Grade 3 (Emerald Series)

From the Provence region of France comes one of the most joyous carols of the season. This setting of "Il est Ne le Divin Enfant" (He is Born, the Divine Infant) celebrates the Christmas story in the liveliest way. Cheerful...

Psalm – A Stronghold Sure depicts through music, the thoughts contained in Psalm 46, or Luther's Psalm - A Mighty Fortress is Our God. Genre: Concert Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 | Duration: 6:05...

Puck is a character also known as Robin Goodfellow in the play 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by William Shakespeare. A clever, playful imp, Puck loves pranks, practical jokes and other shenanigans. This is his dance.Genre:...

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 music ranging...

Pizzicati is a direction to players of stringed instruments to play the notes by plucking the strings with the finger. So Quasi Pizzicati (quasi=like) is an invitation to wind players to produce the effect of plucking the...

Showcase a flute soloist with this inspired arrangement of the Queen of the Night's Aria. The aria "I'll Have Revenge" (Der Hölle Rache") is sung by the Queen of the Night in the second act of Mozart's opera "The Magic...

The Queen’s Entrance is a regal but lyrical work that is filled with flourishes, dramatic interplay between instrument sections and richly scored melodies. The concluding march is expressive, compelling and absolutely...

You will be taken with the simple pentatonic beauty of this Chinese folk song. Quiet and mysterious, the opening of Radiant Moonbeams features gentle harmonic clusters that introduce the first phrases of the melody. After...

Rags to Riches is a piece of music set in a march style that was composed to commemorate the opening of the 100th Salvation Army Charity Shop in the United Kingdom. The title is derived from the idea of used clothing and...

This beautiful setting of the well-loved hymn tune of ‘Fewster’ reflects the subject of the text around the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Christ by Catherine Baird. This simple melodic will provide a reflective...

Rejoice! Be Glad! was commissioned by St Patrick’s College, Shorncliffe, Queensland, for the Symphonic Band. Their conductor, Kane McNally, asked for a fervent Jewish style dance, saying the young men in the ensemble...

Remembrance is a beautiful chorale prelude based on the hymn 'It Is Well With My Soul.' The evocative sounds of quiet tenor and bass drums open mysteriously, followed by dialogue between drums and small groups of instruments...

Republica embraces musical ideas found in some of the more serious folk songs and popular songs of Singapore that celebrate nationhood and a sense of community.Genre: Concert Band Series | # of Players: Standard Level: 3 |...

A foreboding opening from the upper woodwinds sets the scene for Resistance, a dramatic piece for intermediate band. Following the intro, the piece moves through up-tempo low winds, aggressive percussion interjections and...

The title Resonance derives from the sound created by imposing two major triads on top of each other, eg. the first brass chord of F major over G major, otherwise an eleventh chord. The whole piece is then worked out through...

This slightly unusual title, Retriever Reveries, reflects the fact that we, as a family, love Golden Retrievers and have shared our lives with them for the past 25 years or so. As a breed they can look very similar but their...