Intermediate Sheet Music for Concert Band

The Sousa Band was preparing to embark upon a world tour in 1910. Before leaving for the tour, Sousa composed a new march for which he did not immediately provide a title. The new march was so well re...

Trooper's Tribunal is a lesser-known Fillmore march that was published in 1905. The "Trooper's Tribunal" title was a joke in that Fillmore intentionally misspelled "Troupers" so that it would appear a...

Northwind is a musical description of the winter wind that Paris Chambers encountered on his way to work in New York City. The "wind" can particularly be heard in the upper woodwinds during the first...

The B.B. and C.F. March was commissioned by John Henry Iles around 1923, following the consolidation of the British Bandsman and The Contest Field, two periodicals that were greatly dedicated to brass...

Port Arthur is a march that contains a vast amount of motion. The advanced technique required for performance of this march represents a challenge for all players.

Wagner took the title of Under the Double Eagle - his opus 159, composed in 1902 - from the state emblem of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This march has been extremely popular for over a century and ex...

Independentia March was first published in 1895. At least eight of Hall's other marches were also published in 1895. He was living in Waterville, Maine, at that time, was thirty-seven years old, and h...

March Ponderoso, composed in 1910, is representative of a King march at a higher level of difficulty. The introduction is an immediate test of the technique of the low brass players. The first strain...

The title of this march, The Trombone Section, is rather misleading, for it is not the trombones that have the most technical parts, but rather the trumpets and upper woodwinds. Composed in 1920, the...

Supreme Triumph is a great march that evokes an image of the big top. Written in 1920, this march has challenging parts for all players. The excitement generated from the performance of this piece is...

Fred Jewell composed Tent City in 1907. The term tent city is used to describe a variety of temporary housing facilities made using tents, for Jewell, the temporary facilities were that of the circus....

Not long before this march was written, Great Britain had observed the centennial of the Battle of Trafalgar. In that battle, the British Navy, commanded by Lord Haratio Nelson, defeated the French an...

Duble dedicated The Circus King March "to my friend Jack Phillips, Musical Director, John H. Sparks' Shows." In 1916, when he composed this march, Duble was playing trombone in the Sparks' Shows Band....

It is ironic that Kiefer's most popular march was not published until 1921, the year after his death. It was published by Charles L. Barnhouse who may have given the march its name as few composers us...

Gippsland is a rich farming district in the state of Victoria, located in Australia. Gippsland was reportedly written as a "mark of appreciation" to that district for beginning a band association in 1...

Composed in 1907, Idaho is a fast paced circus march. It represents one of about fifty marches composed by C.L. Barnhouse. In this particular arrangement, the opening of the trio has been assigned to...

Most marches reserve the instrumental "fireworks" for the trio interlude - also known as the "break-up" or "dog-fight" strain. In Battle Royal - composed in 1909 when Jewell's euphonium playing skill...

Written in 1915, the background of America First has not been well documented. It is believed that Losey choose this particular title as a result of World War I taking place during the time the march...

American Red Cross was written in 1918, during World War I, a time when Americans, as well as other nationals, were deeply grateful for the humanitarian work performed by the Red Cross. The organizati...

RBC Publication's Legacy of the March Series brings you timeless marches meticulously edited by Dr. Timothy Rhea. These works - beautifully engraved, are the perfect addition to your march library. Wi...

RBC Publication's Legacy of the March Series brings you timeless marches meticulously edited by Dr. Timothy Rhea. These works - beautifully engraved, are the perfect addition to your march library. Wi...

RBC Publication's Legacy of the March Series brings you timeless marches meticulously edited by Dr. Timothy Rhea. These works - beautifully engraved, are the perfect addition to your march library. Wi...

RBC Publication's Legacy of the March Series brings you timeless marches meticulously edited by Dr. Timothy Rhea. These works - beautifully engraved, are the perfect addition to your march library. Wi...

RBC Publication's Legacy of the March Series brings you timeless marches meticulously edited by Dr. Timothy Rhea. These works - beautifully engraved, are the perfect addition to your march library. Wi...

RBC Publication's Legacy of the March Series brings you timeless marches meticulously edited by Dr. Timothy Rhea. These works - beautifully engraved, are the perfect addition to your march library. Wi...