Leichte Noten von Grand Mesa Music

This engaging, minor key piece by new composer Lind spins an intriguing musical story of a cat-and-mouse game between a very clever pickpocket and the new inspector in town. In a fugue-like middle sec...

This beautifully written piece for young string orchestra tells the story of an old European watchmaker who builds the world's first music box. In his excitement to share his magical invention with th...

Every Olympian dreams of achieving their best performance by setting a goal and working hard toward it. This stately piece evokes a feeling of pride and accomplishment, and is perfect for reinforcing...

Cellos in Charge! In the uplifting piece, your beginning cello section gets a chance to shine! The cello section plays first, introducing the main theme for the other sections and then introduces the...

It’s Raining Cats and Dogs is perfect for your beginning orchestra’s spring concert! It is based on a familiar old joke: “When it is raining cats and dogs, be careful you don’t step in a poodle!” This...

Beware the black hole! This fun and dramatic piece is perfect for beginning ensembles. All sections get to play the minor melodies, and with too many opportunities to play in the rests, students will...

Floating in a Dream: Close your eyes and imagine you are floating while you are dreaming, best accomplished with the help of a beautiful melody accompanying the dream. This piece uses legato style bow...

Spiders on the Loose: Students will love this easy piece which portrays spiders insidiously creeping and crawling up their arms, represented by eighth notes. Each section gets to play the exciting mel...

This introspective work for young band explores new directions in band scoring, and will introduce young players to the pleasures of playing lyrical melodies.

This simple, effective work can be a great introduction for young players to ragtime and syncopation. The stop-time 'B' section features the players speaking words about the nature of ragtime music. T...

A solidly-arranged fantasy on the immortal 'Chop Sticks', sure to delight young players and audiences alike!'

Low register clarinet section feature.

A cheerful, well-scored piece that gives an inexperienced flute section a chance to shine!

This piece makes contrapuntal texture and imitative writing accessible for very young bands.

Superb work for this level! Great vehicle for working on sustained style.

Great arrangement of a folk round that will be the hit of any young band's spring concert.

The composer creates a haunting musical dreamscape in this evocative work for less experienced bands. Passionate melodies and dramatic intensity encourages young bands to raise their level of musician...

Well-scored rendition of Samuel F. Smith's 'My Country, Tis of Thee' for first-year bands that allows young players to experience a variety of instrumental combinations and a key change for the first...

Jared Spears has here written another wonderfully exciting, creative, and very approachable work for young bands that works well for almost any combination of wind and percussion instruments. The titl...

Reminiscent of medieval times, this work brings the pageantry and majesty of kings and the courts alive in musical colors. From reflective opening to court dance, the young band will experience the st...

The richness and mystery of the Russian Steppes is captured in this compelling musical portrait. Though ranges and rhythm requirements permit it to be performed by very young groups, other musical asp...

This powerful and exciting new work amply displays again why Rob Grice is one of the most quickly rising stars in the band music world. It was inspired by the 2004 hurricane season that spawned some o...

Capturing the exotic flavor of an ancient middle-eastern city with the use of minor modes and colorful percussion writing, the composer has crafted a unique and ear-catching new work for young band. T...

Regalia is a processional style work that brings the majesty of Old English courtyards to life. It is appropriate as a concert opener or for that special occasion where pomp and ceremony is required.