Southern Music Band

Imagine strolling along the trail through a bucolic countryside on a sunny spring day, whistling all the way. The Penny Whistle Song conjures that very mood, featuring a trio of flutes on the melody w...

This work was written by Leroy Anderson in 1951 and premiered by him when he recorded it for Decca. Interestingly, in 1956 the Phantom Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps of Rockford, Illinois changed their...

Springing out of his teenage imagination, No-Name Star waited sixteen years before Pablo Rojas decided he had gathered enough tools in his musical chest to construct it. Although the work finds an int...

The work is a tribute to middle school band director Dennis Bartelheim, who spent his entire career teaching at Edgewood Middle School in Wooster, OH. Few people make this type of commitment to one sc...

MAJESTIC is an energetic work intended to showcase the dramatic potential and immense emotional and rhythmic drive of the modern wind band. Fanfare-like passages in the brass intermix with virtuosic w...

Rhythmic, incisive, and energetic, Juilare is truly a jubilant work that will open or close a concert with an emphatic statement. From beginning to end, this is perpetual movement and excitement.

Gottschalk didn't live long enough to leave a large catalogue, but the works he brought to the public were quite popular in their day. This is one of his more well-known works, skillfully rendered for...

This is a fresh and invigorating work that will add sparkle to any program. A rare work from a little known, yet significant, French woman composer.

The spirit of adventure is accurately portrayed in this grade 3 tour de force. It has all the elements players and conductors love: excitement, bold sounds, and interesting harmonies; yet, it avoids t...

D-Day, June 6, 1944. A fateful day and the turning point of World War II. A day that has only gained importance and reverence over the years. It was a day that we should never forget; for lives that w...

The clarinet part does not cross the break, trumpets range only to second space A (with an optional C sharp) for trumpet 1, there's plenty of percussion if needed (use or subtract as necessary!). Over...

A Latin-feel means you can use a lot of percussion players, all playing within grade level. Single parts for all instruments afford confidence and solidity to students. There are only a few divisi not...

Written in 1916, THE AMERICAN COLORS is a patriotic and vivacious splash of Americana. It is highly original and, as was often done during the composer's time, quotes COLUMBIA, GEM OF THE OCEAN in the...

Evocative and retrospective, MOONSET is a highly original work for concert band. It explores soundscapes in unique manner and serves as an excellent work for contest or festival or just as that someth...

Conservative ranges, easy rhythms, and plenty of percussion make this an easily accessible piece for that first concert. There is only one line per part for all of the woodwinds and brass, so there is...

Alfred Reed composed Five Dances for Five Clarinets in 1956 at the request of the LeBlanc instrument company to introduce the performance capabilities and tone of each instrument of the clarinet famil...

From Grainger: Gum-suckers is a nick-name for Australians hailing from the state of Victoria, the home state of the composer. The leaves of the 'gum' (Eucalyptus) trees are very refreshing to suck in...

Written as a tribute to the Army Paratrooper team, this tuneful, mid-tempo march contains interesting parts for each section, with a short drum break before the trio that makes the piece a good choice...

Hail to the 514th is a lively march in a traditional style by West Texas A&M University Professor Emeritus and master band composer Gary Garner. The work is a salute to the 514th Air Force Band and wa...

Sousa composed this march at the request of his nephew, who was sponsoring his uncle's entrance into the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine in 1922. The following year, the march rece...

This march was written for the Durham MS Band in Lewisville, TX, an enthusiastic group of young musicians, growing in their technique and musicality and eager to sound like the big kids. Pride of the...

GLENDOWER is a delightful march in 6/8 meter. It has a few dynamic twists to keep your players on their toes and the audience fully invested in the performance. It is a wonderful addition to the reper...

Originally published in 1961, THE BAND OF BANDS was composed for the Wisconsin Band Masters. It is unique in style, with terrific melodies and interesting harmonic changes. It makes a wonderful change...

This medley of Christmas tunes include: 1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing, 2. The First Noel, 3. Joy to the World, 4. Angels We Have Heard on High, 5. Silent Night, 6. O Come All Ye Faithful. The score w...

This medley of Christmas tunes include: 1. Hark the Herald Angels Sing, 2. The First Noel, 3. Joy to the World, 4. Angels We Have Heard on High, 5. Silent Night, 6. O Come All Ye Faithful. The score w...