Grade 5

This is absolutely magnificent! With material taken from original Seminole Indian tunes, Council Oak brings to bear the full potential of the modern concert band to create an exceptionally vivid, vibrant musical portrait of...

A modern, improvisatory work that utilizes contemporary harmonies and techniques, Crazy Diamonds Shining was written for the modern-day soloist and a band looking for a challenge. Genre: Solo Clarinet with Band | # of...

A tribute to three influential people, A Crescent Still Abides, expresses the sadness of their losses and the hope and joy that each brought to this world. Interspersed are musical references to all three, Princess Diana is...

Inspired by someone's near-death experience and crossing over to the other side, Crossover powerfully combines the two hymns All Creatures of Our God & King and Lead Me, Lord.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 5...

Paul Hart has crafted a challening original work for band around the traditional Hungarian folk dance form, the Czardas! Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 5 | Duration: 10:15 InstrumentationPiccolo Flute 1 Flute 2...

Dance Sequence helps to fill the void in the repertoire for a solo trombone with band work. The piece calls for versatility of styles from soloist and band. It exudes a sense of joy and excitement, offering the soloist an...

Dance Toccata combines continuous rhythmic motion, varied textures and colors, and motives imbued with strong dance-like features in a work that is energetic and bold. Though the underlying current of pulsation is hardly...

Much of the thematic material for Holst's lovely Dances from the Morning of the Year is derived from the opening legato melodies provided by soli horns. The themes morph into several different dance feels throughout the...

Danny Deever started life as a poem from the “Barracks Room Ballads” of Rudyard Kipling, a major cultural hero of Percy Grainger’s. Originally scored the for small male unison chorus, large male choir, and...

In a field stand two 1918 Bi-planes. Into the stillness of the morning walk a small group of people. Suddenly, as the propellers are spun round and the machines roar into life, the aeroplanes climb into the matchless blue...

Dawn Refrains at Arlington is brilliantly scored and is full of depth and emotion. In tribute to the American Heroes who have sacrificed to preserve and protect freedom, James Hirt has composed a masterwork for band that...

Day on the Prairie is a fun, programmatic, three-movement work depicting a working cowboy’s day from sunup to sundown. Written for advanced bands, the piece will make you feel as if you are on the open range!Genre:...

The Defenders is cast in one continuous movement but with clearly defined sections of National conflict. Noble themes and stated animism depict the threat and mobilization of soldiers. Tensions mount as the trumpet calls and...

The composer states that the rich metallic timbres of the Balanese Gamelan Orchestra was in the back of his mind when creating Desert Flower. The percussion section provides the backbone of the work while the winds embellish...

Opening with a dark and somber set of variations, Double Image exploits the four instruments of the saxophone family. Beautiful, lyrical melodies glide through the second movement as the saxes begin their interplay. The...

A Downland Suite is structured classically, revealing itself in the loose "sonata form" of the Prelude, the song-like Elegy, the Minuet, and a last movement which utilizes the Rondo. Tight thematic unity between movements...