Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Who does not know the famous Te Deum Prelude by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1634-1704)? This French composer studied both painting and composition in Italy. Returning to France, he took up the post of m...

Giuseppe Verdi is one of the most famous composers of Italian opera. Here, Cesarini has masterfully arranged Nabucco.

One of the most recognizable and often-quoted symphonic passages in modern times is from this grand work for chorus and orchestra by Carl Orff. Combining elements from Movements I and II, Jay Bocook v...

One of the most recognizable and often-quoted symphonic passages in modern times is from this grand work for chorus and orchestra by Carl Orff. Combining elements from Movements I and II, Jay Bocook v...

This Ode to Joy is the choral finale of Beethoven's 9th Symphony, composed in 1823, using a poem written in 1785 by Friedrich von Schiller. During the Olympic Games of 1956, 1960 and 1964, Ode to Joy...

A real typewriter, with the sound amplified, is played by one percussionplayer. The typewriterbell is disconnected and the bell sound is produces on a desk bell by a second player. As an alternative t...

No doubt, 'The Fifth of Beethoven' is one of the most popular and famous compositions in the history of classical music as well as being one of the most often performed. This version is based on Robin...

André Rieu surprised the music world in 1995 with this medley of the music from Johann Strauss, Franz Lehár and Emmerich Kalman. With this his name was firmly stamped upon the (music)map. Rieu still t...

One of the greatest works in music history is the 9th Symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was the last symphony by the composer, who was as ingenious as he was difficult, and in terms of scope and ef...

In 1864 Johann Strauß (son) (1825-1899) wrote some compositions, which he dedicated to regents of European and Asian countries. Probably the most interesting of these works - his 'Persian March, op. 2...

Chorale for Winds was written as a commissioned work for the Allgäu-Schwäbischer Musikbund (ASM). Composer Martin Scharnagl's idea was to create a piece with a low level of technical difficulty that o...

Eine Adaption der Sinfonik Anton Bruckners für Blasorchester wirkt paradoxerweise gleichermaßen problematisch wie verlockend: Während die Sinfonien in ihrer Gänze, oft allein schon aufgrund ihres gewa...

Without a doubt, the slow movement LARGO from the 9th Symphony 'From the New World' is one of the most moving works by Czech composer Antonín Dvorák. The theme, performed in the original by an English...

The waltz "Rosen aus dem Süden" (Roses from the South) is probably one of the most beautiful works in this genre from the pen of the incomparable Johann Strauss. The present arrangement was commission...

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A distinctive new composition by popular composer Steven Reineke that is certain to become a popular concert or contest selection. Full of the dynamic sounds you've come to expect from this talented w...

A programmatic ten-minute tone poem for symphonic band in one movement that is constructed in five distinct sections to tell the story of the lives of Helena and Sibylla, twin sisters born in Germany...

Heroic themes abound as noted composer James Swearingen weaves a tapestry of musical styles to depict the emotional story of John Harlin. At the age of nine, John lost his father when he tragically fe...