Ossian Publications

Composed in the summer of 1984, Yorkshire Ballad was premiered at the Kansas Bandmasters Association Convention by Claude T. Smith and the Kansan Intercollegiate Band. Since its publication, it has be...

This work was written in memory of Claude T. Smith and the title is taken from Psalm 137: 'By the rivers of Babylon/ there they sat down and wept/ Upon the willows in the midst/ of it, we hung our har...

This work was written to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the city of Lawrence, Kansas, home to composer James Barnes for years. Like all Barnes scores, Jubilation Overture is a mode...

Danza Sinfonica is a single movement work for virtuoso band. The flavor of the dance is decidedly from south of the border, and uses all the technical resources of the modern concert band in a work of...

Picture Santa doing the Cha Cha Cha to Up On The Housetop , the Argentine Tango to a minor treatment of Jingle Bells and tearing it up to a funk rock version of Jolly Old Saint Nicholas! Christmas con...

The 28 chorales in this collection are suitable for concert band/wind ensemble as well as woodwind/brass choir, saxophone quartet, trombone quartet, or mixed woodwind/brass groups. They are well-suite...

This unique method takes a practical approach in teaching the essential musical skills to the entire band. With consistent attention to the three fundamentals addressed in this book - technique, rhyth...

Das Kaddisch ist das jüdische Totengebet, das von den Hinterbliebenen elf Monate lang jeden Morgen und Abend und danach an jedem Jahrestag des Todes gesprochen wird. Die Komposition wurde zum Gedenken...

The Kaddish is the Jewish prayer for the dead, said by the bereaved each morning and evening for eleven months, then on each anniversary of the death thereafter. The composition was written as a memor...

The iconic tune Autumn Leaves 'Les feuilles mortes' by Hungarian-born composer Joseph Kosma hardly requires an introduction to jazz aficionados. The music was originally set to French lyrics by Jacqu...