Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Already a classic in the grade 1 repertoire, Anne McGinty's composition sounds sophisticated without being hard. It features effective use of polychords, modal harmonies and a driving percussion part....

Beginning groups will love this unique programmatic suite of four short movements, each of which portrays a well known prehistoric creature (or two!). Clever and very easy, it includes: Stegosaurus, B...

Written in a romantic/heroic style, this impressive overture from Rossano Galante features sweeping and lush melodies along with brilliant brass fanfares and woodwind flourishes. For the mature ensemb...

Drawing its inspiration from 'the land down under' and featuring quotations from the traditional Australian tunes 'Waltzing Matilda,' 'Bound for South Australia,' and 'Advance Australia Fair' in a glo...

This composition is an episodic work that paints a musical portrait of Red Rock Mountain, a beautiful mountain landscape in Pennsylvania. Brass fanfares and soaring wind lines begin the piece, transit...

This imaginative piece brings the magical sounds of steampunk to your concert band. Enter the world of Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and others whose fascinating, limitless view of the future - from a Vic...

This energetic composition is the perfect opener or closer employing soaring melodies, rich harmonies, and driving rhythms. All instruments get an opportunity to play melodic material, and this piece...

Opening with brass fanfares moving through mixed meters, this remarkable work by Rossano Galante takes the listener on a musical journey through the eyes of Alaskan Wolves. Heroic themes and soaring c...

Sailing With Whales is a majestic work featuring heroic brass fanfares, sweeping melodic lines, lyrical themes, and energetic, rhythmic ostinati. Rossano Galante immerses listeners in an oceanic exper...

Experience a dynamic oceanic adventure with this engaging work by Rossano Galante, who has composed the piece in a sea shanty style. A Ship in the Mist includes strong rhythmic elements that complemen...

Embark on a seaward journey beginning with the dawn of a pirate expedition! From singing sea chanteys to entering battles at sea, Pirates Revenge includes swashbuckling melodies that seek thrill and m...

Capture the thrill of soaring through the air, sailing through the azure sky with the clouds spinning behind you. To the Skies! is a vibrant work by Canadian composer Kenley Kristofferson. He incorpor...

This miniature tone poem for concert band is a sequel of Benjamin Yeo's earlier work Flight. Voyage to the End of the Earth depicts a voyage by ship across the sea. The music expresses the calm of the...

This work was commissioned by Fanfare Sint-Willibrordus Wintelre from the Netherlands and describes the power and wonders of nature in 4 atmospheric movements: "Birth", "Battle", "Silence" and "Water"...

This composition is based on the life of the German cavalry general Hans Michael Elias von Obentraut (1574-1625), who was known for his nerve, loyalty and courage. The figure Van Obentraut is closely...

Noah's Ark is a composition based on the well-known bible-storys in which Noah builds an ark to conquer the flood. This work portrays four impressions, each of them introduced by a theme. To add drama...

Fantasy based on the Christmas traditional 'Oh Christmas Tree': 'The Christmas Tree Overture', 'The Christmas Tree Takes A Swing', 'The Christmas Tree Meets The Vienna Waltz', 'The Christmas Tree Danc...

Generations Fanfare was written in a film-musical style on commission for the Bezirksblasmusikverband (Wind Music Federation) Imst in Tirol, Austria. The composer, Otto M. Schwarz, composed this grade...

The programmatic composition Of Castles and Legends is basedon the German legend of the white maiden who lived in the smallcity of Volkmarsen. It tells the tale of invading evil knights whokidnap a be...

As the title suggests, the Austrian composer Gerald Oswald's work Music for Happiness aims above all to convey a message: the great joy in making music together. Music making is joyful and relaxing, a...

This programmatic piece of music is one of the best-selling works from Otto M. Schwarz. There was a very high demand for a lower grade version to enable young and small bands to perform this epic piec...

This work is based on the life and work of painter Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) who was also a sculptor, inventor, philosopher and researcher. Who doesn't know his famous 'Mona Lisa' or 'The Last Sup...

In Concerto d'Amore, a maestoso opening is followed by a quick and energetic movement that leads to a magnificent adagio. A motif from this adagio can be heard in a swinging movement, after which the...

In October 1997, Jacob de Haan visited the Swiss village of St. Moritz, where he worked as a conductor with a symphonic wind band. The Mountains around St. Moritz were covered in marvelous autumn colo...

Monterosi is a village in the Italian province of Viterbo in the Lazio region. This work is dedicated to the Accademia Musicale Francigena in Monterosi, on the occasion of the third 'Tommaso Albani' a...