Concert Band Sheet Music from Edwin F. Kalmus

First published and recorded in 1954, this lovely piano instrumental was released as a UK single in 1957 and hit the charts in early summer. The composition features a haunting, romantic melody and it...

Proserpine was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Persephone, and in Roman mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and wife of Pluto, ruler of the infernal regions....

Written following a visit to both the nuclear holocaust "ground zero" of Hiroshima, Japan, and the more conventional holocaust of Pearl Harbor, the opening of this work is meant to capture the solemn...

The title of this work was suggested by the spreading tone-clusters of the beginning. It also refers to the fact that rhythms, intervals, dynamics, and instrumentation are all subjected to various pro...

The title of this work was suggested by the spreading tone-clusters of the beginning. It also refers to the fact that rhythms, intervals, dynamics, and instrumentation are all subjected to various pro...

The "inspiration" for March of the Dragon Masters came from the composer's son, who has a great interest in both medieval legends and in science fiction. Although there is no specific story behind the...

The "inspiration" for March of the Dragon Masters came from the composer's son, who has a great interest in both medieval legends and in science fiction. Although there is no specific story behind the...

Commissioned in 1972 by the North Hills High School Symphonic Band in Pittsburgh, PA. Concertante for Wind Instruments is a rare foray by the composer into 12-tone composition. It is in two contrastin...

Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, se...

Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, se...

Commissioned by the Unites States Air Force Academy Cadet Welfare Fune in commemoration of the Academy's tenth anniversary. Although an overture, it was suggested that a slow, hymn-like section be inc...

George M. Cohan had a deep-seated patriotism, as evidenced in such songs as Over There, Yankee Doodle Boy, and You're a Grand Old Flag. His greatest song, Over There, was written in 1917 and was the m...

Like most of Leroy Anderson's efforts, "Belle of the Ball" is light, effervescent, and devoid of conflict or disharmony. Anderson looked upon the piece as a modern-day American revival -- or revitaliz...

Like most of Leroy Anderson's efforts, "Belle of the Ball" is light, effervescent, and devoid of conflict or disharmony. Anderson looked upon the piece as a modern-day American revival -- or revitaliz...

Bruce Broughton's Concerto for Tuba was originally written as a Tuba Sonata (M158791). Each movement presents the soloist with a different technical challenge, ranging from facility to the upper regis...

Commissioned by the Saskatchewan Arts Board, this work is subtitled "A Symphonic Rhapsody for Concert Band based on Canadian Indian themes." Wapawekka, in the language of the Cree Indians, means "whit...

Leroy Anderson, ever-popular in the concert hall for his light orchestral pieces, found a great musical ally in the Boston Pops Orchestra under its director, Arthur Fiedler. Premiering many of his wor...

Leroy Anderson, ever-popular in the concert hall for his light orchestral pieces, found a great musical ally in the Boston Pops Orchestra under its director, Arthur Fiedler. Premiering many of his wor...

The SLAVONIC FOLK SUITE is an arrangement of a part of Reed's RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS MUSIC, one of the most frequently performed works of concert band literature. It is a moving, powerful, and beautiful pi...

Born just outside of Chicago, Richard E. Maltby Sr. served as a trumpeter, conductor, arranger, and bandleader over his long career, which included working with or arranging for such artists as Paul W...

Born just outside of Chicago, Richard E. Maltby Sr. served as a trumpeter, conductor, arranger, and bandleader over his long career, which included working with or arranging for such artists as Paul W...

Subtitled "A Tone Poem to New York," both band and orchestra versions are available from the publisher.

Commissioned in 1972 by the North Hills High School Symphonic Band in Pittsburgh, PA. Concertante for Wind Instruments is a rare foray by the composer into 12-tone composition. It is in two contrastin...

El Cóndor Pasa (The Condor Passes), composed by Peruvian songwriter Daniel Alomìa Robles, is a musical play known as a zarzuela.. Its parade scene features the eponymous orchestral piece, which was fi...