Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

James Rae presents two more exciting pieces for concert band in volume 4 of our series 'The Concert Band Collection': 'Blues for George', a tribute to George Gershwin, and the Latin-American-spirited...

From the musical show Notre-Dame de Paris (musicals, chansons francaises)

Pop music, chansons francaises.

Hymne à l’Amour is a song by Édith Piaf (1915-1963) that was released in 1950. The lyrics were written by Édith Piaf herself and the music by Marguerite Monnot (1903-1961). It has become a great class...

Charles Aznavour, the son of Armenian immigrants, was born in 1924, in Paris. He finally launched his singing career in France with great effort; despite his lack of star looks and less than remarkabl...

Legend has it that Edith Piaf, one of the greatest stars of the French music scene, was born under a lamp post in the streets of Paris and spent much of her lonely childhood roaming the streets, singi...

This rather obscure work for chamber-orchestra by Elgar is a real gem in a musical sense. This work was among the favourite ones of the founder of our firm Pieter Jan Molenaar. As a tribute to him we...

One of the real Dixieland classics for concert band!

Probably the most popular Canadian Brass concert opening number, Just a Closer Walk with Thee retains the famous, slow, New Orleans-style introduction. In true Canadian Brass style, this one really le...

Opening with the slow style of a New Orleans funeral march with an optional combo, the arrangement then shifts gears to an uptempo Dixieland celebration. Marvelous and effective writing for younger pl...

Eine flotte Dixie-Nummer für Straße und Unterhaltung.

Tiger Rag ist ein echter Dixieland-Klassiker. Seine genaue Herkunft ist ungewiss, aber die 'Original Dixieland Jass Band' hat ihn 1917 als erste Band aufgenommen. Dick Ravenal hat den Tiger gezähmt un...

Generations is an exciting opener for young concert bands which celebrates the musical traditions passed from one generation to the next. The music opens with a stately and triumphant fanfare, and the...

Portsmouth Point is an overture for orchestra by English composer William Walton, composed in 1925. The overture was inspired by a print by Thomas Rowlandson which depicts the colorful life of 18th ce...