Joy Dance Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.50876 Composed by Scott Watson. Concert Ba...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.50876
Composed by Scott Watson.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Young Symphonic.
Gospel; Meters; Sacred.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 4:10. Alfred
Music #00-50876.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.50876).
ISBN
9781470668358. UPC:
038081587226.
English.
Joy Dance,
by Scott Watson,
musically conveys an
unrestrained expression
of happiness and
exhilaration. Inspired by
David's ecstatic dance of
praise in 2 Samuel 6:14
(And David danced before
the Lord with all his
might...), the piece
combines artifacts of
popular and contemporary
music, including bold
syncopations, a driving
5/4 meter groove, and use
of contemporary and
gospel harmonies. A large
percussion section (7
players, including two
mallet parts and timpani)
adds essential color and
energy. Whether it's
worship, thankfulness,
celebration, or blissful
abandon, this composition
reflects the radiant
rejoicing of those who
revel in all life's
goodness! (4:10).
Joy Dance Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Alfred Publishing
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.50876S Composed by Scott Watson. Concert B...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.50876S
Composed by Scott Watson.
Concert Band; Performance
Music Ensemble; Single
Titles. Young Symphonic.
Gospel; Meters; Sacred.
Score. Duration 4:10.
Alfred Music #00-50876S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.50876S).
ISBN
9781470668365. UPC:
038081587233.
English.
Joy Dance,
by Scott Watson,
musically conveys an
unrestrained expression
of happiness and
exhilaration. Inspired by
David's ecstatic dance of
praise in 2 Samuel 6:14
(And David danced before
the Lord with all his
might...), the piece
combines artifacts of
popular and contemporary
music, including bold
syncopations, a driving
5/4 meter groove, and use
of contemporary and
gospel harmonies. A large
percussion section (7
players, including two
mallet parts and timpani)
adds essential color and
energy. Whether it's
worship, thankfulness,
celebration, or blissful
abandon, this composition
reflects the radiant
rejoicing of those who
revel in all life's
goodness! (4:10).
Fire Dance Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: CL.026-4128-01 Composed by Shaffer. Concert B...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2
SKU:
CL.026-4128-01
Composed by Shaffer.
Concert Band.
Build-A-Band. Extra full
score. Composed 2012.
Duration 3 minutes, 40
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#026-4128-01. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.026-4128-01).
David Shaffer's
energetic Fire Dance has
been a very popular band
piece for many years, and
David's new arrangement
for the Build-A-Band
Series retains all of the
fun and excitement of the
original but allows it to
sound great with very
small bands or bands that
have instrumentation
issues. Includes multiple
percussion parts which
greatly enhance the
piece. As is normal for
this series, it includes
an optional piano
part.
About
Build-A-Band
Series
The
Build-A-Band Series
provides educational and
enjoyable music for bands
with incomplete or
unbalanced
instrumentation. Written
using just four or five
parts (plus percussion),
these effective
arrangements will work
with any combination of
brass, woodwind, string
and percussion
instruments as long as
you distribute the parts
so that each of the five
parts is covered. All of
the publications in the
Build-A-Band Series have
been arranged to be
playable with any
instrumentation as long
as each part is used: 1st
Part, 2nd Part, 3rd Part,
4th Part, and Bass Part.
(Please note: In some of
these arrangements the
4th Part, and the Bass
Part are the same, making
it possible to play those
arrangements with only 4
parts.)
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.50067 Featuring Let's Dance, Space Oddi...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.50067
Featuring Let's Dance,
Space Oddity, and Under
Pressure. Composed by
Various. Arranged by
Patrick Roszell. Concert
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Pop Concert Band. Pop;
Pop/Rock; Radio. Score
and Part(s). Duration
6:45. Alfred Music
#00-50067. Published by
Alfred Music (AP.50067).
ISBN 9781470662226.
UPC: 038081579429.
English.
Bowie.
Some artists only need to
be known and recalled by
one name. This fantastic
medley contains three of
his biggest hits. The
jazzy and funky Let's
Dance, the ethereal Space
Oddity, and the
ever-grooving hit, with
rock group Queen, Under
Pressure. (6:45).
