Hop! Hop! Hop! Bouncing through the Australian bush to a swingin’ rhythm you can imagine a herd of kangaroos groovin’ out as they stop to for a chew on some grass, look around and bound off again. Out pops a joey looking from the pouch of its mother, its…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Leigh Crombie, Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The term ‘digger’ is a military slang term used to describe soldiers from Australian and New Zealand. This colloquial term became prominent in World War I when the two countries fought together on the Western Front. The term is linked to the ANZAC (Australia…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Adam Arnold
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Market in Marrakesh evokes images of market day with camel trains, merchants and important rulers all coming to buy and sell goods.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2008 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: Concert Band
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Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tim Fisher
Publisher:
Brolga Music
With a simple, minor mode melody, stately fanfare-like figures and plenty of percussion, Medieval Fayre has something for everyone in the band.Program NotesWith a simple, minor mode melody, stately fanfare-like figures and plenty of percussion, Medieval Fayre…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tim Fisher
Publisher:
Brolga Music
No Bears Allowed has been a long coming! The piece started off as an attempt to write a Latin American style dance piece for young band. Many years later, elements of this initial idea can still be heard. The title of the piece is a result of the six note…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Music is used to great effect in movies to describe a character, a place, or a sequence of events. It can do the heavy lifting in clarifying good and bad, happy and sad, and everything in between. On a Mission is the soundtrack to a movie that, so far, does…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Adam Arnold
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Quiet Moments requires the young band to play at many dynamic levels, yet maintain balance, tone and tuning within a modal setting.Program NotesQuiet Moments requires the young band to play at many dynamic levels, yet maintain balance, tone and tuning within…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The sea stretches from the beach as waves lap the shore in the afternoon sun. Sitting in your reclining beach chair, you scrunch your toes in the sand and look out to the distant horizon. A breeze floats over the sea brushing your cheek. A small band plays…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Shaken will evoke memories of "spy" movies with its mysterious, even sinister beginning and ending.Program NotesShaken will evoke memories of "spy" movies with its mysterious, even sinister beginning and ending. Shakers- if using multiple players, aim for…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Imagine...it’s the middle of the night. You have heard your older sister get up to get a drink of water. As she walks towards the kitchen you decided to sneak up behind her. Careful now, you have to step lightly so that there are no creaks, no sounds, she…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Richard Linton
Publisher:
Brolga Music