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CONCERT & CONTEST very easy
The Big Guava—Joshua Hobbs. This fun work
for beginning band uses accessible percussive
patterns as a hook, with a slight nod to the
beginning instrumentalist standard Lightly
Row. A quick and effective shift to G minor is a
great effect. The perfect work to show off your
percussion section while the winds have plenty
of opportunity for success.
11562269 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .50.00
The Black Cat—Randall Standridge. Looking
for a quirky selection to excite your students
and audiences? Look no further than this fun
and spooky gem. This unique work combines
unusual harmony, melodic moments for all
instruments, creative and engaging percussion,
accessible chromaticism, and special sound
effects to create a spooky soundscape that
captures the mystique of the fatalistic feline. A
great selection for a fall concert or whenever
humor and novelty are called for.
11400064 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
Blue Nova Fanfare—Kevin Day. Explore
the beauty of nebulas in outer space with
this vibrant and energetic composition for
beginning band. While there are moments
when everyone is playing together, at other
times melodic lines are passed from instrument
to instrument, weaving in and out of the texture
evoking a tapestry of many shining stars.
11574099 Band Set & Score . . . . . . .100.00
Blue Ribbon Special—Aaron McMichael. This
confidence-building selection for young band
reinforces fundamentals, featuring a steady
4/4 time signature and the accessible key of
concert B-flat. A strong opening statement
leads to a pleasing clarinet and trumpet
melody. The music develops in harmonic depth
and layers while still maintaining the charming
simplicity of the theme. Perfect for a prize-
winning performance.
11572055 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
11572109 Additional Score . . . . . . . . . . 8.00
The Bold Grenadier—arr. Gene Milford. Take
a trip to the English countryside in early spring.
This arrangement of the traditional English
folk song is scored to sound full with minimal
preparation time. A nice easy addition to your
next concert program, your students and
audience will surely enjoy it!
11501976 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
Breakaway—Kyle McKinzey. Written for
young bands looking for a showpiece for their
percussion section, this driving and energetic
work has something for everybody! Its limited
rhythmic complexity and range combine with
bombastic percussion to create a showstopper
that everyone is sure to love!
11572852 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .60.00
Breakthrough (Clarinet Feature - Over the
Break)—Chris M. Bernotas. This fun clarinet
feature will have your students climbing over
the break with confidence! Artfully crafted both
musically and pedagogically, this fantastic
piece ensures a thrilling musical journey for
every ensemble member. (2:30)
11568606 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
A Builder's Dream—Adrian B. Sims. This
work details the magnitude of the spectacular
skyscrapers that fill the skylines of large cities.
Take your listeners on a tour of a building site
as the superstructure begins to take form.
Grooving rhythms and memorable melodies
make this an excellent choice for young bands!
11352557 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .50.00
Castles and Dragons (Flexible Instrumen-
tation)—Todd Stalter. Featuring modal
harmony, this piece opens with an ominous
theme depicting a knight's march to a
foreboding castle, then transitions into an
intense battle scene with the dragon before
concluding with the knight's triumphant return.
Scored for flexible instrumentation, this piece
offers a wonderful choice for ensembles with
limited or unbalanced numbers.
11536312 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .65.00
Celebratory Fanfare (Flexible Instrumenta-
tion)—Scott Watson. This perfect concert
opener can lend its jubilant air to any
celebration or observance in which your band
plays a part. Hopeful and triumphant, this brief
fanfare in flex format is written well within the
ability level of developing players.
11535679 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .60.00
Celtic Air and Dance No. 2—arr. Michael
Sweeney. Written in a style similar to the
popular Celtic Air and Dance, here is another
terrific setting of Celtic tunes arranged for very
young bands. This arrangement opens with
a beautiful and flowing version of the familiar
air Danny Boy. The setting concludes with the
lively Star of the County Down featuring the
percussion section and a dance-like melody.
10051844 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
Champion Fanfare—David Samuel. Start
your beginners' performance in an impressive
manner with this exciting concert opener.
Doubling among brass and woodwind sections
simplifies teaching while providing students
with backup to build confidence. The use
of light percussion parts allows for a stellar
performance with as few as three players.
11001028 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .50.00
Clouds—Anne McGinty. A unique, descriptive
work that depicts different types of clouds.
