Categories: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0, Young Concert Band Arranger: Michael Brown
Grade 3.0
With Disneyland's 50th anniversary celebration in full swing, what could be better than a flashy medley featuring some of the great musical moments associated with this American icon of family entertainment?
This fast-paced and terrific-sounding arrangement includes:
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Ray Charles Arranger: Patrick Roszell
Grade: 3.0
Legendary musician Ray Charles is remembered in this medley entitled A Man and His Soul. Featuring the up tempo classic "What'd I Say," the beautiful and lush "Ruby," and the gospel infused "I Got a Woman," this arrangement scored by Patrick Roszell is guaranteed to entertain your audience.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Ray Charles Arranger: Patrick Roszell
Grade: 3.0
Legendary musician Ray Charles is remembered in this medley entitled A Man and His Soul. Featuring the up tempo classic "What'd I Say," the beautiful and lush "Ruby," and the gospel infused "I Got a Woman," this arrangement scored by Patrick Roszell is guaranteed to entertain your audience.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Arranger: Jack Bullock
Grade: 3.0
Every song that brings New York City to mind has been crafted into a medley especially for your concert band. A Salute to New York City contains "New York, New York," "Give My Regards to Broadway," "Forty-Second Street," "The Sidewalks of New York (East Side, West Side)," and "Theme from New York, New York." A musical toast to this regal city that's sure to please. (4:23)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Arranger: Jerry Brubaker
Grade: 3.0
In the words of the great Duke Ellington, 'It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing),' and that song title is just one of the tasty morsels in this concert band salute to the world of jazz. The medley just plain cooks when these other classics are added to the pot: The Swingin' Shepherd Blues * 'Round Midnight * Take Five * Li'l Darlin' * C Jam Blues * Cute. Cool, man! (6:25)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Arranger: Jerry Brubaker
Grade: 3.0
In the words of the great Duke Ellington, 'It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing),' and that song title is just one of the tasty morsels in this concert band salute to the world of jazz. The medley just plain cooks when these other classics are added to the pot: The Swingin' Shepherd Blues * 'Round Midnight * Take Five * Li'l Darlin' * C Jam Blues * Cute. Cool, man! (6:25)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Andre Waignein
Grade 3 Duration 4:27
African music can be hard to define, given the sheer variety it contains. However, certain characteristics can be described as typically African. For African Beat André Waignein made use of two such features that feature throughout the work: a ubiquitous African rhythm and an ‘Afro-pop’ style which has emerged in the music of the continent in recent decades. Invite your audience to join you on a colourful musical safari.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: James Curnow
A Fantasy on African Folk Songs.
PROGRAM NOTE African Portrait is a fantasy on African folk songs presented in a way that strives to capture the stark landscape, numerous countries, vast amount of land, and warm, friendly people who love their different countries yet reflect one common attribute.., the love of music. The songs included in this continuous suite of three movements are songs of fun (Abot Tangewuo, a Kenyan counting game song), a lullaby that a mother might sing to her child (Ayo ay, from Senegal), and a Ugandan song (Yaye yayo) set in a mock war-dance style, which would be sung loudly and fiercely.
This piece features clapping, stomping, and loud drumming that expresses the energy and joyful exuberance of a wonderful people.
TO THE CONDUCTOR The opening few measures require some physical involvement from the players in the form of clapping and stomping. Allow the performers to relax and enjoy this boisterous addition to the music. Keep it free and easy without overdue emphasison the dynamics. When the percussion section joins the ensemble, strive for a balance that allows the clapping and stomping to continue to dominate the texture.
In measure 5, the melody in the clarinets and saxophones is to be heard above the rhythmic aspect of the music. The counting in measures 17-20 may be performed in English or Kenyan, should you feel up to the proper pronunciations involved in the language. The lullaby in measure 26 is lovely and expressive and should not be hurried. Let the music portray the soft, rocking emotion of the music. Yaye yayo, a war-like song, should exude energy, drive and spirit. Be cautious not to overplay the dynamics or the ‘accented” style.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arranger: Koos Mark
Difficulty: 3
Duration: 4m 48s
This work contains 5 themes by W. A. Mozart. These themes have been transformed – with due respect to their original conception – into a more contemporary sound idiom. In this way the arranger hopes to offer musicians of all ages an opportunity to get familiar with the music of one of the foremost masters of music. The themes used are: 1. Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1st part), 2. Sonate Facile (1st part), 3. Turkish March, 4. Symphony in G minor (1st part), 5. Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (4 th part).
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Arranger: Koos Mark
Difficulty: 3
Duration: 4m 48s
This work contains 5 themes by W. A. Mozart. These themes have been transformed – with due respect to their original conception – into a more contemporary sound idiom. In this way the arranger hopes to offer musicians of all ages an opportunity to get familiar with the music of one of the foremost masters of music. The themes used are: 1. Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1st part), 2. Sonate Facile (1st part), 3. Turkish March, 4. Symphony in G minor (1st part), 5. Rondo from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (4 th part).
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Gene Scheer Arranger: Michael Brown
Grade 3.0
(FROM THE WAR)
Ken Burns has created another masterpiece with his PBS series on World War II entitled The War. Here is the moving anthem featured throughout the series in a touching setting for band.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer / arranger: Jerry Bilik
A mainstay of the concert repertoire and a popular choice for contests and festivals. Featured in the medley are: Listen to the Mocking Bird; Dixieland; Camptown Races; John Brown's Body; Dixie; Battle Cry of Freedom; Maryland, My Maryland; When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Just Before the Battle, Mother; Marching Through Georgia; The Yellow Rose of Texas and Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Robert W. Smith
Grade: 3.0
Musically depicting the lake community from Ohio, American Portrait #1 features two distinct musical "images". Following the introductory fanfare, "On the Town" captures the cheerful hustle and bustle of the community as the town comes to life each morning. "Mist of the Morn" recalls the distinct image of green rolling hills in the beautiful countryside wrapped in the morning mist as the sun rises above the horizon. (6:19)
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Morton Gould Arranger: Douglas E. Wagner
Grade: 3.5
The monumental Morton Gould variations on "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" has been a staple in the orchestra and concert band literature for more than fifty years. An easily recognizable and energetic work, Douglas Wagner has retained the fervor and made this classic work available to a wider variety of concert bands by rescoring the bassoon trio into the clarinet section. Bravo!
Category: LIGHT CONCERT - Grade 3.0 Composer: Johann Strauss Arranger: Wil van der Beek
Grade 3 Duration 13:25
An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube Waltz) has had more success as a concert waltz than in the original choral version: since its victorious performance at the World Exhibition in Paris (1867) it has achieved fame world-wide. In Austria An der schönen blauen Donau has even become an unoffi cial anthem. At the traditional New Year’s concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic, this waltz—along with Radetzky March by Johann Strauss the Elder—is always played as an encore.
Please note that the score included with this set is a three stave short score.
The YouTube link provided below is simply to give you a flavour the melodic content of this work. The arrangement by T. Creswick is for Wind Band or Concert Band.
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