Overtures Sheet Music

Adolphe Adam always saw the bright side of life. He earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet...

The overture to George Gershwin's musical 'Strike up the Band' has been masterly arranged by our grand old master Desiré Dondeyne. 'Strike Up the Band' is a milestone in the history of the Broadway mu...

As the title suggests, the piece is heroic and olympic in feel. One might imagine an Olympic Games opening ceremony where the athletes assemble to compete on the world stage. The Heroes Rise Again is...

iMaginations is a bright and colorful overture with a strong memorable theme in a fast ¾ meter that is shared across the sections of the band. It drives forward relentlessly with great vigor and vital...

Egmont op. 84 was composed by in 1810 and is a set of incidental music pieces for the play of the same name by Goethe. It is certainly one of Beethoven's greatest overtures. Beethoven was a great admi...

Unity in Harmony is a composition in three unbroken sections. It's fast, energetic and highly rhythmic opening movement leads into a more relaxed middle section where themes from the opening movement...

A family enter the gates into a magical theme park with exciting rides and attractions. The swashbuckling Pirate theme is up-tempo and memorable with plenty of excitement for the brass and percussion...

Arranger Dirk Keijzer has been working with famous Dutch pianist Cor Bakker since the 1980's. During their long collaboration, Cor would have guests appear on his television programme Cor & Co, and es...

The heroic and powerful Fanfarria, Op.50 was commissioned and premiered by the Alicante Municipal Concert Band in 2012 to commemorate their first centennial. The main epic theme is introduced by the t...

The European Overture is an enthusiastic and amazing opening dedicated to and premiered by Jan Cober and the European Union Youth Wind Orchestra in Luxembourg, 2013. As a clarinetist member of the EUY...

Call of Heroes is an opening piece not only suited for concerts but for all festive occasions. The first part begins with a fanfare in the brass supported by woodwind motifs. In the second section the...

Festival Signation is an opening piece, suitable for the beginning of a concert, or start of a second half. It begins with a majestic fanfare with powerful chords in the brass, and light motives in th...

This is a work in opening fanfare style. The piece is characterized by a vision of the hawk flying. During the work we can feel the wind to rip its wings, the frenzy of the hunt, the speed of the nose...

This is a work in opening fanfare style. The piece is characterized by a vision of the hawk flying. During the work we can feel the wind to rip its wings, the frenzy of the hunt, the speed of the nose...

FLASH, suite for wind band, was written in 2015.The work that names the first monographic CD of the wind music of Carlos Pellicer 'Flash”, is written and dedicated to the 'Agrupació Musical Sta. Cecíl...

Heroes Overture A dramatic motif played on the roto-toms announces the overture, followed by a bright main theme in trumpets accompanied by trombones. The second part, Stampede, is an exciting variati...

Heroes of the Air (Bravos do Ar) is a musical work that was written to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Military Aviation in Portugal. It was premiered on May 14, 2014 at the opening ceremony fo...

The Winkler Prins School, in Veendam, commissioned Overture to a Jubilee on the occasion of their 150th anniversary. Andreas Ludwig Schulte has based the work on the schools logo: three owls. These re...

The composition 'Northern Anniversary' was written for ‘Leeuwarden, Cultural Capital of Europe 2018', commissioned by the ‘Joost Wiersma' Music Association in Jistrum and is a festive work. A short op...

The Overture to The Land of Smiles by Franz Léhar (1870-1948) In the overture to the operetta 'The Land of Smiles', the outstanding orchestrator, Léhar, has artfully forged some of the now world famou...

This is a typical openingsoverture. The piece is characterized by the image of a flying hawk. We feel the wind tugging at its wings, the fury of the hunt, the dizzying nosedive, and all the splendor a...

 The Great Valor ' is a piece full of energy. Ideal for a modern concert opening, it will dazzle the public with the bright brass and the omnipresent woodwind rockets. The title of this piece is a ref...

 The Great Valor ' is a piece full of energy. Ideal for a modern concert opening, it will dazzle the public with the bright brass and the omnipresent woodwind rockets. The title of this piece is a ref...

Amni Imosite, an Overture whose melodies and sound effects seek to pay homage to the composer's hometown, Amposta. This composition earned him the award of the AMPOSTA AWARD 2021 for his career, comme...

Savannah Overture depicts the landscape of the African Savannah. The piece features a fanfarish opening, many varied middles sections as well as a bold finish. It is moderately difficult and should be...