Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

As many may be aware, Emile Waldteufel rivaled Johann Strauss II in the genre of the waltz. But unlike Strauss, many of Waldteufel's popular waltzes were arrangements of folk themes or themes by other...

Entry March of the Boyars, composed in 1895 by the Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen, has been a popular orchestral favorite ever since and one of the best-known examples of Scandinavian orchestral m...

'Tristsch Tratsch' was a satirical magazine in Vienna in. In 1858 it printed a profile of Johann Strauss: it was feared, said the report, that Strauss' concert seasons in Russia and the development of...

Rosen aus dem Süden (Roses from the South), is a waltz medley composed by Strauss in 1880 with its themes drawn from the operetta Das Spitzentuch der Königin inspired by a novel by Heinrich Bohrmann-R...

'Joyeuse Marche' by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier is the second half of a pair of orchestral pieces (the other was 'Prélude Pastoral') first performed on 4 November 1888 in Angers, conducted by th...

In 1980, wellknown and respected Brittish composer/arranger Peter Hope arranged a number of Christmas Carols which were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Colin Davis. In this transcription...

In 1980, wellknown and respected Brittish composer/arranger Peter Hope arranged a number of Christmas Carols which were recorded by the London Symphony Orchestra and Colin Davis. In this transcription...

'Sleigh Ride' is a composition of British composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). It is a typical piece by Delius that fits the style of his (much) later miniatures as 'On hearing the first cuckoo in s...

'Sleigh Ride' is a composition of British composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). It is a typical piece by Delius that fits the style of his (much) later miniatures as 'On hearing the first cuckoo in s...

'Sleigh Ride' is a composition of British composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). It is a typical piece by Delius that fits the style of his (much) later miniatures as 'On hearing the first cuckoo in s...

'Sleigh Ride' is a composition of British composer Frederick Delius (1862-1934). It is a typical piece by Delius that fits the style of his (much) later miniatures as 'On hearing the first cuckoo in s...

German composer Richard Eilenberg completed 350 compositions throughout his life, including ten fantasies after melodies of great masters, like 'Ehrenkränze der Tonkunst' and the suite 'Durch Feld und...

German composer Richard Eilenberg completed 350 compositions throughout his life, including ten fantasies after melodies of great masters, like 'Ehrenkränze der Tonkunst' and the suite 'Durch Feld und...

Eduard Strauss (1835-1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of his...

Eduard Strauss (1835-1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. His popularity was overshadowed by that of his...

Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic operas by German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the...

'Les Patineurs Valse' (opus 183), known in English as 'The Skaters' Waltz', was composed in 1882 and inspired by the 'Cercle des Patineurs' or 'Rink of Skaters' at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. His i...

'Les Patineurs Valse' (opus 183), known in English as 'The Skaters' Waltz', was composed in 1882 and inspired by the 'Cercle des Patineurs' or 'Rink of Skaters' at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. His i...

Johann Strauss wrote the bubbling 'Champagne Polka' for his 1858 summer concert season in Pavlovsk, where its first performance took place on 12 August under the title of 'Ball-Champagner-Polka'. Stra...

Johann Strauss wrote the bubbling 'Champagne Polka' for his 1858 summer concert season in Pavlovsk, where its first performance took place on 12 August under the title of 'Ball-Champagner-Polka'. Stra...

'Kaiser-Walzer', Op. 437 (Emperor Waltz) is a waltz composed by Strauss in 1889. The waltz was originally titled 'Hand in Hand' and was intended as a toast made in August of that year by Austrian empe...