Upon my arrival in the South in 1971, I became aware of and enamoured with these three hymns. I had done previous settings for voice and piano and subsequently, for soprano solo and wind orchestra. With the passing of time, I felt the need to revisit my…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Set in three contrasting movements, Three Sketches for Wind Band shows off Jack Stamp's signature affinity for polytonal and canonic writing. It was commissioned by the South Central District NC Band Directors for the 2017 Senior High Honors Band.
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Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jack Stamp
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Three Tragic Ballads is a Grade 6, well-suited for the accomplished collegiate wind band. The Three Tragic Ballads - “Danny Deever,” “The Three Ravens,” and “Father and Daughter” - can be played as a set or individually.Program NotesPercy Grainger (1882-1961…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Written to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the consolidation of four communities to form one school, Through the Horizon features a simple four-note motive representing those communities is given a sparkling backdrop of mallet percussion and wind chimes…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The Thunderbirds is a powerful composition that utilizes every section of the band to its fullest. Fast paced and fully scored with driving percussion parts, there is excitement around every corner.Program NotesDedicated to Capt. Larry H. Lang and the USAF…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Aldo Rafael Forte
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Toccata in Dance Rhythm is an exploration of polyrhythm and color in the band/wind ensemble medium. Multiple overlapping layers of sound are employed in a way that is suggestive at times of jazz or African rhythms. A contrasting middle section highlights…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Robert Palmer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Not long before this march was written, Great Britain had observed the centennial of the Battle of Trafalgar. In that battle, the British Navy, commanded by Lord Haratio Nelson, defeated the French and Spanish fleets, capturing twenty ships and losing none.…
Style:
Concert Band
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Publisher:
RBC Publications
Filled with color, imagination, and adventure, Trailblazer, gives the brass and percussion their moment in the sun, leading the way in this bright, celebratory work for wind band.Program NotesTrailblazer was commissioned by the family of Edward Falls with the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The title of this march, The Trombone Section, is rather misleading, for it is not the trombones that have the most technical parts, but rather the trumpets and upper woodwinds. Composed in 1920, the opening of the march makes a great concert opener. A bold…
Style:
Concert Band
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Publisher:
RBC Publications
“Trooper’s Tribunal” is a lesser-known Fillmore march that was published in 1905. The “Trooper’s Tribunal” title was a joke in that Fillmore intentionally misspelled “Troupers” so that it would appear as a military parade title (“Troopers on Review”) as…
Style:
Concert Band
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Publisher:
RBC Publications