By David Shaffer. For concert band. Young Concert Band. Command. Holiday. Grade ...(+)
By David Shaffer. For
concert band. Young
Concert Band. Command.
Holiday. Grade 2.5. Score
and set of parts.
Composed 2003. Duration 1
minutes, 51 seconds.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse
Concert Band - Grade 3 SKU: AP.50067S Featuring Let's Dance, Space Odd...(+)
Concert Band - Grade 3
SKU: AP.50067S
Featuring Let's Dance,
Space Oddity, and Under
Pressure. Composed by
Various. Arranged by
Patrick Roszell. Concert
Band; Performance Music
Ensemble; Single Titles.
Pop Concert Band. Pop;
Pop/Rock; Radio. Score.
Duration 6:45. Alfred
Music #00-50067S.
Published by Alfred Music
(AP.50067S).
ISBN
9781470662233. UPC:
038081579436.
English.
Bowie.
Some artists only need to
be known and recalled by
one name. This fantastic
medley contains three of
his biggest hits. The
jazzy and funky Let's
Dance, the ethereal Space
Oddity, and the
ever-grooving hit, with
rock group Queen, Under
Pressure. (6:45).
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: FJ.B1702 Composed by David Bob...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 2.5
SKU:
FJ.B1702
Composed by
David Bobrowitz. Concert
Band. FJH Young Band.
Light Concert; Novelty.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 2:00. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1702. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1702).
UPC:
241444378816.
English.
This
inventive, lighter work
features a catchy melody,
clever rhythms and a wide
array of engaging
percussion parts. Certain
to be a real audience
pleaser and a fantastic
change-of-pace on any
program!
About FJH
Young
Band
Appro
priate for middle school
and smaller high school
groups. Second clarinets
usually stay below the
break. Parts are written
with more independence,
and instrumentation
increases slightly. There
is still adequate
doubling in the lower
voices. Grades 2 -
2.5
Josie's Dance Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile FJH
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2.5 SKU: FJ.B1702S Score Only. C...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 2.5
SKU:
FJ.B1702S
Score
Only. Composed by
David Bobrowitz. Concert
Band. FJH Young Band.
Light Concert; Novelty.
Score. Duration 2:00. The
FJH Music Company Inc
#98-B1702S. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1702S).
English.
This
inventive, lighter work
features a catchy melody,
clever rhythms and a wide
array of engaging
percussion parts. Certain
to be a real audience
pleaser and a fantastic
change-of-pace on any
program!
About FJH
Young
Band
Appro
priate for middle school
and smaller high school
groups. Second clarinets
usually stay below the
break. Parts are written
with more independence,
and instrumentation
increases slightly. There
is still adequate
doubling in the lower
voices. Grades 2 -
2.5
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.DHP-0981153-140 Arranged by Naohi...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.DHP-0981153-140
Arranged by Naohiro Iwai.
New Sounds for Concert
Band. Original Light
Music. Score Only.
Composed 1998. De Haske
Publications #DHP
0981153-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-0981153-140).
De
aanstekelijke muziek van
Benny Goodman was de
drijvende kracht achter
het swingtijdperk van de
jaren dertig. Met de
bekende hits
Let’s Dance,
Stompin' at the Savoy,
Moonglow en Sing,
Sing, Sing is deze
energieke engoed
geschreven medley een
gepast eerbetoon aan het
honderdste geboortejaar
van de ‘King of
Swing’.
An
Benny Goodman, der vor
mehr als 100 Jahren in
Chicago gebunden wurde,
knüpfen sich viele
Erinnerungen. Naohiro
Iwai widmete dem
großen
Jazzklarinettisten und
Big-Band-Leader eine
musikalische Hommage mit
einem stilgerechten
Medley für
Blasorchester aus
Memories of You,
Don’t Be that Way,
Stompin’ at the
Savoy, Flying Home, Bugle
Call Rag und Sing,
Sing, Sing.
