Leichte Noten von Grand Mesa Music

Elgar’s Andante and March was taken from a set of pieces by Edward Elgar for violin and piano that I used to play with my daughter when she was a young violin student. I appreciated that a young violi...

Trumpet solo with piano accompaniment.

Commissioned and premiered by the Centennial Jr. High Band, Montrose, Colorado, this expansive concert band work is descriptive of the world's largest flat-topped mountain. Juxtaposition of triple and...

Written in the style of the hauntingly beautiful music played by the Gamelan orchestras of Indonesia, this exotic composition gives all players melodies within the layered texture. Endorsed by Robert...

The first piece in Ken's Master Transcriptions for Young Band's series, this classic work is perfect for any festival or concert. This effective arrangement of four Renaissance dance tunes is an outst...

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 piece was written with the intent to feature an accomplished soloist with a school band. The appealing trumpet solo, in three contrasting movements, fits very nicely with the melodically importan...

This classy ragtime work was inspired by the Redlands area of the Colorado National Monument. This is the strong first band work by a composer of music for films and commercials.

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 beautiful, heartfelt arrangement of melodies from the Chanukah season. Perfect arrangement to include on a winter holiday concert.

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

Enjoyable arrangement of a little-known ragtime classic, complete with toe-tapping syncopated melodies and trombone rips galore.

Three-movement work beautifully arranged from songs and hymns by early American composer William Billings.

Based on the spiritual 'Swing Low, Sweet Chariot', this clever arrangement gives young alto sax sections a chance to show off!

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

Suite of 5 pieces from the Medieval period presenting a colorful tapestry of music from this era.

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...