Brolga Band Catalog

02-brolga-music-vector-logo.pngEstablished in 1989 to give voice to young Australian band and orchestra musicians, Brolga Music has gone on to establish itself as the leading publisher and exporter of Australian-composed works for concert band, jazz ensemble and string and full orchestra.  The Brolga Music Publishing Company produces high quality works which reflect the nature of the Australian environment – open, entertaining and enjoyable to play and to listen to.

Brolga composers are Australia’s leading writers and have established an international reputation for the musical integrity of their output. They also provide, at the lower ability levels particularly, a vast resource for teaching and developing young musicians both technically and musically.

Named on select lists around the world, cited in the leading publications regarding teaching music via performance and repertoire development and with commercial compact disc recordings available internationally, Brolga Music publications are located at the forefront of Australia’s music publishing industry.

Brolga Music aims to provide the finest music, for young musicians particularly, and in doing so has provided an Australian experience for musicians across the globe.

A unique sound from a unique company – Brolga Music Publishing Company – Australia’s finest musical voice.

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  • Skeleton Dance
    Skeleton Dance $75.00 Choose Options
    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...
  • Smarty Pants and Bubble Gum
    Smarty Pants and Bubble Gum $70.00 Choose Options
    Based around the antics of Smarty Pants the Clown, Smarty Pants and Bubble Gum is a fun and silly piece willed with honks, ratchets, glissandi and crazy dissonances. Genre: Concert Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level:...
  • Sneaky Sneaky (Band Gr. 1)
    Sneaky Sneaky (Band Gr. 1) $67.00 Choose Options
    Imagine...it’s the middle of the night. You have heard your older sister get up to get a drink of water. As she walks towards the kitchen you decided to sneak up behind her. Careful now, you have to step lightly so...
  • Song for a Bonnie Bairn
    Song for a Bonnie Bairn $85.00 Choose Options
    My grand children delight me. From the youngest to the eldest I am overwhelmed by the wonder of being “Pa”. My Mum would sing to us when we were young; songs with a Scots lilt and accent. I remember especially...
  • Soran Bushi (Band Gr. 2)
    Soran Bushi (Band Gr. 2) $85.00 Choose Options
    Soran Bushi is a traditional Japanese fishing song originally used to keep the fishermen in time together as they send the boats out to sea, haul the nets, fold the sails and load the catch. With the lyrics coming from an...
  • Star of the Sea (band)
    Star of the Sea (band) $75.00 Choose Options
    Star of the Sea is about celebration. It is about being in Queensland and celebrating being 150 years old in 2009. It tells of our history and the wonder of a bountiful land with stories that go back beyond everything but...
  • Step by Step (Band Gr. 0.5)
    Step by Step (Band Gr. 0.5) $75.00 Choose Options
    Step by Step was written while walking the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail in the Cévennes region of southeastern France. The 225km trail is named after the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, who undertook the...
  • Steppin' Out With Poppy
    Steppin' Out With Poppy $67.00 Choose Options
    Steppin’ Out With Poppy was inspired by the composer's black Spoodle, Poppy, who at the time of writing was three years old and quite mad! Poppy loves to go on long runs, hang at the park with her dog buddies but most...
  • Stone Guest, The
    Stone Guest, The $145.00 Choose Options
    Capture the drama, passion and musicianship of Mozart's opera, Don Giovanni, in this exciting set of original variations. Genre: Symphonic Repertoire for Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 4 | Duration: 7:20...
  • Streets of Forbes
    Streets of Forbes $100.00 Choose Options
    This composition is based on the Australian folk song Streets of Forbes. Forbes is a country town in New South Whales situated around the Lachlan River and was home to the Bushranger Ben Hall. This piece features a vocal...
  • Sunset Serenade
    Sunset Serenade $67.00 Choose Options
    Set in a Latin style, a quiet beach and the setting sun: a cool breeze carries the gently floating melody of a sunset…. A quiet, gentle atmosphere needs to pervade this music- use what imagery you can to create such a...
  • Swingin'/Camptown Races
    Swingin'/Camptown Races $40.00 Choose Options
    The Incredibly Useful Series is an expandable and flexible format allowing performance by as few as four and as many as four thousand players. The first and second parts are doubles at the octave to enable the settings to be...
  • Take a Break/Countdown
    Take a Break/Countdown $45.00 Choose Options
    Each set in the Incredibly Flexible Class Band Series features Rock style compositions suitable for players of one to three years experience. All pieces have fully scored rhythm section parts - Keyboard, Guitar, Bass guitar...
  • Tanodd Y Castell
    Tanodd Y Castell $125.00 Choose Options
    Tanodd Y Castell is Welsh for "Beneath the Castle" and the music attempts to capture some of the living memories that lay under the broken walls, buildings and ramparts of Aberystwyth Castle. Genre: Symphonic Repertoire for...
  • Tasmania [Don Kay] (Band Gr. 4)
    Tasmania [Don Kay] (Band Gr. 4) $95.00 Choose Options
    Using a poem by Vivan Smith as its impetus, capturing the beauty and haunting qualities of the landscape of the island, the lyrics of Tasmania were originally put to music in 1989 by Australian (and Tasmanian) composer Don...
  • Tempest Rising
    Tempest Rising $95.00 Choose Options
    From a sparse, quiet opening, layers of musical substance are added, intensifying the textural and harmonic nature of Tempest Rising until its final resolution in the climatic coda.Genre: Concert Band Series | # of Players:...
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