Southern Music Company

This work for horn octet is a programmatic work in three movements depicting the awe-inspiring wonder one experiences when viewing the Grand Canyon at different hours of the day. Movements: 1. Midday...

This composition for horn octet describes a story well-known in the Michigan area. In the northeastern corner of Lake Michigan, just off the shore from the giant sand dune, are the North and South Man...

This arrangement of Corelli's 'Church Sonata' by James Thornton is written for3 Bb clarinets, Eb alto clarinet, Bb bass clarinet, and Eb or Bb contrabass clarinet. Movements: I. Grave, II. Allegro mod...

A collection for six flutes or flute choir of three original madrigals. Each is based on a different song from three distinct ethnic musical styles: a 17th Century German part-song, A Japanese folk-so...

This short, moderate tempo march is arranged for 2 piccolos, 7 flutes, alto flute in G (Bb Clarinet alt.), and optional Glockenspiel.

In Japan there is an old tale which has been told since before time began. Two of the most beautiful stars in the night sky are Altair, representing Man and Vega, representing Woman. These two lovers...

Lavande is the French word for lavender flower, which is the inspiration for this work by Yukiko Nishimura. It presents an ideal vehicle for young string orchestras to explore the nuances of adagio pl...

A beautiful arrangement of one of Bach's most well-down melodies written as a quartet. The first two parts are written for ephoniums and the second two are written for tubas. Parts can be doubled for...

Edward Curtis, the great American photographer, traveled the American West during the early decades of the 20th century, taking literally of tens of thousands of photographs of Native Americans, chron...

Following the success of the composer's Concertpiece No. 1, requested by clarinet virtuosi Heinrich and Carl Baermann, the father-son duo asked for this second piece. Published posthumously, it is com...

Following the success of the composer's Concertpiece No. 1, requested by clarinet virtuosi Heinrich and Carl Baermann, the father-son duo asked for this second piece. Published posthumously, it is com...

This popular piece for trombone and piano was written as the 1935 audition selection for the Paris Conservatory. It begins with a beautiful andante section followed by a rousing allegro. The original...

> Easy to read lesson explains dominant ninth chords on I-Bb, IV-Eb, and V-F in a 12 and 16 bar Bb blues format. > Mixolydian mode introduced and suggested improv examples given on each chord for prac...

Lonely Beach' is a tone poem about some isolated and not particularly attractive beaches on the northern coast of France which, for a few hours on late Spring day in 1944, were transformed into the mo...