Concert Band (Full Score) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.44012846 Full Score Only(+)
Concert Band (Full Score)
- Grade 3
SKU:
HL.44012846
Full
Score Only. Arranged
by Naohiro Iwai. De Haske
Concert Band. Original
Light Music. Softcover.
Composed 1998. De Haske
Publications #0981153140.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44012846).
UPC:
888680647711.
De
aanstekelijke muziek van
Benny Goodman was de
drijvende kracht achter
het swingtijdperk van de
jaren dertig. Met de
bekende hits Let's
Dance, Stompin' at the
Savoy, Moonglow en
Sing, Sing, Sing
is deze energieke engoed
geschreven medley een
gepast eerbetoon aan het
honderdste geboortejaar
van de 'King of
Swing'.
An Benny
Goodman, der vor mehr als
100 Jahren in Chicago
gebunden wurde, knupfen
sich viele Erinnerungen.
Naohiro Iwai widmete dem
grossen
Jazzklarinettisten und
Big-Band-Leader eine
musikalische Hommage mit
einem stilgerechten
Medley fur Blasorchester
aus Memories of You,
Don't Be that Way,
Stompin' at the Savoy,
Flying Home, Bugle Call
Rag und Sing,
Sing, Sing.
Le 30 mai 1909,
naissait a Chicago,
Benjamin David Goodman,
clarinettiste,
saxophoniste et leader de
Big Band. En 1934, Benny
Goodman fonde son premier
orchestre et lance l'ere
du swing. Il sera sacre
<< roi du swing >> au
Carnegie Hall de New York
en 1938. Il enchantera de
son style et de sa
sonorite plus de
cinquante ans d'histoire
du jazz, jusqu'a la fin
de sa vie. Interpretez
six des plus grands
succes du King of Swing :
Memories of You, Don't
Be That Way, Stompin' at
the Savoy, Flying Home,
Bugle Call Rag et Sing,
Sing, Sing.
Concert Band (Score & Parts) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.44012845 For Concert Ba...(+)
Concert Band (Score &
Parts) - Grade 3
SKU:
HL.44012845
For
Concert Band (Set of
Score and Parts).
Arranged by Naohiro Iwai.
De Haske Concert Band.
Concert Piece. Softcover.
Composed 1998. De Haske
Publications #0981153010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(HL.44012845).
Benny
Goodman Memories
arranged by
Naohiro
Iwai for Concert
Band.
De
aanstekelijke muziek van
Benny Goodman was de
drijvende kracht achter
het swingtijdperk van de
jaren dertig. Met de
bekende hits Let's
Dance, Stompin' at the
Savoy, Moonglow en
Sing, Sing, Sing
is deze energieke engoed
geschreven medley een
gepast eerbetoon aan het
honderdste geboortejaar
van de 'King of
Swing'.
An Benny
Goodman, der vor mehr als
100 Jahren in Chicago
gebunden wurde, knupfen
sich viele Erinnerungen.
Naohiro Iwai widmete dem
grossen
Jazzklarinettisten und
Big-Band-Leader eine
musikalische Hommage mit
einem stilgerechten
Medley fur Blasorchester
aus Memories of You,
Don't Be that Way,
Stompin' at the Savoy,
Flying Home, Bugle Call
Rag und Sing,
Sing, Sing.
Le 30 mai 1909,
naissait a Chicago,
Benjamin David Goodman,
clarinettiste,
saxophoniste et leader de
Big Band. En 1934, Benny
Goodman fonde son premier
orchestre et lance l'ere
du swing. Il sera sacre
<< roi du swing >> au
Carnegie Hall de New York
en 1938. Il enchantera de
son style et de sa
sonorite plus de
cinquante ans d'histoire
du jazz, jusqu'a la fin
de sa vie. Interpretez
six des plus grands
succes du King of Swing :
Memories of You, Don't
Be That Way, Stompin' at
the Savoy, Flying Home,
Bugle Call Rag et Sing,
Sing, Sing.
Whispers of the Wind Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
By David Shaffer. Overture. Young Concert Band. Command. Level: Grade 2.5. Score...(+)
By David Shaffer.
