Overtures Sheet Music

The Tivoli Festival Overture takes its inspiration from the famed Tivoli gardens in Copenhagen. It is also a tribute to the first Head of Music for the Tivoli, Hans Christian Lubmye, who was known as...

Marchissimo will make a fantastic opening piece for any concert. It does however come with a twist! It can be played simply as written, but is really designed to be 'staged' with players coming on the...

A Monmouth Overture was composed in 2007 for the Haberdashers' Symphonic Winds, as part of Philip Sparke's year as composer-in-residence at the Monmouth school. The work is based around the 15th centu...

An Olympic Celebration is a tribute to the pursuit of excellence and the triumph of the human spirit. This piece was commissioned by The West Vancouver Youth Band for the build up to the 2010 Winter O...

This is a real toe-tapping work with strong melodies and a catchy syncopated accompaniment. There is a contrasting middle section with a lovely cantabile tune but the upbeat melody from the beginning...

Wingin' It! is an entertaining concert piece. It makes especially high demands on the rhythmic qualities of the band and requires exact articulation and phrasing according to the composer's instructio...

As the title implies this new piece brings the flute section into the limelight. Following a fast introduction by the accompanying band, the flute section follows in three-parts with a rapidly syncopa...

Wim Laseroms composed Viva Excelsior on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of music society Excelsior in Losser (the Netherlands). After a powerful tutti entry, the percussion section bridges t...

Der Belgier Tom De Haes schrieb Amity and Sweetness für seine Freundin und drückte darin seine Idealvorstellung von Frieden und Glückseligkeit aus. Er wählte die ansteigende Sexte, eines der ausdrucks...

Festival Variations is a one-movement concert work by the Belgian composer Johan Nijs. Many lively themes are featured, appearing in a series of diverse variations. The introduction, majestic and prou...

Bei diesem Marsch kommen alle Instrumentengruppen des Blasorchesters zum Zug! So erklingt nach einer schneidigen Eröffnung ein verspieltes Thema im Diskant, eng verwoben mit einer legato gespielten Ge...

With the sound of trumpets and a long drum roll Dirk Brossé takes you to the splendour of the opening ceremony of a bullfight! The rhythm and the use of South American percussion instruments convey a...

Im April 2009 jährt sich der Todestag von Georg Friedrich Händel zum 250. Mal. Ein guter Grund, seinen Werken in diesem Jahr besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken. Zum Beispiel mit einem thematischen K...

Im April 2009 jährt sich der Todestag von Georg Friedrich Händel zum 250. Mal. Ein guter Grund, seinen Werken in diesem Jahr besondere Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken. Zum Beispiel mit einem thematischen K...