(A Complete Concert Including The Silver Rocket, Dreaming, Tacos and Salsa, and ...(+)
(A Complete Concert
Including The Silver
Rocket, Dreaming, Tacos
and Salsa, and Clog
Dance) Composed by Jack
Bullock, Jerry Burns, Lew
Davison, Paul Cook.
Conductor's score and set
of performance parts for
concert band (10 - flute,
2 - oboe, 10 - clarinet,
2 - bass clarinet, 6 -
alto saxophone, 4 - tenor
saxophone, 2 - baritone
saxophone, 8 - trumpet, 4
- horn in F, 6 -
trombone/baritone/bassoon
, 2 - baritone (treble
clef), 4 - tuba, 1 -
mallet percussion, 2 -
percussion I, 4 -
percussion II, 2 -
percussion III). With
performance notes.
Series: Belwin Beginning
Band. Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Concert band (Piccolo,
Flute 1/2, Oboe 1/2,
Bassoon 1/2, Eb Clarinet,
Bb Clarinet 1, Bb
Clarinet 2/3, Bb Bass
Clarinet, Eb Contrabass
Clarinet, Alto Saxophone
1/2, Tenor Saxophone,
Baritone Saxophone,
Trumpet in Bb 1 (w/ Solo
Cornet), Trumpet in Bb
2/3, Horn in F 1/2, ) -
grade 4.5
SKU:
CN.15171
And are
now at rest. Composed
by Warner Hutchinson.
Band Music. Score only.
Duration 8:15. Published
by C. Alan Publications
(CN.15171).
They Flew Away
(and are now at rest) is
an elegy dedicated to the
many brave pilots who
lost their lives in
service to our country.
The mournful tones of the
solo trumpet speak not
only of the sorrow at
their loss, but the
nobility and courage they
displayed as the most
famous fighting power in
military
history.
They Flew
Away (and are now at
rest) is an elegy
dedicated to the many
brave pilots who lost
their lives in service to
our country. The mournful
tones of the solo trumpet
speak not only of the
sorrow at their loss, but
the nobility and courage
they displayed as the
most famous fighting
power in military
history. This work is
recorded by the USAF
Heritage of America Band
on an album titled
'Portraits,' Maj. Larry
H. Lang, conductor, and
also on an album by the
Augustana College Band,
Dr. Bruce T. Ammann,
conductor.
Lewis and Clark, 1804 Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Claude T. Smith Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.CTS-8054-00 Composed by Pappas. Concert Band. Score and s...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.CTS-8054-00
Composed by Pappas.
Concert Band. Score and
set of parts. Composed
2004. Claude T. Smith
Publications
#CTS-8054-00. Published
by Claude T. Smith
Publications
(CL.CTS-8054-00).
Lewis and
Clark, 1804, captures the
musical experiences of
the pioneer explorers
using popular folk music
of the era. The subtle
changes in rhythms and
colorful harmonies
provides the background
for the melodic material
that maintains the
audience and performers
interest. This spirited
work is great for concert
or festivals.
Grade 3 SKU: CL.CTS-8054-01 Composed by Pappas. Concert Band. Extra score...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.CTS-8054-01
Composed by Pappas.
Concert Band. Extra
score. Composed 2004.
Claude T. Smith
Publications
#CTS-8054-01. Published
by Claude T. Smith
Publications
(CL.CTS-8054-01).
Lewis and
Clark, 1804, captures the
musical experiences of
the pioneer explorers
using popular folk music
of the era. The subtle
changes in rhythms and
colorful harmonies
provides the background
for the melodic material
that maintains the
audience and performers
interest. This spirited
work is great for concert
or festivals.
Tumbleweed Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire Carl Fischer
Fanfare and Fantasy. Composed by Tyler Arcari. Score and part(s). With St...(+)
Fanfare and
Fantasy. Composed by
Tyler Arcari. Score and
part(s). With Standard
notation. 32 322 pages.
Duration 4 minutes, 6
seconds. Carl Fischer
#CPS0185. Published by
Carl Fischer (CF.CPS185).
Tanglewood Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Opus III Wind Orchestra Publications
Grade 3 SKU: CL.012-1377-00 Overture for Band. Composed by Tatgenh...(+)
Grade 3
SKU:
CL.012-1377-00
Overture for Band.
