Concert Marches for Concert Band

The Rapsodie Symphonique, written in 1976, was commissioned by the French Broadcasting Institution for the European Radio Composition Contest. It was recorded by the Musique des Gardiens de la Paix co...

In 1979 Badings was commissioned to compose a work in several parts for symphonic band which could also be performed by amateur players. This commission resulted in 'Golden Age', a composition in whic...

Schubert's military marches are originally written for fourhanded piano, the first being famous in its symphonic and band versions. This one is less known, but quite suited for a wind band adaptation.

Julius Fucik (Prague 1872 - Leitmeritz 1916) is rightly considered as the 'Czech March King'. This pupil of Antonin Dvorak was a military bandmaster in the Imperial and Royal Army of the Austrian-Hung...

Paul Hindemith received his musical education from his ninth year and in 1909 he began his studies of composition and violin in Frankfurt. At twenty he becane concertmaster of the local opera orchestr...

The concert march March to Mars was written for a composition-contest of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corportation (EBU). This spectacular work was composed by Julius Steffaro, a pen-name of Jan Stoecka...

This concert march was written for concert band, though the composer later also wrote a version for fanfare band. The work is dominated throughout by the main theme A-G-D-F-G and requires a full band....