Eighth Note Publications

This beautiful hymn has been arranged to feature all the members in a mixed ensemble. This arrangement opens with a short introduction then proceeds through several verses. Each verse is scored differ...

Barricade is a fun, high energy piece that gives beginning students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities as performers and to learn the elements of performing ensemble music. The style marki...

The term celestial has many different meanings: relating to the sky, space or the heavens. All of these things can be used to describe what is brought out by the performance of this piece. This theme...

Mission: Secret is a classic spy tune written using a 12-bar blues form. It is mostly made up of a catchy bass line riff with a simple, sustained melody over top. Super Spy!

A Peaceful Journey is the perfect description of what this piece is all about: calming, simple, and enjoyable to perform and listen to. This selection was composed with the intention to introduce very...

This work tells the story of the famous sailor and explorer - Christopher Columbus. His voyage to discover a trade route with China while traveling West led to the discovering of The New World - the A...

Ashtilian, written for 4 timpani, tests the skills of the player with sticking, rhythm changes and changing pitches within the music in the form of glisses. This is an excellent contest piece to show...

Bingo, Bango, Bongo was inspired by many years of friendly golf competitions amongst friends. Specifically the name refers to the three ways to score points in the game represented in the composition...

Oblivious, for timpani and piano, uses many different sounds and colors throughout the entire composition. The performer must be confident with his/her sticking skills and his/her confidence with rhyt...

On your mark'¦get set...ROTATE! Wait, what? That's right, ROTATE! In this piece percussionists physically move to other positions on stage to play different instruments (and try to stay in the right p...

Your students will love a trip on the percussion highway using the Passing Lane. Abundant colours and catchy rhythmic grooves await your students in this challenging but accessible duet for two snare...

Flams are no scams. Two strokes, one quieter, one louder, alternating hands. It's a perfect storm for fun!

Desk Drumming is perfect material for teaching musical elements in any environment: a standard music room, a regular classroom, or even on the floor. These duets can be successfully performed by just...

Conjuring pictures of a snake charmer from India, Morocco or even Egypt, this dance for three xylophones with rhythmic percussion has all the ingredients of that slithering imagery. This piece require...

Stick Dance is reminiscent of Canaries, a solo work for 4 timpani composed by Eliott Carter. Like Canaries, this piece is an example of metric modulation, changing tempo using the rhythms present. Unl...

There have been many recordings of the famous Gabrieli canzoni for various combinations of instruments. This arrangement for 3 choirs of players is a welcome addition to the repertoire. Antiphonal spa...

This piece features a 7/8 twist on a traditional Greek folk dance depicting the Cyclops, the one-eyed giant from Greek mythology. The dance section in the middle is bookended with dark episodes depict...

This concert opener was written for Texas conductor Robert McElroy and the ATSSB All-Region Symphonic Band. The majestic brass opening and rhythmic woodwind themes give each section a chance to shine....

This piece is an ethereal and effective work for winds, piano, and percussion. It opens with three solo flutes echoing a call as if it were played on a mountain top. Various soloists are featured thro...

A solar storm (or solar flare) is a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere releasing massive amounts of energy. This shifty, rhythmic piece is colorful and bold with great material in all sections. I...

This energetic overture was commissioned by a community group located in south west Ontario on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the band's founding. It is an ensemble ranging in age from 11-81,...

With a real western, horse galloping feel, this exciting original work explodes out of the gate with great melodies, colorful percussion and fun parts for all. The cowboy type feel is contrasted by a...

Longships were sea vessels made and used by the Vikings from the Nordic countries for trade, commerce, exploration and warfare during the Viking Age. This piece reflects the expedition of such ships t...

This piece was composed to reflect a medieval scene of an army attacking a castle. Fun parts to play for all while focussing on using the first six notes learned in most method books. (2:05)

In ancient Japan, the shogun were the military commanders appointed by the emperor. Grand and regal, when a shogun appeared to the public, there was a sense of awe and power at this warrior leader. Fl...