Composed by Tatgenhorst.
Concert Band. Heritage of
the March Series. Audio
recording available
separately (items
CL.WFR101 & CL.WFR197).
Score and set of parts.
Composed 1972. Duration 4
minutes, 12 seconds. Opus
III Wind Orchestra
Publications
#012-1377-00. Published
by Opus III Wind
Orchestra Publications
(CL.012-1377-00).
A beautifully
conceived contest
composition which
explores the full range
of dynamics and
sonorities of the concert
band. Tanglewood is a
staple of numerous state
contest lists. A proven
classic!
About Heritage
of the
March
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
Concert band - Grade 2-3 SKU: DH.DP200110-SET Composed by Gene Milford. S...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2-3
SKU:
DH.DP200110-SET
Composed by Gene Milford.
Score and set of parts.
Duration 4 minutes, 50
seconds. Published by
Daehn Publications
(DH.DP200110-SET).
Mysterious
voices emanate from
silence, followed by bold
themes, flashes of
dialogue between winds
and percussion, and a
fiery recapitulation. Dr.
Milford has captured the
awe and drama of Lewis'
science fiction classic.
A great adventure for
young bands!
Concert band - Grade 2-3 SKU: DH.DP200110-SC Composed by Gene Milford. Sc...(+)
Concert band - Grade 2-3
SKU:
DH.DP200110-SC
Composed by Gene Milford.
Score. Duration 4
minutes, 50 seconds.
Published by Daehn
Publications
(DH.DP200110-SC).
Mysterious
voices emanate from
silence, followed by bold
themes, flashes of
dialogue between winds
and percussion, and a
fiery recapitulation. Dr.
Milford has captured the
awe and drama of Lewis'
science fiction classic.
A great adventure for
young bands!
By Jack Bullock, Lew Davison, Katherine Lee Bates And Samuel A. Ward. Arranged b...(+)
By Jack Bullock, Lew
Davison, Katherine Lee
Bates And Samuel A. Ward.
Arranged by Paul Cook And
Jerry Burns. By Jack
Bullock, Lew Davison,
Katherine Lee Bates and
Samuel A. Ward / arr.
Paul Cook and Jerry
Burns. For Concert Band.
Concert Band. Belwin
Beginning Band. Level: 1
(Very Easy) (grade 1).
Conductor Score.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
By Paul Cook, Jack Bullock, Lew Davison, and Jerry Burns. By Paul Cook, Jack Bul...(+)
By Paul Cook, Jack
Bullock, Lew Davison, and
Jerry Burns. By Paul
Cook, Jack Bullock, Lew
Davison, and Jerry Burns.
For Concert Band. Concert
Band. Belwin Very
Beginning Band. Level:
Very Easy (grade 1/2).
Conductor Score, Parts
and CD. 344 pages.
Duration 3:34. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
By Jack Bullock, Lew Davison, Katherine Lee Bates And Samuel A. Ward. Arranged b...(+)
By Jack Bullock, Lew
Davison, Katherine Lee
Bates And Samuel A. Ward.
Arranged by Paul Cook And
Jerry Burns. By Jack
Bullock, Lew Davison,
Katherine Lee Bates and
Samuel A. Ward / arr.
Paul Cook and Jerry
Burns. For Concert Band.
Concert Band. Belwin
Beginning Band. Level: 1
(Very Easy) (grade 1).
Conductor Score & Parts.
348 pages. Duration 6:12.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
By Paul Cook, Jack Bullock, Lew Davison, And Jerry Burns. By Paul Cook, Jack Bul...(+)
By Paul Cook, Jack
Bullock, Lew Davison, And
Jerry Burns. By Paul
Cook, Jack Bullock, Lew
Davison, and Jerry Burns.
For Concert Band. Concert
Band. Belwin Very
Beginning Band. Level: .5
(Very Easy) (grade .5).
Conductor Score.
Published by Alfred
Publishing.
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1084364-010 Composed by Hayat...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084364-010
Composed by Hayato
Hirose. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2008.
De Haske Publications
#DHP 1084364-010.
