By Bob Margolis (After Claude Gervaise). Concert band. Suitable for high school, community, and college bands. Level: Grade 4. Conductor score and set of parts. Duration 4:30. Published by Manhattan Beach Music.

Band Bass Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Clarinet 3, Contrabass Clarinet, Euphonium, Flute 1, Flute 2, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Oboe 1, Oboe 2, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Percussion 4, Percussion 5, Piccolo, String Bass and more.

SKU: PR.165000970

For Band. Composed by Dan Welcher. Folder. Premiered by the University of Texas Symphony Band, Scott S. Hanna, conductor, at Butler School of Music, UT/Austin, Austin, Texas. Contemporary. Set of Score and Parts. With Standard notation. Composed 14-Sep. 40 pages. Duration 7 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #165-00097. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.165000970).

ISBN 9781491100462. UPC: 680160626717. 9x12 inches.

Commissione d by a consortium of 20 high school and university bands coordinated by Scott Hanna of the University of Texas at Austin, Downshifting is inspired by Welcher’s joy of bicycle riding. Welcher explains in the program note: When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting... With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep one’s legs going at a constant speed (for me, q = 126) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly. I determined to capitalize on this in writing Downshifting, which keeps the same mathematical inner pulse, ‘shifting’ (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes..
One of the joys of life for me is riding my 21-speed bicycle.  As a basically non-athletic person who nonetheless likes to stay in shape, I have found that riding my bike provides just the exercise I need.  The workout is strenuous, but pleasant—and the infinite variety of scenery I pass keeps me alert and wide awake.  When I decided to write a piece for band that was basically entertaining and uplifting, it made perfect sense to call it Downshifting.With three gears on the front sprocket and seven on the rear, it’s possible to keep ones legs going at a constant speed (for me, that’s 126 to the quarter note) while the bike itself may be moving very slowly or very quickly.  I determined to capitalize on this in writing the music, which manages to keep the same mathematical inner pulse, “shifting” (with a ratchet) as the terrain changes.  So Downshifting begins with that steady pulse, on a grid of eighth notes in 2/4 to propel the little vehicle forward.  There’s a joyous little tune in our heads as we begin our ride.  As the initial thrill of riding on the flat gives way to monotony, we stay in that pulse for the first minute or so of the ride.  Then, as the first hill becomes visible, we shift the bike down: even though the eighths are equal, the pulse feels slower (and we’re now in 6/8 time).  Ultimately the compound meter shifts again as the climb begins, and we’re now plodding doggedly up the hill.  (The music reflects all of these changes, with subtitles such as “Working harder—Seeing the climb, ahead”, “Steady and committed…the climb begins!”, “Straining against the grade”, etc.).There are two hills, and two long climbs (but in different keys, reflecting the change in scenery).  When at last the summit of the second hill is reached (“Flying, Over the Top”), we coast at last down the other side at breakneck speed.  The initial joyous melody returns, but now in a spread-out coasting pulse.  At the end of the ride, we slow to a stop—then take one last sprint (shifting five times in the process) in order to end on a biker’s high.Downshifting was commissioned by a consortium of fourteen high school and college bands, overseen by my longtime colleague at the University of Texas, Scott Hanna.  The piece is dedicated to him (and to all bicycle enthusiasts).

Facade Entertainments by William Walton (1902-1983). Arranged by David Lloyd-Jones. Narrator, flute ( piccolo), clarinet ( bass clarinet), alto saxophone, trumpet in C, percussion, cello (1-2 players); Percussion: snare drum, cymbal, triangle, Chinese block, castanets, tambourine, jingles). Scores. William Walton Edition. Walton Edition. Full score. 272 pages. Duration 50'. Published by Oxford University Press

By Scott Joplin. Arranged by Halferty. For flute, oboe and Bb clarinet. Woodwind Trio. Level: Grade 4. Published by Kendor Music Inc.

By Scott Joplin. Arranged by Sacci. For flute, oboe, Bb clarinet, french horn and bassoon. Woodwind Quintet. Level: Grade 3. Published by Kendor Music Inc.

Orchestra Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon 1, Bassoon 2, Celesta, Chimes, Clarinet, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Claves, Contrabass, Contrabassoon, Cowbell, Crotales, English Horn, Glockenspiel, Harp, Horn 1, Horn 2, Horn 3, Horn 4, Maracas, Marimba, Oboe 1 and more.

SKU: PR.11641737S

Composed by Steven Stucky. Study Score. 68 pages. Duration 9 minutes. Merion Music #116-41737S. Published by Merion Music (PR.11641737S).

ISBN 9781491136133. UPC: 680160688432.

