SKU: AP.29588S

UPC: 038081323114. English.

Give your concert program an exciting beginning with dramatic effects by performing one of these audience-captivating openers. It's a touch of professional programming that has been used by outstanding musical groups such as the United States military bands. (2:23) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

SKU: BT.GOB-000203-140

Colour and versatility is the key to this composition in three movements by Carl Wittrock.
The Tournament is the most versatile piece of music you could wish for.

Movement 1 (March) is an excellent, lively concert opener.
The 2nd movement (Ballad) is a calm interlude, which provides much freedom for expression.
Movement 3 (Dance) sweeps the piece along to the inevitable Grande Finale: a rousing melody with prominent rhythmic support.

Kleur en veelzijdigheid zijn sleutelwoorden in deze driedelige compostitie van Carl Wittrock.
The Tournament is zo veelzijdig als een muziekstuk maar kan zijn.

Deel 1 (March) is een uitstekende, vrolijke concertopener.
Het 2e deel (Ballad) vormt een rustpunt in deze compositie en geeft alle ruimte voor expressie.
Deel 3 tenslotte (Dance) zweept het stuk op naar een onontkoombare Grande Finale. een meeslepende melodie met vooral ritmischeondersteuning.

SKU: CF.FPS154

ISBN 9781491152140. UPC: 680160909643.

Aztec Gold is an excellent concert opener for a developing band. Composer Joseph Compello, drawing on his many years of experience as a teacher, is known for writing very intriguing music for younger students. This piece would be a great opportunity for cross-curricular instruction with a school's history department. Aztec Gold is also a perfect selection to highlight a band's strengths in contest or festival performance.
Aztec Gold is an excellent concert opener for a moderately advanced band. Measures 1–73 are to be performed in a marcato style with an underlying feel of rhythmic unrest. Beginning at m. 19, the triangle player must be able to execute a damping effect on the second eighth note of beat 2. Young players will require instruction in this technique. The accented sixteenth notes in the timpani part, which first appear in mm. 17-18, should be prominent. They also appear at mm. 89 and 91, and mm. 124 and 126. The contrasting middle section at m. 73 should have the same unsettled rhythmic feel beneath the more flowing lines in the woodwinds. The syncopated accents which appear beginning m. 121 will easily fall into place once young players understand that the accents occur three eighth notes apart.

SKU: CL.023-4182-00

Energize your beginning band with Sonic Ascent, a triumphant concert opener that fuels a young musician’s aspiration to play an instrument. Using just six notes in all the wind parts, bold melodies are shared by each section in the ensemble. The middle section offers opportunities to develop the ensemble’s awareness of dynamic and articulation contrast through a series of short call and response motifs between the sections. A brilliant opener for that very first band concert!

SKU: CL.024-4630-01

A sparkling concert opener, Winner Takes All has what it takes to command attention, and to make your young band sound mature beyond their years! Fanfare flourishes introduce the piece, adding voices and countermelodies as the music develops. A middle section of contrasting dynamics and textures give variety and help make this a wonderful teaching selection. Look no further for well written and effective concert opener!

SKU: CL.024-4896-00

Celebrate the fabled Knights of the Round Table with Excelsior Fanfare, a bright and flashy concert opener! The noble main theme features staccato and accented lines from the upper woodwinds and brass, and the calm middle section showcases legato and soft playing from the lower voices. There are interesting parts for over ten percussionists, but it also works with as few as one or two. The perfect opener for your next concert or festival! Brilliant!

SKU: BT.GOB-000588-140

A nice concert opener by Timothy Travis.

Een fraaie concert opener van de hand van Timothy Travis.