Southern Music Company

The work opens with a dramatic brass fanfare before moving to a spirited allegro. The slower middle portion is rather 'jazzy' in character with a trumpet solo. After several statements of this lush so...

This dramatic work for young players is intended to portray a noble, mystical pursuit of some great conquest or accomplishment. Full of driving percussion, resolving tone clusters, dramatic brass writ...

Genesys Fanfare was written for and performed by the members of the Brass and Percussion sections of the Flint Symphony Orchestra. Later the work was rescored for full orchestra and ultimately for con...

This arrangement is based on the Swedish folksong Ack, Värmeland, du sköna. ('Oh Värmeland, You Fair and Lovely Place'). The lyrics of the song speak of the beauty of the landscape and the wonderful n...

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

Napoli is perhaps the most famous solo by Sousa arranger and cornet virtuoso Hermann Bellstedt. Conceived as a theme and variations on a wildly popular 19th Century song, this edition for orchestra wa...

Written especially for percussionist Evelyn Glennie, Songs to the Banks of Ayr is a Romantic, richly-orchestrated work, consisting of four movements, each set to a poem by Robert Burns. Movement title...

Detailed Instrumentation: 3-2-3-2; 4-3-3-1, T, Perc; Str

Received the Howard Hanson prize in 1963. Detailed Instrumentation: 2(2dPicc).2.2(2dBCl).2: 4.3(Bb Tpt).3.1: Timp. Perc(3, Vib opt.).Pno(opt.): Str

This piece is the first in a series of orchestral essays (Entitled 'Four Symphonic Essays') which explore differents aspects of musical texture: monophony, homophony, cacophony, and in this work polyp...

Named after the Cascadian Wind Quintet which commissioned and premiered the work. this 4-movement concerto grosso evokes musical images of the Pacific Northwest. Full orchestra and piano accompaniment...

Edward Curtis, the great American photographer, traveled the American West during the early decades of the 20th century, taking literally of tens of thousands of photographs of Native Americans, chron...

This collection of Three Asiatic Dances is written for six players. Instrumentation: 2 triangles, 2 suspended cymbals, orchestra bells, chimes, five automobile brake drums (cow bells, steel drums, iro...

As the title suggests, this up-tempo number is a swingin' jazz-style show stopper for percussion octet. Instruments list: bells, xylophone, marimba, vibes, chimes, kameso, timpani, tom-toms, bongos, a...

The title of this 3-movement work for percussion quartet indicates the intention. The first movement is contrapuntal (fugal), featuring multi-pitched sets of drums imitating and interacting with each...

This swing style piece for percussion octet (4 playing mallets and 4 playing percussion) has the following instrumentation: orchestra bells, xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, tambourine, chimes, timpani...

This piece for percussion sextet is in three movements of varied style and tempi. Instrumentation: Snare Drum, Field Drum, Roto Toms, Suspended Cymbal, Bass Drum, Timpani (2 or 4 drums)

Commissioned by D. Stanly Barnes, director and the Clinton, TN High School Band. Dedicated to Doris and Elmer Cook. Instrument list: orchestral bells, xylophone, marimba, vibes (alt. piano), chimes (a...

Written to be musically awarding to the average 8th-grade student or enthusiastic 7th-grader, this composition is based on the music and sounds of Japan, though it is not a transcription of any partic...

This lively Latin piece is for percussion septet with electric bass. Instrumentation: Bells or vibes, marimba or xylophone, 2 tom-toms, woodblocks/cowbell, claves/tambourine, high-hat, snare drum/bass...

Commissioned by D. Stanly Barnes, director of the Clinton Tennessee High School Band, and dedicated to Doris and Elmer Cook. Instrumentation: orchestra Bells, xylophone, marimba, vibes (alt. piano), c...