Opening Pieces for Concert Band

La vie parisienne" is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by French composer Jacques Offenbach. It was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier...

La vie parisienne is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by French composer Jacques Offenbach. It was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier p...

La vie parisienne" is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by French composer Jacques Offenbach. It was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier...

La vie parisienne is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by French composer Jacques Offenbach. It was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier p...

Great opener for your Christmas concert. Written for the Leicester Cathedral Christmas Day Broadcast.

Stations of the Cross' tells the story of a real tragedy. In the dramatic opening, we hear the euphonium announce the bad news. The character is trying to process all but doesn't succeed, lots of emot...

Dieses Werk entstand auf Anregung des Landesjugendreferenten des Niederösterreichischen Blasmusikverbandes Mag. Gerhard Forman. Er wünschte sich eine Eröffnungsmusik für die Niederösterreichische Bläs...

Shaped by Time is a short fanfare/overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Coledale Public School in Unionville, Canada. It opens with a brief fanfare section before breaking into a fun, shifting...

One of the most popular songs of all time is available for developing band. Because of it's 'horse-trotting' rhythms, The William Tell Overture became the theme to The Lone Ranger movies and radio sho...

The history of the court jester is quite diverse depending on the country. They were either employed to entertain nobility or as an itinerant performer they would entertain common folk at such venues...

This piece is a celebratory work composed to reflect a special occasion. Even though it uses just the first six notes, the various articulations and dynamics used make this a terrific piece filled wit...

The dragon has throughout history and in many cultures been associated with power, majesty, fear, mystery and legend, just to name a few. The dragon depicted in this composition is that of the Europea...

Fantastic Overture is a musical depiction of a knight's battle, against an evil force, for the love of a woman. All instruments get colourful and interesting parts with the percussion helping to maint...

Starting with a fanfare, this overture quickly moves into a lively melody reminiscent of Holst.  Varying meters and levels of rhythmic complexity create demands for mature players while the inner part...

A performance without oboes and bassoons is possible through the use of cue notes.

Besetzung: Alt- und Kontrabass-Klarinette, Bass-Saxophon und Violoncello sind optional. Sie erhalten bei uns auch die Oper Lohengrin in einer Fassung für Sprecher, Solisten, Chor und Blasorchester (22...

Besetzung: Alt- und Kontrabass-Klarinette, Bass-Saxophon und Violoncello sind optional. Sie erhalten bei uns auch die Oper Lohengrin in einer Fassung für Sprecher, Solisten, Chor und Blasorchester (22...

Das 'Trumpet Voluntary' von Jeremiah Clarke wurde ursprünglich Henry Purcell zugeschrieben. Zunächst unter dem Namen 'Prince Of Denmark March' bekannt geworden, verdankt das Stück seine große Berühmth...

A Touch Of Velvet - A Sting Of Brass der Gruppe Mood Mosaic wurde berühmt als Intro der Sendung 'Musikladen' von Radio Bremen in der Zeit von 1977 bis 1984. Sehr empfehlenswert für Konzerteröffnungen.

Bekannte russische Werke bzw. Werke russischer Komponisten sind in Russische Weihnacht zu einem sehr festlichen Medley für Blasorchester bearbeitet. Die Bearbeitung für Mittelstufe ist ouvertürenhaft...