A Masque (short for Masquerade) has been defined by Historians as 'A revel in which Mummers or masked folk come with torches blazing into the festive hall and call upon the company to dance and dice' . The chaos of this dramatic dance is depicted in this Masque by Hesketh. The main theme is bravura and is often present in the background. The form of the piece is a simple scherzo-trio-scherzo. Colourful scoring (upper wind solos trumpet and horn solos alternating with full bodied tuttis) with a dash of wildness may tease both player and listener to let their hair down a little! Masque has been transcribed for wind band by Kenneth Hesketh from his Scherzo forOrchestra commissioned by the National Children's Orchestra in 1987.

Bandstand Masterworks Series-Manuel De Falla's The Ritual Fire Dance from 'El Amor Brujo'. Transcribed by Bram Wiggins for Symphonic Wind Band. Score and parts.

Composed in 1903, Weary Wind Of The West is a setting of a text by T. E. Brown celebrating the powerful beauty of the elements. / Chant Et Piano

Par HUBER NICOLAUS A.. / Répertoire / Ensemble Flexible, obbligato wind machine

Malcolm Arnold's 'Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Op. 115' was dedicated to Benny Goodman and first performed by him as part of the 'Red Rocks Music Festival' with the Denver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brian Priestman on 17 August 1974. The third movement known affectionately as 'The Pre-Goodman Rag' is an outrageous ragtime parody with a hauntingly wistful middle section. The work has now been made more widely available in this transcription for wind band. This version conmtains full score and parts.

Commissioned in 1985 'East Coast Pictures' has become a modern classic for all wind bands. 'Shelter Island' is the first movement of the suite. The music conjures up a vivid picture of this small island moving from a crowded summer tourist trap to the onslaught of the Atlantic during the winter.

While teaching in India composer Lindsay Boyd became acquainted with the fundamentals of Northern Hindustani music. The result is this intriguingly unique work for wind band that incorporates distinctive sounds of India.The ?drone? sound of the tambura is available as a free download online or may be substituted with a marimba. The vocal chanting in the piece is a representation of the syllables used by a tabla player when learning to play this exotic drum.This is a wonderful piece for expanding the musical horizons of your players and audience.

Sahaf ' fait partie du cycle ' Shifting gravité ' dans lequel le compositeur israélien, mondialement connu pour son adaptation de Mozart Zaïde/Adama, explore les lois de la physique et de leur réalisation physique de façon ludique. Dans ' Sahaf ' avec une instrumentation peu commune, une ' flopée ' d'incidents sélectives est plus parallélisée jusqu'à ce que tous les instruments imaginer conjointement le twirling puissante d'un hochet cliquet surdimensionné. / Saxophone (Baryton Et Sopranino) Ou Clarinette (Clarinette En Mib Et Clarinette Basse), Guitare Electrique, Piano Et Percussions (Tambour, Marimba, 2 Triangles, Bamboo Wind Chime, Ocean Percussions, Ratchet Et Caisse Claire)