Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow (1844-1908) has employed the lovely fable by Ostrovsky, which is set in a legendary country in pagan times, to weave a fantasy of great charm. The Snow Maiden asks her parents,...

Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow (1844-1908) has employed the lovely fable by Ostrovsky, which is set in a legendary country in pagan times, to weave a fantasy of great charm. The Snow Maiden asks her parents,...

Starting quietly and slowly rising to a massive crescendo before returning to a quiet exit, this work makes use of a single and beautiful dynamic arc. It is a perfect contest selection for the interme...

First published and recorded in 1954, this lovely piano instrumental was released as a UK single in 1957 and hit the charts in early summer. The composition features a haunting, romantic melody and it...

Proserpine was the Roman counterpart of the Greek Persephone, and in Roman mythology, the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the fertility of the earth, and wife of Pluto, ruler of the infernal regions....

Written following a visit to both the nuclear holocaust "ground zero" of Hiroshima, Japan, and the more conventional holocaust of Pearl Harbor, the opening of this work is meant to capture the solemn...

The title of this work was suggested by the spreading tone-clusters of the beginning. It also refers to the fact that rhythms, intervals, dynamics, and instrumentation are all subjected to various pro...

The title of this work was suggested by the spreading tone-clusters of the beginning. It also refers to the fact that rhythms, intervals, dynamics, and instrumentation are all subjected to various pro...

The "inspiration" for March of the Dragon Masters came from the composer's son, who has a great interest in both medieval legends and in science fiction. Although there is no specific story behind the...

The "inspiration" for March of the Dragon Masters came from the composer's son, who has a great interest in both medieval legends and in science fiction. Although there is no specific story behind the...

Commissioned in 1972 by the North Hills High School Symphonic Band in Pittsburgh, PA. Concertante for Wind Instruments is a rare foray by the composer into 12-tone composition. It is in two contrastin...

Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, se...

Three Revelations from the Lotus Sutra is an attempt to realize in music three different states of man's soul in his quest for ultimate perfection. The Lotus Sutra is the teaching of human respect, se...

Commissioned by the Unites States Air Force Academy Cadet Welfare Fune in commemoration of the Academy's tenth anniversary. Although an overture, it was suggested that a slow, hymn-like section be inc...

George M. Cohan had a deep-seated patriotism, as evidenced in such songs as Over There, Yankee Doodle Boy, and You're a Grand Old Flag. His greatest song, Over There, was written in 1917 and was the m...

Like most of Leroy Anderson's efforts, "Belle of the Ball" is light, effervescent, and devoid of conflict or disharmony. Anderson looked upon the piece as a modern-day American revival -- or revitaliz...

Like most of Leroy Anderson's efforts, "Belle of the Ball" is light, effervescent, and devoid of conflict or disharmony. Anderson looked upon the piece as a modern-day American revival -- or revitaliz...

This musical portrait of the beautiful Colorado River canyon in Utah/Arizona features majestic opening and closing themes with a more lyrical interlude between. Simple countermelodies add harmonic dep...

This musical portrait of the beautiful Colorado River canyon in Utah/Arizona features majestic opening and closing themes with a more lyrical interlude between. Simple countermelodies add harmonic dep...

Bach and Before for Band is a new collection of 19 four-part chorales for concert band. Scored in the new Kjos Total Option format it is also a book of solos, a book of duets, a book of larger ensembl...