Fanfare for Billy-It is a tradition at Marlow High School Oklahoma that the band members’ parents host a Band Banquet every May at which the senior members of the band present a gift to the band director as a token of gratitude for his year’s work. In 2009 clarinet player Brenna Hensley had the idea to commission a new piece from composer Philip Sparke to present to band director Billy Daniel which would be played at the Spring Concert later that month. Salute to a Hero was the result.The piece opens with a decorated fanfare played on cornets and trombones and after a short bridge passage this reappears played by the full band. A central lyrical section brings a mood of calm utilisingdifferent brass colours before the fanfare returns to close the work.

Salute to the Victor is in traditional march form and contains as a tribute to Victor Grieve who was a devotee of English music (in particular that of Sir Edward Elgar) a short quote from Elgar’s Sea Pictures in the trio. Salute to the Victor was commissioned by Helen Alex and James Grieve for the Golden Kangaroos (Hornsby Concert Band) from Sydney Australia in memory of their parents Louise and Victor Grieve Founder and Director.

La plupart des pays ayant institué la tradition des musiques militaires ont développé un style de marche caractéristique. Ainsi il est relativement aisé de distinguer une marche américaine d?une marche militaire française ou une marche allemande d?une marche espagnole. À l?intérieur du cadre structurel rigide d?une marche on réussit à percevoir même les plus subtiles différences de rythme d?harmonie et de tempo qui caractérisent les traditions de chaque pays.Il existe un ou plus exactement deux styles de marche typiquement anglais : celui des marches militaires représenté par des compositeurs tels que Kenneth J. Alford et celui des marches cérémonielles ou de concert quiatteindra l?excellence avec les marches orchestrales d?Elgar et Walton entre autres.Royal Salute (?Salut royal?) est une marche de difficulté moyenne qui perpétue cette grande tradition. On y retrouve des éléments typiques : des mélodies et contremélodies amples et un trio nobilmente.

Centennial Salute débute avec une majestueuse fanfare énoncée aux cuivres graves puis reprise en tutti. Une ligne mélodique vient contraster par son expressivité avant d?être rejointe par le thème d?ouverture pour cheminer conjointement vers un vivo passionné (une marche) suivi d?un trio. Le thème de la marche revient ; la trame s?amplifi e et la musique atteint son apogée alors qu?éclate le contenu solennel des mesures initiales offrant une apothéose triomphale.

Giulio Caccini (ca. 1550 - 1618) also known as Giulio Romano was an Italian composer singer and lute player and is regarded as the founder of opera. Today Caccini’s music is receiving attention again being performed by world stars such as Andrea Bocelli and Inessa Galante. In this arrangement Ave Maria the solo part can be taken by several instruments or even a vocal soloist. The percussion of course is ad libitum.

Flexible instrumentation for brass woodwind or combined ensemble. Arranged by Haakon Esplo.InstrumentationScorePiano/Organ2 Flutes2 Oboes3 ClarinetsBassoon2 Horns2 Trumpets3 TrombonesTimpaniPercussion1st Violin2nd Violin3rd Violin - in lieu of Viola4th Violin - easyViolaCelloBassDuration: 8 minutes

Liberate your brass band with the sounds of 1940’s swing! James L. Hosay has combined the styles of WWII era big-band legends Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington with the unmistakable sounds of Glen Miller to create a swingin’ swayin’ piece you are sure to love. Salute the veterans of WWII with this rip-roaring throwback to the 1940s.

A Bandsman’s Overture was commissioned by British Bandsman magazine to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012. It was premiered by Black Dyke Band conducted by Dr Nicholas Childs at a special anniversary concert held in Symphony Hall Birmingham on July 1st.British Bandsman was for a period known as British Bandsman and Contest Field following an amalgamation of two magazines. The then owner John Henry Iles celebrated this new title by commissioning Ord Hume to write the famous march BB & CF. As a salute to this heritage A Bandsman’s Overture starts with the four notes B(b)-B(b)-C-F a motive which permeates an opening fanfare which contrasts a busy opening with a more legato central section. This gives way to a bustling Vivo based on repeated staccato notes. A change of key heralds a central cantabile melody first on euphoniums and baritone and then played by the full band which is followed by a short development section. This leads to a transformed reprise and a return of the opening fanfare decorated this time by florid muted cornets.

A Bandsman’s Overture was commissioned by British Bandsman magazine to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2012.It was premiered by Black Dyke Band conducted by Dr Nicholas Childs at a special anniversary concert held in Symphony Hall Birmingham on July 1st.British Bandsman was for a period known as British Bandsman and Contest Field following an amalgamation of two magazines. The then owner John Henry Iles celebrated this new title by commissioning Ord Hume to write the famous march  BB & CF. As a salute to this heritage A Bandsman’s Overture starts with thefour notes B(b)-B(b)-C-F a motive which permeates an opening fanfare which contrasts a busy opening with a more legato central section.This gives way to a bustling Vivo based on repeated staccato notes. A change of key heralds a central cantabile melody first on euphoniums and baritone and then played by the full band which is followed by a short development section. This leads to a transformed reprise and a return of the opening fanfare decorated this time by florid muted cornets.

Here are 19 easy-intermediate arrangements of familiar melodies in classical folk and jazz styles. Each tune is presented as a trio but these ingenious arrangements work equally well as solos or duets - with or without accompaniment. You can even invite other instrumentalists to play along using the Flute Saxophone Clarinet and Violin editions in Book 2 of this series. This highly flexible series of coordinated instrumental books has been designed to give young people the chance to play together in various combinations of numbers and instruments. Perfect for one two or three brass players - with or without accompaniment Mayalso be used with matching arrangements in Book 2 editions of this series for Flute Saxophone Clarinet or Violin Optional Piano Accompaniment book with guitar chord symbols available Ideal for individual or classroom use

Rondeau of the Shepherds ' so ran the official title of the famous Dutch Christmas carol ‘Midden in de winternacht’. In 1948 wrote Dutch poet and writer Harry Prenen this text. The melody is known by the 17th/18th- century organ composers of suites Daquin Balbastre and Dandrieu. 'Rondeau of the Shepherds' was subtitled 'Catalan Christmas Carol'. The song itself is because its origins in a Spanish (Catalan probably) Christmas song from the late Middle Ages 'El Desembre congelat. The motives of this song (shepherds flutes drums) demonstrate knowledge of the Bible and give a picture of the late medieval Christmas experience. . Perfect as an uptempo intermezzoin a church service.