Grade 4 (Ruby Series)

The wilderness is a dark, musical journey that captures the beauty and harshness of a cold, snow covered forest in the mountains. The main theme,stated by winds, captures the solitary feeling of the vastness of the landscape...

Wind Dancer is a set of variations based on a four-note pentatonic motive. Each variation should seem to become more lively as if a dancer is spinning wildly with arms and legs flailing in the air. Although minimalistic in...

Inspired by the life, writings and artwork of Australian artist Alice Muskett (1869-1936), Wind of Life focuses on the struggles of joyful resolutions of the creative spirit, harnessing much energy from the vivid journal...

Experience a sense of the great prairie city of Chicago and its life in Windy City. From the dawn at the Lakefront to the “Silicon Prairie,” from the City Grid set among its massive stonework architecture, to the...

Wings Across America unfolds as a dramatic musical narrative of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II (WASPs). Following a celebratory fanfare, the work dramatically turns to America at war, occasionally weaving...

Winter Light powerfully evokes the many kinds of light found in the darkness of the winter season. Each section depicts a different winter scene: a crisp December sunrise; the gleam of sun on freshly fallen snow; the warm...

Written in honor of the 150th anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, Cichy's Wisconsin Soundscapes opens with a stately trumpet fanfare, then moves into a Copland-esque folk song romp tinged with toe-tapping rhythms and...

This is exhilarating! With Heart & Voice begins with a feeling of reticence and apprehension, and works through many emotions, finally growing into celebration with joyful and dramatic exuberance. What better way to...

With My Swag is based on the Australia folk tune "With my swag all on my shoulder." The tune itself has origins in Ireland and America before its apparent migration to Australia. This setting has a lively rhythmic opening, a...

With Wings Like Eagles is a ceremonial march that offers an alternative to the traditional processional for graduation or other ceremonial occasion. The writing is scored to allow for breaks from playing, especially in the...

In Wonderworld, the band enters into a mysterious and colorful world of circuses and fairgrounds. However, life is not just “bread and circuses;” in the middle of the piece there is time for the darker sides of...

Woodland Serenade & Rondo is a 6-minute concerto, crafted to spotlight not only a fine saxophone soloist, but also to give a director the opportunity to feature other outstanding solo wind players in the ensemble.Genre:...

Ye Merry Fantasy is a clever theme and variations on the Christmas carol “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” that takes the listener on a journey through several iterations of the popular tune, each shining a...

This ragtime arrangement is based on the well known Christmas song Deck the Halls and will undoubtedly prove to be a useful addition to the holiday repertoire.Genre: Holiday | # of Players: Standard Level: 4 | Duration: 2:30...

Zarabanda is in several sections with a Latin style rhythm that occasionally gets interrupted by accented outbursts from the ensemble. As the piece develops and moves from section to section, new rhythmic and melodic ideas...