Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

From composer Eric Whitacre comes a brand new work, the lush and achingly beautiful Sleep. Commissioned by the Big East Consortium, this haunting chorale begins softly and slowly blossoms to a powerfu...

Comprised of robust brass melodies, sweeping woodwind lines, and rhythmic ostinati, this composition captures the epic grandeur and beauty of Everest, the highest mountain on earth.

For sheer, raw excitement, this work inspired by the 1993 Storm of the Century, the great blizzard which covered much of the United States, will become a classic. The blending of the choirs and the dy...

This second movement of The Willson Suite has been restructured to accommodate virtually any wind instrument as the soloist. Serene by nature, the charismatic melody is accompanied by unique effects r...

The book 'Gulliver's Travels' (1726) by author Jonathan Swift formed the provocation for writing this composition. Even though this composition isn't a literal representation of the original story, a...

The travels of the Aztec people as they headed south through North America looking for a new home, acted as the inspiration for Lake of the Moon. The composition contains small fragments of Oriental m...

This expressive piece depicts three periods that play an important role in the history of the American state of Virginia, the colonization, slavery, and the American Civil War. The first movement desc...

The legendary comedian Charles Spencer Chaplin is the author of a series of immortal films in which music plays a rather important role. Chaplin, who played the violin and the cello, wrote various mus...

Feature your percussion section in this sizzling holiday arrangement by Robert W. Smith! Beginning with percussion grooves and solo fragments, the arrangement quickly transforms into the traditional b...

Es ist ein typischer Brings-Titel mit viel Groove: Kölsche Jung. Mitsingen, mittanzen und einfach Spaß haben ist angesagt! Direktion , Keyboard Flöte in C Oboe , Lyra Fagott Klarinette in Eb Klarinett...

Recorded by Pink and Nate Ruess from the group fun. this pop anthem has become one of the standout hits from 2013. The tuneful nature and moderate rock style make this particularly appealing to player...

With Robert Longfield's carefully scored arrangement, even very young players can enjoy this popular and distinctive hit from the blockbuster movie and recorded by Adele.

Initially featured in the blockbuster movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and recorded by Christina Perri, this powerful ballad enjoys continued popularity. A rare pop tune in 3/4 time, th...

From Leonard Bernstein's masterwork Mass, this tuneful ballad has become its best-known and most often recorded song. Here is a beautifully poignant setting for band, authentically transcribed by Mich...

Aus der Reihe 'Bernaerts Pop Music'.

Michael Jackson, the King of Pop, died in Los Angeles on June 25th 2009. He can without any shadow of a doubt be compared with artists such as Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, and John Lennon - all of the...

The Way old Friends do' is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA. A live recording of a 1979 concert in London was released on the successful album 'Super Trouper' (1980). In this song, the four ABBA m...

Don't Know Much is a beautiful ballad that became world-famous in 1989 through the interpretation of Aaron Neville and Linda Ronstadt. The song, written by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and Tom Snow, tells...

Herzbluat is an emotive solo piece for flugelhorn in which the soloist soars above the wind orchestra with a warm, solemn, and hopeful melody. Time and again, the low brass engages in a dialogic excha...

La Montagne' (The Mountains) is one of the most famous songs by French singer-songwriter Jean Ferrat (1930-2010). He wrote the song in 1964, inspired by the landscape around Antraigues-sur-Volane in t...

Even at the beginning level, Michael Oare shows that it's possible to provide creative music in a concise and appealing overture format. A stately opening leads to the exciting and energetic main them...

A solid, well-written medley that includes O Come, All Ye Faithful - O Christmas Tree - and Joy To The World.