Easy Opening Piece Sheet Music

Barnburner by Michael Story is a dynamic festival selection or concert opener or closer that will grab your audience's attention right from the start. It's full of energy, but very playable for develo...

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...

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...

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...

Unleash festive fun with William Noel Overture, a joyous mash-up from Carrie Lane Gruselle, who overlays a bunch of holiday classics on Rossini's famous William Tell Overture. It's a blast for audienc...

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...

Featuring a driving pulse throughout, powerful percussion writing, and dramatic impact points, here is Richard's popular contest work for young players carefully adapted for flexible instrumentation....

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...

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...

As a prelude to the two-part inventions. "When will I finally be able to play Chopin?" The answer is: Right now! — "Next Stop" is our series of easy original piano pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, M...

As a prelude to the two-part inventions. "When will I finally be able to play Chopin?" The answer is: Right now! — "Next Stop" is our series of easy original piano pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, M...

Aladdin's Lamp by composer Ted Barclay is an atmospheric work that transports the listener to a world inspired by Oriental fairy tales and the mysteries of "One Thousand and One Nights". From the very...

Aladdin's Lamp by composer Ted Barclay is an atmospheric work that transports the listener to a world inspired by Oriental fairy tales and the mysteries of "One Thousand and One Nights". From the very...

Aladdin's Lamp by composer Ted Barclay is an atmospheric work that transports the listener to a world inspired by Oriental fairy tales and the mysteries of "One Thousand and One Nights". From the very...

Aladdin's Lamp by composer Ted Barclay is an atmospheric work that transports the listener to a world inspired by Oriental fairy tales and the mysteries of "One Thousand and One Nights". From the very...

Aladdin's Lamp by composer Ted Barclay is an atmospheric work that transports the listener to a world inspired by Oriental fairy tales and the mysteries of "One Thousand and One Nights". From the very...

Aladdin's Lamp by composer Ted Barclay is an atmospheric work that transports the listener to a world inspired by Oriental fairy tales and the mysteries of "One Thousand and One Nights". From the very...