Easy Opening Piece Sheet Music

The great composer Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) composed the Academic Festival Overture Op. 80, during the summer of 1880 for the University of Breslau, which was awarding him an honorary doctora...

Stephen brings us a superb, accessible piece for young players with only quarter/eighth note technical demands, solid intervals in the themes, and level-appropriate dynamics throughout. A great teachi...

The title says it all – "Rápido!" This energy-charged beginning band work will get your first-semester students excited and enthusiastic about making music! After a brief mysterious opening, an electr...

Take flight with "Superhero Fanfare," an exciting work for first-year bands! Using the limited range of the concert Bb scale, this invigorating composition flashes with limitless energy and superhuman...

In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse who is ridden into battle. This exciting concert overture captures the majesty and beauty of the mythical creature. (2:35)

In Greek mythology, Pegasus is a winged horse who is ridden into battle. This exciting concert overture captures the majesty and beauty of the mythical creature. (2:35)

Your students will love rehearsing and performing Richard Meyer's arrangement of the Overture from Bizet's opera Carmen, which contains some of the most recognizable music ever written. Very faithful...

This striking overture provides a wealth of variety and teaching material in an attractive setting that students will love to play. Hal Leonard's innovative Flex-Band series is designed to provide exc...

Many off-beats-and in all parts-coupled with a catchy melody, convey a cheerful optimism. As the title says, Here We Go! Andreas Schulte's original entertaining work makes an ideal opening piece for a...

Power Surge published by Musikverlag Rundel is an electrifying fanfare for concert band that brings pure energy, brilliance, and musical excitement to the stage. From the very first measures, this pow...

For its 125th anniversary, the Stadtkapelle Owen (Germany) commissioned the Austrian composer Fritz Neuböck to write a new composition. You're Welcome - this short, simple greeting, which is familiar...

For its 125th anniversary, the Stadtkapelle Owen (Germany) commissioned the Austrian composer Fritz Neuböck to write a new composition. You're Welcome - this short, simple greeting, which is familiar...

This musical celebration of the season is an upbeat, creative mix of five traditional, school-friendly carol tunes that include (in order of appearance): "Ding! Dong! Merrily on High," "Deck the Hall,...

This simple Italian overture, scored for a variable four-part instrumentation, is based on the well-known Neapolitan folksong Santa Lucia. Part 1 Fl Ob Kl B/Es S-Sax A-Sax Trp Part 2 Fl Cor Ang Kl B A...

This Rap-song was one of the biggest hits in Norway and the most streamed Norwegian song on Wimp and Spotify in 2012. Rap is an excellent style for rhythmic exercising for bands. Text sheet (Norwegian...

Brite Lites is an upbeat, picturesque work for young bands that illustrates the lustrous visual effect of many colors and brightness! Energetic and hopeful, the music opens with a brief melodic motive...

Overture on a Hymn Tune is based on 'The Old Ship Of Zion' which is found in the Early American Sacred Harp songbook. Johnnie Vinson uses a fast-slow-fast overture format to give this wonderful melody...

Composed for a band festival in Duluth, MN, and suggesting perhaps an exciting downhill ski run or possibly a snowmobile chase through the woods, Due North is a fast-paced overture written entirely in...

Written in standard overture form, Mountainview Overture, by Robert Sheldon, has enjoyable parts for every section and offers many stylistic and expressive development opportunities. This bright and t...