Addison Avenue was inspired by the style of the classic big band led by the great Count Basie. It's a toe-tapping swing chart featuring dynamic statements from all sections of the band and jumping shout choruses for the whole ensemble. The solo section…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Baldur, son of Odin, is known in Norse mythology as the god of beauty and light, peace and righteousness. Through the treachery of Loki, the trickster and god of fire and magic, Baldur is slain by his own twin brother with a spear made from mistletoe. He is…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
This clever version of the holiday classic, Up on the Housetop, is a brilliant addition to the beginning band repertoire. Composer Amy Riebs Mills offers many opportunities to work on section independence as well as to have fun with sound effects! A perfect…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Benjamin Hanby, Amy Riebs Mills
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
String Trio Feature
The Baroque Concerto Grosso is an ideal vehicle for strings. In this arrangement, 2 solo violins and cellos play at the medium advanced level and share a musical dialogue, while the orchestra remains at the medium easy to medium level. The…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Harold Popp, Handel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Here is a very fine example of Bach's work; pleasing to the ear and not too difficult. Marked Smooth and Flowing, it distributes the melody gracefully between sections. It's a great way to teach hooked bowing, ensemble playing and more.Program Notesfrom…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Harold Popp, Johann Sebastian Bach
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Jasper Road was composed for the Year Seven Concert Band at McKinnon Secondary College, Melbourne Australia in 2013. Jasper Road takes listeners on a music journey depicting the characters of the landscape, architecture and people along one of the main…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Red Ribbons is a dramatic and colourful concert piece that takes its inspiration from the Red Ribbon Rebellion which flared up on the Bendigo goldfields of Victoria, Australia in 1853. Thousands of miners, objecting to the harsh license conditions imposed by…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Martin West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Solo Voice Feature
Well, there's no competition out there for this one! It's a Renaissance-sounding French carol for vocal solo with string orchestra, hand drum and finger cymbals. Of course, the singer could be joined by others for a chorus in unison. In any…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Harold Popp
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Solo Feature
A beautiful arrangement of Handel's aria for strings with solo voice or instrument.Program NotesFrom the Opera "Semele"
Grade Level: 2 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 + 1 Duration: 3:00 Publisher: C. Alan Publications Type: With…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Harold Popp, Handel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications