Colin Cowles Sheet Music for Concert Band

This arrangement of Colin Cowles' Halibut Troll (from his Fishy Fantasies volume) off ers an excellent work for the young fl ute soloist to perform with a developing concert band. Emery Warnock's arra...

This arrangement of Colin Cowles' Halibut Troll (from his Fishy Fantasies volume) off ers an excellent work for the young fl ute soloist to perform with a developing concert band. Emery Warnock's arra...

SPACEWALTZ gives young bands the chance to learn waltz style and too wooden an approach should be avoided by achieving the right amount of stress on the first beat of each bar (bass drum beware!).

The percussion in CLOCKWISE represents the ticking or winding of a clock and should, therefore, be as rhythmic as possible. Other 'clock' effects could be added, such as a scraper on the first beat of...

OPENIN' TIME is a good introduction to syncopation for the young player and the various rhythms employed could be used as part of the preliminary exercise. The oboe solo can be played by divided flute...

FAROESE CIRCLE DANCE originates from the Faroe Islands near Iceland. There, this type of dance can have many hundreds of verses, but Colin Cowles' witty arrangement is more concise!