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Looking back in 1876, Liszt admitted candidly to the publisher Breitkopf & Härtel that his 'Wagner transcriptions' had 'only served as modest propaganda for Wagner's noble genius, using the meagre pos...

Die Worte zum Lied 'Funiculý Funicula' stammen von dem italienischen Journalisten Peppino Turco und wurden 1880 von Luigi Denza vertont, um damit die Eröffnung der Seilbahn auf den Vesuv zu feiern. Ob...

Donald Hunsberger's classic edition of this Shostakovich masterpiece has already established itself as abasic repertoire for wind bands. This exciting and masterful work is a wonderful way to showcase...

In 1929, Olivier Messiaen finished composing his Préludes. The first original work for piano of a twenty-one-year-old composer, it would be the first to be included in his official catalogue. This col...

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...

Full score and parts—Rental copies available upon request; please contact the publisher directly

Full score and parts—Rental copies available upon request; please contact the publisher directly

Ufo Concerto, the first solo work by Johan de Meij for euphonium solo, is not a traditional concert work in the classical sense. It is comprised of five movements that are thematically interconnected:...

Portsmouth Point is an overture for orchestra by English composer William Walton, composed in 1925. The overture was inspired by a print by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts the colorful life of 18th ce...

Gigantic in structure, with fabulously rich and lavishly orchestrated thematic material, this work ranks on a grand scale within the repertoire of the modern-day concert band. Every line is interestin...

Commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra in 1998, this dynamic work combines 'frantic' and 'energy' to form the title, speaking volumes to the nature and verve of the character of the music. Fo...

Originally composed to introduce the various instruments of the orchestra, Britten's A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra follows a set of variations based on a melody by Henry Purcell. In this set...

Commissioned in celebration of renowned conductor/educator Frank Battisti's 85th birthday, Spring Overture is an energetic rondo that can serve as a rousing opener or closer to either half of a concer...

Aus der Reihe 'Bernaerts Opening Pieces & Concert Series'.

Inspired by the operas of Bellini, Saverio Mercadante created this richly contrasting overture from lyrical and dramatic moments in his own works. This arrangement offers modern concert bands access t...

The opera "II Guarany" was produced with great success at La Scala in Milan on March 17, 1870. Giuseppe Verdi wrote that the opera was the work of a "true musical genius." Although the style and libre...

The 'Overture 1812' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was composed to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over Napoleon's army that year. The composition starts with a religious hymn played by the l...

Brass Band.

Brass Band.

Are you looking for new piano pieces in Newclassic style? Then this music book is the right choice! The pieces of the NEW FLOW FOR PIANO are written in a musically and thematically very clear language...

The initial stimulus for this set of pieces was a painting by Kandinsky, Composition VII (1913). The painting represents a period when he was concerned with emotional, abstract paintings of two sorts:...