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The percussion section, including a strong mallet percussion presence provides the engine that drives this high intensity concert work. Strong ensemble scoring in the winds intensifies the syncopated...

This thrilling and cinematic adventure is rolling down the tracks with expert scoring using simple chromaticism, driving percussion and thrilling rhythmic energy. Your students won't want to stop prac...

The peace and tranquility of a soft falling snow and the thrill of sledding down the hill all wrapped up into one great work. Lots of dramatic and impact moments along with high energy rhythms. Perfec...

Composed using a single fast tempo throughout, this dynamic work for 2nd year players is filled with imagery and intensity beyond what you normally find at this easy level. Whether the approaching red...

In every ecosystem, an apex predatory is an animal existing at the very top of the food chain; never preyed upon themselves. Michael Oare's programmatic work opens with a haunting flute solo accompani...

In the Mississippi River valley, portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois lie in a driftless region bypassed by ancient glaciers. The resulting scenic beauty is characterized by magnificen...

Epic Journey takes us on a heroic, cinematic odyssey using a sudden shift in dynamics and an unexpected key change to create drama and excitement. With a sophistication beyond what you'd expect at thi...

Wind Machines can refer either to the various machines that are driven by the wind, or the soaring sound of a wind band. In a cinematic style, this composition takes us high in the sky, soaring above...

Written in remembrance of Ahmir Joliff and Dan Marburger, this concert Bolero incorporates musical elements of both Latin and Middle Eastern cultures to create moments of high emotion that depict inno...

Open (or close) your next performance with this intensely rhythmical yet melodic work in 5/4. A dervish of woodwind lines sets the tone followed by a powerful brass statement that transitions into lon...

Oriental Postcards consists of three variations on a theme with an eastern character: In From Egypt the theme is presented first by brass and then by woodwinds, in From the Desert the percussion plays...

This composition was inspired by the adventure novel Treasure Island by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. In four movements, the narrative is not reproduced verbatim, but rather atmospheric imag...

The Gates of Troy tells the story of the Trojan War in 1184 BC in ancient Greece. This historical conflict, involving the heroes Achilles, Odysseus, Hector and the beautiful Helen, lasted ten years an...

Time Remembered is a millennium piece in two respects: it was written at the turn of the millennium and expresses that the future can only be built on the past. The calm, sublime composition not only...

Without making any claim to stylistic authenticity, this little piece aims to capture the infectious spirit of the legendary mariachi. The term mariachi describes not only the instrumentation (with gu...

The Cossacks are primarily known as a feared cavalrymen who defended the country with their soldiers in the 16th-18th centuries. The culture of the Cossacks includes wild cavalry and weapons games as...

Storia Montana is an easy-to-play work with a low level of difficulty. In this musical narrative, composer Thomas Doss takes us on a hike in the Austrian mountains. Early in the morning, the scenery i...

African music can be hard to define, given the sheer variety it contains. However, certain characteristics can be described as typically African. For African Beat André Waignein made use of two such f...

His experiences with young conductors and youth orchestras inspired Thomas Doss to write this suite. In each of the four parts he created a different, freely interpretable "sound world": an "Overture"...

The lively rhythms in Jan Haderman's "Dancing on the Seashore" will delight your musicians as much as the audience. Percussionists and brass players can demonstrate their soloistic qualities in variou...

Dizzy Stratford's Double Dutch is not a 'Double Dutchman', but a special technique for jumping rope. The piece begins with a slow, lyrical introduction. The theme presented in it is further developed...

Dizzy Stratford's musical fairy tale begins like this: "Once upon a time there was a girl called Máxima. She had beautiful long hair that she could braid into heavy plaits. She kept dreaming of the pr...

Although Orion is a slow march, its slow tempo is by no means passive or ponderous; on the contrary, it radiates natural optimism and spontaneity. The rather simple composition is versatile and orches...

Ottoman Dances is a work by Jacob de Haan consisting of two dances in south-eastern European style. One of them comes from Bosnia Herzegovina and the other from Turkey. Both countries were part of the...

Jan de Haan's source of inspiration for Cityscapes was the metropolis of New York, the largest city in the United States. In three movements, he succeeded in capturing some of the characteristic featu...