Overture. Young Concert
Band. Command. Level:
Grade 2.5. Score and set
of parts. Composed 2005.
Duration 0:04:55.
Published by C.L.
Barnhouse.
Go Big or Go Home Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Alfred Publishing
Recorded by American Authors. Composed by Zachary Barnett, James Shelley,...(+)
Recorded by American
Authors. Composed by
Zachary Barnett, James
Shelley, Matthew Sanchez,
David Rublin, Aaron
Accetta, Jonnie Davis,
and Michael Goodman
[American Authors].
Arranged by Victor Lopez.
Concert Band; Part(s);
Score. Pop Young Band.
Pop. 148 pages. Published
by Alfred Music
(AP.45799).
Ancient Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 4 SKU: CL.012-4900-75 For Tom (From the Court of H'Tamis M'Dot)<...(+)
Grade 4
SKU:
CL.012-4900-75
For
Tom (From the Court of
H'Tamis M'Dot).
Composed by Holsinger.
Concert Band. Oversized,
spiral-bound score.
Composed 2020. Opus III
Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-4900-75. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4900-75).
In Ancient
Dances, David Holsinger
takes a theme, alluding
to ancient polyphony, and
transforms it into a
pulse-pounding,
finger-twisting, raucous
set of breathless
variations, so typical of
this composer’s
unique compositional
style. Great moments for
every musician in the
ensemble! Not for the
faint of heart!
Ancient Dances Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 4 SKU: CL.012-4900-00 For Tom (From the Court of H'Tamis M'Dot)<...(+)
Grade 4
SKU:
CL.012-4900-00
For
Tom (From the Court of
H'Tamis M'Dot).
Composed by Holsinger.
Concert Band. Concert
Band Series. Score and
set of parts. Composed
2020. Duration 6 minutes,
56 seconds. Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
#012-4900-00. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-4900-00).
In Ancient
Dances, David Holsinger
takes a theme, alluding
to ancient polyphony, and
transforms it into a
pulse-pounding,
finger-twisting, raucous
set of breathless
variations, so typical of
this composer’s
unique compositional
style. Great moments for
every musician in the
ensemble! Not for the
faint of heart!
From Playford's English Dancing Master (1650). By David Stone. Arranged by John ...(+)
From Playford's English
Dancing Master (1650). By
David Stone. Arranged by
John Boyd. (BAND SET).
Boosey and Hawkes Concert
Band. Published by Boosey
& Hawkes.
Concert Band Concert Band - Grade 2 SKU: FJ.B1191 Composed by David Shaff...(+)
Concert Band Concert Band
- Grade 2
SKU:
FJ.B1191
Composed by
David Shaffer. Arranged
by David Shaffer. Concert
Band. FJH Young Band.
Christmas; Holiday Pops.
Score and Part(s).
Duration 1:26. The FJH
Music Company Inc
#98-B1191. Published by
The FJH Music Company Inc
(FJ.B1191).
UPC:
674398212774.
English.
Jingle
Bells with a country
western flare? You bet!
This creative work is
very well written and
provides a section where
your trumpet players will
actually call the square
dance! This is the
perfect opportunity to
Swing ol' Santa 'round
and 'round... A worthy
consideration for your
holiday concert with the
quality writing you've
come to expect from David
Shaffer.
About FJH
Young
Band
Appro
priate for middle school
and smaller high school
groups. Second clarinets
usually stay below the
break. Parts are written
with more independence,
and instrumentation
increases slightly. There
is still adequate
doubling in the lower
voices. Grades 2 -
2.5
Grade 2.5 SKU: CL.011-3629-01 Composed by Shaffer. Young Concert Band. Co...(+)
Grade 2.5
SKU:
CL.011-3629-01
Composed by Shaffer.
Young Concert Band.
Command Series. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR355). Extra full
score. Composed 2007.
Duration 3 minutes, 44
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#011-3629-01. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.011-3629-01).
