Grade 3 (Emerald Series)

After the initial tragedy of loss, memories of our loved ones fill us with renewal, knowing that in many ways they are still with us, and their light will always shine and be remembered. The Light Remembered is an emotional...

Lights Across the Water is a fun, quick-step concert march with catchy, toe-tapping melodies, and unexpected twists & turns. Even better, this Grade 3 march can be performed with a mass ensemble by using the free...

Liquid Moon is a wonderfully inventive work that takes the listener on a journey through many moods and textures, evoking vivid dream-like images.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 | Duration: 8:00...

A Little Salsa Music is a short piece that reflects my love for the joy and passion that is found in Salsa music. Hopefully when players of this piece have negotiated the intricate syncopated rhythms they will be able to let...

Little Scherzo was written for the composer's four-year old son (who appeared as the triangle soloist at the first performance). Zaninelli creates melodic and rhythmic material of charming simplicity. The mood is...

A Little Tango Music is a short sequence of melodies inspired by the curvaceous, melancholic and dangerous dance from Argentina that is the tango. The three brief movements can be played in any order, continuously, or...

Living Wild on a Tamed Planet consists of three composing pieces for wind bands from Grades 2-3 that spotlight three endangered species.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: TPTC: Emerging Level: 2-3.5 | Duration:...

Written to honor the 10th anniversary of an adult beginners band in Australia, Local Heroes is simply a celebration of the joy of music making.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 | Duration: 3:05...

Commonly known as "The Erie Canal", Low Bridge, Everybody Down is the 2nd movement of Catherine McMichael's larger work, Great Lakes Voyage. This setting of the popular folk song is a laid-back toe-tapper set in 12/8.Genre:...

Lullaby for Evangelina is a hauntingly beautiful arrangement of the popular tune "Hush, Little Baby" for solo flute and band. Gackstatter employs some unique effects throughout the piece, such as humming wine glasses and...

The march uses Waltzing Matilda's 16 bar melody, but is built substantially around melodic, harmonic and rhythmic ideas designed to portray the pride and sense of honour.Genre: Concert Band Series | # of Players: Standard...

I first heard this melody years ago only to discover that it was a beloved English hymn written by C.H.H. Parry. I heard it again in the film CHARIOTS OF FIRE. It has continued to haunt me with it’s graceful nobility...

Inspired by Shakespeare’s 'Sonnet XXXIII,' Many a Glorious Morning Have I Seen is a lush, lyrical work featuring rich harmonies, memorable melodies, and solo opportunities for flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and alto...

This arrangement of the entire March from A Moorside Suite brings this refreshing music to concert bands of all levels. It should be played with full appreciation of its splendid sense of purpose and direction, from the bold...

March: 1919 is an imaginative recreation of the bizarre occasion in 1919 when a Royal Air Force band played on top of the R33 airship while in flight, as part of a government publicity campaign. The band was crammed onto the...

Marche Militaire is a wonderful little concert march. This Schubert classic is well-known and was originally composed for piano duet. Originally in D major, Stuart Johnson's score is in Bb and straightforward for all...