Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Ludwig van Beethoven komponierte dieses populäre Stück im Jahre 1810 als Klavierstück in a-Moll. Es zählt sicherlich zu den bekanntesten und meist gespielten Stücken, des großen deutschen Komponisten....

In dem Arrangement 'Classic Up To Date' verarbeitete der Arrangeur Hans Derks die vier weltberühmten Melodien: 'William Tell Overture' (Rossini), 'Symphony No. 40' (Mozart), 'Toccata & Fugue D-Minor'...

This brilliant fanfare piece, written by the French organ giant Alexandre Guilmant, was written for both organ and orchestra and organ alone. No one knows which version came first but both have enjoye...

This piece, originally for organ (using the trumpet stop), lends itself well to a trumpet to perform the majority of the solo line with colorful, interesting parts in the remainder of the ensemble. Th...

This famous melody has been attributed to Haydn but there is doubt whether he was the composer. Johannes Brahms wrote a famous set of variations based on this melody calling it Variations on a Theme b...

Die Komposition 'Air on the G-String' stammt aus der dritten Orchestersuite von Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) und ist wahrscheinlich eine der bekanntesten Melodien des deutschen Barockkomponisten....

This arrangement introduces students to one of the most famous sets of music ever written. This provides the opportunity to briefly discuss Handel, the Baroque era or other musical aspects that will b...

This beautiful slow piece is ideal for that change of pace piece on a concert. This work was originally a soprano aria and the lyrical line is great to demonstrate the singing quality of the band.

This Andaluza (or Playera) is part of a set of 12 Spanish Dances written in 1890. The color and harmonies lend themselves so well to the sonorities of a concert band with colorful percussion. Ole!

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair is of Claude Debussy's most popular piano works. It has been said that this piece, with its impressionistic and progressive harmonies, may have been a significant influen...

Written by John Philip Sousa in appreciation of an honor awarded him by the Board of Directors of the 1893 St. Louis Exposition, The Directorate was one of the first pieces Sousa composed for his newl...

Capriccio Italien was based on Italian folk songs and was composed by Tchaikovsky in 1880. The work was inspired by his trip to Rome. This fantasy utilizes the capriccio's themes in order to capture t...

This is a clever medley of classical favorites that kicks off with a grandiose setting of the opening of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, continues with excerpts from Johann Strauss' beloved Blue...