Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

A fabulous first arrangement for beginners. Duration: 1:45.

Includes Full Performance CD Performer Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 24) The perfect 'first march' for your beginning players! Featuring a percussion introduction followed by a catchy melody that...

Without question, The Planets has risen to the top of symphonic works of this century. Its unique style and musical drama have been emulated in many of today's music genres, from serious concert music...

Jay Bocook is always our first choice for well-crafted arrangements of orchestral masterworks. His catalog of outstanding adaptations continues to dominate Grade 2 and 3 contest lists. This new editio...

Georges Bizet's famous opera features some of the best-known themes in all of classical music. This adaptation includes the stately Habenera, brief solos for flute and trumpet on the beautiful Flower...

Grade 1-1. 5. One of the most moving melodies ever written is this well-known theme from Holst's Jupiter (from The Planets). Paul Murtha has beautifully adapted this for the beginning level through sk...

One of the most memorable melodies ever written, this Puccini masterpiece is wonderfully adapted for band by Jay Bocook. The opening theme is presented by a solo baritone (cued for trumpet or oboe) fo...

This well-known Ravel classic is a study in orchestration as it gradually builds intensity from the quiet opening to the powerful and explosive finish. Jay does a masterful job of adapting this work f...

The dramatic power and depth of Moussorgsky's masterwork is fully maintained in this magnificent adaptation for younger players. Carefully researched from the original piano work, Michael usesthree mo...

Easy marches that sound authentic and still work with beginners are hard to find. Here is a gem from Eric Osterling that works great even with small bands with incomplete instrumentation. With catchy...

From symphony orchestras to the Canadian Brass, this may be the most recorded title in history. Now you can program this very playable version, written especially to teach students important musical c...

This 'adagio' movement from the 'Enigma Variations' provides an excellent opportunity for developing bands to work on tone, blending, intonation, and dynamics. Jay Bocook's arrangement of this classic...

This well-crafted and accessible arrangement of Camille Saint-SaÙns' classic Carnival of the Animals is sure to please more than just conductors of youth wind bands. James Curnow's years of arranging...

Composed by Mstislav ('Slava') Rostropovich and the National Symphony Orchestra, this exciting, yet brief overture received it's premiere performance in 1977. Constructed using two contrasting themes...

Scheherazade is Rimsky-Korsakov's amazing musical interpretation of the tales of the Arabian Nights as told to the sultan by his wife who is destined to be executed. Her stories over 1,001 nights so e...

The haunting, but flowing melody from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake has been exclaimed by many as a perfect image of the title dancer who is turned into a swan during the ballet. There are few technical cha...

Morton Gould will be remembered in history as the consummate composer, conductor, educator, and administrator. His genius reached all facets of our art with compositions ranging from popular to sympho...

Written in 1873, Evening Song is one of the best-known choral works of Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), German composer, organist and teacher. Displaying an exceptional lyric quality and utilizing a ful...

Rock Version (classics up to date).

Pachelbel's 'Canon in D' for band, arranged by Steve Cortland.

Danzon no. 2 by the Mexican composer Arturo Marquez was included on the program of the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venuzuela conducted by Gustavo Dudamel on their 2007 tour of Europe and the Unit...

This arrangement of Handels beautiful melody was created as an educational tool for teaching students both the legato (sustained) style and the expressive quality of playing. Though these qualities of...

Johan de Meij's first symphony "The Lord of the Rings", based on the famous trilogy by Tolkien, has established itself as a 'classic' piece in the concert band piece repertoire. In this edition, Paul...