Grade 3 (Emerald Series)

Put on your sea legs for this exhilarating nautical adventure. Setting out on the waves of the clarinets, the flute calls to the sunrise as the chimes mark the beginning of your voyage. The brass lead the 6/8 sailing song on...

This delightful arrangement of Mozart's popular aria from "The Magic Flute" features the euphonium (or bassoon). Geoffrey Brand has even added a variation so that the soloist has even more of an opportunity to display...

Drawing inspiration from a heart-wrenching poem and a German hymn, Black Hours We have Spent is a passionate work for band that utilizes texture and color beautifully.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 3.5 |...

Originally written for orchestra, the musical material for The Black Sea also works well in a concert band setting. Running eighth notes deftly move between changing time signatures and rising and falling dynamics, creating...

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...

For Blue is the Sky, Charles Timberlake collaborated with Geoff Lawson to provide an arrangement with a strong melodic line that would be most complimentary to Wind Band concerts and programmes.Genre: Band | # of Players:...

"There is always light behind the clouds."(a word by Louisa May Alcott, an American novelist, the author of "Little Women"). When the sky is covered by the thick clouds, and when they stayed for several days, our minds go...

Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Series: Level: 3 | Duration: 3:20 InstrumentationConductor's Score (8.5"x11") Flute 1 (4) Flute 2 (4) Oboe (2) Bassoon (2) B-flat Clarinet 1 (4) B-flat Clarinet 2 (4) B-flat Clarinet 3...

The familiar bolero rhythm permeates this entire work that is reminiscent of Ravel's “Bolero.” While not a transcription, Del Borgo's Bolero pays homage to the great French composer in that it makes use of...

The title of the work, The Brave, is derived from the McKinnon Clan motto “Fortune favours the bold”. While the music does not follow any particular event it does attempt to capture a Scottish flavour and...

This duet feature for Bb Clarinet (or Trumpet) and Bassoon (or Euphonium) is a merry drinking song from Verdi's opera "La Traviata." Geoffrey Brand cleverly left the arrangement in the original key of B-flat so that it may...

An expressive and lyrical setting of the traditional French carol, Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella. The music is scored to explore various different tonal combinations, but with an eye to playability. This is the perfect...

The three movements: Dawn, Mist and Thunder are all intrinsic to the Cape Breton environment. The Mist is derived from a melody for solo fiddle called "Arisaig Mist" by Wilfred Gillis, a Canadian composer. That haunting...

Written in honor of the the Captain General of the Royal Marines, this brisk march is full of dynamic twists and turns to keep you on your toes.Genre: Band | # of Players: Standard Level: 3.5 | Duration: 2:30...

Inspired by Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals, this work depicts many of the insects we know and love using interesting effects like tapping small sticks. Bands may like to perform Carnival of the Insects as a...

Carnival! is a samba set in the famous streets of Rio. Performers should be encouraged to treat it in a big band style and really "go for it". The percussion should use the notated samba pattern as a basis for what you can...