Sub-Saharan Rhythm attempts to capture the spirit and emotion of the music of the sub-Saharan countries of Africa by incorporating three folk songs that are indigenous to this region: "Maiwe," "wateh eh" and a "Liberation Song" which I acquired from a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Sunrise, Sunset features a vaguely ritualistic quality in which ‘drumming’ provides the constant thread.Program NotesThe Samul-Nori is a performance practice based on ancient Korean folk music. The Samul-Nori is enjoying something of a rebirth in Korea as a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jere Hutcheson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
“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 a wonderful way to end a concert. As this is a circus…
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Concert Band
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Publisher:
RBC Publications
Oboe Feature
Sword Dancer is a single-movement oboe feature cast in 4 sections that has a Gaelic flavor inspired by Highland pipes and dance.Program NotesCommissioned by The Andover High School Symphony Band Bloomfield Hills, MI, Robert H. Ambrose,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Catherine McMichael
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Symphonic Dances were written in 1896-98 during Grieg’s mature period. They deserve a more prominent place in the standard repertoire; in them Grieg makes excellent use of dance rhythms, folk tunes, expressive lyricism and a fine ear for effective…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grieg, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
One of Gillingham's earliest works for band, Symphonic Proclamation is a high-energy overture that would be perfect as an opener or a closer on your next concert. Flourishes in the woodwinds and fanfares in the brass coupled with a catchy melody will make…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Tanodd Y Castell is Welsh for "Beneath the Castle" and the music attempts to capture some of the living memories that lay under the broken walls, buildings and ramparts of Aberystwyth Castle.Program NotesTanodd Y Castell is Welsh for "Beneath the Castle" and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Carol Brittin Chambers is extremely clever in this Tarantella, as she weaves a web of wonder. Technical prowess is on full display as well as a range of styles, making this work not only exciting, but a great way to show off the sections of your ensemble.…
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Concert Band
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Publisher:
Wingert-Jones Publications
Water colour country. Here the hills
rot like rungs beneath enormous skies
and all day long the shadows of the clouds
stain the paddocks with their running dyes.
In the small valleys and along the coast,
the land untamed between the scattered farms,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Don Kay, Simon Reade
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Edvard Grieg’s operatic masterpiece 'Olav Trygvason' was never finished, but Grieg (being at least somewhat practical) made piano arrangements of segments of the unfinished opera. One of these was Temple Dance, which is set here as a Grade 4 band work, well-…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grieg, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music