Grade 1

SKU: CL.LDP-7028-01

Composed by Lee. Concert Band. Extra full score. Composed 2013. Duration 2 minutes, 15 seconds. Daehn Publications #LDP-7028-01. Published by Daehn Publications (CL.LDP-7028-01).

What a way to open your young band’s first concert! This little march has everything! A straight-ahead first strain, a nice little flute-clarinet feature in the second strain, a noble big tune trio, and there is even a dog-fight break-strain! A real winner!

Grade 3

SKU: CL.CTS-7700-01

Composed by Claude T. Smith. Concert Band. Extra full score. Composed 1990. Claude T. Smith Publications #CTS-7700-01. Published by Claude T. Smith Publications (CL.CTS-7700-01).

Smith’s first published march. A bravura opening fanfare punctuated with the percussion forces open this march. The first strain gives us a jaunty tune with baritones and trombones playing the countermelody. The second strain refers back to the opening fanfares with percussion section soli banding about. A reserved trio tune played by clarinets, first horn and baritone are assisted with chromatic runs played by flute, oboe, muted first trumpet and bells. The opening fanfares return in the break strain, which then gives us a terrific trio strain. Accessible and playable for all musicians!

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Mallet Percussion 1, Mallet Percussion 2, Marimba, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1 and more. - Grade 3

SKU: CF.CPS216F

Composed by Michael J. Miller. Concert Band (CPS). Full score. With Standard notation. 36 pages. Carl Fischer Music #CPS216F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CPS216F).

ISBN 9781491153109. UPC: 680160910601.

Cosmic Expedition takes performers on a musical journey far across the galaxy via three main sections.  This fanfare composition would be perfect for opening a concert. It has bold brass fanfare figures over textural woodwinds to start and then takes the listener on a sonic journey through a variation of harmonic colors, tambural and textural shifts.
Cosmic Expedition takes performers on a musical journey far across the galaxy via three main sections. The first, a rather celebratory and triumphant fanfare in Bb major begins with the upper woodwinds and percussion creating a sound-screen, that is a busy texture consisting of a flurry of repeated notes over which the horns and alto saxophones present the opening theme. The sound-screen should be carefully balanced and give way to the melody at m. 5, which should be played extremely marcato. The timpani solo beginning in m. 11 must not be understated. A brief percussion interlude separates a restatement of the opening theme, this time with the addition of the trumpet, tenor saxophone, and euphonium, and a counter melody by the low winds. The percussion interlude is playful, light, but full of vigor and energy. An Ab in the low winds pulls the harmony towards G minor in m. 40 to start the second section, a more serious fanfare. Here, the marimba repeats an ostinato that is complemented by the bass drum and woodblock. The upper woodwinds with the xylophone and snare drum dance over the stern secondary fanfare. A longing call lead by the trombones, interrupted by a subtle snare drum beckons to the clarinets and horn who begin the third section of the piece at m. 68. This haunting melody in C minor is legato, and starkly contrasts all which came before it. A relentless concert tom-tom played with hard mallets keeps the momentum persistent, and a heartbeat-like pulse is felt from the tuba and baritone saxophone. The melody rises towards m. 84 when the brass harken back to the fanfare style before fading back into another lush woodwind strain.A recapitulation of the low winds’ call is heard at m. 100 which in this occasion intensifies into an emphatic statement by the battery percussion instruments. Now in Eb major, the opening fanfare theme is heard again once more before fading into the beginning of the piece’s conclusion.To end, the counter melody from the opening section duels with chromatic tension above before swelling to an arrival in the original key of Bb major. The full ensemble celebrates the piece’s resolution, and after a few crunchy power chords the journey is completed.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Timpani, Trombone 1 and more. - Grade 3

SKU: CF.CPS214

Composed by John Pasternak. Concert Band (CPS). Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+8+4+8+16+16+4+4+4+4+4+4+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+6+8+4+2+4+4+24+4 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 4 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CPS214. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CPS214).

ISBN 9781491152409. UPC: 680160909902.

