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.  .

Jazz ensemble - Grade 3

SKU: CL.032-4368-01

Composed by Stanton. Jazz Ensemble. Audio recording available separately (item CL.991-2015-01). Extra full score. Composed 2015. Duration 3 minutes, 6 seconds. C.L. Barnhouse #032-4368-01. Published by C.L. Barnhouse (CL.032-4368-01).

A really great rock guitar feature. This up-tempo chart explodes from the first guitar power chord behind a rhythmic horn section introduction right into the melodic verse, verse, chorus, improv format. Your students will be sounding bigger and better right away! The easy Bb major pentatonic scale means there’s no such thing as a wrong note for your rising star guitar player. The guitar part includes tablature for licks with appropriate slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord shape/performance suggestions. Playable with 3 Saxes, 3 Brass and Rhythm. An outstanding chart for maturing bands who want to really rock the house!

Chamber Music Horn

SKU: PR.114422300

Composed by Stacy Garrop. Fold. Score. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 20 seconds. Theodore Presser Company #114-42230. Published by Theodore Presser Company (PR.114422300).

ISBN 9781491133897. UPC: 680160683468. 9 x 12 inches.

SANSKARA is a free-flowing, lyrical solo work for horn, inspired by the Sufi religion practiced by Garrop’s first composition teacher. The composer has written: “While he and I never talked about his beliefs, I was intrigued to research Sufism while studying with him. While researching, I came across the word sanskara. The word means impressions imprinted onto a person’s soul as memories from their past lives; these impressions shape the person’s desires and actions in their current life. The ideas of reincarnation, and previous actions coming to bear on someone’s next life, were fascinating to my young mind, and I crafted SANSKARA into a series of melodic waves to represent one’s past impressions.”.

Band Bass Clarinet, Bass Drum, Bassoon, Bells, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Claves, Crash Cymbals, Euphonium, Euphonium T.C., Flute, Flute 2, Horn, Mallet Percussion, Oboe, Percussion 1, Percussion 2, Percussion 3, Snare Drum, Suspended Cymbal, Tambourine and more. - Grade 2

SKU: CF.YPS210F

Composed by Grant Michel. Young Band (YPS). Full score. With Standard notation. 20 pages. Carl Fischer Music #YPS210F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.YPS210F).

ISBN 9781491152973. UPC: 680160910472.

Prote us sets out to depict musical transformation with shifting elements of style, color, and texture, emulating its shape-shifting, mythical ancient Greek namesake. Grant Michel encourages young bands to explore their musical range, from the mysterious to the intimidating, in this fresh contemporary piece.