Son et lumière (“sound and light,” a kind of show staged for tourists at historic sites or famous buildings) is an orchestral entertainment whose subject is the play of colors, bright surfaces, and shimmery textures. I have tried in this music to recapture the élan and immediacy that regular meters and repetitive rhythms make possible—something forbidden during the modernist regime but recently restored in the post-modern work of composers like John Adams, Steve Reich, and others. Throughout its brief nine-minute span, then, the piece is built almost exclusively of short, busy ostinato figures—my attempt, I suppose, to achieve the rhythmic vitality of minimalism, but without giving in to the over-simple harmonic language that usually comes with it.Surprisingly, the musical materials seemed determined to shape themselves into an approximation of nineteenth-century sonata form. We hear an introduction, a first theme (based on triadic broken chords), a second theme (beginning with the flute solo), and a closing theme (led by two piccolos). In a sort of development section, these materials are recombined in new ways; in a recapitulation, both the first and second themes are recalled more or less intact (part of the second is actually repeated quite literally).Then, in the coda, a second surprise: as if another, different music has been lurking all the while behind the shiny surface, the strings now unexpectedly split off from the rest of the orchestra to assert a new, more passionate, more “serious” voice, transcending the external show of sound and light.Son et lumière, commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, was composed between June and December 1988 in Ithaca (N.Y.), in Los Angeles, and at the artists’ colony Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs (N.Y.). David Zinman conducted the first performance in Baltimore on 18 May 1989; André Previn gave the West Coast premiere with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on 18 January, 1990.
Son et lumière (“sound and light,” a kind of show staged for tourists at historic sites or famous buildings) is an orchestral entertainment whose subject is the play of colors, bright surfaces, and shimmery textures. I have tried in this music to recapture the élan and immediacy that regular meters and repetitive rhythms make possible—something forbidden during the modernist regime but recently restored in the post-modern work of composers like John Adams, Steve Reich, and others. Throughout its brief nine-minute span, then, the piece is built almost exclusively of short, busy ostinato figures—my attempt, I suppose, to achieve the rhythmic vitality of minimalism, but without giving in to the over-simple harmonic language that usually comes with it.Surprisingly, the musical materials seemed determined to shape themselves into an approximation of nineteenth-century sonata form. We hear an introduction, a first theme (based on triadic broken chords), a second theme (beginning with the flute solo), and a closing theme (led by two piccolos). In a sort of development section, these materials are recombined in new ways; in a recapitulation, both the first and second themes are recalled more or less intact (part of the second is actually repeated quite literally).Then, in the coda, a second surprise: as if another, different music has been lurking all the while behind the shiny surface, the strings now unexpectedly split off from the rest of the orchestra to assert a new, more passionate, more “serious” voice, transcending the external show of sound and light.Son et lumière, commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, was composed between June and December 1988 in Ithaca (N.Y.), in Los Angeles, and at the artists’ colony Yaddo, in Saratoga Springs (N.Y.). David Zinman conducted the first performance in Baltimore on 18 May 1989; André Previn gave the West Coast premiere with the Los Angeles Philharmonic on 18 January, 1990.

Ensemble (Flute and piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone in E flat, Trumpet in C, Percussion, Cello, and Cello A and B for Facade 1.)

SKU: OU.9780193593879

Composed by William Walton. William Walton Edition. Reciter's part. 72 pages. Duration 50''. Oxford University Press #9780193593879. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193593879).

ISBN 9780193593879. 12 x 9 inches.

The William Walton Edition score of Facade Entertainments brought together for the first time all thirty-three extant Walton settings of the Edith Sitwell poems that were written and performed under this title.

About William Walton Edition

In March 2014 Oxford University Press published the last volume in its magnificent William Walton Edition, the only complete critical edition of a 20th-century British composer's oeuvre. All 24 volumes are handsomely printed and bound. Walton's entire output is now available to scholars and performers in a definitive and fully practical edition, based on the form in which the composer ultimately wished his music to be performed. The general editor, David Lloyd-Jones - the eminent conductor, English music specialist, and founder of Opera North - invited a world-class expert to edit each volume. Carefully researched introductory essays place the works in their historical context and in the composer's oeuvre, and there are full critical notes.

Santorella Singles for Alto Sax and Piano composed by Various. Arranged by Jonathon Robbins. For alto sax solo and piano accompaniment. This edition: Paperback. Solo with Accompaniment. Classical. Score and solo part. Text Language: English. 48 pages. Published by Santorella Publications

Concert band (1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet*, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb Tenor Saxophone*, Eb Baritone Saxophone*, 1st/) - grade 3.5

SKU: CN.R10066

Composed by Stuart Johnson. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 6:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10066).