Adventure Express is about a train heading out to the old west, seeking new adventures and new opportunities. The piece focuses on the beautiful country sides, breathtaking vistas and the hard work of building a new land. It is a contest style piece by budding composer John Pasternak. It is tuneful and well-scored. Perfect for your next contest/festival performance.
Adventure Express is about a train heading out to the old west, seeking new adventures and new opportunities. The piece focuses on the beautiful countrysides, breathtaking vistas and the hard work of building a new land.The beginning of the piece should have a very marcato feel. Measure 18 should have a lighter feel than the beginning, with the snare drum playing the part of the rail cars going over the tracks. Be sure to pay attention to the accents in the trumpet, xylophone and snare drum lining up with the accents played by the rest of the ensemble. At m. 55, the xylophone should ring out and should be played with intention. At m. 71, the piece returns to a marcato style, and remains until the end of the piece. There are a few sudden dynamic changes that are crucial for effect, so pay close attention to those changes.

Concert Band Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet, Euphonium, Flute, Flute II, Horn, Oboe, Snare Drum, Tenor, Tenor Saxophone, Timpani, Triangle, Trumpet, Tuba - Grade 1

SKU: CF.BPS25F

Full Score. Composed by Larry Clark. Carl Fischer Beginning Performance Series. Full score. With Standard notation. 12 pages. Carl Fischer Music #BPS25F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.BPS25F).

ISBN 9780825847547. UPC: 798408047542. 9 X 12 inches.

A simple straightforward march, that demonstrates the march form to best advantage with memorable tunes that employ only half notes and quarter notes in the winds and a break strain featuring the lower-voiced instruments.

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for the most advanced high school bands, community, college, university, and professional bands. Level: Grade 5. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 10:00. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

Concert band (1st Flute, 2nd Flute, Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet*, Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone*, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb Tenor Saxophone*, Eb Baritone Saxophone*, 1st F Horn, 2nd F Horn, 1st Bb Tru) - grade 3

SKU: CN.R10103

Composed by Stuart Johnson. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 6:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10103).

Before the days of photography, the great state occasions were captured in paintings and tapestries. In this Suite, the composer has imagined the pomp and splendor of the English court at work and play, capturing each mood in a short movement.

Stuart Johnson has the fine ability to capture moods and scenes in music. He was born in Staffordshire, the county for which he was Director of Music until his retirement in 1997. After experience as a player in brass bands, he served in the band of the King's Dragoon Guards before training as a teacher and working in schools. Following a period as a lecturer at Northumberland College of Education he became Music Adviser to the Metropolitan District of Sandwell prior to his appointment to Staffordshire. He has long experience as a conductor, particularly in the choral and band fields and also wide experience as an adjudicator and examiner. He has written prolifically for bands and orchestras and his didactic publications are used in many countries. He has over eighty published compositions and arrangements, many of which have been broadcast on radio or television. His commissioned works include the cantata David and Goliath which was first performed at the Royal Festival Hall, Oregon Overture for wind orchestra, Landscapes, Sinfonietta No 2, Wessex Dances and A Castle Suite. Stuart Johnson has recently completed several commissions, funded by National Lottery grants, for bands in Cumbria, the Isle of Wight, and Staffordshire. Requiem for Soprano, Chorus and Orchestra, was premiered successfully in front of a capacity audience in Lichfield Cathedral in March 1997, and received its first London performance at St. John's Smith Square in March 1998. This prestigious venue also saw the first performance of Songs and Sonnets for unaccompanied mixed choir in 2001. Stuart Johnson has written extensively for the theatre, his music for the production of Anna of the Five Towns was used for both the radio and television adaptations His music ranges in style from the evocative and demanding Sinfonietta for Wind Orchestra, which has received many performances since its premiere in the Royal Festival Hall, including a broadcast by the Band of the Scots Guards, to his ubiquitous Bandstand Boogie which has set feet tapping all over the world. Apart from the latter his most performed work is probably Circus Suite which was the British Youth Band Championship test piece in 1980. Northumbrian Suite and Landscapes have also been used as National Brass Band Championship test pieces. The Flint Knappers commissioned as a test piece for the 1998 East Anglian Band Festival was selected as a test piece for the 1999 Australian Championships. Before the days of photography, the great state occasions were captured in paintings and tapestries. In this Suite, the composer has imagined the pomp and splendor of the English court at work and play, capturing each mood in a short movement.

