The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in Provence, France. This delightful, stylized version by Pierné is taken from his collection of piano pieces for children, Album pour mes petits...
Help your students charge into 6/8 time! Extensive percussion scoring, bold melodies, striking dissonances, and driving rhythms combine to tell the story of a lone knight's battle with a fire-breathin...
This imaginative piece brings the magical sounds of steampunk to your concert band. Enter the world of Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and others whose fascinating, limitless view of the future - from a Vic...
Something is not right...a growing sense of danger is in the air. Dark colors, minor chords, shifting tonalities, and eerie melodic lines warn us of the consequences of playing with fire.
This interactive musical adventure includes a narrative PowerPoint presentation that is coordinated with the music. The audience votes on which direction the story and music take in this live-action m...
Mar Y Cielo ("Sea and Sky"), by Jorge L. Vargas, is a tuneful and memorable pasodoble written for young bands. With its vibrant harmonies and melodic lines, this piece is a perfect introduction to the...
Bahumba ist ein Nonsens-Wort, aber eine unaufgeregte Auswahl für ein Konzertorchester. Das Wort stammt von einem Geräusch, das der Komponist Peter Sciaino aus einem Auto im Leerlauf hörte. Der Motor,...
Contraption is a tone poem describing an imaginary machine of great size and power. The word 'contraption' is defined as 'a device or machine regarded as strange, incomprehensible, or makeshift. ' Thi...
Garden of the Black Rose evokes images of medieval times. Dark moods and colorful orchestration encourage even young players to perform with great expression and intensity. The meditative opening yiel...
Spy Chase evokes images of one's favorite secret agent who is about to embark upon a mission placed deep in the field of crime, espionage, and corruption - and of course our hero will always have time...
