Intermediate Concert Music Sheet Music for Solos & Recitals

The Shakers were a sect who, in the 18th Century, sailed out from England to America. Right into the late 19th Century, the numerous songs of this community were handed down orally, until they were wr...

This work was commissioned by Dr. Robert Oertli from Möhlin, Switzerland, and is based on an earlier composition called Spirit of the Sequoia. The piece is inspired by how the human spirit can gain fr...

Wind in the Reeds was commissioned by Deena Draycott in memory of John Watson, an army bandsman, teacher and bassoonist. Wind in the Reeds is both a tribute and lasting memorial to John. The piece is...

Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, just southeast of Las Vegas and surrounded by desert: this was the inspiration for the title. Desert Dances opens with a lively introduction, mostly in 3/4...

Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, just southeast of Las Vegas and surrounded by desert: this was the inspiration for the title. Desert Dances opens with a lively introduction, mostly in 3/4...

The Spanish 'Pasacalle' is a very characteristic genre of Spanish musical tradition. It resembles the march but is more majestic and represents the air of pretentiousness that is so typical for the Sp...

This tone poem for concert band is based on the Old Testament tale of Abraham, who was ready unconditionally to make the greatest sacri_x005Fce he could: that of his own son, Isaac. In Ferrer Ferran's...

With Convergents Franco Cesarini has succeeded in composing a piece suitable for both concerts or contests which whilst not being too difficult still has the feel of a major work. This extremely rhyth...

Cesarini composed this work as a tribute to the memory of Darius Milhaud, born a century earlier in Aix-en-Provence, France. The premiere, conducted by the composer, was presented by the Civic Philhar...

In Magic Slides ist das Posaunenregister am Zug und kann mit Begleitung des Blasorchesters glänzen! Eine lockere, fröhliche Komposition, in der Tonleiterfiguren und die für Posaunen charakteristischen...

The Cossacks are primarily known as a feared cavalrymen who defended the country with their soldiers in the 16th-18th centuries. The culture of the Cossacks includes wild cavalry and weapons games as...

According to a famous statement by Herder, folk songs represent the archives of a nation's knowledge, the expression of its heart and the image that reflects its history and identity. Suite Marchigian...

With this wind orchestra fanfare, Otto M. Schwarz created an opening work that is immediately intended to spur the musicians on to top performances and get the audience in the mood for the following c...

This meditative work describes the final minutes before the night slips away and officially turns to day, the last few moments before a new dawn. The composition is based on the old Austrian folk tune...

Friends are of the utmost importance in any person's life. True friends can always count on one another, even if they don't meet up as often as they might wish. With Best Friends, the Belgian composer...

It can be neither seen nor heard, but it's ever-present and can make us ill or even kill us: this is the reality of atomic radiation. The most devastating nuclear catastrophes have doubtless been thos...

African music can be hard to define, given the sheer variety it contains. However, certain characteristics can be described as typically African. For African Beat André Waignein made use of two such f...

In his solo piece for alto saxophone and concert band, Gerald Oswald presents a musical palette of landscapes, moods and human characters. The music reflects different and contrasting moods and lifest...

This fanfare stands for progress and the discovery of new horizons. But it also represents an expanding awareness while nurturing traditional values. These are the cornerstones of the Austrian music t...

Dogon whisks the audience off on a journey to the steep slopes of the Dogon Valley. Majestic brass sounds sketch the exotic culture of the Malian Dogon people. The Dogon see the valley as both a threa...

In 1981 the group OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) managed to turn the ancient legend of Joan of Arc into a modern electro-pop song-and thus leave a landmark in the landscape of pop themselves....

The Three Towers' is an attractive suite about three historical monuments that still adorn the old ramparts of the Suisse town of Fribourg. The three towers are depicted in as many contrasting movemen...

The Three Towers' is an attractive suite about three historical monuments that still adorn the old ramparts of the Suisse town of Fribourg. The three towers are depicted in as many contrasting movemen...