Concert Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Cymbal, Euphonium, Flute, Horn, Oboe, Snare Drum, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Tuba, alto Clarinet, alto Saxophone, baritone Saxophone, tenor 1, tenor 2, tenor Saxophone - Grade 2-2.5

SKU: CF.YBS119

Full Score and Parts. Composed by Andrew Balent. Insert-SWS. Carl Fischer Young Band Series. Score and Set of Parts. With Standard notation. 20+2+16+16+2+8+4+2+12+12+8+4+8+4+8+6+2+28 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 4 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YBS119. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YBS119).

ISBN 9780825836879. UPC: 798408036874. 9 X 12 inches.

This fine original march features bold scoring and nice contrasts between marcato style and legato playing. The trio strain in Eb (which is foreshadowed in the introduction) features the clarinets and saxophones on a tune just made for whistling! This march has all the makings of a concert classic. Duration: 2'.

Concert Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Cornet 1, Cornet 2, Cornet 3, Cornet 4, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Piccolo and more. - Grade 4

SKU: CF.CB121

Full Score and Parts. Composed by Henry Fillmore. Edited by Robert E. Foster. This edition: An Authentic Fillmore Edition. SWS FS. Henry Fillmore Band Series (An Authentic Fillmore Edition). Score and Set of Parts. With Standard notation. 16+4+2+8+8+8+4+4+4+4+4+4+4+6+6+6+6+2+2+2+2+4+4+4+4+4+8+1+2+24 pages. Carl Fischer Music #CB121. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CB121).

ISBN 9780825843785. UPC: 798408043780. 9 X 12 inches. Key: Eb major.

Brilliant and invigorating, Noble Men is one of Fillmore's most delightful marches. The 1st strain is witty, and its continuation features a sparkling trumpet fanfare. The trio offers a suave tune as an effective contrast and the fortissimo repeat adds witty commentary from the high woodwinds to bring matters to a typically rousing conclusion. In this authentic edition by Robert Foster, Noble Men will be a delight to perform and enjoy. Duration: 2' 30.

Concert band (Flute/Piccolo*, Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet*, 1st/2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb Tenor Saxophone*, Eb Baritone Saxophone*, 1st F Horn, 2nd F Horn, 1st/2nd Bb Trumpet, 1st/2nd* Trombone, Euphoni) - grade 2.5

SKU: CN.R10104

Song of the Auvergne. Composed by Kevin Thompson. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 3:30. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10104).

This beautiful song reflects the tranquillity of the French countryside. Dr. Kevin Thompson is a leading British authority on bands and his sensitive score is ideal for smaller groups, providing training for phrasing and ensemble playing.

This beautiful song reflects the tranquillity of the French countryside. Dr. Kevin Thompson is a leading British authority on bands and his sensitive score is ideal for smaller groups, providing training for phrasing and ensemble playing. Professor Kevin Thompson is Principal and Chief Executive of Dartington College of Arts, a University Sector institution dedicated to the performance arts.After undergraduate studies at the Royal Northern College of Music, he gained masters and subsequently doctoral degrees at the University of London. He began his career as a professional trumpet player, conductor, composer and teacher. He was the architect of University of Salford's degree in band musicianship, launched in 1987 and the first of its kind. From 1988 - 1993 he was Principal of Birmingham Conservatoire and during this time was elected to a personal professorship and subsequently a Deanship chair.On his arrival at Dartington, he was made an honorary Professor by the University of Plymouth. In 1992 he gained a Winston Churchill Fellowship to study the Great American Music Schools: Juilliard, Curtis, Eastman, Indiana. Other awards include those of the British Association for American Studies and the British Council for the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He is a Freeman of the City of London. His publications include a book on brass and wind bands published by Cambridge University, many articles in Times Newspaper and other leading British and American journals. The book on wind and brass bands became a key text in many college and university reading lists and was read extensively throughout the English speaking world, particularly in North America and the Pacific Rim. He is joint editor, with Dr Gordon Cox of the new eleven volume series on brass playing and teaching and author of two of the volumes.

