Concert Marches for Concert Band

The original version of "Around the World in 80 Days" is one of the biggest bestsellers for concert band in recent years. For this reason the composer decided to make a version that is suited for smal...

This programmatic piece of music is one of the best-selling works from Otto M. Schwarz. There was a very high demand for a lower grade version to enable young and small bands to perform this epic piec...

Who doesn't know the iconic words 'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind', spoken by the famous astronaut Neil Armstrong - the man that took the first step on the moon. This inspir...

This work is based on the life and work of painter Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) who was also a sculptor, inventor, philosopher and researcher. Who doesn't know his famous 'Mona Lisa' or 'The Last Sup...

Ammerland brings you a vivid impression of this enchanting region by the Zwischenahner Lake (Germany)! The rural landscape of Ammerland combines fields covered with yellow rape blossoms, lush meadows,...

Sahara takes you on a journey to the largest desert in the world. Located in the north of the African continent, it covers eight million square kilometres and spreads across ten nations. The work desc...

The main theme of this composition was created on a clear, starry night on the 10th of August. While writing it, the Italian composer Angela Ciampani was inspired by her son Lorenzo and the sight of s...

The town of Zevenhuizen (Seven Houses) in the Dutch province of Groningen conceived the idea to assemble 777 musicians for an experimental open air concert. Within that context, Jacob de Haan was comm...

The Guild of Roslar is an impressive and multifaceted work composed on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Koninklijke Harmonie "Het Gildemuziek" Roeselare (Belgium). This work expresses the...

Das Werk beschreibt die Eindrücke des Komponisten, welche er auf Safari in der Massai Mara und der Serengeti gewinnen konnte. Ein lebhaftes Werk mit vielen Effekten und Geräuschen!

Eine Insel mit zwei Bergen, auch Lummerlandlied oder Lummerland-Lied ist der Titel eines nach der fiktiven Insel Lummerland benannten Liedes, das als Teil des Soundtracks zu der Erstverfilmung in den...

Program Notes POSTCARD was commissioned by my friend, colleague, and former mentor, H. Robert Reynolds, in memory of his mother, Ethel Virginia Curry. He requested that I compose not an elegy commemor...

Cajuns are descendants of the Acadians, a group of early French colonists who began settling in Acadia (now Nova Scotia) around 1604. In 1755 they were driven out by the British, eventually resettling...

Sir Dirk Brossé, music director at the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, is a versatile composer of orchestral and symphonic repertoire, chamber music, film & musical. His compositions are performed wor...

Highland Cathedral, ...a melody on its secret triumphal procession into the hearts of the people. The story behind the creation: Michael Korb has always had a fondness for bagpipe music. When he came...

Mountain Wind - the 'Bergwind' - is a small fine concert work by Martin Scharnagl. The musically charming composition offers beautiful melodies and a touching atmosphere. It is impressive with what si...

Ich komponierte 'Crossbreed' als Auftrag zum 1250-jährigen Jubiläum der Stadt Ellwangen für das Jugendblasorchester Ellwangen mit seinem Dirigenten Herrn Wendelin Dauser. Nach sehr intensiver Beschäft...

5 p.m., downtown: rush hour. Hundreds of cars, bicycles and pedestrians romp about at the big intersection. Now of all times, the traffic light is out. A single traffic policeman with a whistle is now...

Engel, Kerzen und natürlich Glockenklänge unweigerlich steigt dabei in jedem von uns das heimelige Gefühl der weihnachtlichen Vorfreude auf. Martin Scharnagl (*1988) schuf basierend auf der lieblichen...