Windependence

The well-known traditional Irish hymn is here thoughtfully arranged for wind band and optional vocal/choral part. The setting captures the humble, yet majestic, simplicity and deep faith represented b...

This graceful arrangement of the traditional four-part English chorale is perfect for teaching clear tone concepts to your band. The work is scored for beginning band or beginning string orchestra, al...

Windependence - Master Level (Grade 4) The sound world of Homages is anchored in the rich harmonic palette of the 20th century and features a luminous orchestral transparency. Homages is the composer'...

Windependence - Artist Level (Grade 5) Conceived as a concerto for wind ensemble, Scenes Revisited features the virtuostic and technical stamina of every section of the group. The composer describes t...

Windependence - Advanced Apprentice Level (Grade 3) Sinfonia XIX was commission by the Berwick Middle School 7th-8th Grade Band, Brian Fish, Director, and was composed during December 1998 and January...

Beloved by music-lovers worldwide, this dazzling folk dance was originally transcribed and arranged by Dvorák for piano duet and subsequently for orchestra. Ambitious concert bands will find this unda...

Shelley Hanson originally composed Islas y Montañas for orchestra. Tocata is the first movement and functions as a fanfare or introduction. It features the entire ensemble clapping rhythmic patterns b...

Windependence - Artist Level (Grade 5) As Brooks composed this piece, he kept in mind the different definitions of the word, Dreadnought: a total absence of fear ' invincible ' a name given to a class...

An American Song is a collage that portrays the motto e pluribus unum by combining several dozen American tunes into a single whole. Fragments of hymns, spirituals, show tunes, jazz standards, country...

Sparkle received its world premiere at the WASBWE Conference in San Luis Obispo, California (1999). Imaginatively scored for wind ensemble, it begins quietly with delicate and rapid woodwind passages...

This gentle piece has a lush Irish feel, and is inspired by a poem from an old Irish blessing that is inclued for optional narrator. When the storms break for him, may the trees shake for him their bl...

In the Machine represents a musical journey inside a machine. Each time the piece is performed, this journey is different according to the performer's choices. Set in 3/4 time, the work begins using o...

Younger bands are showcased to their full potential with this rewarding composition with intriguing minor and major harmonies and interesting suspensions. Each performer is challenged to test the limi...

Windependence - Master Level (Grade 4) This transcription retains Copland's original key and much of his orchestration, and every attempt has been made to preserve the composer's exquisite timbres and...

A vortex is a whirling mass, such as a tornado or whirlpool, which is created when a source of momentum causes a thick layer of unstable stratification to move with ever stronger tangential velocity a...

A vortex is a whirling mass, such as a tornado or whirlpool, which is created when a source of momentum causes a thick layer of unstable stratification to move with ever stronger tangential velocity a...

Paloyoloyo, Anonymous Cahuilla Indian Composer ca. 1600. Originating around four hundred years ago, this song is an extract from the Birdsong cycle, songs of celebration and commemoration which remind...

Paloyoloyo, Anonymous Cahuilla Indian Composer ca. 1600. Originating around four hundred years ago, this song is an extract from the Birdsong cycle, songs of celebration and commemoration which remind...

Renowned orchestral and choral composer, Ned Rorem makes his wind band debut with an arrangement of the 2nd movement from his Symphony No. 3, written in 1957-1958. Released in coordination with Rorem'...

Seis Manuel is the 3rd movement of the 4-movement suite Islas y Montañas and represents the traditional song and dance form of the Jibaro people, peasant farmers from the mountains of Puerto Rica. Sol...