work from Richard S...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 This hauntingly beautiful piece by Faur?Ü was commissioned by the French government in 1921 as a memorial for the centenary of Napoleon's death. It has been magnificently orchestr...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 This hauntingly beautiful piece by Faur?Ü was commissioned by the French government in 1921 as a memorial for the centenary of Napoleon's death. It has been magnificently orchestr...

MusicWorks - Grade 5 This hauntingly beautiful piece by Faur?Ü was commissioned by the French government in 1921 as a memorial for the centenary of Napoleon's death. It has been magnificently orchestr...

In one form or another, Hurricane Katrina affected all our lives. In the fall of 2005, the Mississippi Bandmasters Association commissioned Richard Saucedo to write this work for wind band. In the wor...

Commissioned by the Band of America for the 2006 National Honor Band, this impressive tour de force displays a wide range of tonal colors, stylistic variations, and emotional depth for the contemporar...

Written as a follow-up to his wildly successful composition Ride, this new work from Samuel Hazo was commissioned by the Wenger Corporation and premiered at the 2006 Midwest Clinic in Chicago. Like it...

Written as a follow-up to his wildly successful composition Ride, this new work from Samuel Hazo was commissioned by the Wenger Corporation and premiered at the 2006 Midwest Clinic in Chicago. Like it...

Richard's first symphony for winds is a tour de force of orchestrational textures and rhythmic vitality. 'Movement 1' opens with a virtuosic display of solo statements followed by a layering of sounds...

Creative instrument combinations characterize this unique and appealing work. Short solos for piano, string bass, alto sax, clarinet, flute, oboe, euphonium, trombone, trumpet and horn are featured al...

The word dybbuk is from European-Jewish folklore meaning a possessing, and sometimes malevolent, spirit. This unique and powerful work for band displays a varied and expressive texture of musical styl...

The word dybbuk is from European-Jewish folklore meaning a possessing, and sometimes malevolent, spirit. This unique and powerful work for band displays a varied and expressive texture of musical styl...

The word dybbuk is from European-Jewish folklore meaning a possessing, and sometimes malevolent, spirit. This unique and powerful work for band displays a varied and expressive texture of musical styl...

Written as a commission for the Palmetto Consortium of South Carolina, this expansive work explores the delight, wonderment and excitement of a young boy's hopes and dreams. Several stylistic elements...

Written as a commission for the Palmetto Consortium of South Carolina, this expansive work explores the delight, wonderment and excitement of a young boy's hopes and dreams. Several stylistic elements...