Alfred Blasorchester-Noten

A striking tutti fanfare builds to a fugue-like section initiated by the woodwinds and draws to a dynamic musical conclusion. Outstanding teaching opportunities abound in this driving and dynamic comp...

Based on a Scottish folk song, this traditional work begins with a fanfare and is followed by the warm and flowing melodic material. Solidly scored, Ayrshire Portrait will complete any program and wil...

Based on a Scottish folk song, this traditional work begins with a fanfare and is followed by the warm and flowing melodic material. Solidly scored, Ayrshire Portrait will complete any program and wil...

Based on a Scottish folk song, this traditional work begins with a fanfare and is followed by the warm and flowing melodic material. Solidly scored, Ayrshire Portrait will complete any program and wil...

Commissioned by the football coach of the University of Minnesota, ''The Minnesota March'' was completed in 1927. Being impressed by the number of Indian names found in Minnesota, Sousa used a number...

Written for the 7th Regiment of the 107th Infantry of the New York National Guard in 1922 and composed late in his career, this is considered one of Sousa's best marches. The revered Frederick Fennell...

Sousa, who was a horseman himself, completed this wonderful work late in 1925. The march exemplifies the regimental rhythms heard with horse and rider and the Fennell arrangement preserves Sousa's ori...

Written in 1928 to commemorate 50 years as a conductor, this often-forgotten Sousa march is joyous and uplifting. In duple time, this quick-step is a welcome addition to any traditional band concert,...

Commissioned for the occasion of George Washington's bicentennial celebration in 1932, this march was premiered by the combined military bands in Washington, D.C., conducted by Sousa himself. Now with...

Dedicated to Colonel Osmun Latrobe and members of the Fourth U.S. Calvary, this march clearly reflects the patriotism so characteristic in Sousa's work. Complete with bugle calls in the trio, this sti...

This beautiful flowing ballad evokes the freshness of springtime. Dynamic shadings enhance the dramatic musical effect. A very moving original composition expertly staged for the beginning ensemble. A...

This beautiful flowing ballad evokes the freshness of springtime. Dynamic shadings enhance the dramatic musical effect. A very moving original composition expertly staged for the beginning ensemble. A...

This beautiful flowing ballad evokes the freshness of springtime. Dynamic shadings enhance the dramatic musical effect. A very moving original composition expertly staged for the beginning ensemble. A...

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Here's a moving holiday work based on 'Silent Night.' Incorporating his technique for providing a soloist experience for any member of the ensemble (or a combination of players), Robert W. Smith has s...

Here's a moving holiday work based on 'Silent Night.' Incorporating his technique for providing a soloist experience for any member of the ensemble (or a combination of players), Robert W. Smith has s...

Here's a moving holiday work based on 'Silent Night.' Incorporating his technique for providing a soloist experience for any member of the ensemble (or a combination of players), Robert W. Smith has s...

One of Sousa's more obscure marches, it was dedicated to the governor and the people of New Mexico. You'll hear the characteristic musical sounds of Latin and American Indian populations indigenous to...

This revered march was dedicated to the officers and men of the 311th Cavalry in 1918. If you listen carefully you can hear the musical horse hooves. A march of distinction for every program. (2:58)

Here's one that's often forgotten. Written in 1926 by John Philip Sousa at the request of Detroit's mayor, this charming cut-time march in typical Sousa style is dedicated to Mayor John W. Smith and t...

The clock will measure only five or so minutes, but a timeless amount of driving energy describes this explosion of sonorities. Five or more percussionists are the catalysts for this high intensity bo...