Published by De Haske
Publications
(BT.DHP-1084364-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
In de loop der
jaren is
Alice’s
Adventures in
Wonderland van de
Engelse schrijver Lewis
Carroll (1832-1898) een
favoriet boek gebleken
voor kinderen en
volwassenen over de hele
wereld. Voor dit werk is
het verhaal over Aliceals
uitgangspunt gebruikt, er
hoort een voor te dragen
vertelling bij en er is -
optioneel - zelfs
gelegenheid voor zang en
acteerwerk. De muziek
weerspiegelt de essentie
van het verhaal en voegt
er een extra dimensie aan
toe.
Alice im
Wunderland wird seit
Generationen von Kindern
und Erwachsenen auf der
ganzen Welt gelesen und
geliebt. Hayato Hirose
schuf frei nach dem Buch,
das wohl zu den
fantasievollsten
literarischen Werken
aller Zeiten gezählt
werden darf, ein ebenso
fantasievolles
Musikstück
für Blasorchester
mit optionalem Gesang,
szenischem Spiel und
einem Erzähler.
Schaffen Sie mit
Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland ein
Bühnenereignis, das
Ihr Publikum so schnell
nicht vergessen
wird!
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 4 SKU: BT.DHP-1084364-140 Composed by Hayat...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 4
SKU:
BT.DHP-1084364-140
Composed by Hayato
Hirose. Concert and
Contest Collection CBHA.
Concert Piece. Score
Only. Composed 2008. 48
pages. De Haske
Publications #DHP
1084364-140. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1084364-140).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
In de loop der
jaren is
Alice’s
Adventures in
Wonderland van de
Engelse schrijver Lewis
Carroll (1832-1898) een
favoriet boek gebleken
voor kinderen en
volwassenen over de hele
wereld. Voor dit werk is
het verhaal over Aliceals
uitgangspunt gebruikt, er
hoort een voor te dragen
vertelling bij en er is -
optioneel - zelfs
gelegenheid voor zang en
acteerwerk. De muziek
weerspiegelt de essentie
van het verhaal en voegt
er een extra dimensie aan
toe.
Alice im
Wunderland wird seit
Generationen von Kindern
und Erwachsenen auf der
ganzen Welt gelesen und
geliebt. Hayato Hirose
schuf frei nach dem Buch,
das wohl zu den
fantasievollsten
literarischen Werken
aller Zeiten gezählt
werden darf, ein ebenso
fantasievolles
Musikstück
für Blasorchester
mit optionalem Gesang,
szenischem Spiel und
einem Erzähler.
Schaffen Sie mit
Alice’s Adventures
in Wonderland ein
Bühnenereignis, das
Ihr Publikum so schnell
nicht vergessen
wird!
Allegro Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band/Harmonie and Clarinet Solo - Grade 4-5 SKU: BT.DHP-1053790-010(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie and
Clarinet Solo - Grade 4-5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053790-010
From the Clarinet
Concerto in Eb Major, Op.
36. Composed by Franz
Krommer. Arranged by
Timothy Topolewski. Solo
Spectrum. Solo &
Concerto. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2005. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1053790-010. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053790-010).
9x12 inches.
English-German-French-Dut
ch.
Der erste Satz
des Klarinettenkonzerts,
das Allegro, ist
kühn und brilliant in
seinen technischen
Anforderungen in den
schnellen Passagen und
flüssig und
ausdrucksvoll in den
lyrischen Abschnitten. Er
ist eine spannende
Herausforderung für
Klarinettisten von heut
und war sehr
wahrscheinlich ein
virtuoses Stück für
Klarinettisten im
frühen 19.
Jahrhundert.Wie so viele
Komponisten der Klassik,
beschrieb Krommer die
Aritkulation von kaum
mehr als ein paar Phrasen
seiner Soli für
Bläser. Infolgedessen
nahmen sich die einzelnen
Spieler viel Freiheiten,
wo und wann sie
angestoßen oder
gebunden spielten.
Artikulation für
Bläser, genau wie
Bogenbewegung für
Streicher, mussflexibel
in ihrer Auslegung und
Durchführung sein. Die
richtige Spielweise
ergibt aus dem
technischen Können und
der Ausdrucksstärke
des jeweiligen Spielers.
Der Dirigent sollte dies
zusammen mit seinem
Solisten erarbeiten.
