Michael Sweeney Sheet Music for Concert Band

Featuring the clarinets in their low register, along with Michael Sweeney's unique harmonic approach and a tasty percussion accompaniment, here is a splendid yet easy setting of this traditional Scott...

With its modal harmonies and hauntingly beautiful melody, this holiday favorite will sound terrific with your beginning players thanks to Michael Sweeney's skilled arrangement.

Imagine the mist rising on a secluded Scottish valley to reveal a festival of song and dance. Here's a marvelous piece in a variety of styles that uses a mix of original themes and folk songs from the...

Featuring some of America's most beloved folk melodies, Michael Sweeney has crafted an emotional and satisfying work for young players. You'll hear recurring strains of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot woven...

Written in a style similar to Michael's popular Celtic Air and Dance, here is another terrific setting of Celtic tunes arranged for very young bands. This arrangement opens with a beautiful and flowin...

Following in Michael's popular Celtic Air and Dance format, here are two contrasting melodies associated with centuries of Irish conflict and turmoil. The haunting ballad The Foggy Dew was composed sh...

Featuring the heartfelt melody of this traditional Irish folk song, Michael uses lush harmonies, varieties in texture, and carefully paced emotional peaks in this marvelous setting for young players....

Michael's popular setting of tuneful Irish melodies is available here in an easy flexible format using just 4 parts plus percussion. Ideal for small group settings.

An infectious funky groove that is sure to be a hit with your players. Starts with a gospel-style chorale and is pure fun for all.

Essential Elements Artist Level (correlates with Book 1, p. 34).

The haunting melody of this traditional Irish folk song is treated here in a lush and moving setting by Michael Sweeney. Even at this easy level, the instrumentation is varied and a wealth of musical...

Never before have the magical melodies of Holst's masterpiece been made available at this easy level. Using excerpts from the first and third movements, but still maintaining the integrity and sound o...

Organize concerts with your beginning groups quickly and painlessly with this marvelous band collection of arrangements from the popular Essential Elements Band Series. Featuring 15 titles that correl...

This striking overture has established itself as a staple in many band programs across the country and appear on many state lists as well. Bold and exciting, this composition provides a wealth of vari...

Depicting an ancient tale of battle between water serpents and giant thunderbirds, Michael's dramatic work for young players provides plenty of imagery amid the dark sonorities and driving percussion...

Rarely does any single publication have such an effect on band literature as this unique and striking composition from 1994. Individually, the parts are relatively simple. Yet the combined effect is s...

This incredibly well-written work for beginning players lives up to its title! Your young musicians will absolutelty love this heroic piece that sounds like it was written as the score to a movie abou...

This incredibly well-written work for beginning players lives up to its title! Your young musicians will absolutelty love this heroic piece that sounds like it was written as the score to a movie abou...

This incredibly well-written work for beginning players lives up to its title! Your young musicians will absolutelty love this heroic piece that sounds like it was written as the score to a movie abou...

This landmark work for beginning groups helped to set the standard for music at this level. Boldly written to include dissonances, varied scoring effects, and driving rhythmic ostinatos, Michael Sween...

MusicWorks ¯ Grade 1¶Rarely does any single publication have such an effect on band literature as this unique and striking composition from 1994. Individually, the parts are relatively simple. Yet the...