Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

This scintillating work was written as a tribute to the jazz musicians of the New Orleans, Dixieland and Chicago styles of the 20s and 30s. It consists of an opening swing section in true Dixieland st...

At the Lone Star Ranch in Weilbach in Austria the most elevated breed of horse is the Missouri Foxtrotter, a breed which originated in the state of Texas, also known as the Lone Star State. Apart from...

Candyman was the third worldwide hit from Cristina Aguilera?s albumBack to Basics. It's jazzy 1940s feel makes this an extremely catchy melody that works well in this arrangement for concert band. Thi...

Wer kennt es nicht - das bekannte Lied der Schornsteinfeger aus dem Disney-Klassiker Mary Poppins? Sowohl Julie Andrews in ihrer ersten Kinorolle als Mary Poppins als auch die beiden Songwriter Robert...

This work is based on the story of Dionysos, the god of wine. It depicts village life in the valley of Mount Olympus. A fight disturbs cheerful dancing at the wine festival and the music becomes incre...

This piece was commissioned by the Dutch province of Groningen for the celebrations commemorating the liberation festivities in 1987. In the composition, the dream of a world without war is symbolized...

Mercury is a concert march composed in a typically British idiom. In 1990, Jan Van der Roost wrote this piece on the occasion of the 15-year anniversary of his own band: Brass Band Midden Brabant. Lik...

This concerto for baritone saxophone was commissioned by saxophonist Makoto Asari, who is a close friend of the composer. VONGOLE ! consists of three movements Spumante (Sparkling wine), Bianco (White...

Die Österreichische Blasmusikjugend vergab für den 5. Österreichischen Jugend-Blasorchester-Wettbewerb, der im Oktober 2011 in Linz stattfindet, fünf Auftragskompositionen. Der Auftrag für ein Werk in...

This work falls into three movements which are played without a break. The outer two movements are full of energy and surround a tender central section with delicate quartet writing and a broad climax...

Leroy Anderson(Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1908 - Woodbury, Connecticut, 1975) was the son of Swedish immigrants. He studied music and foreign languages at the famous Harvard University before starting...

This extremely effective and witty composition is now presented with extended instrumentation for a modern symphonic wind orchestra. Stravinsky's deliberately smaller original arrangement remains reco...

The 'Pagan Dances' completes the cycle of four 'primitive' works for symphonic band that also includes 'Visions Macabre', 'Invocation and Toccata' and 'Torch Dance'. All of these works employ highly d...

(Leyendas de España) - Symphonic Suite Tales From Spain is a symphonic suite featuring four well-known stories from Spanish culture. In this work, the historical and mythical backgrounds of these tale...

William Boyce’s instrumental music constitutes only a relatively small part of his oeuvre, yet these works are performed far more frequently today than his choral or stage music, possibly due to the c...

Ferde Grofé’s "Mississippi Suite—A Journey in Tones" (1925) is a colorful orchestral suite in which the composer depicts a musical journey along the mighty Mississippi River. Grofé (1892–1972) was a v...

Commissioned to celebrate Jean Severance Ney and the "joy of music" she shares with so many people, especially in the state of Kansas… as well as the heartbeat of that joy, which she finds in the Kans...

Welcome to the circus! This impressive arrangement of classic circus melodies and dynamic original material by composer and arranger Ed Huckeby offers both performers and listeners the opportunity to...

The idiom "Cloud Nine" describes a state of supreme happiness and the feeling of being on top of the world. True to its name, this work is an energetic piece full of enthusiasm and joy. "Cloud Nine!"...