Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

This is a proper happy-tune for young musicians in a school band. It's easy to play and easy to listen to. Repetitive rhythms and patterns make it easy to follow. The instrumentation is adapted to th...

Wave was written by Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos Jobim in 1967. This arrangement was written for Norwegian Concert Band Kampen Janitsjarorkester. "Wave" is simply a bossa nova tune w...

Øivind Westby has written a number of excellent but demanding instrumental arrangements for Concert Band. In the present one, he has transcribed five of the most famous by Antonio Carlos Jobim. Brazil...

I wrote The Nonantum Bulgar in response to a request for a klezmer-style piece for middle school band. Since my local middle school (F. A. Day) is located in close proximity to Nonantum, the oldest ar...

Klezmer is the traditional instrumental music for weddings and parties of the Yiddish speaking Jews of Eastern Europe. Its origin goes back to the sixteenth century. At this time Yiddish culture was a...

Klezmer music originated in the 'shtetl' (villages) and the ghettos of Eastern Europe, where itinerant Jewish troubadours, known as 'klezmorim', had performed at celebrations, particularly weddings, s...

Explorer Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 11). An important ingredient in your beginning band's first concert is a suitable march. What better choice than this gem from Michael Sweeney that guarantee...

Developing bands now have access to one of the most famous of all marches, Klohr’s "The Billboard." Carefully adapted for younger ensembles, this arrangement captures all the spirited charm and bold c...

Nobody beats Karl King when it comes to tuneful marches and galops, and "Homestretch Galop" is no exception! Playable at a wide range of tempos – either a fast march, or an accelerated galop speed – t...

Who doesn’t love to play fast? "Winter Sports" Galop presents a great opportunity for your band to really take off! Whether it’s a student ensemble or an adult band, everyone will enjoy kicking it int...

Looking for that traditional but different march? Ted Mesang's Gallantry fits the bill. This arrangement from Alex Hilliard brings instrumentation into line with most current bands without losing the...

On The High Seas March is a lively concert band work inspired by the spirit of the sea. Blending traditional march elements with melodies inspired by the folk song "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean," thi...

Lisa Galvin’s "Glissando Galop!" puts the trombone section at center stage and is great fun for the entire band! This entertaining work gives young bands the opportunity to sound mature while showcasi...

Meerkat March brings a fresh twist to the traditional march form – written in minor, a rare find at this grade level! This programmatic work follows a colony of meerkats on their daily adventures, wit...

The Klaxon is a great American "old line" march, and this arrangement for the Rising Band series makes it accessible to younger players. After a brief intro, the horns and low brass take over with the...

March Britannia is a stately "pass-in-review" British-style march based on the English folk song, "Soldier, Soldier." This new flexible instrumentation version of a young band standard relies primaril...

Here is the perfect first march for your beginning band! Using solid scoring techniques, Forward March! features strong melodic writing with easy counterlines, a short percussion break, a trio melody...

This traditional style march for very young players has all the right ingredients to become a winner. From the tutti first strain, to the percussion break, to the woodwind trio and rousing final strai...