"Haunted Hollow" was written to describe Booger Hollow, an actual community just a few miles south of Blairsville, Georgia and near the home of the...
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This is an exciting musical escapade that will offer bands a variety of dramatic contrasts, as a young knight takes a bold journey across the land,...
View full detailsRapid fire composition that makes use of triplets, 8th notes and tremolos.All clarinets cross the break.1st trumpet’s highest note is G.
Shows off the percussion section Exciting rhythms and extended harmonies 1st Trumpet’s highest note is D
At the premier of my composition “Arcus” in March 2011, when I explained how a piece about the rainbow came into being, a little girl came up to me...
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Hans Finatzer, a South Tyrolean composer and musician, was born in 1973 in Bozen. He attended Bozen Conservatory, graduating in 1995, followed by f...
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This little nocturne “Abendmond” (evening moon) combines two German folk tunes: “Abend wird es wieder” (It’s evening again) and “Der Mond ist aufge...
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Peter Leitner is composer, arranger, trumpeter and singer of the successful Carinthian group “Fegerländer”. Under the slogan “Der Blasmusik Schlage...
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Hans Christian Lumbye was a Danish director and composer; he was born on May 2, 1810 in Copenhagen. During one of several boat trips with his famil...
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Richard Wagner is mainly famous for his great and unique dramatic works, where he developed a comprehensive, holstic style as composer, librettist ...
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As the title “Prayer and Jubilation” suggests, this piece is one of a spiritual nature. The first part is slow and reflective, almost meditative. T...
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For this spirited concert march, the creative and lively mind of GalileoGalilei, the great Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, se rve...
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Johan de Meij's orchestration of “Trois Rag – Caprices” for symphonic band is a most welcome addition next to the original band works of Milhaud, s...
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Rhapsody was composed as a tribute to my University Band Director, Dr. Ralph Hultgren. It was under Dr. Hultgren’s baton that I was introduced to t...
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First published in Germany in 1964, Franz Biebl's Ave Maria was originally scored for seven-part men¹s choir. This expressive transcription is base...
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The opening section of this beautiful lyric piece is meant to depict light breaking upon a darkened world. Filled with vibrant instrumental colors ...
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Who could have predicted the successof the TV series The Osbournes? In a strange twist of musical ir ony, Ozzy's heavy metal anthem was transformed...
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This lyrical piece was inspired by the opening of Appalachian Spring by the great American composer Aaron Copland. The title has two possible meani...
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Composed by Alfred Reed in 1986, El Camino Real continues to be a repertoire staple for advanced ensembles. By shortening the duration an d reducin...
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Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements of variedcharacter that depict the atmosphere of an old fashioned fairground. Th e melodies...
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This vivid collection of themes from the blockbuster John Williams film score include: "Battle of the Heroes," "A New Hope" and "Star Wars (Main Ti...
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Written for the Streator High School Band in Illinois, River Trail Expedition is named for the Hopalong Cassidy River Trail that winds along the ba...
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Our imagination is one of the most wonderful human attributes. It allows us to travel to distant places, to the colorful world of fairy tales, thro...
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The Spirit from Snow's Island musically portrays the Carolina Marsh Tacky, a breed of horse from the barrier islands of South Carolina. These horse...
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