Concert band - Grade 2

SKU: CL.024-4415-01

Composed by Robert W. Smith. Young Concert Band. Rising Band Series for Developing Bands! Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR386). Extra full score. Composed 2015. Duration 1 minute, 47 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #024-4415-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.024-4415-01).

Featuring your percussion section on mallet instruments and other latin accessories, Mallet Mambo is a fun and educational experience for the full band! Composed in the classic Cuban dance and musical style, Mallet Mambo provides multiple teaching opportunities for percussion and winds alike. Ritmos calientes!

Concert band - Grade 2

SKU: MH.0-931329-92-2

Composed by Steve Rouse. Suitable for middle school and high school bands. Conductor Full Score. Duration 3:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.0-931329-92-2).

ISBN 9780931329920.

Enter the Olympians honors the competitive spirit. Although intended primarily for concert use, it can be used to honor teams and individual competitors everywhere. While composer in residence of the Meet The Composer Louisville Residency, I was commissioned to create a new score for the twenty-plus middle school bands of the Jefferson County Public School System. The work was to be appropriate for widely diverse bands: interesting to advanced students, yet accessible to less advanced students or bands with limited instrumentation. For interest, Enter the Olympians uses pedal tones with harmonies suspended above them, canonic fanfare motives, other harmonies not common at this grade level, and a mid-section that features the lower instruments playing the melody. The work's repetition of essential materials and its secure scoring style broaden its accessibility. Ensemble instrumentation: 8 Flute, 2 Oboe, 6 Bb Clarinet 1, 6 Bb Clarinet 2, 2 Bb Bass Clarinet, 5 Eb Alto Saxophone, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 4 Bb Trumpet 1, 4 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 F Horn, 3 Trombone 1, 7 Trombone 2, Euphonium, and Bassoon, 2 Euphonium T.C., 4 Tuba, 2 Timpani, 2 Percussion 1 (Glockenspiel), 3 Percussion 2 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum), 3 Percussion 3 (Crash Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal).

Concert Band - Grade 2

SKU: BT.EMBZ12368

Composed by Árpád Balázs. EMB Concert Band Series. Concert Piece. Score Only. Composed 1983. 20 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ12368. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ12368).

9x12 inches.

The teachers under whom Árpád Balázs (b.1937) studied composition - Ferenc Farkas, Aram Khachaturian and Goffredo Petrassi - each independently formed the opinion that with his lyrical gift Árpád Balázs's true creative field would be that of choral music and wind ensembles. Their early predictions are borne out by the roughly two hundred and fifty works for choir and almost twenty for wind orchestra that the composer has since produced. It is interesting that in the suite entitled Négy kép (Four pictures) the stylistic features of these two related musical fields are united. In it the wind instruments sing! It was not by chance that the expansive second movement was given thetitle Cantilena, while the slightly livelier but just as lyrical third movement was entitled Arietta. The opening movement of the work is a stridently jolly, energetic Induló (March), but not one of the rigidly military kind: the 6/8 rhythm contributes to its light-hearted character. This music is avowedly akin to the ballet music of Prokofiev. This choice series of four character pieces is crowned by Játék (Play) in which conveying the effect of the mixture of lines moving in parallel and then colliding with each other may be more technically demanding, but is well worth the effort! (Hungaroton HCD 31353).

Score Only Concert Band (Score) - Grade 2

SKU: HL.4002107

Composed by Michael Sweeney. MusicWorks Grade 2. Concert. 28 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4002107).

UPC: 884088074609. 9.0x12.0x0.055 inches.

This amazing work opens with the sounds of distant villages as their drumming echoes through the African rain forests (or school gymnasium). As the players return to their â??normalâ? seats in the band, the various elements of this composition gradually come together in a joyous unified celebration. Thoroughly researched to include authentic African patterns, Michael Sweeney has created a stunningly effective work that is playable by young ensembles. Includes performance and program notes on how to make your own percussion instruments and involve other departments in your school. Not just a piece of music...this is an event! (4:45).

Concert band

SKU: GI.G-M523

Full Score with MP3s. Composed by James Froseth. This edition: Teacher's Resource edition for Book 2. Band Method. Do It! Music Education. Book. GIA Publications #M523. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-M523).

ISBN 9781579992378. English.