Shaffer has
risen to a higher level
of musical misquotation
with this adaptation of
Tchaikovsky’s
famous ballet, Nuts and
Crackers. David has
lovingly orchestrated
three of the most best
known movements from the
ballet: March of the Rin
Tin Tin Soldiers, Dance
of the Thoroughly Modern
Mirlitons, and the
Russian Hat-rack Dance
(Ho Ho Hopak). This
delightfully fun piece is
especially appropriate
for holiday concerts, but
is sure to bring down the
house in any concert
setting. Lots of fun and
full of percussion sound
effects. DELIGHTFUL!
About C.L.
Barnhouse Command
Series
The
Barnhouse Command Series
includes works at grade
levels 2, 2.5, and 3.
This series is designed
for middle school and
junior high school bands,
as well as high school
bands of smaller
instrumentation or
limited experience.
Command Series
publications have a
slightly larger
instrumentation than the
Rising Band Series, and
are typically of larger
scope, duration, and
musical content.
Grade 2 SKU: CL.011-3629-00 Composed by Shaffer. Young Concert Band. Comm...(+)
Grade 2
SKU:
CL.011-3629-00
Composed by Shaffer.
Young Concert Band.
Command Series. Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR355). Score and set
of parts. Composed 2007.
Duration 3 minutes, 44
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#011-3629-00. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.011-3629-00).
Shaffer has
risen to a higher level
of musical misquotation
with this adaptation of
Tchaikovsky’s
famous ballet, Nuts and
Crackers. David has
lovingly orchestrated
three of the most best
known movements from the
ballet: March of the Rin
Tin Tin Soldiers, Dance
of the Thoroughly Modern
Mirlitons, and the
Russian Hat-rack Dance
(Ho Ho Hopak). This
delightfully fun piece is
especially appropriate
for holiday concerts, but
is sure to bring down the
house in any concert
setting. Lots of fun and
full of percussion sound
effects. DELIGHTFUL!
About C.L.
Barnhouse Command
Series
The
Barnhouse Command Series
includes works at grade
levels 2, 2.5, and 3.
This series is designed
for middle school and
junior high school bands,
as well as high school
bands of smaller
instrumentation or
limited experience.
Command Series
publications have a
slightly larger
instrumentation than the
Rising Band Series, and
are typically of larger
scope, duration, and
musical content.
Kartoon Klassics Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: CL.024-4573-01 Arranged by Shaffer. Young Con...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2
SKU:
CL.024-4573-01
Arranged by Shaffer.
Young Concert Band.
Rising Band Series for
Developing Bands! Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR393). Extra full
score. Composed 2017.
Duration 2 minutes, 4
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#024-4573-01. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.024-4573-01).
We all know and
love the wonderful
characters from the
classic cartoon
adventures of yesteryear.
David Shaffer has crafted
this clever reincarnation
of music from those
classics. Opening with
Brahms’ Hungarian
Dance #5 we can all
imagine our favorite
cartoon rabbit in his
many adventures and
mis-adventures. With
Wagner’s Ride of
the Valkyries we hear his
death defying escapes
from his adversaries.
Finally, Liszt’s
Hungarian Rhapsody #2
gives us the musical
tension that brought
these cinematic classics
to their comic
conclusions. Multiple
percussion effects and
clever instrumental
writing will make this a
favorite for years to
come. Very
entertaining!
Kartoon Klassics Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile C.L. Barnhouse
Concert band - Grade 2 SKU: CL.024-4573-00 Arranged by Shaffer. Young Con...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2
SKU:
CL.024-4573-00
Arranged by Shaffer.
Young Concert Band.
Rising Band Series for
Developing Bands! Audio
recording available
separately (item
CL.WFR393). Score and set
of parts. Composed 2017.
Duration 2 minutes, 4
seconds. C.L. Barnhouse
#024-4573-00. Published
by C.L. Barnhouse
(CL.024-4573-00).
We all know and
love the wonderful
characters from the
classic cartoon
adventures of yesteryear.
David Shaffer has crafted
this clever reincarnation
of music from those
classics. Opening with
Brahms’ Hungarian
Dance #5 we can all
imagine our favorite
cartoon rabbit in his
many adventures and
mis-adventures. With
Wagner’s Ride of
the Valkyries we hear his
death defying escapes
from his adversaries.
