Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

In 1950, Pope Pius XII selected Marche Pontificale from the Organ Symphony No. 1, by French composer Charles Gounod, as the official hymn of the Vatican. The first rendition of the official hymn took...

Gioacchino Rossini was a musical prodigy, composing his first opera when he was eighteen years old. At the age of 37, after having written 39 operas in all, he almost completely stopped composing and...

Giacomo Puccini was one of the all time great opera composers and is especially famed for his wonderful, warm-blooded melodies, his colourful instrumentations, his compelling dramatics, his musical fa...

Giacomo Puccini was one of the all time great opera composers and is especially famed for his wonderful, warm-blooded melodies, his colourful instrumentations, his compelling dramatics, his musical fa...

This piece, as the title might suggest, brings together Verdi's greatest operatic triumphs. Amongst his best hits are Nabucco from 1842, which signified a turn-around after the flop of a previous oper...

This piece, as the title might suggest, brings together Verdi's greatest operatic triumphs. Amongst his best hits are Nabucco from 1842, which signified a turn-around after the flop of a previous oper...

ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a collection of pieces ideally suited to introduce beginning bands, whether in or outside of school, to the classical repertoire. The easy arrangements make the most popular melo...

Ode an Europa betitelte Jan de Haan trefflich diese Bearbeitung, in der er das als 'Eurovisionsmelodie' bekannte Te Deum von Marc- Antoine Charpentier und die Ode an die Freude von Ludwig van Beethove...

Ode an Europa betitelte Jan de Haan treffl ich diese Bearbeitung, in der er das als 'Eurovisionsmelodie' bekannte Te Deum von Marc- Antoine Charpentier und die Ode an die Freude von Ludwig van Beethov...

Symphonie Fantastique, composed by Hector Berlioz, is a symphony in five movements based upon Berlioz's own experiences of disappointment in love. Tohru Takahashi's arrangement fully exploits the capa...

In 1878, on a commission from his publisher, Anton n Dvorák wrote a series of eight Slavonic dances. Modelled on Johannes Brahms' famous Hungarian Dances, although in contrast to Brahms' work, Dvorák...

Fascinated by the expressive power and spirit of the gypsy music from Hungary, Brahms used mainly traditional melodies in his Hungarian Dances as well as themes from compositions in similar musical st...

Ravel's ballet, Daphnis and Chloé, was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and premiered with the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1912. The ballet is now rarely performed, but its Suite No. 2 remains popular....

Ravel's ballet, Daphnis and Chloé, was commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and premiered with the Ballets Russes in Paris in 1912. The ballet is now rarely performed, but its Suite No. 2 remains popular....

This three-part Easy Baroque Suite has been written for flexible instrumentation, making it possible for almost any instrument to participate. Robert van Beringen made sure the level of difficulty was...

This three-part Easy Baroque Suite has been written for flexible instrumentation, making it possible for almost any instrument to participate. Robert van Beringen made sure the level of difficulty was...

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Jan de Haan's arrangement of La donna è mobile makes the excitement of opera accessible to less experienced bands as well as school bands!

Jan de Haan's arrangement of La donna è mobile makes the excitement of opera accessible to less experienced bands as well as school bands!

Offenbach (1819 - 1880), who was born in Germany, moved to Paris when he was a teenage boy and remained there for much of his life. He became especially famous as a composer of numerous operettas. and...

The famous Barcarolle from Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffmann opens the fourth act of the opera, which takes place in Venice. For this reason Offenbach chose a barcarolle - a Venetian gondolier song wi...

This work brings fragments from three of Giuseppe Verdi's operas together in a single composition. Opening the work is the Triumphal March from Aida. Next come two notable motifs from La forza del des...

This work brings fragments from three of Giuseppe Verdi's operas together in a single composition. Opening the work is the Triumphal March from Aida. Next come two notable motifs from La forza del des...

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald (Tales from the Vienna Woods), composed by Johann Strauss II in 1868, is a patriotic masterpiece that praises the beauty of the Vienna Woods. This icon of Viennese music...

The tale of Faust, who sold his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power, has been a source of inspiration for many authors, poets, film directors and composers. Among these is the French...