Instrumental Pieces for Concert Band

The five marches from the series 'Pomp and Circumstance'€, op. 39 are certainly among the best known compositions of the British Edward Elgar. They were written between 1901 and 1930, and the first ma...

Probably every one of the 180 or so waltzes by Johann Strauss (son) (1825-1899) is still worth playing. Nevertheless, perhaps a dozen of his concert waltzes clearly stand out among his creations in te...

Johann Strauss II, best known as the “Waltz King”, also composed a few marches. He dedicated a whole series of pieces of this genre to certain countries and their monarchs: the “Persian March op. 289”...

Siegfried Translateur was a German composer, publisher and music director. He hailed from the province of Silesia where he was born as an illegitimate child. His mother later married cantor Salomon La...

Richard Eilenberg was born on January 13, 1848 in Merseburg. As a musician, concert tours took him through many parts of Europe in the 19th century. After an invitation from the Russian Tsar, Richard...

The term "bagatelle" generally is used to describe an insignificant triviality. However, when it is used in a musical context, it refers to a short composition resulting from improvisation. The German...

The “Festival March” was first heard on April 23, 1879 during the performance of Shakespear’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” On the occasion of the visit of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I with his wi...

Variables Wind Trio mit Schlaginstrumenten (ad.lib.) / Mixed Trio with opt. Percussion 1. Elf Dance 2. Rococo Menuet 3. Rock'n' Roll for Kids 4. Little Elegy 5. Cowboy Song 6. Dreamy Eyes (Jazz Waltz)...

Flute Oboe Clarinet in Bb Horn in F Bassoon

The Czech composer Pavel Stanék was born in Prague in 1927. There he studied at the Conservatory until 1950 and was the choirmaster of the Folklore Ensemble from 1950 to 1954. During his military serv...

Das Hauptthema stammt von W.A. Mozart, wodurch sich auch der Titel 'Wiener Variationen' (Vienna Variations) ergibt. Alle Variationen sind in einer anderen Taktart geschrieben. Dem 'Alla-Breve-Charakte...

The composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828) left behind an extensive musical oeuvre and is considered one of the most important representatives of Romanticism. In addition to large orchestral works - incl...

eXplora Grade 1+ Tanzmusik gibt es schon seit langer Zeit, vom Mittelalter bis zur Gegenwart. Auch große Komponisten wie Bach, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven und Schubert haben Tanzmusik geschrieben. Zu der...

Die zwei vorliegenden Menuette Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (BWV) Anhang 114 und 115 stammen aus dem 'Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach'. Ursprünglich hatte man sie Johann Sebastian Bach zugeschrieben,...

eXplora Grade 1+ One of the funniest composers was the Frenchman with German name 'Offenbach'. Jacques (Jakob) Offenbach was born in Cologne in 1819. In 1833 he came to Paris and, although a foreigner...

eXplora Grade 1+ The overture TELL SAGA tells a little story about the Swiss folk hero William Tell. It begins with a prayer in the chapel by the lake. The rebels ask the Lord for help and blessing. F...

eXplora Grade 2 'Bolero Nocturno' ist kein lateinamerikanischer Bolero, wie er oft zum Tanzen gespielt wird, sondern ein spanischer Bolero, im Stile des berühmten Beispiels von Maurice Ravel. Dieser B...

Im Jahr 2020 jährt sich der Geburtstag von Ludwig van Beethoven zum 250igsten Mal. Der in Bonn geborene Komponist gilt als der meist gespielte klassische Komponist weltweit. Der häufig als 'Vollender...

Easy medley of a Bach chorale, melodies from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and Brahm's Hungarian Dance.

Fanfare section made famous by the movie 2001: A space Odyssey Beautiful slow section that follows the fanfare is included Best performed with full instrumentation

A fantastic transcription of Bach's famous, 'When Thou Art Near.' We marked this as a Grade 2 because the overall difficulty level is of a Grade 2, however at the very beginning, the first trumpet sol...

This is a great work to teach the phrasing of the Classical Era. Jerry Nowak's orchestration is expertly done so it sounds as if Mozart wrote it especially for your ensemble. The first trumpet's highe...

This movement is from Tchaikovsky's The Seasons. Everyone will recognize this famous melody even though many will not know the name. 1st trumpet's highest note is G.

This movement, subtitled, February, fromthe Seasons, by Tchaikovsky is a wonderful addition to your concert anytime of the year. 1st trumpet's highest note is Aflat.

A complete and exact transcription of the first movement of the 8th Symphony of Beethoven. This is written in the Key of F, same as the original symphony. All solos are exactly the same as in the orig...