Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Only cave dwellers have missed the dance frenzy that has taken over the entertainment scene, bringing the classic swing dancing of the '40's right back into American school dances. Groups like Cherry...

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...

This familiar theme from Bizet is adapted for band in this sparkling and authentic setting by Jay Bocook. Featuring bold tutti statements, delicate woodwind lines and a piu mosso to provide a rousing...

Alegre is a Spanish word meaning 'joyful. ' Utilizing the style of a Latin groove, the piece is a showcase for rhythmic dexterity. It also demonstrates the inextricable link in Latin American cultures...

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

MusicWorks - Grade 3 In this unusual work for band, the composer describes the programmatic scenario as follows: Alien beings arrive on Earth and gather for a ceremony meant to simulate a human religi...

MusicWorks - Grade 3 In this unusual work for band, the composer describes the programmatic scenario as follows: Alien beings arrive on Earth and gather for a ceremony meant to simulate a human religi...

Grade 3-4 This interesting and unique version by Mannheim Steamroller, adapted from Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, is funky yet tastefully sophisticated (as only Mannheim Steamroller c...

This work dramatically depicts moods and images from the historic Lewis & Clark Expedition two hundred years ago. As their corps of discovery encountered wilderness, mountains and native peoples, jour...

Composed for Tapp Middle School in Powder Springs, GA and premiered at the 2005 Midwest Clinic in Chicago, Ascend is a driving and energetic work designed to sound great with younger bands. The combin...

Composed with delicate orchestrations and tender melodies, this work presents an uplifting setting for concerts or festivals. Richard uses a mixture of soloists and ensemble scoring as well as careful...

Never before have the magical melodies of Holst's masterpiece been made available at this easy level. Using excerpts from the first and third movements, but still maintaining the integrity and sound o...

Heres the famous march from Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 2 skillfully arranged for younger players. Opening and closing with a solo timpani, this arrangement provides a wide range of dynamic contrasts an...

The skillful concert band transcriptions of the late Glenn Cliffe Bainum have proven to be a standard by which others are measured. This transcription is one of Mr. Bainum's most monumental works. Bas...

The skillful transcriptions of the late Glenn Cliffe Bainum have proven to be a standard by which others are measured. This transcription is one of Mr. Bainum's most monumental works. Basile Kalinniko...

The final movement of Percy Grainger's masterwork Lincolnshire Posy is arranged here for younger bands with reduced instrumentation. Similar to his earlier adaptation of Horkstow Grange, Michael Sween...

From Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Snow Maiden, 'Dance of the Tumblers' is considered to be one of this composer's most well known themes. Although brief in duration, this vibrant and energetic dance contai...

This masterful work by Jay Bocook was composed for fellow South Carolinian and highly regarded educator Scott Rush, known for his accomplishments with the nationally acclaimed Wando High School band p...

Composed the same year as Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, the Serenade for Winds is also nationalistic in style, reflecting the melodic and rhythmic elements of traditional Czech folk music. This adaptation...

Tuneful and rhythmic describe the Slavonic Dances by Dvorák, and part of what makes them so immediately appealing. This setting of Slavonic Dance No. 3 alternates between a moderate tempo and faster s...