This major band method by James O. Froseth has it all: Artist performers set musical standards in sound with more than 80 great performances on CD for every instrument, and one CD lasts for the entire book! Performers include: Michael Henoch (Chicago Symphony Orchestra), Randall Hawes, Jeffrey Zook, Sharon Sparrow, Kevin Good (Detroit Symphony Orchestra), Albert Blaser (Cleveland State University), Brian Bowman (Duquesne University), Timothy McAllister (Crane School of Music, SUNY at Potsdam), Steve Houghton (LA percussion recording artist and clinician), Donald Sinta, Richard Beene, Bryan Kennedy, Debra Chodacki, Fritz Kaenzig (University of Michigan), Kristin Beene (Toledo Symphony Orchestra), and Jean Moorehead Libs (Plymouth Symphony Orchestra). Professional studio backgrounds capture the rich diversity of American music culture with a repertoire of American, Latin American, African, European, and Far Eastern styles. Music of other times includes 12th-century conductus, 15th-century Dance of the Bouffons, 16th-century French branle, 18th- and 19th-century folk songs and dances, 1940s and '50s jazz, blues, and rock-and-roll. The repertoire and recorded contexts are motivating, informative, and entirely musical. Every song includes text, providing information about phrasing, rhythm, style, affect, emotion, history, and culture. A unique Rhythmic Pattern Dictionary allows students to look it up and listen up. An individualized format allows students to progress at different rates with a theme and variation format. Ear training and improvisation are integral parts of the lesson format. A 550+ page Teacher's Resource edition and musical score provides options galore, including a double CD with listen and play exercises for group instruction, supplementary exercises for technical development, and resource material for improvisation and composition. All the resources needed for teaching to the National Standards for Music are provided (coordinates with rhythm flashcards). Book 2 features innovative, but optional use of world percussion instruments, as developed by percussion educator Steve Houghton. Click here to download the audio recordings for the Book 2 Teacher's Edition.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Cabasa, China Cymbal, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Congas, Cowbell, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Glockenspiel, Gong, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Maracas, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum and more. - Grade 1.5

SKU: CF.FPS151F

Composed by Tyler Arcari. First Plus Band (FPS). Full score. With Standard notation. 12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #FPS151F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.FPS151F).

ISBN 9781491152799. UPC: 680160910298.

Everyone remembers the first time that they saw a snake. Though fascinating to some and terrifying to others, few animals are as universally mesmerizing. Composer Tyler Arcari has crafted a very fun piece making use of auxiliary percussion instruments to emulate a snake's hiss or ominous rattle. With very strong and interesting melodic material, and scored to make a developing band sound great, this piece is sure to be a favorite among students.
Everyone remembers the first time that they saw a snake. The majority of people have a base fear of them, while others have a “heebie-jeebies” experience. We all know how the great explorer Dr. Indiana Jones felt about snakes, especially when he famously fell into a snake pit during Raiders of the Lost Ark. However you feel about snakes, a pit of them certainly sounds like an adventure.About the work:Snake Pit uses a lot of auxiliary percussion instruments. Some of these sounds are intended to subtly mimic the sounds that snakes make. The maraca in m. 4, of course, is a rattler’s call! The Chinese cymbal is intended to sound like the “hiss” of a not-so-friendly serpent. The eighth-note pattern at m. 9 is used throughout as a “creepy” effect using dynamic contrast so take care to emphasize this when present.I enjoy the gong as a “color” instrument in the band. I try to balance it with the low brass. Take care that at m. 42 the gong is not “front-and center” but more of a support for the nice accented chords in the low brass. Also, the trumpets can become spaced too much here. The accents are more for emphasis and less space.

Concert Band (SCORE+PARTS) - Grade 5

SKU: HL.4007467

Composed by Thierry Deleruyelle. De Haske Concert Band. Concert. Softcover. Duration 990 seconds. De Haske Publications #033197. Published by De Haske Publications (HL.4007467).

UPC: 196288050070. 9.0x12.0 inches.

Keystone tells the story of the Odeon of Vriezenveen, a town in the Netherlands. “Odeon” is the name of ancient Greek and Roman buildings used for activities such as singing, music and poetry. This was the name chosen in 1998 by several members of the 'Vriezenveense Harmonie' for the cultural ceter they decided to have built. The piece starts slowly with the bass instruments, then speeds up in a counterpoint passage where the main motif moves from one set of instruments to another. After a slow section, the music speeds up again to reach a majestic chorale symbolising the splendid Odeon.

By Brian Balmages. Arranged by Brian Balmages. Beginning Band. FJH Beginning Band. This fanfare captures the spirit of Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games. The Games began in 776 B.C. In honor of Zeus. Since then, they have become the central location for heroes and champions to compete for the highest honors in the world. This work also serves as a reminder that heroes are all around us - in teachers who stay after school to help students, in parents who strive to give their children the best possible lives, and most of all in students themselves, the young champions of our world who see nothing between them and their dreams. The mallet part calls for multiple sets of bells (or other metallic instruments such as the vibraphone). Certainly, two to three players can really make this an effective part. There are two Percussion 1 parts included: a normal part and an advanced part. The level of the snare drummer will determine which part should be used. However, both parts may be used simultaneously if percussionists are available. Score for this title: B1270S. Extra part for this title: B1270P. Concert Band. Level: 1. Score and Set of Parts. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc.

Brass Band (Parts)

SKU: HL.48023980

Set of Parts. Composed by Martin Christoph Redel. Boosey & Hawkes Concert Band. Classical. Softcover. 28 pages. Bote & Bock #M202534564. Published by Bote & Bock (HL.48023980).