Using cluster chords and an aleatoric
thunderstorm in your percussion section, your
students will have a lot of fun with this one.
2298610 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
Clutch—Brian Balmages. Fasten your
seatbelts for this aggressive and harmonically
colorful work! This fiery piece is an intense
experience, using percussion to establish a
strong rhythmic pulse that complements the
powerful melodic lines throughout. While the
piece has an amazingly complex sound and
vivid imagery, it attains this while remaining
very achievable by young musicians! (1:30)
11511629 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
Coat of Arms (A Symphonic Fanfare for
Band)—Rob Romeyn. A bold statement with a
strong melody and excellent scoring that brings
engaging parts to all instruments. A superb way
to open your concert program!
11571840 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .60.00
Colliding Visions—Brian Balmages. A beautiful
melody and lovely suspensions open this well-
written work. Playful themes then set the tone for
a bright allegro section. The two styles collide as
the allegro abruptly ends and the opening theme
returns, then fades to a whisper.
10091607 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .45.00
Colliding Visions (Full Flex - for any
combination of instruments)—Brian
Balmages. A beautiful melody and lovely
suspensions open this well-written work.
Playful themes then set the tone for a bright
allegro section. The two styles collide as the
allegro abruptly ends and the opening theme
returns, then fades to a whisper. This fully
adaptable version will allow bands of any size
and instrumentation to play this work.
11219888 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .45.00
Comet Ride—Brian Balmages. Captivate your
audience as your band grabs a ride on a comet!
This is sophisticated music for young bands, yet
accessible within their abilities. It tells a cosmic
story, from the initial sighting, to the vigorous
comet ride, to moments when the voyagers are
struck by the sheer beauty and awe of being
amongst the stars. What wonderful music to
spark your band's imagination!
10008909 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .55.00
Cook Strait Crossing—Laura Estes. Based
on a true story from New Zealand, this piece
presents a wonderful opportunity for historical
lesson plans as well as material for contest
and festival performance. An ominous opening
sets the stage for expressive alto and flute soli
(either can be played as a solo). This gives way
to a dignified and pronounced theme in three
with melodic opportunities for both woodwinds
and brass before coming to a strong ending.
11346010 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .50.00
Crimson Fire—Quincy Hilliard. Gives your
students the chance to explore dissonances
at a very early level. Energetic eighth-note
rhythms and lots of percussion accompany a
simple melody made up of the first six notes
of the B-flat scale. Correlates with Tradition of
Excellence Book 1, page 22
11569932 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .65.00
Dance Celebration—Robert W. Smith. This
bright number will fill your concert hall with
the feeling of celebration! Easily playable with
limited ranges and simple rhythms, this makes
a great first serious piece for young bands.
Some bands may even have this ready for their
first concert. Well done!
2439974 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .50.00
Dance Slav—Jack Wilds. Inspired by 19th- and
20th-century dance pieces, this energetic and
spirited work uses only six notes yet sounds like
so much more! The notes and rhythms fall into
place quickly so beginning students can focus
on a variety of dynamics and articulations. The
optional closing accelerando adds to the thrills
as the piece comes to a smashing conclusion.
10907734 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .40.00
Dark Adventure—Ralph Ford. Here's a
musical journey your students won't want to
miss! They'll embark on a grand adventure as
they musically express the eerie and impish,
as well as the dark and forceful character of
the piece. It's a good setting to reinforce
some easy accidentals and dynamics, while
remaining very playable. It's a unique overture
sure to capture the imagination of students and
audiences alike!
2700060 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . .57.00
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Concert and Contest
Very Easy
Buy with confidence! These works, listed in
order of their popularity, are chosen most
often by directors.
Night Fury—Carol Brittin Chambers.
10759593 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.00
Dark Beginnings—Randall D. Standridge.
11426075 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
Escape!—Adrian B. Sims.
11533144 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00
The Tempest—Robert W. Smith.
2321453 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.00
Too Much Percussion!—
Randall Standridge.
11515779 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
Spring—Randall D. Standridge.
11344963 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
Furioso—Robert W. Smith.
2700051 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
Dark Star—Christina Huss.
11392842 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.00
Armory—Randall D. Standridge.
10520934 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
Colliding Visions—Brian Balmages.
10091607 Band Set & Score . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.00