Allegro Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Intermédiaire De Haske Publications
Concert Band and Clarinet Solo - Grade 4-5 SKU: BT.DHP-1053790-040 Fro...(+)
Concert Band and Clarinet
Solo - Grade 4-5
SKU:
BT.DHP-1053790-040
From the Clarinet
Concerto in Eb Major, Op.
36. Composed by Franz
Krommer. Arranged by
Timothy Topolewski. Solo
Spectrum. Solo &
Concerto. Set (Score &
Parts). Composed 2005. De
Haske Publications #DHP
1053790-040. Published by
De Haske Publications
(BT.DHP-1053790-040).
Concert band - Grade 1 SKU: RM.LEWI00026-BA Composed by Lewie. Arranged b...(+)
Concert band - Grade 1
SKU:
RM.LEWI00026-BA
Composed by Lewie.
Arranged by John Briver.
Parade. Orchestra. Full
set. Editions Robert
Martin #LEWI00026-BA.
Published by Editions
Robert Martin
(RM.LEWI00026-BA).
Concert band - Grade 1 SKU: RM.LEWI00026-CO Composed by Lewie. Arranged b...(+)
Concert band - Grade 1
SKU:
RM.LEWI00026-CO
Composed by Lewie.
Arranged by John Briver.
Parade. Orchestra.
Conductor's score.
Editions Robert Martin
#LEWI00026-CO. Published
by Editions Robert Martin
(RM.LEWI00026-CO).
A Wexford Reverie Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Curnow Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.CMP-0910-05-010 Composed by James...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.CMP-0910-05-010
Composed by James Curnow.
Concert Band. Set (Score
& Parts). Composed 2005.
Curnow Music #CMP
0910-05-010. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0910-05-010).
English.
A
superb opportunity to
explore the expressive
side of your band! This
rich and lovely
arrangement by James
Curnow has so much to
offer. Building from a
simple statement in the
woodwinds to the full
sonority of the concert
band at its best, you
will treasure this
arrangement for years to
come. Let the music flow
freely as you develop
your own sensitive
interpretation of this
endearing
carol.Evocative!
A Wexford
Reverie vormt een
uitgelezen mogelijkheid
om de expressieve kant
van uw orkest te
ontwikkelen. Dit
charmante arrangement van
James Curnow heeft veel
te bieden. Van een
eenvoudig statement in
het hout tot de
vollewarmte van het
complete harmonieorkest
is dit een arrangement
van grote waarde. Laat de
muziek vrijelijk stromen
en geef uw eigen
interpretatie aan dit
innemende
kerstlied.
Eine
großartige
Gelegenheit, die
ausdrucksvolle Seite
Ihres Blasorchesters
auszuloten! Dieses
klangvolle, liebliche
Arrangement des
traditionellen irischen
Weihnachtsliedes
Wexford Carol hat
viel zu bieten. Von einer
einfachen musikalischen
Aussage in den
Holzbläsern ausgehend
baut sich das gesamte
Blasorchester zu seiner
gesamten Klangfülle
auf. Ein Stück, das
garantiert einen festen
Platz in Ihrem
Weihnachtsrepertoire
bekommen wird.
A Wexford Reverie Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Facile Curnow Music
Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 3 SKU: BT.CMP-0910-05-140 Composed by James...(+)
Concert Band/Harmonie -
Grade 3
SKU:
BT.CMP-0910-05-140
Composed by James Curnow.
Concert Band. Score Only.
Composed 2005. 20 pages.
Curnow Music #CMP
0910-05-140. Published by
Curnow Music
(BT.CMP-0910-05-140).
English.
A
superb opportunity to
explore the expressive
side of your band! This
rich and lovely
arrangement by James
Curnow has so much to
offer. Building from a
simple statement in the
woodwinds to the full
sonority of the concert
band at its best, you
will treasure this
arrangement for years to
come. Let the music flow
freely as you develop
your own sensitive
interpretation of this
endearing
carol.Evocative!
A Wexford
Reverie vormt een
uitgelezen mogelijkheid
om de expressieve kant
van uw orkest te
ontwikkelen. Dit
charmante arrangement van
James Curnow heeft veel
te bieden. Van een
eenvoudig statement in
het hout tot de
vollewarmte van het
complete harmonieorkest
is dit een arrangement
van grote waarde. Laat de
muziek vrijelijk stromen
en geef uw eigen
interpretatie aan dit
innemende
kerstlied.