The opening theme, stated in a Maestoso unison, provides the musical kernel for the entire work. The composer cleverly exploits all the rhythmic possibilities inherent within the chosen theme to provide a piece which is serious enough for detailed study and Festival usage, yet entertaining at the same time.

Symphonic Variations was commissioned by Swindon Young Musicians' Club with funds provided by the W H Smith Arts Programme, and first performed by Swindon Young Musicians, conducted by Bramwell Tovey, at the Wyvern Theatre on January 29, 1989. The opening theme, stated in a Maestoso unison, provides the musical kernel for the entire work. The composer cleverly exploits all the rhythmic possibilities inherent within the chosen theme to provide a piece which is serious enough for detailed study and Festival usage, yet entertaining at the same time.

Concert band (1st Flute, 2nd Flute, 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Eb Alto Clarinet*, Bb Bass Clarinet*, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb Tenor Saxophone*, Eb Baritone Saxophone*, 1st/) - grade 3.5

SKU: CN.S11066

Composed by Stuart Johnson. Band Music. Score only. Duration 6:00. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.S11066).

The opening theme, stated in a Maestoso unison, provides the musical kernel for the entire work. The composer cleverly exploits all the rhythmic possibilities inherent within the chosen theme to provide a piece which is serious enough for detailed study and Festival usage, yet entertaining at the same time.

Symphonic Variations was commissioned by Swindon Young Musicians' Club with funds provided by the W H Smith Arts Programme, and first performed by Swindon Young Musicians, conducted by Bramwell Tovey, at the Wyvern Theatre on January 29, 1989. The opening theme, stated in a Maestoso unison, provides the musical kernel for the entire work. The composer cleverly exploits all the rhythmic possibilities inherent within the chosen theme to provide a piece which is serious enough for detailed study and Festival usage, yet entertaining at the same time.

Edited by Roland Erben. Collection. Score and Parts. Published by Edition Kunzelmann (PE.GM1859).

(Clarinet). For Clarinet. Book; CD; Instrumental Series; Play-Along. Instrumental Solos Series. Pop; Pop/Rock. Grade 2; Grade 3. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Music

(For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble). By Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Arranged by David Marlatt. For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble. Masterworks; Part(s); Score; Woodwind - Mixed Ensemble. Eighth Note Publications. Masterwork Arrangement. 64 pages. Published by Eighth Note Publications

(Flute). For Flute. Book; CD; Instrumental Series; Play-Along. Instrumental Solos Series. Pop; Pop/Rock. Grade 2; Grade 3. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Music

(Violin). For Violin. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. Instrumental Solos Series. Pop; Pop/Rock. Grade 2; Grade 3. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Music

(Horn in F). For Horn in F. Book; CD; Instrumental Series; Play-Along. Instrumental Solos Series. Pop; Pop/Rock. Grade 2; Grade 3. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Music

(Cello). For Cello. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. Instrumental Solos Series. Pop; Pop/Rock. Grade 2; Grade 3. 52 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Score and Parts Concert Band (Score and Parts) - Grade 2

SKU: HL.4008797

(Featuring each instrument section of the band). Arranged by Johnnie Vinson. Discovery Plus Concert Band. Disney, Movies. Softcover. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4008797).

UPC: 196288204305. 9.0x12.0x0.652 inches.

Cleverly arranged to showcase each instrument on a well-known Disney tune, here's the perfect recruiting tool for your next concert tour of the elementary schools! It's also an entertaining medley for any concert. Includes: A Whole New World (full band), Let It Go (Clarinets), Arabian Nights (Oboe), Beauty and the Beast (Flutes), We Don't Talk About Bruno (Saxes), Remember Me (Trumpets), Can You Feel the Love Tonight (F Horns), You've Got a Friend in Me (Trombones/Baritones), Under the Sea (Percussion), and You're Welcome (bass instruments).

By Joplin Scott. Arranged by Eric Vireton. Wind quintet. For Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, F Horn, Bassoon. Classical, Chamber Music. Grade 4. Score and set of parts. 10 pages (score); 10 pages (parts). Published by FLEX Editions

Composed by Paul Hart. For Full Orchestra (Piccolo Flute 1/2 Oboe 1/2 Bb Clarinet 1/2 Bb Bass Clarinet Alto Saxophone Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2/3/4 Bb Trumpet 1/2/3 Trombone 1/2 Bass Trombone Tuba Harp Timpani Percussion 1/2/3/4 Violin 1/2 Viola Cello Double Bass). Grade 5. Orchestra score and parts. Duration 9:30. Published by C. Alan Publications