Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Scotch Folk Suite consists of three Scotch folk songs arranged for symphonic band by Albert Oliver Davis. The first, Auld Rob Morris, opens with a baritone solo that can also be played by trombone. Th...

A setting of a folk song collected in 1905, this is his definitive version for chamber winds with piano. There is a set of brief variations on the melody, one for solo piano which will make a wonderfu...

Five Australian folk songs comprise this melodic and energetic arrangement: Queensland Rover, Ryebuck Shearer, Botany Bay, Eugowra Rocks, and Lime Juice Tub. They are filled with the spirit of Austral...

Five Australian folk songs comprise this melodic and energetic arrangement: Queensland Rover, Ryebuck Shearer, Botany Bay, Eugowra Rocks, and Lime Juice Tub. They are filled with the spirit of Austral...

Four British folk songs honor the strong, independent women of the British Isles. Included in David M. Martin's arrangement are "Dublin City (Spanish Lady)," "Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels)," "Wra...

Four British folk songs honor the strong, independent women of the British Isles. Included in David M. Martin's arrangement are "Dublin City (Spanish Lady)," "Molly Malone (Cockles and Mussels)," "Wra...

A suite of Scottish folk songs, Echoes from the Highlands is a suite of three Scottish Folk Tunes arranged by Albert O. Davis that has the beautiful and memorable melodies. Rich, too, in historical re...

In my setting of 'Shenandoah' I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the...

In my setting of 'Shenandoah' I was inspired by the freedom and beauty of the folk melody and by the natural images evoked by the words, especially the image of a river. I was less concerned with the...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

I wanted my setting of AMAZING GRACE to reflect the powerful simplicity of the words and melody - to be sincere, to be direct, to be honest - and not through the use of novel harmonies and clever tric...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND At the time in Scottish history when 'Loch Lomond' was a new song, the United Kingdom (which united Scotland, England, and Wales) had already been formed. But the Highland Scots...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

THE SHAKERS The Shakers were a religious sect who splintered from a Quaker community in the mid-1700's in Manchester, England. Known then derisively as 'Shaking Quakers' because of the passionate shak...

A quick guaracha, a Cuban dance ryhythm with roots in the old traditional Spanish folk music. A compelling and joyful composition.

Der niederländische Komponist Kees Vlak (Amsterdam, 1938) hat sich für seine Blasmusikkompositionen oft durch Volksmusik inspirieren lassen. So verwendete er, unter anderem, Musik von den Antillen, de...