Band Concert Band

SKU: PR.465000130

For Large Wind Ensemble. Composed by Dan Welcher. Sws. Contemporary. Full score. With Standard notation. Composed 2010. Duration 14 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #465-00013. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.465000130).

ISBN 9781598064070. UPC: 680160600144. 9x12 inches.

Following a celebrated series of wind ensemble tone poems about national parks in the American West, Dan Welcher’s Upriver celebrates the Lewis & Clark Expedition from the Missouri River to Oregon’s Columbia Gorge, following the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. Welcher’s imaginative textures and inventiveness are freshly modern, evoking our American heritage, including references to Shenandoah and other folk songs known to have been sung on the expedition. For advanced players. Duration: 14’.
In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s Corps of Discovery to find a water route to the Pacific and explore the uncharted West. He believed woolly mammoths, erupting volcanoes, and mountains of pure salt awaited them. What they found was no less mind-boggling: some 300 species unknown to science, nearly 50 Indian tribes, and the Rockies.Ihave been a student of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which Thomas Jefferson called the “Voyage of Discovery,” for as long as I can remember. This astonishing journey, lasting more than two-and-a-half years, began and ended in St. Louis, Missouri — and took the travelers up more than a few rivers in their quest to find the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. In an age without speedy communication, this was akin to space travel out of radio range in our own time: no one knew if, indeed, the party had even survived the voyage for more than a year. Most of them were soldiers. A few were French-Canadian voyageurs — hired trappers and explorers, who were fluent in French (spoken extensively in the region, due to earlier explorers from France) and in some of the Indian languages they might encounter. One of the voyageurs, a man named Pierre Cruzatte, also happened to be a better-than-average fiddle player. In many respects, the travelers were completely on their own for supplies and survival, yet, incredibly, only one of them died during the voyage. Jefferson had outfitted them with food, weapons, medicine, and clothing — and along with other trinkets, a box of 200 jaw harps to be used in trading with the Indians. Their trip was long, perilous to the point of near catastrophe, and arduous. The dream of a Northwest Passage proved ephemeral, but the northwestern quarter of the continent had finally been explored, mapped, and described to an anxious world. When the party returned to St. Louis in 1806, and with the Louisiana Purchase now part of the United States, they were greeted as national heroes.Ihave written a sizeable number of works for wind ensemble that draw their inspiration from the monumental spaces found in the American West. Four of them (Arches, The Yellowstone Fires, Glacier, and Zion) take their names, and in large part their being, from actual national parks in Utah, Wyoming, and Montana. But Upriver, although it found its voice (and its finale) in the magnificent Columbia Gorge in Oregon, is about a much larger region. This piece, like its brother works about the national parks, doesn’t try to tell a story. Instead, it captures the flavor of a certain time, and of a grand adventure. Cast in one continuous movement and lasting close to fourteen minutes, the piece falls into several subsections, each with its own heading: The Dream (in which Jefferson’s vision of a vast expanse of western land is opened); The Promise, a chorale that re-appears several times in the course of the piece and represents the seriousness of the presidential mission; The River; The Voyageurs; The River II ; Death and Disappointment; Return to the Voyage; and The River III .The music includes several quoted melodies, one of which is familiar to everyone as the ultimate “river song,” and which becomes the through-stream of the work. All of the quoted tunes were either sung by the men on the voyage, or played by Cruzatte’s fiddle. From various journals and diaries, we know the men found enjoyment and solace in music, and almost every night encampment had at least a bit of music in it. In addition to Cruzatte, there were two other members of the party who played the fiddle, and others made do with singing, or playing upon sticks, bones, the ever-present jaw harps, and boat horns. From Lewis’ journals, I found all the tunes used in Upriver: Shenandoah (still popular after more than 200 years), V’la bon vent, Soldier’s Joy, Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier, Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy (a hymn sung to the tune “Beech Spring”) and Fisher’s Hornpipe. The work follows an emotional journey: not necessarily step-by-step with the Voyage of Discovery heroes, but a kind of grand arch. Beginning in the mists of history and myth, traversing peaks and valleys both real and emotional (and a solemn funeral scene), finding help from native people, and recalling their zeal upon finding the one great river that will, in fact, take them to the Pacific. When the men finally roar through the Columbia Gorge in their boats (a feat that even the Indians had not attempted), the magnificent river combines its theme with the chorale of Jefferson’s Promise. The Dream is fulfilled: not quite the one Jefferson had imagined (there is no navigable water passage from the Missouri to the Pacific), but the dream of a continental destiny.