Tristanesque sounds, on the one hand, and a bossa nova rhythm, on the other hand, constitute, with a strong edge, the cells for this almost 3-minute piece for 3 trumpets, 4 horns, 3 trombones and tuba. It was premiered in Detmold in 2000 and can be used as a fanfare or encore for concerts of many kinds. Don't be afraid of contemporary music! Set of parts - trumpet I (C), trumpet I (Bb), trumpet II (C), trumpet II (Bb), trumpet II (C), trumpet III (Bb), horn I (F), horn II(F), horn III (F), horn IV (F), trombone I, trombone II, trombone III, tuba - 11 brass instruments.

Band concert band - Grade 2.5

SKU: KJ.WB331F

Composed by William Himes. Standard of Excellence in Concert. Score. Neil A. Kjos Music Company #WB331F. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company (KJ.WB331F).

Brilliant, clever and brimming with excitement, another ingenious Himes masterpiece! The objective of Thingamajig is to create a whimsical contraption of sound in the same spirit as the late Rube Goldberg, which appeared as cartoons in the New York Evening Mail. It uses melodic and rhythmic patterns - with help of conventional and unconventional percussion as well as verbal effects from the band members - to convey a unique attempt at inventiveness. The enthused percussion section will use instruments such as a metal pipe, kitchen pans and a bicycle horn.

About Standard of Excellence in Concert

The Standard of Excellence In Concert series presents exceptional arrangements, transcriptions, and original concert and festival pieces for beginning and intermediate band. Each selection is correlated to a specific page in the Standard of Excellence Band Method, reinforcing and expanding skills and concepts introduced in the method up to that point. Exciting parts with extensive cross-cueing are presented for every player. Accessible ranges, appropriate rhythmic challenges, and creative percussion section writing enhance the pedagogical value of the series.

Sold individually, each In Concert selection includes a full Conductor Score and enough student parts for large symphonic bands. Each student part also includes correlated Warm-Up Studies. The Conductor Score comes complete with rehearsal suggestions, a composer biography, program notes, a rehearsal piano part, several ready-to-duplicate worksheets and a duplicable written quiz.

Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-1347-00

March. Composed by Alexander. Arranged by Bainum. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR174). Score and set of parts. Composed 1969. Duration 3 minutes, 33 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-1347-00. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-1347-00).

Mr. Bainum has completely re-scored this fine march to take advantage of the rich and varied instrumentation of the modern concert band, with the same care as to balance and tone color one would use in scoring an overture or other concert piece. Outstanding concert march.

About Heritage of the March

Full-sized concert band editions of the greatest marches of all time. Each has been faithfully re-scored to accommodate modern instrumentation and incorporate performance practices of classic march style

Mvt. I: Lonely Planet. By Johan De Meij. (SSA). Amstel Concert Bands. Published by Amstel Music.

Concert band - intermediate

SKU: HL.49016220

Disco. Composed by Leslie Searle. This edition: Folding. Sheet music. Schott Harmonie Serie (Concert Band). Classical. Condensed score and parts. 194 pages. Duration 3'. Schott Music #SHS 2001-50. Published by Schott Music (HL.49016220).

ISBN 9790001100915.

This is a stirring, skilful transfer of pop-style music for youth wind band. The original composition can he performed by smaller bands: the larger score is for additional Instruments. Leslie Searle came to Germany in 1965 as a Saxophonist in the Band of the Royal Air Force. He has composed and made arrangements of music by Kurt Edelhagen among others, and has played in numerous bands. He is now director of a private music school in Remscheid.

(1 Piccolo-Flote, 2 Floten, 2 Oboen, 2 Fagotte, 1 Klarinette in Es, 3 Klarinetten in B, 1 Alt-Klarinette in Es, 1 Bass-Klarinette in B, 2 Alt-Saxophone in Es, 1 Tenor-Saxophon in B, 1 Bariton-Saxophon in Es, 4 Horner in F, 4 Trompeten in B, 2 Kornette (Flugelhorner) in B, 4 Posaunen, 3 Tenorhorner in B, 2 Baritone, 2 Tuben, 1 Schlagzeug (Drum Set), 1 Tamburin, 1 Gitarre ad lib.).

Grade 3

SKU: CL.011-3875-01

Composed by Robert W. Smith. Young Concert Band. Command Series. Audio recording available separately (item CL.WFR363). Extra full score. Composed 2009. Duration 2 minutes, 38 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #011-3875-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.011-3875-01).

In these challenging economic times, what better way to show creativity and compliance than this hilarious setting of the traditional Jingle Bells? The opening announcement reminds the audience that our budgets have been cut and the band has been forced to reduce the amount of new instrument purchases. As a result, the band went to the toy shop and bought several new instruments including the kazoo, toy drum, toy xylophone, and trash can lid cymbals among others. Following the tuning of the toys, the swing setting kicks off and features the toys in melody, improvisation and response quotes throughout. Now that’s what I call using our resources!.

About C.L. Barnhouse Command Series

The Barnhouse Command Series includes works at grade levels 2, 2.5, and 3. This series is designed for middle school and junior high school bands, as well as high school bands of smaller instrumentation or limited experience. Command Series publications have a slightly larger instrumentation than the Rising Band Series, and are typically of larger scope, duration, and musical content.

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for advanced middle school, high school, community and college bands. Level: Grade 3. Conductor Full Score. Duration 6:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.