Advanced Concert Music Sheet Music

Dutch composer Johan Wagenaar (1862 - 1941) parodied the conventions of Romantic opera in his own operas and secular cantatas, his music itself is staunchly Romantic in voice, little troubled by even...

In the summer of 2010 Dirk Brossé was appointed music director of The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. During his inauguration concert in September that year he brought a musical surprise to the cit...

Based on a simple ascending three-note motif, this big and bright overture is a worthy challenge for the very best concert bands. Musically descriptive of a Seattle suburb, the composer was inspired t...

'Bayerisches Osterfest' (Bavarian Easter Festival) ist eine Auftragskomposition für die Bishop Ireton High School Band, das Blasorchester einer katholischen Privatschule in Virginia (USA). Der Orchest...

Alexander Konstantinovich Glazunov was born in 1865 and showed remarkable musical talent at a young age, which was particularly encouraged by his teacher Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. He was accepted into...

Zu den brillanten 'Danzas Fantasticas' wurde der spanische Komponist Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) durch die Erzählung 'La Orgia' von José Mas inspiriert. Das Werk ist dreisätzig, jeder Satz ist in einem...

Johan de Meij's first symphony The Lord of the Rings is based on the trilogy of that name by J. R. R. Tolkien. This book has fascinated many millions of readers since its publication in 1955. The sym...

The Passacaglia is a set of instrumental variations based on an ostinato bass. Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C-minor for organ represents the pinnacle of what had been achieved in this compositional...

The Passacaglia is a set of instrumental variations based on an ostinato bass. Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in C-minor for organ represents the pinnacle of what had been achieved in this compositional...

At the tender age of 15, Mendelssohn crafted one of the earliest works for wind ensemble (an 11-wind bathhouse ensemble on the German seacoast). This modern resetting makes this historically significa...

This is probably the most exciting overture ever written, and Singleton's new transcription is just as much fun as the original orchestral version. A 'must play' for all upper level bands.

A bacchanalia is the 'Roman festival of Bacchus,' and a 'drunken revelry'. Saint-Saens masterfully captures the exoticism of such a scene, using Middle-Eastern tunes (characterized by melodic interval...

One of the most authentic band transcribers active in the field today has crafted a masterwork for the modern concert band out of one of the most famous Romantic opera overtures of all time. In seekin...

The five marches from the series 'Pomp and Circumstance'€, op. 39 are certainly among the best known compositions of the British Edward Elgar. They were written between 1901 and 1930, and the first ma...

The “Festival March” was first heard on April 23, 1879 during the performance of Shakespear’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” On the occasion of the visit of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I with his wi...

The Cuban Overture is a work for symphony orchestra by American composer George Gershwin written in 1932. It was premiered on August 16, 1932 at Lewisohn Stadium, New York by the Lewisohn-Stadium Orch...

Guitar Zero was commissioned by The Flowers Band for their 2024 Brass in Concert programme, "Game On".It is an ode to the fast-paced rhythm games that were incredibly popular in the 2000s.The most fam...

One of Daugherty's most soulful and expressive works, Songs from a Silent Land (2019) for soprano and symphonic winds is inspired by the poetry of Emily Dickinson (1830-1866) and Christina Rossetti (1...

This potpourri was written especially for the "Wiener Operettenorchester" and was also performed by this renowned orchestra in 2007 in the "Metropolitan Hall" (Tokyo / Japan). The aim of the arrangeme...

This potpourri was written especially for the "Wiener Operettenorchester" and was also performed by this renowned orchestra in 2007 in the "Metropolitan Hall" (Tokyo / Japan). The aim of the arrangeme...

In this arrangement, I have set myself the clear goal of coming as close as possible to the sound of a large symphony orchestra. The work was first prepared with the LJBO Steiermark and (first) perfor...

In the "Fanfare of the Universe" I dedicate myself to an area that particularly fascinates and interests me: The universe, with all its stars, planets and other manifestations. The sections are: 1. af...