Concert Marches for Concert Band

Written in 1874, the orchestral tone poem Danse Macabre Op. 40 by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) premiered in January of 1875 and was not well received by the audience. 21st century scholar Roger Nic...

The Cuban composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963) wrote many works labelled as "Afro-Cuban," and sorting them all can be difficult. While some are lost and others are scattered about, the 193...

The Cuban composer and pianist Ernesto Lecuona (1896-1963) wrote many works labelled as "Afro-Cuban," and sorting them all can be difficult. While some are lost and others are scattered about, the 193...

Karelia Suite, Op. 11, No. 3: Alla marcia, arranged for band by Richard Franko Goldman, originates from Jean Sibelius's (1865-1957) Karelia music, composed in 1893 for a historical pageant celebrating...

A superb upper level showpiece for horn or euphonium. Transcribed and orchestrated by Donald Miller. Band M; Horn MA.

The works in the Arthur Harris Christmas Series were originally written for orchestra, with several offering the option to add chorus. These transcriptions for band, both by William Silvester or Arthu...

The most well-known of the Elgar's six marches, March No. 1 in D, was completed in July 1901. Its central melody hails from before these dates, and as Elgar told a friend, 'I've got a tune that will k...

While the original piano version of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION remained unpublished at the time of Mussorgsky's death, the work was orchestrated by his friend Rimsky-Korsakov and published in 1886, alt...

This is an impressive and massive work for mature bands! Boyd's setting is not a simple rehashing of the famous Ravel orchestration, as Boyd remains more faithful to the bold musical language of Musso...

This transcription for band by Randy Earles (edited by the great Frederick Fennell) of Stravinsky's 1919 version of The Firebird Suite owes its existence to the incomparable school band program, long...

Designated a 'Grand Symphonic March' Occident and Orient is really much more, a tone poem in the manner of Liszt. This is original music for band by one of the giants of French music, an important con...

Mattinata ("'Tis the Day") was composed in 1904 by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the Italian composer best known for his verismo opera Pagliacci. Written originally for voice and piano and later or...

Mattinata ("'Tis the Day") was composed in 1904 by Ruggero Leoncavallo (1857-1919), the Italian composer best known for his verismo opera Pagliacci. Written originally for voice and piano and later or...

Seldom do young students get to perform music by the master composers. Hymn of Freedom from Brahms' first symphony is an exception. Of sublime beauty, the theme has been arranged by Robert Longfield i...

Borodin's most famous melody is here made accessible to younger players. Aric Branchfield's arrangement of Polovtsian Dance retains the stunning beauty of the original without overt technical demands....

Borodin's most famous melody is here made accessible to younger players. Aric Branchfield's arrangement of Polovtsian Dance retains the stunning beauty of the original without overt technical demands....

Quintessential Mozart for the young band is hard to come by, but this sparkling arrangement from a veteran writer perfectly fits the bill. Everything youngsters need to know about the classical style...

Troldhaugen, or "knoll of the trolls," was the name given to the villa where Grieg lived from 1885 until his death. This work began as a piano piece intended to commemorate the 25th anniversary of his...

Immerse yourself in the enchanting beauty of the Renaissance with "Belle qui tiens ma vie" (Beauty Who Has My Life), published by the renowned Manhattan Beach Music. This captivating pavane unfolds ti...

The Battle Pavane '(from alderhande Danserye (1551) 'by Tielman Susato, arranged for concert band by Bob Margolis.

The Battle Pavane '(from alderhande Danserye (1551) 'by Tielman Susato, arranged for concert band by Bob Margolis.

In this transcription of Debussy's THE ENGULFED CATHEDRAL, I have tried to create a work that will display the tonal beauty as well as the power and grandeur of the modern symphonic band. Unusual inst...