Christmas Concert Works for Band

La Cathédrale engloutie is one of Debussy's most famous piano preludes. The piece is based on an old Breton legend: that of the cathedral of the city of Ys, which sank beneath the waves and is said to...

La Cathédrale engloutie is one of Debussy's most famous piano preludes. The piece is based on an old Breton legend: that of the cathedral of the city of Ys, which sank beneath the waves and is said to...

The first movement of Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, is one of the most impressive works of the young Mozart. Composed when he was only seventeen years old, this "Little G-Minor Symphony" captiva...

The first movement of Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, is one of the most impressive works of the young Mozart. Composed when he was only seventeen years old, this "Little G-Minor Symphony" captiva...

The first movement of Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, is one of the most impressive works of the young Mozart. Composed when he was only seventeen years old, this "Little G-Minor Symphony" captiva...

The first movement of Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, is one of the most impressive works of the young Mozart. Composed when he was only seventeen years old, this "Little G-Minor Symphony" captiva...

Out of Doors is one of Bartók's most original and evocative works. Originally composed for piano, this suite unfolds a soundscape of astonishing modernity, ranging from raw rhythmic energy to nocturna...

Out of Doors is one of Bartók's most original and evocative works. Originally composed for piano, this suite unfolds a soundscape of astonishing modernity, ranging from raw rhythmic energy to nocturna...

Out of Doors is one of Bartók's most original and evocative works. Originally composed for piano, this suite unfolds a soundscape of astonishing modernity, ranging from raw rhythmic energy to nocturna...

Out of Doors is one of Bartók's most original and evocative works. Originally composed for piano, this suite unfolds a soundscape of astonishing modernity, ranging from raw rhythmic energy to nocturna...

This tune comes to us from England during the 'Bloodless Revolution' of 1688 that saw King James deposed and Wiliam and Mary placed on the throne. Lilliburlero was a satirical political song that help...

Hardly any motif in music history is as world-famous, powerful, and electrifying as the legendary opening theme of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C Minor. With "Beethoven's Fifth", published...

Henry Purcell (1659-1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, whose works are still often performed and recorded today. His work is among the most important Baroque repertoire. His rondo is part...

In 1866, Strauss was commissioned to write a work for the Wiener Männergesangverein. He wrote the waltz ‘An der schönen blauen Donau’, but at its premiere on 13 February 1867, this waltz had little su...

Anton Bruckner composed his 'Kleine Orchesterstücke' in 1862 as a first attempt in that field which later he was to make his very own: orchestral music. These four pieces are melodious little 'moments...

Bring the timeless elegance of Viennese classicism to the concert band stage! With the second movement (Andante con moto) from Franz Schubert's renowned Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Baton Music pre...

Beside his 150 waltzes Johann Strauss composed several operettas of which 'Die Fledermaus' his best contribution to this genre is. The Csardas, sung by Rosalinde demands great virtuosity and gypsy fee...

The duet La ci darem la mano (Give me the hand) from Mozart's opera Don Giovanni is sung in the first act when Don Giovanni asks the peasant daughter Zerlina to marry hem. (Soprano, Baritone and Conce...

The Gypsy Chorus (Coro di Zingari) 'Vedi! Le fosche notturne spoglie' is the opening of the second act of he opera Il Trovatore. It is dawn at a gypsy encampment in Biscay, the gypsies prepare for the...

Although Franz Lehár became most known for his contribution to the operetta repertoire, he also composed a lot of marches. One of these is 'Piave induló' (Piave Marsch, Marche form the 106th Regiment)...

Moscow, Cheryomushki is an operetta in three acts by Dmitri Shostakovich. It is sometimes referred to as simply "Cheryomushki" which is a district in Moscow full of cheap subsidized housing built in 1...

The 'Hungarian Dances' (Ungarische Tänze), evoking directly the warm blood of Hungarian gypsy music, consist of 21 dances, originally composed for piano four hands. Perhaps less familiar than the famo...

The Toy Symphony, (Kinder-Sinfonie) was also published as Sinfonia Berchtolsgadensis because it was written for instruments that were manufactured in the toy industry of Berchtensgaden that flourished...

'Ecce sacerdos magnus' (Behold a great priest), WAB 13, is an 1885 sacred motet by the Austrian composer Anton Bruckner. It is a musical setting of the antiphon of the same title. The work is a six-pa...

As a composer, Johann Strauss Sr. is probably less well known than his son Johann Strauss Jr., but his 'Radeztky March' is still one of the most popular pieces in classical music. Besides this march h...