Finally, Liszt’s
Hungarian Rhapsody #2
gives us the musical
tension that brought
these cinematic classics
to their comic
conclusions. Multiple
percussion effects and
clever instrumental
writing will make this a
favorite for years to
come. Very
entertaining!
Band Wind Band - Grade 2 SKU: KJ.JB105F Composed by David Bobrowitz. Conc...(+)
Band Wind Band - Grade 2
SKU: KJ.JB105F
Composed by David
Bobrowitz. Concert and
Contest. Tradition of
Excellence, Excellence In
Performance. Score. Neil
A. Kjos Music Company
#JB105F. Published by
Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.JB105F).
UPC:
8402704845.
The
opening chorale provides
an poignant introduction
to the rhythmic vitality
of the fast and
dance-like exultation.
Short punctuated notes
over a driving rhythmic
background underscore a
feeling of rejoicing and
jubilance. The chorale
melody returns in
juxtaposition with the
energetic rhythms of the
exultation. This is a
wonderful concert
selection to feature your
band's rhythmic skills
that will be appreciated
by audience and players
alike for years to
come!
About
Tradition of Excellence:
Excellence in
Performance
<
p>Excellence in
performance is a concert
band repertoire series
correlated with the
Tradition of Excellence
Comprehensive Band Method
by Bruce Pearson and Ryan
Nowlin. The compositions
in the series correlate
to a specific page in
Tradition of Excellence
Books 1, 2, or 3 and
reinforce and expand on
skills and concepts
introduced in the
method.
/Selecti
ons include exciting
parts for every player,
grade-appropriate
cross-cueing, accessible
ranges and rhythms,
creative percussion
writing, electric bass
and rehearsal piano
parts, and full conductor
scores with rehearsal
suggestions, program
notes and composer
biographies. In addition,
the Grade 1 works provide
an Advanced Snare Drum
part for percussionists
who have achieved a
higher level of ability,
playable simultaneously
with the more basic Snare
Drum part to facilitate
differentiated
learning.
Chorale and Exultation Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Débutant Kjos Music Company
Band Wind Band - Grade 2 SKU: KJ.JB105 Composed by David Bobrowitz. Conce...(+)
Band Wind Band - Grade 2
SKU: KJ.JB105
Composed by David
Bobrowitz. Concert and
Contest. Tradition of
Excellence, Excellence In
Performance. Score and
parts. Neil A. Kjos Music
Company #JB105. Published
by Neil A. Kjos Music
Company (KJ.JB105).
UPC:
8402704843.
The
opening chorale provides
an poignant introduction
to the rhythmic vitality
of the fast and
dance-like exultation.
Short punctuated notes
over a driving rhythmic
background underscore a
feeling of rejoicing and
jubilance. The chorale
melody returns in
juxtaposition with the
energetic rhythms of the
exultation. This is a
wonderful concert
selection to feature your
band's rhythmic skills
that will be appreciated
by audience and players
alike for years to
come!
About
Tradition of Excellence:
Excellence in
Performance
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p>Excellence in
performance is a concert
band repertoire series
correlated with the
Tradition of Excellence
Comprehensive Band Method
by Bruce Pearson and Ryan
Nowlin. The compositions
in the series correlate
to a specific page in
Tradition of Excellence
Books 1, 2, or 3 and
reinforce and expand on
skills and concepts
introduced in the
method.
/Selecti
ons include exciting
parts for every player,
grade-appropriate
cross-cueing, accessible
ranges and rhythms,
creative percussion
writing, electric bass
and rehearsal piano
parts, and full conductor
scores with rehearsal
suggestions, program
notes and composer
biographies. In addition,
the Grade 1 works provide
an Advanced Snare Drum
part for percussionists
who have achieved a
higher level of ability,
playable simultaneously
with the more basic Snare
Drum part to facilitate
differentiated
learning.
Composed by
Stuart Johnson. Band
Music. Score only.
Duration 6:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11103).
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.