Band

A Simple Prelude is a short work written for the wedding ceremony of my friends Darrin and Julie May Hicks, to whom the piece is dedicated. This prelude exists as both a marimba and clarinet quartet.Genre: Clarinet Quartet |...

"Why aren't there more slow pieces in three four time?'' Why indeed.Genre: Young Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 1.5 | Duration: 3:40 InstrumentationFlute 1, 2 Oboe Bassoon Bb Clarinet 1, 2, 3 Bass Clarinet Alto...

Short and compact, Sinfonia Caroliniana is structured in three movements, fast-slow-fast, as were the early 18th-century Italian opera overtures called “sinfonias.” Like them, this piece is tonally centered...

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 5

Sinfonietta is a challenging, extended work for symphonic wind band. It is in three movements: Dance with the Devil, A Glimpse of Paradise and Reyes Magos. Sinfonietta is technically and expressively demanding but is written...

Dedicated to James Croft and commissioned by the Vernon Township High School Wind Ensemble (Donald Magee, conductor), Bruce Yurko's Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble is a spirited work that features fast and furious interchanges...

This early Stuart Johnson work is now standard repertoire. Each movement of Sinfonietta for Wind Orchestra can be played separately, or 3 movements can be used as a suite. Challenging yet tuneful, this piece will always...

Invite the Knights and Lords into your band room. Sir Gawain is an exciting and flashy work for advancing bands which includes fanfares for brass and percussion as well as a softer contrasting section for woodwinds and flute...

Dedicated to the officers, staff and students of the Royal Military School of Music, this delightful march by Gordon Jacob is the perfect alternative to the tried & true Sousa marches. Genre: Band | # of Players:...

With visions of a marionette show with slightly uncontrolled and quirky movement of the skeleton-like puppets, resulting in a near 'comical' dance sequence, Skeleton Dance is a great work to introduce young players to...

The Sky one part of a larger work based on landscape art of the vast central plains. The prairie sky is wondrous in its expanse and scope, always changing and inspiring. This work is an expression of the many moods and...

Skybreak opens with a quiet melodic/motivic statement that is repeated and built upon throughout the composition. This is a piece that is fun to play and listen to, a great opener or closer as well as an outstanding contest...

Opening with a percussion fanfare, Skyline March is perfect for early bands and includes opportunities for working on dynamic contrast and balance.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 1 | Duration: 2:00...

Excitement, wide-eyed fear, a calm stillness way up in the sky, the distant noise of airplane engines, and a final fall to earth. Paul Hart's Skyrider follows in the colorful footsteps of Cartoon, Circus Ring, and Carnaby...

For many, Lancastrian William Rimmer is Britain’s ‘March King’. His marches are wonderful, every one with its own unique personality and form. Like Sousa, he also created and played a vast catalogue of band...

Slane (more popularly known as 'Be Thou My Vision') is a dramatic piece for middle school concert band set in motion by a driving, syncopated figure in the timpani which is soon joined by an equally syncopated, repeated...