By Michael Burkhardt. For organ, brass quartet, congregation, timpani, (handbells 2-5 octaves). Chamber Music. Festive Hymn Settings. Medium. Published by MorningStar Music Publishers

Latin Folk Song Trilogy (Grade 3 - Score and Parts). Arranged by William Himes. Curnow Music Concert Band. Grade 3. Curnow Music #044400. Published by Curnow Music

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Timpani, Trombone, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, Tuba and more. - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YPS158F

Russian Festive March. Composed by James Meredith. SWS. Full score. With Standard notation. 24 pages. Duration 2 minutes, 40 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #YPS158F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YPS158F).

ISBN 9781491141236. UPC: 680160629299. 9 x 12 inches.

A Balalaika is a type of Russian folk stringed instrument. They come in a variety of sizes and can have full orchestras of these instruments. The music they play has a distinctly Russian folk music sound and composer James Meredith has worked to present this style in a modern concert piece. The work is a festive dance-like piece and contains quotes throughout of famous Tchaikovsky themes in order to help give it that Russian flavor. Balalaika is a different and refreshing choice for your next concert.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Piccolo, Snare Drum, Timpani, Triangle, Trombone 1 and more. - Grade 5

SKU: CF.SPS78F

Composed by Victor Herbert. Symphonic Band (SPS). Full score. With Standard notation. 40 pages. Carl Fischer Music #SPS78F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.SPS78F).

ISBN 9781491153239. UPC: 680160910731.

Festi val March is presented in a new edition arranged by Richard Summers. It is a tour de force composition for advanced bands and hearkens back to a bygone era during the golden age of the band movement. Directors and students will hear operatic music from composer Victor Herbert who is best known for his Christmas classic, Toyland. This is a richly scored masterpiece that deserves to return to standard status in concert band repertoire. We are proud to bring you this new setting of this cherished classic.
About the CompositionFestival March by Victor Herbert was written for the Pittsburgh Symphony and first performed under Herbert’s direction in Chicago on Dec. 9, 1901 celebrating the 12th anniversary of Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Also known as the Auditorium Festival March, he included it many times for programs of a festival nature. The main theme Auld Lang Syne, a famous Scottish folk song, is incorporated many times along with brass fanfares, interludes and march melodies. This band arrangement is very similar to the original orchestral composition. The missing string parts, the addition of the saxophone section and other band instruments, editing of the superimposed triplets against sixteenth notes, to one or the other, and articulations suitable for the band, were major challenges. The style of early twentieth-century American music is captured here. This arrangement will give band musicians access to a fine piece of music that could only be appreciated by orchestra musicians up to now. Although suitable for many occasions, this piece is a great way to begin or end a December holiday concert.  Notes to the ConductorVictor Herbert’s music can be interpreted in a romantic style, which is the conductor’s responsibility to read in nuance and musicality. The beginning and other triple-tonguing sections of this piece have a March of the Toys quality to it.  The interludes and Auld Lang Syne sections are legato and musical. The March sections can also be shaped musically.About the ComposerVictor Herbert was born in Ireland in 1861 and raised in Germany. When he moved to America in 1886, he joined the Metropolitan Opera as principal cellist and eventually composed many works including forty-three operettas on Broadway from the 1890s to World War I, including Naughty Marietta and Babes in Toyland. Victor Herbert conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony from 1898 to 1904 and then was the conductor of his own Victor Herbert Orchestra. He formed ASCAP with a group of composers in 1914 and was the director until his death in 1924. Among his thirty-one compositions for orchestra, Festival March was a favorite of his and was eventually published by Carl Fischer Music.  .

SATB choir, cantor, assembly, organ accompaniment, trumpet 1 in B-flat, trumpet 2 in B-flat, trombone 1, trombone 2, timpani - Beginning

SKU: GI.G-5246

Composed by Howard Hughes. Ritual Prayer. Sacred. Octavo. 8 pages. GIA Publications #5246. Published by GIA Publications (GI.G-5246).

English. Text source: (ICET); Translation: ICET.

The 1981 publication of Mass of the Divine Word, stands as prime example of readily accessible congregational music using highly attractive refrains, and the Eucharistic Acclamations stand out above the rest. This is interesting, under-used music, that works instantly with folks gathered from many places for Eucharist. And since many of those occasions are festive, it has parts available for brass quartet. Cantor, optional SATB.