Composed by Bruce Pearson. For concert band. Grade 1. Score and set of parts. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine, Timpani, Triangle and more. - Grade 3.5

SKU: CF.CPS134

Composed by Carl Strommen. SWS FS. Carl Fischer Concert Performance Series. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+8+4+8+8+8+2+2+4+4+4+2+8+8+8+4+4+6+6+4+6+8+1+1+3+3+28 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 50 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #CPS134. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.CPS134).

ISBN 9780825888458. UPC: 798408088453. 9x12 inches.

Chisholm Trail has a truly American quality, containing hints of music from the mountains, which evoke the rugged terrain and the pioneering spirit that were so important to the growth of this great nation. Carl Strommen is most at home in this style and has great success with it… in fact, this may be his best one yet! It’s challenging, but energetic and fun to play. Students will enjoy it and audiences will love to hear it. This is a winner!

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Timpani, Tom-tom, Triangle, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, alto Saxophone and more. - Grade 0.5

SKU: CF.PPS20

Composed by Joseph Compello. Primer Band. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. 8+2+8+2+5+2+2+8+2+3+2+6+2+3+1+1+2+3+12 pages. Duration 1 minute, 20 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #PPS20. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.PPS20).

ISBN 9780825895395. UPC: 798408095390. 9 x 12 inches.

This piece for the youngest students depicts wide open spaces, rugged terrain, and covered wagons heading West through the American plains. Students will love to play this contest selection, written in a minor mode. It will make them sound more mature than their experience as the piece can be performed with as little as 10 weeks of study.

Concert band - Grade 3

SKU: MH.1-59913-050-5

Composed by traditional English carols. Arranged by William Ryden. Suitable for advanced middle school, high school, community and college bands. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 6:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music (MH.1-59913-050-5).

ISBN 9781599130507.

Charles Dickens certainly would have known the three carols in A CHARLES DICKENS CHRISTMAS. They were among the best-known and best-loved carols of the Victorian Era, and were a staple of the repertoire of roving waits, or carollers, that appear in his novels. Today this music is as familiar as Santa Claus and Tiny Tim. THE FIRST NOWELL was first collected in Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern by William Sandys in 1833. It is most probably 200 years older than that. The Oxford Book of Carols contains nine verses, which makes it an ideal processional for Christmas or Epiphany (the feast commemorating the coming of the Magi). COVENTRY CAROL, or Lully, Lullay, comes from the medieval tradition of mystery and miracle plays. In 1534 the Pageant of the Shearman and Tailors Guild included a scene in which the mothers of Jewish children sang this haunting lullaby after hearing the horrifying order: Herod the king, In his raging, All young children to slay. The music is anonymous; the text believed to be by Robert Croo. ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH is probably of French origin, but the English long ago adopted it as their own. Besides the French text, Les Anges dans nos compagnes, it is known in several versions and by several titles, including Angels from the Realms of Glory, When the Crimson Sun Had Set, and Westminster Carol. It belongs to a category known as macaronic carols, which mix vernacular verses with Latin refrains - in this instance, Gloria in Excelsis Deo (Glory be to God on High). Ensemble instrumentation: 1 Piccolo, 8 Flute, 2 Oboe, 1 Bassoon 1, 1 Bassoon 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 1, 4 Bb Clarinet 2, 4 Bb Clarinet 3, 1 Eb Alto Clarinet, 3 Bb Bass Clarinet & Bb Contrabass Clarinet, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 1, 2 Eb Alto Saxophone 2, 1 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 3 Bb Trumpet 1, 3 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 Bb Trumpet 3, 2 F Horn 1, 2 F Horn 2, 2 Trombone 1, 2 Trombone 2, 2 Trombone 3, 3 Euphonium (Bass Clef), 2 Euphonium (Treble Clef), 5 Tubas, 1 Timpani, 2 Bells & Chimes, 3 Percussion 1: small triangle, suspended cymbal, crash cymbal, snare drum, bass drum, 2 Percussion 2: large triangle, finger cymbals.