Eine
groÃ?artige Gelegenheit,
die ausdrucksvolle Seite
Ihres Blasorchesters
auszuloten! Dieses
klangvolle, liebliche
Arrangement des
traditionellen irischen
Weihnachtsliedes
Wexford Carol hat
viel zu bieten. Von einer
einfachen musikalischen
Aussage in den
Holzbläsern ausgehend
baut sich das gesamte
Blasorchester zu seiner
gesamten Klangfülle
auf. Ein Stück, das
garantiert einen festen
Platz in Ihrem
Weihnachtsrepertoire
bekommen wird.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.465000130 For Large Wind Ensemble. Compo...(+)
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
Springâ€) 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 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Brian Lewis. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus M...(+)
By Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Arranged by Brian
Lewis. Music by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart / arr.
Brian Lewis. For Concert
Band. Concert Band. Young
Symphonic. Level: 2
(Medium Easy) (grade 2).
Conductor Score. 16
pages. Published by
Alfred Publishing.
A Merry Mozart Christmas Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Alfred Publishing
By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Brian Lewis. Music by Wolfgang Amadeus M...(+)
By Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart. Arranged by Brian
Lewis. Music by Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart / arr.
Brian Lewis. For Concert
Band. Concert Band. Young
Symphonic. Level: grade
2. Conductor Score &
Parts. 1 pages. Published
by Alfred Publishing.
Band Concert Band SKU: PR.46500013L For Wind Ensemble. Composed by...(+)
Band Concert Band
SKU:
PR.46500013L
For
Wind Ensemble.
Composed by Dan Welcher.
Contemporary. Large
Score. With Standard
notation. Composed 2010.
Duration 14 minutes.
Theodore Presser Company
#465-00013L. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.46500013L).
UPC:
680160600151. 11 x 14
inches.
I n 1803,
President Thomas
Jefferson sent Meriwether
Lewis and William Clarks
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.
I have 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. I
have 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, doesnt
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 Jeffersons 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 Cruzattes
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), Vla bon vent,
Soldiers Joy, Johnny Has
Gone for a Soldier, Come
Ye Sinners Poor and Needy
(a hymn sung to the tune
Beech Spring) and Fishers
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 Jeffersons
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.
Cadets' Cavalcade Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] - Débutant Carl Fischer
Band concert band - Grade 1 SKU: CF.BPS124F Composed by Joseph Compello. ...(+)
Band concert band - Grade
1
SKU: CF.BPS124F
Composed by Joseph
Compello. Sws. Bps. Full
score. 12 pages. Duration
1:30. Carl Fischer Music
#BPS124F. Published by
Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BPS124F).
ISBN
9781491156155. UPC:
680160914692. 9 x 12
inches.
Personal
Note My high school band
director, Clarence F.
Wroblewski, died on
November 24, 2018. In the
1950s, he was a pioneer
in the field of public
school instrumental music
in the Baltimore City. He
was my mentor and my dear
friend. It was his
guidance and
encouragement that set my
young life's course on
the path of music.
Performance Notes The
idea for this easy march
is a parade with horses,
hence the title Cadets'
Cavalcade. It may be
taught and performed in
common time, but the feel
is in 2 at the indicated
tempo. Directors who wish
to perform it a little
faster or slower than 80
should feel free to do
so. All cues are for
endurance considerations.
Bands that are capable of
playing from beginning to
end without rests may
ignore the cues. When
cymbals are just
following the bass drum
line, be certain that the
player observes the
proper
balance. Personal
NoteMy high school band
director, Clarence F.
Wroblewski, died on
November 24, 2018. In the
1950s, he was a pioneer
in the field of public
school instrumental music
in the Baltimore City. He
was my mentor and my dear
friend. It was his
guidance and
encouragement that set my
young life's course on
the path of
music.Performance
NotesThe idea for this
easy march is a parade
with horses, hence the
title Cadets' Cavalcade.
It may be taught and
performed in common time,
but the feel is in 2 at
the indicated tempo.
Directors who wish to
perform it a little
faster or slower than 80
should feel free to do
so. All cues are for
endurance considerations.
Bands that are capable of
playing from beginning to
end without rests may
ignore the cues. When
cymbals are just
following the bass drum
line, be certain that the
player observes the
proper balance.