Instrumentalwerke für Blasorchester

A familiar style, accompanied by syncopated rhythms and contemporary harmonies, make this a favorite with young musicians. Chromatics allow for the expansion of student ranges while remaining conserva...

The title explains just what is going to happen as you open with this thriller for young band. Rob Foster shows an intimate knowledge of the grade 1 band and its capabilities.  It is equally at h...

Shiver me timbers, matey! Was für ein großartiges Übungsstück für junge Bands, und würdest du als Dirigent nicht eine verwegene Figur mit einem dreieckigen Hut und einer Augenklappe und einem Papagei...

This isn't a processional march, but it could easily serve as one, for it captures the pomp and pageantry of a royal procession. This is an expressive and compelling work for very young players.

Kann deine Band die Welt vor diesen unheimlichen Eindringlingen aus dem Weltall retten? Mit nur sieben Noten, einigen witzigen Gesangseffekten und einer einfachen Möglichkeit, den dynamischen Kontrast...

The image of a band of centipedes marching down the street in band uniforms, struggling to keep all their legs in step is an excellent method by which to introduce your students to sixteenth notes. Wi...

Aus der Feder von Aric Branchfield stammt dieses exotische und aufregende Werk, das die Dramatik der hohen See in der Zeit der Piraten und Seeräuber vermittelt. Es ist genau das richtige Werk, um die...

A tuneful delight to the ear with a satisfying array of teaching points for the band director, "The Blue Hornets" makes a superb concert or festival selection. At home in any place in a program, the w...

Capturing the pomp and pageantry of a royal coronation, this original march has plenty of teaching points, yet can still be performed with a minimum of rehearsal time.

Conservative ranges, easy rhythms, and a beautiful melody make this work an ideal training piece for the young band. There are only two styles of articulation, the melody appears in every wind part, a...

Sinister, dark, and downright creepy... your beginners will love it! This piece uses nothing more complex than two eighth notes with no dotted notes or syncopations. The ranges are conservative so it...

An ideal early-in-the-year selection that features idiomatic writing, conservative ranges, very few eighth notes, and no divided sections. There are plenty of teaching points, from music history and s...

Die Fahrt in einem Schlitten über verschneite Felder und Straßen scheint fest in unserem Bewusstsein verankert zu sein. Selbst wenn wir es noch nie erlebt haben, erscheint es uns so real wie alles and...

With unequalled cleverness, Jeremy Martin takes us deep into the world of the secret agent/private detective. Whether you opt to play this for the myriad teaching points or just because it sounds ente...

Clever and melodic, this fanfare based on Good King Wenceslas makes a wonderful opening statement for holiday concerts. The lively rhythmic impulse adds to the jovial mood and is sure to lift spirits...

This treatment of an African American spiritual, "The Gospel Train," also known as "Get On Board," is a treat for young players. It has a melody they may well know that lies well for their instruments...

An exciting new work from the pen of Aric Branchfield, Into the Deep is an exercise in syncopation. There is a middle passage that sounds slower because of the note values, but the work remains at a c...

American Strong is catchy tune in a spirited march with a unique and unusual form: there's not much more to ask for. Composer David Bobrowitz has provided the "more,"---every section makes a significa...

Clarence E. Barber's arrangement of the classic carol Greensleeves is manageable for all players. Everyone gets a shot at the melody and there are many different percussion colors to set the arrangeme...

A humorous and most assuredly tongue-in-cheek work by Clarence E. Barber, Alien Autopsy offers cross-cued solo opportunities for bassoon, flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, and tuba. A wide array of per...

This piece has everything the grade 1 conductor is looking for: safe and solid scoring, limited and comfortable ranges, enough percussion to keep the section busy and out of trouble, and exciting them...

Inspired by Romani proverbs, Dance When There Are Songs is a wonderful work for young bands by David M. Martin evoking the flavor of the nomadic peoples of Europe. It affords several cross-cultural pe...

Heroic themes for everyone in Jeremy S. Martin's The Conquerors---scored safely for ultimate success highlight this outstanding work for grade 1 band. There is opportunity for teaching chromatic finge...

Some vocalizations and the use of a flexatone highlight this beginning band tour de force. Only the standard first six notes are used and even percussion plays no notes shorter than eighth notes. The...

Stark lines and open harmonies give The Ice Zone by Aric Branchfield a mature sound without difficulty. Clarinet stays below the break, trumpet below B, and all instruments lie within a carefully thou...