Grade 2 (Sapphire Series)

Seconds, Please! is a fun piece in march style that emphasizes the musical interval of the second. As musicians know, seconds are two notes that are next to each other in sound. When heard together, they give a little more...

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...

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...

The beautiful Shepherd's Song reflects the tranquillity of the French countryside. Dr. Kevin Thompson is a leading British authority on bands and his sensitive score is ideal for smaller groups, providing training for...

The music of Silent Movie is intended to portray the general "slapstick" action - lots of running around, chaotic action, a villain, a maiden in distress, punches, knocking down and tripping up.Genre: Young Band Series | #...

Del Borgo has provided a new setting in which to display the beauty of this famous melody. The first presentation of Simple Gifts is a chorale-like treatment by a mixture of woodwinds which are joined by the rest of the band...

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...

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...

Greg Danner captures all of the innocence and excitement one experiences when playing in the snow with this work for young bands. With its festive sleigh bells, clever harmonies, and hummable melodies, Sledding" is the...

These two short yet delightful pieces were adapted from solo piano pieces by Zaninelli. The song, The River, is an elegant new setting of a lovely English Folk Song. It is quickly followed by Shadow Ridge Rag, a spirited...

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...

Top educational composer Stuart Johnson weaves folk songs from the Northeast of England (often sung by working men) into an imaginative fantasy.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 2.5 | Duration: 5:00...

Written to celebrate the life of the composer’s black Labrador retriever, Sophie presents a beautiful, melancholy melody and fills it with lush harmonies and countermelodies. Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level:...

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...

As the title implies, trumpet calls are heard throughout the ensemble in this high-energy work for wind band. As always, McCarthy does a wonderful job pitting a beautifully lush melody over driving, syncopated ostinatos...

The march Southdown represents music of a simpler nature from this great composer and was composed originally for a music school in Bolney Courn. Bolney Court, near Brighton, is close to the downs in the southern county of...