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands. Level: Grade 2. Conductor Full Score. Duration 2:45. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

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.

By Frank Ticheli. Concert band. Suitable for middle school and high school bands. Grade 2. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 2:15. Published by Manhattan Beach Music

By Orcino. Young Concert Band. Level: Grade 2.5. Score and set of parts. Duration 0:02:48. Published by C.L. Barnhouse.

As performed by Trans- Siberian Orchestra (Based upon "Mars, the Bringer of War" from The Planets by Gustav Holst / "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg). Composed by Paul O'Neill and John Oliva [Trans-Siberian Orchestra]. Arranged by Bob Phillips, orch. Bob Phillips and George Megaw. Concert Band; Part(s); Score. Pop Concert Band. Christmas; Holiday Pops; Light Concert; Pop; Secular; Winter. 276 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Arranged by Mark Williams. Arr. Mark Williams. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Challenger Band Series. Conductor Score. 8 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

By Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Charles Sayre. By Edvard Grieg / arr. Charles Sayre. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Young Band. Conductor Score and Parts. 268 pages. Duration 4:56. Published by Alfred Publishing.
Level: 2 (Easy) (grade 2).

Concert band - Grade 4

SKU: CL.012-4180-01

Composed by Romeyn. Concert Band. Concert Band Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR378 & CL.WFR387). Extra full score. Composed 2013. Duration 8 minutes, 20 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-4180-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-4180-01).

This monumental programmatic work from the pen of Rob Romeyn captures the myth and legend of Zeus, the mythical master of the gods and men. A sky god, he controls lightning, which he uses as a weapon, and thunder. It opens as Zeus becomes involved in the Trojan war, hurling lightning bolts at his opponents. The tension soon subsides as we are introduced to the eternally beautiful Hera, whom Zeus would eventually marry. The music then ensues as our story unfolds, as Zeus made his domain the mountaintops and clouds where he could survey all creation, and inflict pain and justice on all evildoers. Tension builds as Zeus battles Typhon in hand to hand combat, ending ultimately with Zeus throwing the enormous Mt. Etna at the monster, pinning him underneath. From here, the tension subsides, and a beautiful lyrical section builds to an ending of incredible power and grandeur as Zeus again reaffirms his stature as the ruler of Mt. Olympus. This exceptional work is a wonderful addition to any concert or festival performance!

Concert Band - Grade 4

SKU: KN.07090S

Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Lloyd Conley. Concert Band. Concert Band Series. Kendor Music Inc #07090S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.07090S).

UPC: 822795070903.

This exciting study in accelerando and crescendo demands playing in a clearly articulated style with passion and intensity. From the pianissimo of the opening measures to the triple forte of the final note, an ever-increasing surge of sound is necessary. Suggested metronome markings are given at key intervals throughout, and ample cues are provided to strengthen vital lines played by bassoons (2), oboes (2), and F horns (4). Duration ca. 2:30.

Concert Band - Grade 4

SKU: AP.BD9678C

Composed by Robert W. Smith. Concert Band; Performance Music Ensemble; Single Titles. Belwin Symphonic Band. Score. 40 pages. Duration 7:09. Belwin Music #00-BD9678C. Published by Belwin Music (AP.BD9678C).

ISBN 9780769299662. UPC: 029156220957. English.

High atop a red mountain overlooking the magnificent city of Birmingham, Alabama, stands an iron sentinel---a monument of Vulcan that keeps watch over the City of Steel. Through the Vulcan's Eye is comprised of four melodies, each aurally describing a view from the top of the mountain and inspired by the composer's childhood experiences in Alabama's largest metropolis. Broad brush strokes of sound blanket the work, enhanced by brilliant solo passages and total involvement from the percussion. A grand work on a grand scale! (7:09).

By Edvard Grieg. Arranged by John Wasson. By Edvard Grieg / arr. John Wasson. For Concert Band. Concert Band. Belwin Young Band. Level: Easy (grade II). Conductor Score. 16 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Grade 3.5

SKU: CL.012-2685-01

Composed by Shaffer. Concert Band. Heritage of the March Series. Audio recording available separately (items CL.WFR184 & CL.WFR199). Extra full score. Composed 1995. Duration 6 minutes, 38 seconds. Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications #012-2685-01. Published by Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications (CL.012-2685-01).

Evoking all of the majesty and power of the mountains, Shaffer’s bold and contemporary composition is an imaginative and dramatic work that is sure to produce an impressive performance. Excellent as a featured number for your concert or as a festival or contest selection.

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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