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This piece is an ethereal and effective work for winds, piano, and percussion. It opens with three solo flutes echoing a call as if it were played on a mountain top. Various soloists are featured thro...

A solar storm (or solar flare) is a large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere releasing massive amounts of energy. This shifty, rhythmic piece is colorful and bold with great material in all sections. I...

The opening section is free and segues to a lyrical and mournful melody, that also segues to another cadenza, followed by the finale-a fast bop style section. It portrays emotions of loss and celebrat...

Boris Godunov is an opera that centers around the Russian people in the early 17th century. Coronation Scene is one of the grandest scenes in the opera. This is when the great square in Moscow is fill...

This new work by Donald Coakley is sure to catch the attention of the band world. This piece is an ideal choice for either a concert or contest. All parts are accessible to players of this difficulty...

Composer Donald Coakley was asked, by the Pastor of St. William's Roman Catholic Church, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to write a hymn based on verses he had written about the parish's namesake. What...

Overture to An Unscripted Movie was composed to pay homage to the orchestral scores written for Hollywood action/adventure films. The Overture is in four sections: The Hero, The Villain, The Love Them...

225 million years ago, all of the earth's land masses were combined into one super continent- Pangaea. This giant land was inhabited by creatures totally alien to the world we know. Imagine if you cou...

Suite on Canadian Folk Songs was written as a Centennial project in 1967 and originally scored for brass band, although the music of the first movement had appeared in Suite from the Monteregian Hills...

Masquerade was commissioned by the Hannaford Street Silver Band. This is a brass band whose personnel is composed top freelance musicians in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Coakley wanted to personalize the piec...

Another exciting composition by an exciting Canadian composer. Donald Coakley wrote Cantos in the 1970s and has now corrected previous errors in print and altered some sections. The title Cantos deriv...

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

Full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this technical, showy original is a fantastic addition to the repertoire for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets. The tuneful melody is passed throughout the ensemble.

This is certainly one of the most beloved pieces of holiday music throughout the world. This arrangement, for 2 flutes and 2 clarinets, is fairly standard in its opening and proceeds through the verse...

A dynamic work full of rhythmic and melodic interest, this piece, original for concert band, is a fantastic addition to the repertoire. The tuneful melody is passed throughout the ensemble. It has bee...

This Spanish piece was originally written for guitar. It might sound like a stretch to arrange a piece from guitar to brass quintet but this really works! The flavour is preserved and the parts are no...

La Cumparsita was written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodríguez in 1919. It is one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time.

La Cumparsita was written by Uruguayan composer Gerardo Matos Rodríguez in 1919. It is one of the most famous and recognizable tangos of all time.

This classic Latin piece has become a favourite with audiences all over the world. The great groove of the tune will quickly catch the audience and transport them to a warmer climate. This is a trumpe...

Dies ist ein dynamisches und spannendes Stück, das die Prüfungen, Leiden und Siege im Leben eines antiken Gladiators darstellt. Triumphale Fanfaren kündigen ihn im großen Kolosseum an, wo er mit viele...

This is the ultimate tenor aria and has been arranged here for trumpet soloist and quintet. This version was requested and recorded by Jens Lindemann and the Italian Wonderbrass. A solo from the openi...

This arrangement of In the Bleak Midwinter attempts to capture the barren and frigid feel of winter and the warmth of the Christmas holiday that is inherent in Holst's original carol. Bookended by sou...

This concerto, originally for oboe, is written in four movements (slow-fast-slow-fast). The piece is remarkably well-suited for performance by brass instruments due, in large part, to Handel's expert...