Blasorchester-Noten von Boosey & Hawkes

This powerful piece is based on the final decade of the nineteenth century and the plight of the Lakota (Sioux) Nation. Movements: Incantation ' Dance of the Ghosts ' The Massacre. (16:30)

Scored for large wind ensemble by Donald Hunsberger. Originally composed for Brass Band (1957).

(8:45)

Duration: ca. 4 minutes

Collage of tunes from the Ballet-Suite of Copland. Included: The Open Prairie ' Street in a Frontier Town ' Cowboys with Lassos ' Mexican Dance and Finale ' Gun Battle ' Celebration (after Billy's Cap...

Windependence - Master Level (Grade 4) Mysterian Landscapes was commissioned by the Bald Eagle Area High School (Wingate, PA) in recognition of the growing passion for music in our schools. The three...

Windependence - Artist Level (Grade 5) An American Song is a collage that portrays the motto e pluribus unum by combining several dozen American tunes into a single whole. Fragments of hymns, spiritua...

The chorale-like Introduction with its sparse instrumentation quietly leads to the more agitated and dissonant Allegro, gradually expanding through the addition of instruments and growing in density t...

Duration: ca. 12 minutes.

Windependence - Master Level (Grade 4) This piece is meant to take on a lush Irish feel, as this best compares to Father McAnulty's (former President of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh) gentle natur...

Windependence - Master Level (Grade 4) Dvorák did not rely on actual folk melodies for his Slavic Dances, but rather used their spirit and style as inspiration. (5:15)