Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: David Matthews
Originally composed in 1990, this tango is the fourth movement from Symphony No. 4 by David Matthews. The tango is the most alluring of contemporary dances, and a number of arrangements of it exist, including ones for solo piano and for various chamber ensembles. This version was arranged by the composer in 1999 for 30 (or more) players.
Categories: New & Recent Titles, MUSIC from the MOVIES - Grade 3.0 Composers: Benj Pasek, Justin Paul Arranger: Michael Brown
Grade 3.0
Duration
From the songwriting team who brought us Dear Evan Hansen and La La Land, the movie musical The Greatest Showman is based on the true story of P.T. Barnum with Hugh Jackman in the title role. This arrangement of the powerful anthem from the film is a dynamic showcase for the concert stage.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer / arranger: Clark McAlister
Russian Easter Music I for Wind Ensemble
Originally commissioned by the musicians of the Ural Philharmonic Orchestra in Russia, This Is the Day draws on material from McAlister's earlier epic for wind orchestra, "Pascha". All the material has been extracted from elements of the Russian Orthordox litergy and has been forged into a single movement in three contiuous sections which have enormous sweep and power. This passionate committed celebration of Russia's Easter is a wonderful addition to the repertoire and suitable for both community and professional bands alike.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer / arranger: Judith Bingham
French Suite for Wind Ensemble and Percussion
A gripping, sometimes disturbing evocation of 50s and 60s culture, of Big Bands, crooners, Jazz combos, cult TV and Cinema, set against the background of the Kennedy assassination and cast as a classical French Suite. Highly original, vividly scored, by turns brilliant, elegant, sparkling and smoochy with a hair-raising conclusion.
Categories: New & Recent Titles, BIGGIES - Grade 4.0
Grade 4.0 Duration 13.00
‘Three City Sketches’ was commissioned for Soli Deo Gloria Alkmaar from the Netherlands. The work’s three movements depict different aspects of the orchestra’s hometown. This is an exciting and epic piece for a contest or thematic concert.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: Filip Ceunen
The Three Musketeers is a three-movement composition for youth orchestra, in which the three musketeers are illustrated one after the other. I. Athos is brave and courageous, but can also be secretive. II. Porthos is the hooligan of the trio: he wanders merrily through life. III. Aramis is the intellectual of the group. The Three Musketeers is a Flex4 edition. It’s an ideal piece for any beginners’ orchestra - and is a challenge for everyone!
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: Robert Jager
Grade 3.00
Duration 7.30
Referring to the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, this suite of three appealing settings reflects on the origins and character of this state. The suite opens with the lighthearted 6/8 setting “Punxsutawny Phil.” Next is “Moravian Hymn Variants” which is solemn and rich-sounding, but with a brief spirited middle variation. “Independence Hall” concludes this well-written work in a stately and majestic style.
Categories: BIGGIES - Grade 1.0, New & Recent Titles Composer: Brian Balmages
Grade 1.0 Duration 2.15
Fear, anxiety, adrenaline, and a sheer rush of excitement all take center stage in this musical depiction of a rollercoaster ride. After percussion simulate the sound of a lift hill, the ride is off in an action-packed series of drops, turns, and loops. Eventually the riders get their hands up in the air and revel in the unabashed joy of the moment before the ride comes to its end. Unique and powerful! (2:15)
Categories: New & Recent Titles, OPENERS - Grade 1.5 Composer: Brian Balmages
Grade 1.5 Duration 1.45
Based on clusters of sound and an unrelenting rhythmic drive, the music was imagined after the composer’s home was hit by lightning. The work has an urgency about it that is juxtaposed with brief moments of release before tension builds once again. Percussion plays a big role throughout and a modular twist occurs toward the end as the inexhaustible energy moves into a fiery conclusion. (1:45)
Category: New & Recent Titles Composers: Ervan Coleman, Johnny Flamingo Arranger: Michael Brown
Grade 2.0
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass made their fame in the mid-'60s, and this was one of the biggest hits. With its lively feel and familiar melody, this is one your students are sure to enjoy.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composers: Ervan Coleman, Johnny Flamingo Arranger: Michael Brown
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass made their fame in the mid-'60s, and this was one of their biggest hits. With its lively feel and familiar melody, this is one your students are sure to enjoy.
Category: New & Recent Titles Composer: Richard O'Brien Arranger: Johnnie Vinson
35 years after its premiere (and featured recently on Glee), cult movie classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show remains the longest-running theatrical release in film history. Here is the familiar high-energy dance hit “Time Warp” in a very playable yet great-sounding arrangement for young bands.
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