A Grainger Threesome is a Grade 3, well-suited for the mature junior high or high school band. The 5-minute arrangement includes Children's March, Lezzie Lindasy, and As Sally Sat A-Weepin'.Program NotesChildren’s March is one of the greatest of Percy…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
The work has a notation to be played "with dignity and strength" and it is that annotation which encapsulates the effect the composer and commissioner intended to have on both performer and listener.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1993 Publisher: Brolga Music…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
from "The Jungle Book" Cycle
Extracted from Grainger's "Jungle Book Cycle, The Beaches of Lukannon is the tragic centerpiece of the collection, and arguably the strongest piece musically and emotionally. It tells us the tale of the tragic slaughter of seals…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Musical images of the natural beauty of the coast and countryside of the south-eastern coastal communities of New South Wales, such as Eden.Program NotesEden's Coast and the Sea is a programmatic work reflective of the seafaring nature of the south-eastern…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This concert opener must be effervescent, but not irreverent; must have energy, refined by composure.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2010 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: Concert Band
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Festal intrada - Sample Score.pdf
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Festal Intrada was written to commemorate The Queensland Catholic Colleges Music Festival’s 20th Anniversary celebrated in August of 2010. With an energetic fanfare opening the work, Festal Intrada is effervescent and sparkling with dynamism and strength.…
Style:
Brass Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This piece presents the listener with images of a picturesque countryside and the people who live there. An energetic main theme is interspersed with swirls of sound depicting the snow's arrival on the Australian Alps.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1995 Publisher…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A majestic theme represents the spirit of the high country with pulsing rhythms accompanying it.Program NotesThe music is written to depict the highcountry in which the small rural town of Bombala is located. A majestic theme represents the spirit of the high…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
from The Jungle Book Cycle
Extracted from Grainger's "Jungle Book Cycle, The Inuit tells the brief tale of Eskimos in frozen wastes with music that is equal parts haunting and forceful.Program Notes"My Kipling 'Jungle Book' Cycle, begun in 1898 and finished…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Jessie's Well is a simple story that comes from the pure heart of a young child, immersed in her love for her daddy and overjoyed at the peace he has found. The melody is Jessie's story, incomplete at times, like the simple wandering of a child.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music