Brian Balmages: Intermediate Sheet Music

Flying is a favorite activity of lucid dreamers, who are able to become aware that they are dreaming and then control their actions while inside the dream. Among the Clouds takes us into the minds of...

Experience the mysteries of Bonampak, an ancient structure located in Mexico’s Mayan Riviera. This programmatic work portrays three different rooms within the structure and is thus divided into three...

Based on the novel by American author Jack London, this powerful work depicts a dog’s struggle as he progressively moves from a domesticated animal to a creature of the wild. All sections of the piece...

Inspired by a trip to Australia, Balmages composed this programmatic work in honor of the fictitious, yet wildly popular drop bear. The ominous opening portrays the eerie feeling of walking about, not...

Adaptable 4-part orchestration with piano and percussion. An exciting venture into the world of bluegrass based on one of the composer's most popular works for band.

An exciting piece that explores self-paced developing music for literally any combination of instruments. Inspired by Terry Riley's In C, the piece includes short fragments that performers move throug...

Written as a powerful sequel to Moscow, 1941, this work (originally written for band, now arranged for full orchestra) changes the narrative, where the theme from Moscow now becomes the aggressor, and...

Exhilaration and daring-this work describes mankind's constant fascination with some of the most powerful forces in nature. As the work opens, the beauty of the water and its sound calms the listener....

Exhilaration and daring-this work describes mankind's constant fascination with some of the most powerful forces in nature. As the work opens, the beauty of the water and its sound calms the listener....

Exhilaration and daring-this work describes mankind's constant fascination with some of the most powerful forces in nature. As the work opens, the beauty of the water and its sound calms the listener....

Exhilaration and daring-this work describes mankind's constant fascination with some of the most powerful forces in nature. As the work opens, the beauty of the water and its sound calms the listener....

Premiered at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, this predominately lyrical work draws its inspiration from ice hotels - temporary hotels made entirely of ice and snow. Strong elements of film scor...

Take your ensemble to the next musical level with this inspirational work based on a powerful quote by Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand. Scored for strings and piano, the long, lyrical lines remind...

Take your ensemble to the next musical level with this inspirational work based on a powerful quote by Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand. Scored for strings and piano, the long, lyrical lines remind...

Take your ensemble to the next musical level with this inspirational work based on a powerful quote by Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand. Scored for strings and piano, the long, lyrical lines remind...

Take your ensemble to the next musical level with this inspirational work based on a powerful quote by Russian-American novelist Ayn Rand. Scored for strings and piano, the long, lyrical lines remind...

Exploring mature harmonies while a single note lingers throughout the entire work, this powerful piece will leave you breathless. Orchestrated for strings and piano, the music moves through a series o...

This nod to alternative styles centers around a funk groove that is loosely based on blues form and its harmonic progression. The entire groove is created organically in the strings alone (no percussi...

This powerful work tackles the issue of bullying in schools from the perspective of a student. Making use of a quartet within the ensemble (either a standard quartet or an option of using a second cel...

For adaptable string ensemble. An exciting venture into the world of bluegrass based on one of the composer's most popular works for band.

For adaptable string ensemble. An exciting venture into the world of bluegrass based on one of the composer's most popular works for band.

For adaptable string ensemble. An exciting venture into the world of bluegrass based on one of the composer's most popular works for band.

For adaptable string ensemble. An exciting venture into the world of bluegrass based on one of the composer's most popular works for band.

Now in ColorFlex format for groups with limited instrumentation! Among the Clouds is a musical journey into the minds of lucid dreamers as they drift off to sleep and wake up in a dream where they ca...

Circles is a timeless, impressionistic work portraying a dark void with various colored circles aimlessly spinning around and gently colliding with each other. Brian Balmages uses wildly vivid colors...