Christmas Concert Works for Band

The aria "Er Weidet Seine Herde" belongs to the famous oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741. The work sensitively conveys the image of a shepherd tending his flock, a symbol of...

The aria "Er Weidet Seine Herde" belongs to the famous oratorio Messiah by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1741. The work sensitively conveys the image of a shepherd tending his flock, a symbol of...

Abendlied by Josef Rheinberger is one of the outstanding works of German Romantic church music. It was composed in a spirit of deep contemplation and is inspired by the psalm "Remain with us", conveyi...

Abendlied by Josef Rheinberger is one of the outstanding works of German Romantic church music. It was composed in a spirit of deep contemplation and is inspired by the psalm "Remain with us", conveyi...

Johannes Brahms was not a religious man in the usual sense of the term, so it should be of no surprise that when he wrote the German Requiem; it did not follow the prescribed five movement form of the...

'Es ist ein großes Privileg, seit frühester Kindheit in intensivem Kontakt mit Musik zu stehen. Noch nicht einmal auf dieser Welt, hatte ich schon das große Glück, den Klängen einer klavier- und cello...

Der Mensch lebt nicht nur mit seiner Familie zusammen, sondern oft auch in Gemeinschaft mit Freunden und Gleichgesinnten. Es sind gerade diese Verbindungen, die dem Leben Halt geben und Sinn stiften....

The Messa di Gloria (Mass of Glory) is among the most beautiful works that the not yet thirty-year-old Rossini composed in the fruitful period in which he worked in Naples (the years of 'La donna del...

Arranged for xylophone solo(s) and band, this exciting feature spotlights one or more keyboard percussionists in front of the band.

An abridged arrangement makes this famous concerto movement accessible to younger players who have the skills but not the endurance necessary for the entire movement or work. It comes as a solid grade...

Composed by Edvard Grieg in 1875, music from Peer Gynt was originally incidental music for Henrik Ibsen's five-act play. The beautiful Solveig's Song is from the second orchestral suite later extracte...

'Anniversary Overture' was commissioned in 1968 as a twenty-first birthday piece for Hong Kong Philharmonic Society, and is a four-minute firework display for orchestra. Within the framework of a two-...

Composed in 1942, here is Aaron Copland's iconic fanfare arranged for flexible instrumentation. Scored a 4th lower than the original, and authorized by the Copland estate, this edition can be performe...

Land-Sighting, Opus 31, was composed by Edvard Grieg in 1872 to a text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. It premiered at Akershus Fortress on May 17, 1872, as part of a fundraising event for the restoration o...

Nessun Dorma (English: "None Shall Sleep") is an aria from the opera "Turandot", composed by Giacomo Puccini. Today, the aria is extremely well-known and has, in many ways, become a symbol of Italian...

In terms of scope, the stage music for Bjørnson's play "Maria Stuart in Scotland" is Nordraak's main work. It demonstrates his undeniable talent for bringing a text to life dramatically, as well as hi...

August Söderman (1832-1876) is considered to be the first national romantic composer in Sweden. From his father Johan Wilhelm, who conducted theatre orchestras, he had a great musical talent and he wa...

Giacomo Meyerbeer, born Jakob Liebmann Meyer Beer (1791-1864) was a German opera composer who established in Paris a vogue for spectacular romantic opera. He grew up in a wealthy Jewish family whose h...

Must never be performed. E.G. This is what Edvard Grieg wrote on the score of his only symphony after attending a rehearsal and hearing Johan Svendsen's symphony. The work remained "dormant" for over...

Nordic Capriccio, Op. 28, was composed in 1943. About its creation, Erland von Koch wrote: This was my first composition that truly expressed my emerging interest in folk music. The foundation is an o...

Planning a gaming-themed concert for your band and struggling to find music? You're not alone! The arranger faced the same problem with the school band he conducts, so he took matters into his own han...