Thomas Doss

The enticing sounds of a fanfare come drifting down the mountainside into the valley. A hiker pauses and looks upward to admire the beauty of the mountain. However prudence is in order, for this sple...

Festival Bells is a fast-paced and demanding opening work. The uplifting mood of the piece describes the anticipation of a festival in Austria. Within the middle section, the Upper Austrian anthem is...

This piece came about as a Christmas gift for Valentin, the composers' youngest son. Valentin-more commonly Valentine in English-is also the patron saint of lovers. He is said to have been a poor prie...

This piece came about as a Christmas gift for Valentin, the composers' youngest son. Valentin-more commonly Valentine in English-is also the patron saint of lovers. He is said to have been a poor prie...

Fanfare for the Best' is a short composition inspired by best friends and memories of good times in pleasant company. Thomas Doss wrote this piece for the 50th birthday of his friend Otto M. Schwarz.

Pirates Overture is an overture for all those young 'pirates' out there, who will undoubtedly rock the boat with their tidal waves of music!During the introduction a mysterious pirate ship appears on...

This impressive chorale was composed by the successful composer Thomas Doss as a bow to his compatriot and role model Anton Bruckner, who wrote many of his unforgotten works in the collegiate church o...

Fanatic Winds is a lively concert work with a youthful character. With it's freshness and fast tempo this piece is an ideal work to open any concert. The title reflects the healthy fanaticism that mus...

Anton Bruckner is probably best known today as a symphonist however he was also a significant composer of religious works, motets and masses, and the composer of the great Te Deum. These choral works...

Anton Bruckner is probably best known today as a symphonist however he was also a significant composer of religious works, motets and masses, and the composer of the great Te Deum. These choral works...

The Latin word Momentum has come to mean many different things in our language: a short period of time, a force, or a speed of movement. In our current times of around-the-clock high speed and energy,...

A Little Suite of Horror is an easy suite for beginner bands, consisting of five contrasting movements. With this piece it is also possible to pick and choose only a few movements to showcase at a con...

Five well-known Christmas carols or folk-songs from the Alps are the basis for this Christmas fantasy: Andachtsjodler, Aber heidschi, bumbeidschi, Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen, Auf dem Berge da...

Sunset Serenade is a tribute by the composer to a music colleague, whose life was unexpectedly cut short. In spite of the sad circumstances of its creation, the music reflects overwhelmingly happy mem...

Sunset Serenade is a tribute by the composer to a music colleague, whose life was unexpectedly cut short. In spite of the sad circumstances of its creation, the music reflects overwhelmingly happy mem...

Thomas Doss created a beautiful and sensitive arrangement of this famous religious work by Anton Bruckner (1824-1896).

Seine Erfahrungen mit jungen Dirigenten und Jugendorchestern inspirierte Thomas Doss zu diese Suite. In jedem der vier Teile schuf er eine andere, frei interpretierbare 'Klangwelt': eine 'Ouvertüre',...

Storia Montana is an easy work which takes the audience on a scenic tour though the Austrian mountains. The journey begins on a dark drizzly morning, gradually reaching its musical climax with the fin...

The composer dedicated Goodnight to his two youngest daughters, Teresa and Sarah, creating another addition to his series of children's pieces, which includes Powerplay and Romantic Ballad. The intima...

The composer dedicated Goodnight to his two youngest daughters, Teresa and Sarah, creating another addition to his series of children's pieces, which includes Powerplay and Romantic Ballad. The intima...

In vivid, imaginative musical pictures Clockwork tells the story of a young girl who finds it hard to get up in the mornings: Every evening Barbara sets her alarm so that she doesn't sleep in and isn'...

This piece for youth orchestra will frighten not only the audience but the players also! There are rumours of musicians disappearing during the rehearsals of this piece, never to be found... It is sai...