Expectation pairs an agile two-mallet marimba solo with an energetic cinematic-style backing track to create a true crowd-pleaser. Written originally for performance in school assemblies and classroom visits, Expectation can also be a fun alternative to…
Style:
Solo Works
Composer:
Kit Mills
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
After an ominous opening, The Falcon Ascending takes flight with a blazing syncopated theme that alternates between 3/4 and 2/4. A brief, lush chorale section contrasts the joyride that bookends it, with the piece finishing with the thrilling flight that…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Alexander Safford
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Inspired by a poem of the same name by Rainer Maria Rilke, Falling Stars paints a picture of reflection, wonder, and longing through its vivid imagery of a meteor shower.Program NotesFALLING STARS by RAINER MARIA RILKE (trans. Albert Ernest Flemming) Do you…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Fancies is a one-movement concert work for string quartet that is dedicated to the Los Angeles-based Lyris Quartet.
Grade Level: 5 Copyright: 2015 Number of Players: 4 Duration: 10:25 Publisher: Brubel Music Type: Quartet Category: String
Instrumentation…
Style:
String
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music
Originally scored for 5 solo voices, a double mixed chorus, 3 orchestral groups of brass, strings, and mixed mandolins and guitars, Father and Daughter is one of Grainger's most exciting works. It may be performed as a standalone work or as a set called "…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
"A Little Russian"
Finale from 'Symphony No. 2 (“The Little Russian”), edited and transcribed for band by Chalon Ragsdale, is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited for the accomplished collegiate wind band.Program NotesPyotry Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Inspired by quotes from three revolutionary speakers and activists - Desmond Tutu, Helen Keller, and Martin Luther King, Jr. - Finding Hope takes you on a journey from uncertainty to hope to questioning to resolution and joy. This ultimately uplifting piece…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Nathan Daughtrey
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
For the Love of Drums was written for the 2019 Honda HBCU All-Star Drumline and perfectly captures the essence of HBCU-based show-style drumming.Program NotesFor the Love of Drums was written for the 2019 Honda HBCU All-Star Drumline. The 60-member ensemble…
Style:
Percussion
Composer:
Lamon Lawhorn
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This hard swinging 12-bar blues features the acoustic bass in a Thad Jones inspired setting. At a tempo of 140bpm, this chart provides a very accessible opportunity for the unsung hero of the rhythm section to shine. Soprano sax leads the sax section. A…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Paul Baker
Publisher:
Baker's Jazz And More
Four Kinds of Walking is a descriptive four-movement suite for string orchestra.
Grade Level: 4.5 Copyright: 2003 Number of Players: 8-8-5-5-5 Duration: 14:30 Publisher: Brubel Music Category: String Orchestra
Instrumentation
Violin I (8) Violin II (8) Viola…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Bruce Broughton
Publisher:
Brubel Music