This funk-style chart is a fun (but challenging) piece with plenty of punch and lots of soaring unison lines. A drummer’s delight, Sweet Coupe features a great solo spot for tenor sax.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2022 Number of Players: Standard Publisher: C.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Patrick Thompson
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Swim at your own risk! This is a high energy samba that explores the undersea dominion of the shark. The melody is stated in the trumpets and altos with aggressive background figures setting the mood. As the trumpet solo unfolds the sharks gather, snapping at…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
The title Symphonies of Gaia uses language of the ancient Greeks. Symphonies refers not to an established genre or form, but simply means "a sounding together." Gaia is the Titan goddess of the earth in Greek mythology, and has since become a universal symbol…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jayce Ogren
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by the Salem Witch Trials, Symphony for Salem recreates many of the emotional themes that were prominent at the trials. The devil's dance and the love theme of the Proctors are two of the moods depicted in this fantastic symphony for band.Program…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
D. Mark McCoy
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
The language of the Symphony for Winds & Percussion is pure Zaninelli - restless, tender, mysterious, muscular, gentle, and at all times captivating.Program NotesThe first movement of Zaninelli's Symphony for Winds & Percussion is remarkable for its…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Luigi Zaninelli
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Setting off with playful and humorous March with a bit of Scherzo mixed in, you next tumble into a modern movement in the style of Philip Glass. Listen for allusions to "Star Trek" in this section! The third and final movement is an eclectic work based on the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Kimberly Archer
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Another major contribution to advanced band repertoire. Epic in proportion, Gillingham's Symphony No. 2 displays the creative scoring and brilliant compositional technique we have associated with this esteemed composer. Upper-level musicians and conductors…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
David R. Gillingham
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This creative and highly appealing composition has been acclaimed as one of the most significant works of Ed Huckeby's prolific composing career. Inspired by various forms of light present in our everyday environment, this five-movement symphonic suite…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ed Huckeby
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Symphony on Death & Dying explores the emotions a person may feel after the loss of someone close. The work is cast in four movements played without pause.Program NotesSymphony on Death and Dying was written after taking a course at the University of New…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Karl Blench
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Percussion Trio Feature
Do you have an orchestra director brave enough to program this one? This tour-de-force shows off every aspect of being a percussionist, from the gentle and expressive sounds of the melodic percussion to the savage and barbaric sounds…
Style:
Full Orchestra
Composer:
Jonathan Green
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications