Concert Band
Grade 1 and 1.5
Ain’t We Got Fun - Richard Whiting / John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 132 beats per minute. Rhythmically, there are some eighth notes, but mostly quarter notes. There are some accidentals.
Alden Bridge Overture - Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) This work is in the key of E-flat. There are many accidentals however. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The meter changes to 3/4 and then back to 4/4 again.
Allegretto from Symphony #7 - Ludwig van Beethoven / Douglas Court. (Curnow Music) ($34.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:55) This arrangement is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 76 beats per minute. There are some accidentals. There is much use of tenuto and staccato. A piano accompaniment part is provided.
American Folk Jubilee - Arr. Andrew Balent. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) This is a reissue of the original from 1974. It is in the key of B-flat in a fast 4/4 meter, or cut-time. The quarter note is equal to 138 beats per minute. This title is in the Young Band Composer’s Series from Warner Bros.
American Patrol - F.W. Meacham / John Kinyon. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1.5) This arrangement is a reissue of the original from 1957. It uses a 3 line score. The key is E-flat in 4/4 meter. This title is in the Young Band Composer’s Series from Warner Bros.
America The Beautiful - Music by Samuel A. Ward, words by Katherine Lee Bates / Bill Calhoun. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This arrangement is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 100.
Anthem - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) Anthem was composed to honor the memory of Frank Erickson. It is in the key of B-flat in 3/4 meter. There are some accidentals. The quarter note is equal to 72 beats per minute. There are some dotted-quarter and eighth notes. The rhythm is mostly half and quarter notes.
Ayre and Dance - Bruce Pearson. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 1) (4:40) This title is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 1, page 18. The opening, "Ayre", is in c minor in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 72 beats per minute. This section is very smooth and connected. The "Dance" is in E-flat major with the quarter note equal to 108 beats per minute. This section has all separated notes. A rehearsal piano part is provided. A Teacher’s Resource Guide for this title is also provided.
Aztec Dance - Michael Story. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1) Aztez Dance is in the key of E-flat, however there are some accidentals throughout. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 100 beats. There is one tempo change. A rehearsal piano part is included. A full performance CD is included.
Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Words and music by Jim Croce / Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This work is in the key of B-flat. It is in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 160 beats per minute. There are some accidentals. The rhythms are mostly quarter, half and whole notes with some eighth notes.
Bartok Suite from "For Children" - Bela Bartok / Larry Clark. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This work is in four parts. The first three parts are in the key of E-flat. The first movement has many eighth notes. All four movements are in 2/4 meter. The fourth movement is in the key of B-flat. This movement has a repeated section. A full performance CD is included.
Batman Theme - Neal Hefti / Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This title is from the 1960’s television series. It is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 132 beats per minute. There are some accidentals.
Bells, Bells, Bells - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) A medley of "Carol Of The Bells (The Ukrainian Bell Carol)", and "Jingle Bells". It starts in the key of B-flat with soli alto saxophones. The meter is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats. The key changes to E-flat. There are some repeated sections.
Bill Bailey (Won’t You Please Come Home?) - Arr. Bill Holcombe. (Musician Publications) ($30.00) (Grade 1.5) Bill Bailey is in the key of E-flat in cut-time. The half note is equal to 108 beats per minute. The key changes to F. There are accidentals throughout. There is some use of syncopation. The title has been scored for flexible instrumentation. Suggestions are given how to best utilize this title with your group. It may be played with treble parts 1, 2, and 3 only. This title is in the New Instant Band Series. A full performance cassette is included with the music.
Blazon (Prelude Brillante) - James Curnow. (Curnow Music) ($39.00) (Grade 1.5) (Time 2:00) This work is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. There are many accidentals. The quarter note is equal to 120 to 126 beats per minute.
Brower’s Hill March - David Bobrowitz. (Belwin) ($45.00) (Grade 1.5) This march opens in the key of B-flat. The key changes to C. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 114 beats per minute. There are some dotted eighth and sixteenth note patterns.
Bugle Call March - Alfred Fabrizio. (Belwin) ($45.00) (Grade 1.5) This march is in common time with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. The opening key is E-flat. The key changes to A-flat and then to B-flat.
California Girls - Words and music by Brian Wilson / Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) In the key of E-flat with some accidentals throughout. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 126 beats per minute. The trumpet range is to third space C. All clarinets stay below the break.
Castles In Spain - Frank Erickson. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) Castles In Spain is a reissue of the original from 1962. It is in the key of B-flat in 2/4 meter. This title is in the Young Band Composers Series from Warner Bros.
Celebrate and Discover - Douglas Court. (Curnow Music) ($39.00) (Grade 1.5) (Time 2:10) This title is a concert march. It is in the key of F. There are some accidentals throughout. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 116 to 120 beats per minute.
Christmas In The Kitchen - Arr. Michael Story. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This novelty features "solo water glasses and solo pots and pans". The opening, "Up On the Housetop" is in the key of B-flat. It is in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. The key changes to E-flat for Jingle Bells. A rehearsal piano part is included.
Christmas Wishes - Arr. Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) This piece is based on "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" arranged in 3 different styles: swing, ballad and march. The opening key is B-flat in swing style in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute. The meter changes at the ballad style into 3/4 meter. The tempo slows down. The key changes to E-flat at the march style and the tempo increase to 120 beats. There are some accidentals throughout.
Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace) - Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) This is a round or a circle canon. It is in the key of B-flat in 3/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 76 beats per minute. There are some dotted quarter notes, but mostly half, quarter and some eighth notes.
Dona Nobis Pacem - Arr. Marty Schubert. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) Dona Nobis Pacem opens in the key of B-flat. It changes to E-flat and then goes back to B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats. The clarinets stay below the break. A full performance CD is included.
El Coqui - Arr. Gay Holmes Spears. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:30) This piece is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 1, page 22. This title is a Puerto Rican folk song. There is much use of Latin rhythm instruments. The key is B-flat. The meter is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. There is a D.C. al fine. A rehearsal piano part is provided. Also provided is a Teacher’s Resource Guide for this title.
Fields Of Glory - Elliot Del Borgo. (Curnow Music) ($34.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:50) Written 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 116 beats. The key is F. There is a D.S. al Coda.
Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7 - Jan Sibelius / Michael Story. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) Finlandia is in the key of B-flat. There are accidentals, however. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 96 beats per minute. There are several tempo changes throughout. The clarinets stay below the break. The trumpet range is to third space C. A full performance CD is included.
Fire Dance - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) Fire Dance has the key signature for E-flat (c minor). It is in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. There are some repeated sections.
Flyaway Blues - Stuart Johnson. (Shawnee) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) (Time 3:00) This work is in the key of F with some accidentals. The meter is common time with the quarter note equal to 92 beats per minute. There are many dotted eighth and sixteenth note patterns as well as many eighth note triplet patterns throughout this title.
The Full Force of the Sovereign - Jack Bullock. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is in the key of C minor. It is in 4/4 meter. There is a D.C. al Coda. A full performance CD is included.
Gates Of Orion - Michael Sweeney. (Hal Leonard) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note equals 144 beats per minute. The first clarinet part goes over the break. This title is in the Discovery Band Series.
Ging Gong Gooli - Arr. Mike Hannickel. (Curnow Music) ($39.00) (Grade 1.5) (Time 2:00) A folk song of Guyana, a country in South America. The key is B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 152 beats per minute. The percussion have a 3 measure soli near the end. This title requires many Latin rhythm instruments.
Glorioso (A Fanfare And Procession For Band) - Robert W. Smith. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This work is in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4.
Good King Wenceslas - Arr. Stephen Bulla. (Curnow Music) ($34.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:00) This arrangement is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute.
Greensleeves - Arr. Jack Bullock. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) Greensleeves opens with no key signature, however there is a key change to E-flat. There are many dotted quarter and eighth note patterns. All the clarinets play over the break. A full performance CD is included.
Guantanamera - Arr. Bill Holcombe. (Musician Publications) ($30.00) (Grade 1.5) Guantanamera is in "Latin" style in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4. There is a D.S. al Coda. The title has been scored for flexible instrumentation. Suggestions are given how to best utilize this title with your group. It may be played with treble parts 1, 2, and 3 only. This title is in the New Instant Band Series. A full performance cassette is included with the music.
Hoosier Pride - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) This concert march is in 2/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. There are some repeated sections. The key is E-flat and there are some accidentals. The rhythms are mostly eighth and quarter notes. Hoosier Pride is based on two familiar tunes, "On the Banks of the Wabash" and " Back Home (Again in Indiana)".
I’m Walkin’ -
Music and words by Antoine Domini and Dave Bartholomew /
Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade1.5) I’m
Walkin’ is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter.
The quarter note is equal to 160 beats per minute. There
are some eighth notes, but mostly halves and quarters.
There is a rehearsal piano part included.
In The Zone - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) This piece is a "rock" tune in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. There are many accidentals.
Introduction and Scherzo - Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) Based on the B-flat scale ascending and descending. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 88 beats per minute. The meter changes to 3/4. The rhythms are mostly half and quarter notes with some eighth notes.
Jazz Ballad - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) A "slow swing" in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 66 beats per minute. It is in the key of F, but with many accidentals. There are many eighth notes. The trumpet has a short solo and the trumpet range is to fourth space E.
Jazzin’ The Scales - Bill Holcombe. (Musician Pub.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) This opens in the key of B-flat. The key changes to E-flat and then goes back to B-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter signature is 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The title has been scored for flexible instrumentation. Suggestions are given how to best utilize this title with your group. It may be played with treble parts 1, 2, and 3 only. This title is in the New Instant Band Series from Musician Publications. A full performance cassette is included with the music.
Keepers Of The Flame - James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($39.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is dedicated to the men and woman who ran the Olympic torch for the 1996 summer Olympic games. It is a fanfare. The key is B-flat, but there are some accidentals. The meter signature is 4/4. The quarter note is equal to 76 beats per minute. There is a repeated section. The brass will encounter some two sixteenth note repeated patterns.
Let’s All Share Christmas - Words by Haven Gillespie, music by J. Fred Coots / Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This title is a medley featuring "Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town", "Joy to the World", "Jolly Old Saint Nicholas", "Jingle Bells", "O’ Come All Ye Faithful" and the "Hallelujah Chorus". It opens in the key of B-flat, but it changes to the key of F. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 138 beats per minute.
Listen To The Future - Douglas Court. (Curnow Music) ($34.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:10) This piece is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4. There are many eighth notes. A piano accompaniment part is provided.
The Little Drummer Boy - Words and music by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone / Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This arrangement is in the key of B-flat. It is written in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. There is a repeated section. Rhythms are mostly half and quarter notes.
Mount Vernon March - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) This march opens in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 beats. The first strain is an original tune, while the second strain is based on "Yankee Doodle" and "Chester". The key changes to E-flat. There are some repeated sections and there also is a D.C. al fine.
Mount Vernon March - Tom Molter. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) A march in the key of B-flat but changes to E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4. The quarter note is equal to 120 beats per minute. There are some accidentals. The drum section has an 8 measure soli. There is some use of syncopation. This title is in the Elementary Band Series.
Multiple Choice - Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) Multiple Choice is in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. The key is E-flat. This title uses four tunes, "London Bridge", "Go Tell Aunt Rhodie", "Old Gray Mare", and "Mary Had A Little Lamb". Each tune is played by the same instrument to form a duet of any two tunes, trio of any three tunes and a quartet of any four tunes.
Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen - Arr. Sammy Nestico. (Warner Bros.) ($30.00) (Grade 1) This title is a reissue of the original from 1974. It has a 6 line score. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. This title is in the Young Band Composer’s Series from Warner Bros.
Olympic March - Dale Lauder. (Alfred) ($35.00) (Grade 1) Olympic March is in the key of E-flat, but the key changes to B-flat. The meter is 2/4. The percussion has a 4 measure soli. This title is in the Miniscore Series using only a 6 line score.
O Tannenbaum - Arr. Douglas Wagner. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This arrangement is in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. A full performance CD is included.
Pachelbel Canon - Johann Pachelbel / Charles Sayre. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This arrangment is in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 94 beats. There are some dotted-quarter notes. Much slurring is called for in this title. This title is in the Young Band Series from Warner Bros. A full performance CD is included.
Rain Dance - Tom Molter. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) Rain Dance is in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats. This tune requires the band students to have "rain sticks". This title is in the Elementary Band Series.
Rattle Snakes! - Tom Molter. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) A "rock" tune in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. The key is E-flat. Everyone needs "rattles". The drum has a four measure soli. There is a repeated section. This title is in the Elementary Band Series.
Regal March - Bruce Pearson and Chuck Elledge. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 1) (Time 1:40) Regal March is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 1, page 18. This march is in the key of E-flat. The meter is common time with the quarter note equal to 100 to 112 beats per minute. Two snare drum parts are provided; one more advanced than the other. A rehearsal piano part is provided. Also, a Teacher’s Resource Guide for this title is provided.
Rhythms Of Rincon - Sandy Feldstein. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 92 beats per minute. It opens with a 16 measure Latin rhythm instrument soli. There are some repeated sections. This title has a D.S. al Coda. A full performance CD is included.
The Ring of Fire - Mike Story. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This is in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. There are many accidentals. This title is in the Beginning Band Series from Belwin (Warner Bros.). A full performance CD is included.
Rock-A-Saurus Rex! - Tom Molter (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) A "rock" tune in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4. The quarter note is equal to 132 beats per minute. This title opens with a four measure drum section soli. There are some accidentals. This title is in the Elementary Band Series.
Rocky Top - Baudleaux and Felice Bryant / James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:10) Rocky Top is a country blue grass song in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. A piano accompaniment part is provided.
Russian Folk Fantasy - Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1.5) This is a medley containing: "Troika Rushing", "Down Along The Mother Volga", and "Kalinka". The key signature is E-flat. It opens in 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 122 beats. The meter and tempo changes for each of the tunes going through 4/4 meter and back to 2/4 meter. There are some repeated sections.
Stratford Fair - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($32.00) (Grade 1) Stratford Fair is in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 116 beats per minute. The meter does change to 2/4 but goes back to 3/4. There are some accidentals.
Sunset On The Sahara - Tom Molter. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This work is in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. There are some accidentals. The trumpet range is to fourth line D. This title is in the Elementary Band Series.
The Torch Burns Bright - Larry Clark. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This title is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. There is a repeated section. The rhythms are mostly quarter, half and a very few eighth notes. The clarinets stay below the break.
(We’re Gonna) Rock Around The Clock - Music and words by Max C. Freedman and Jimmy De Knight / Gerald Sebesky. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is a moderate rock tempo with the quarter note equal to 164 beats per minute. The meter is 4/4 and the key is B-flat. There are some repeated eighth notes. There are also some dotted eighth / sixteenth note patterns in the percussion. The trumpet range is to 4th line D, but it is divisi.
We Three Kings (Epic Fantasy On) - Arr. James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($39.00) (Grade 1.5) (Time 3:20) The opening key is B-flat in 3/4 meter. The tempo is 120 beats per minute, but the tempo decreases after the introduction to 92 beats. The key changes to F and then back to B-flat. The meter also changes to 4/4 and back again to 3/4. The flute has an optional solo.
The Wild Old West - Paul Curnow. (Curnow Music) ($34.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:00) The work is in the key of F with some accidentals. It is in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 104 to 112 beats per minute. There are many eighth notes.
You Must Love Me / Don’t Cry For Me Argentina - Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, words by Tim Rice / Johnnie Vinson. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is from the movie "Evita". It opens in the key of B-flat but changes to E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 84 beats per minute. There are many eighth notes with some three quarter note triplet patterns. The trumpet range is to fifth line F, but it is divisi.
Young Lions - Mike Hannickel. (Curnow Music) ($34.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:00) This is a concert march. It is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 152 beats per minute. All the rhythms are half and quarter notes. The drums have a 2 measure repeated soli.
Along The Caney Fork - John Hosay / James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($44.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:30) Along The Caney Fork is a folk-like tune. It opens in the key of B-flat in 3/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 72 beats per minute. It opens with a horn and bassoon soli, and it is cued in the baritone and bass clarinet. The key changes to E-flat and later to F. The meter also changes to 4/4 and then back to 3/4. There is some syncopation. Slurring is used throughout.
Arrowhead Overture - Jerry Williams. (Barnhouse) ($45.00) (Grade 2) This title was commissioned by and dedicated to the 1996 Albemarle County Middle School Band, Scott Herman, conductor. This title is in the key of A-flat in 4/4 meter. There are a few accidentals throughout. The quarter note is equal to 128 beats per minute. The use of extended syncopation is found. There is a repeated section as well as a D.S. al Coda.
Blazing Fury - David Shaffer. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 2.5) Blazing Fury was commissioned by and dedicated to the Bux-Mont Intermediate Honors Band, Hatfield, PA. It is a concert march in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is cut-time. There are no repeats except for a D.S. al Coda. The key changes at the trio to E-flat. There are many accidentals.
Buckingham Brigade - Percy Hall. (Queenwood) ($60.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 3:20) Buckingham Brigade is a concert march. It is in the key of B-flat in 6/8 meter. The dotted quarter note is equal to 120 beats per minute. It was written for the 1988 Richard County, Ohio, Honors Band. It is a traditional march style, except the repeats have been written out. The key changes at the trio to F. There is a D.S. al coda.
The Carolers - Arr. James Curnow. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:10) This title contains 14 different carols. It is in the key of B-flat. The opening meter signature is 4/4. It changes to 2/4 and then back to 4/4 again. The tempo also changes several times from the opening 80 beats per minute. This title is recorded on the CD, "Mid-West 50", by the Band of the Belgian Navy. The CD number is CR-97007 and is available from SMC.
Ceremonial: Prologue and Dance - Ron Cowherd. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 2) This title is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 2, page 11. It is an "adaptation of North American Indian musical styles". It opens in the key of E-flat. The key eventually changes and ends in c minor. The opening meter is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 100 beats per minute. The meter changes to 4/4 and the tempo increases to 120 beats per minute. Thereafter, the meter changes briefly to 2/4 and then immediately returns to 4/4. This happens several times before the end. The flute has an optional solo or soli. This title requires many percussion parts. A rehearsal piano part is provided. A Teacher’s Resource Guide for this title is also included.
Christmas Of The Toreador - Arr. Jodi Malone and L. C. Harnsberger. (Alfred) ($40.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:00) This arrangement adds "Jingle Bells" and "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" to Bizet’s "March Of The Toreador". The key is B-flat, and there are some accidentals. The meter is 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 96 beats per minute.
A Christmas Trilogy - Arr. Elliot Del Borgo. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:40) This title features: "Hark The Herald Angels Sing", "Away In A Manger", and "Deck The Halls". It is in the key of E-flat. The opening meter signature is common time with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. There are some repeats throughout this title. The meter changes to 3/4, but comes back to common time.
Cloudburst - Susan Christiansen. (Alfred) ($45.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:34) Cloudburst is in the key of B-flat. The opening meter is 4/4. The meter does change briefly to 3/4 and 2/4 and then back to 4/4. The quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute. The tempo does change several times. The percussion section will make sounds of lightning, thunder and rain. There is some used of syncopation.
Debussy: Sarabande - Arr. Anne McGinty. (Queenwood) ($45.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 4:30) This title is in the key of F in 3/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 52 beats per minute. There are many eighth notes with some sixteenth notes. There are also many accidentals.
Dedication For Band - John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($45.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:00) Dedication For Band was commissioned by the l996 Buchanan Band Parents Association to honor Dixie Detgen upon her retirement as Director of Buchanan, MI, Middle School Band. It is in the key of A-flat. The meter signature is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 66 beats per minute. The key changes to B-flat. There are some repeated sections. Many dotted eighth and sixteenth note patterns are found in this tune.
Distant Voices - Elliot Del Borgo. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 2) Distant Voices has no key signatures, and all the accidentals are written in. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 66 beats per minute. The tempo changes frequently however. There are some repeated sections. The first and second alto saxophone parts have short solos. This piece calls for many percussion parts. This title is in the Young Band Series from Warner Bros. A full performance CD is included.
Eine Kleine Christmas - Wolfgang A. Mozart / Larry Clark. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 2) Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is the basis for this tongue in cheek arrangement and it features "traditional holiday favorites with apologies to W.A. Mozart." This title opens in the key of E-flat, but changes to the key of F. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 136 beats per minute.
The Empire Strikes Back Medley - John Williams / Paul Cook. (Warner Bros.) ($45.00) (Grade 2) This tune features the following titles: "Imperial March" (Darth Vader’s Theme) "Yoda’s Theme", "May The Force Be With You", "Han Solo and the Princess", and "Star Wars" (Main Theme). It opens in the key of C but changes to F. There are many accidentals. There are also many tempo changes. The trumpet range is to fifth line F. The first clarinet part goes over the break, while the second part stays below.
English Christmas - Arr. Doug Hartzell. (Shawnee) ($30.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:30) English Christmas is a medley of "The Holly and the Ivy", "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen", "Good King Wenceslas", and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas". It opens in the key of B-flat, but changes to E-flat. The meter changes from the opening 3/4 to 4/4 and back again to 3/4. There are some repeats.
Evening Prayer - David Shaffer. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 2) Evening Prayer is in the key of B-flat. The key changes to E-flat. The meter signature is common time with the quarter note equal to 88 to 92 beats per minute. There are several tempo changes throughout.
Fanfare And Canticle - Paul Curnow. (Curnow Music) ($44.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:20) This work is based on a poem of St. Francis of Assisi. The Fanfare is in the key of B-flat. It is in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 92 to 96 beats per minute. The Canticle starts in the key of B-flat. There are many accidentals. It goes to the key of E-flat. The meter starts in 3/4 but changes to 4/4.
Fanfare Esprit - Douglas Court. (Curnow Music) ($44.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:45) Fanfare Esprit is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 120 beats per minute. This title is recorded on the CD "Tournament", by the University of Iowa Symphonic Band. The CD number is CR-97008, and is available from SMC.
Fantasy On A Western Theme - Mike Hannickel. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 2) This work is in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 136 beats per minute. The flute has an eight measure soli.
Frontier Valley - Timothy Loest. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 2.5) Frontier Valley is in the key of E-flat. The opening time signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. There are several meter changes to 5/4, 3/4 and some 6/4. The tempo also changes often. There are many dotted rhythms.
The Great River - Michael Story. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 2) The Great River is in reference to the Mississippi River. It is in the key of B-flat, but with many accidentals. It opens in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 76 beats per minute. The meter changes to cut-time, but returns to 4/4. There are many tempo changes. There are many dotted rhythms to play. This title is in the Young Band Series from Warner Bros. A full performance CD is included.
High Sierras - Douglass Wagner. (Belwin) ($45.00) (Grade 2) High Sierras is a concert overture. It is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 126 beats per minute. There are many dotted rhythms to be found in this title. This title has two contrasting sections, one of detached (staccato) notes and another smooth (slurred) section. There is a D.C. al Coda. This title comes with a CD with a compete performance of this and other titles.
A Holly Jolly Christmas - Words and music by Johnny Marks / James D. Ployhar. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 2) This title features a stage-front Dixieland Band. It is in the key of B-flat in cut-time. The half note is equal to 84 beats per minute. Everyone plays the first 8 measure introduction, then the Dixieland group (clarinet, tenor saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and tuba) play for 32 measures. The melody is then tossed back and forth several times between tutti and the Dixieland group.
Hungarian Dance No. 5 - Johannes Brahms / Mike Hannickel. (Curnow Music) ($44.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:00) This arrangement is in G minor in 2/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 120 to 132 beats per minute. The tempo does change several times. There are some repeated sections. This title is performed on the CD, "Mid-West 50", by the Band Of The Belgian Navy. The CD number is CR-97007, and is available from SMC.
Into The Light - David Shaffer. (Barnhouse) ($45.00) (Grade 2) This work was commissioned by and dedicated to the Washington Middle School 8th Grade Band, Washington Court House, Ohio, Dennis Wollum, Director. It is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 152 - 160 beats per minute. There is a key change to F and then to A-flat. There also is a D.C. al Coda.
Joyance - Bruce Pearson. (Kjos) ($35.00) ( Grade 2.5) (Time 5:30) This title is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 2, page 21. This title was commissioned for the Woodland Christian School Band by its director, Fredrick Lang in commemoration of his 20th year of teaching. It is based on an 18th century hymn tune composed by John Darwall. It is in the key of E-flat major and c minor. The opening meter is 4/4, but it changes to 3/4, and then changes again back to 4/4. The alto saxophone has a solo which is cued in the flute. The oboe also has a solo. A rehearsal piano part is provided. Also provided is a Teacher’s Resource Guide for this particular title.
Knights Of Dunvegar - Richard Meyer. (Alfred) ($45.00) (Grade 2) (Time 4:15) The key changes several times from the opening key of E-flat. It goes to B-flat, and then returns to E-flat. Near the end, the key changes to C. The meter also changes from the opening 4/4 briefly to 2/4 and then back to 4/4. The tempo changes several times.
Land Of Rest - Arr. Douglas E. Wagner. (Alfred) ($40.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:00) This title is in chorale style dedicated to the students and faculty of Craig Middle School, Indianapolis, Indiana, in recognition of the 1996 "Blue Ribbon Award" for excellence in education, William Gavaghan, Principal, Matthew Harrod, Director. It is in the key of E-flat, but changes to A-flat. The meter is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 92 beats per minute.
Leaves That Descend To No Drum, Op. 41 - John Prescott. (Belwin) ($65.00) (Grade 2.5) This title opens in the key of E-flat. The key does change to F and then to B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the opening tempo marking at 72 beats per minute. There are many eighth note triplet patterns in the woodwinds. The flute section has a soli. The first trumpet range goes to an optional high C above the staff. There are some accidentals throughout this composition.
Legend Of Knife River - Stephen Bulla. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:05) This title opens in the key of F in 3/4 meter. The tempo is slow with the quarter note equal to 69 beats per minute. The key changes to B-flat and the meter also changes. It changes to 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats. There is a repeated section. This title is recorded on CD "Mid-West 50", by the Band Of The Belgian Navy. The CD number is CR-97007, and is available from SMC.
Legend of the Mountains - Barrie Gott. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 2) (Time 4:20) This work is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 2, page 25. This title was "inspired by the legend of Glass House Mountains, Queensland, Australia". It opens in the key of B-flat but changes to G minor. It is in 4/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. It opens with percussion soli. Many percussion instruments are required. A rehearsal piano part is included. Also included is a Teacher’s Resource Guide for this particular title.
Loch Lomond (Traditional Scottish Folk Song) - Arr. Dave Black. (Alfred) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This title is in the key of E-flat. The meter is 4/4, but it changes to 6/8 with an increase in tempo from the opening 60 beats to 112 beats for the dotted quarter note. The drum has a solo at the 6/8 meter change. The meter does change back to 4/4. The oboe, flute and trumpet have a soli. The clarinets and alto saxophones also have a soli.
The Maelstrom - Robert W. Smith. (Belwin) ($60.00) (Grade 2.5) The Maelstrom is in the key of B-flat. There are many accidentals throughout. The opening meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. The meter changes back and forth between 4/4 and 3/4 several times. The alto saxophone has an 8 measure solo. There are many moving eighth note patterns in the woodwinds. There also is a D.S. al Coda.
The Mango Walk - Arr. Mike Hannickel. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:20) The Mango Walk is a Jamaican Mento song. "Mento" is a Jamaican song style. The key is E-flat and the meter is 4/4. It opens with a very short flute solo. The clarinet and trumpet also have solos. The percussion section also has a soli. There is much use of syncopation. Many Latin rhythm instruments are called for.
Maranatha - Lee Harbaugh. (TRN) ($50.00) (Grade 2) Maranatha was commissioned by the L.H. Rather Middle School Band in Bonham, Texas. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The trumpet has two short solos. All three clarinet parts must go over the break. The trumpet range is to 4th space E.
March For A Festival - Bruce Pearson. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 3:00) This title is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 2, page 26. It is in the key of E-flat, but it has many accidentals. The meter is 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 108 to 116 beats per minute. The introduction is an eight measure percussion section soli. The trumpet section has a 16 measure soli. A rehearsal piano part is included. Also included is a Teacher’s Resource Guide for this particular title.
March Mania! - Arr. Michael Story. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This title is a medley of "great march melodies". It opens in cut-time with the half note equal to 116 beats. The key is B-flat. The meter changes to 6/8 at the same tempo, but changes back to cut-time. This title is in the Young Band Series from Warner Bros. A full performance CD is included.
Mars "The Bringer Of War" - Gustov Holst / Michael Story. (Belwin) ($60.00) (Grade 2) This title is from "The Planets" by Gustov Holst. It is in 5/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 138 beats per minute. There is no key signature, but there are many accidentals. The meter changes to 3/4 near the end.
The Masters Take Hollywood (Classical Tunes From Modern Movies) - Arr. James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 2) (Time 4:30) This arrangement contains excerpts from Mozart, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik"; Vivaldi, "Mandoline Concerto"; Pachelbel, "Canon"; and Beethoven, "Symphony #9". The opening key is E-flat changing to B-flat and then back to E-flat again. The meter signature changes back and forth between the opening 4/4 and 2/4 for the first six measures. It then remains in 4/4 until near the end where it is similar to the beginning. This title is recorded on the CD "Tournament", by the University of Iowa Symphonic Band. The CD number is CR-97008, and is available from SMC.
Morning Serenade - Larry Neeck. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 2) This title is a trumpet solo or optional alto saxophone solo with band. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 104 beats. The solo line has many eighth notes, but they are mostly in scale stepwise motion. There are some accidentals. The solo trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff.
My Favorite Time Of Year - Ed Huckeby. (Barnhouse) ($40.00) (Grade 2) My Favorite Time Of Year is in the key of B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 152 to 160 beats per minute. There are some dotted eighth-sixteenth note patterns. Staccato is used widely throughout this tune. There is a repeated section. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff.
Norse Legend - Elliot Del Borgo. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:00) Norse Legend is a "tone poem" in the key of E-flat. The meter is common time with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. The flute section has an 8 measure soli over a snare drum rhythm line. A full performance by the Band Of The Belgian Navy may be heard on CR-97007, "Mid-West 50", a CD.
Of Kindred Spirit - Robert Sheldon. (Barnhouse) ($45.00) (Grade 2.5) Of Kindred Spirit was commissioned by the Illinois Music Educators Association, James Rimington, President and dedicated to John Kinnison, Past Executive Director of IMEA for his many years of service. This title opens in the key of E-flat in common time. The quarter note is equal to 126 beats. The key changes to B-flat and the tempo also changes to 60 beats per minute. There is a D.S. al Coda.
Overture Marziale - James D. Ployhar. (Belwin) ($60.00) (Grade 2) Overture Marziale is dedicated to the George Washington Intermediate School Advanced Band, Honolulu, Hawaii, Michael Hamm Director. It opens in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 80 beats per minute. The key changes to F at the 3/4 meter change. The tempo increases slightly to 88 beats. The meter changes again with the tempo increasing again to 112 beat per minute. The woodwinds do have a challenging part.
A Praetorious Prelude - Arr. Douglas Akey. (Queenwood) ($65.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 5:10) A Praetorious Prelude is based on Praetorious’ "Dances from Terpsichore". It opens in the key of B-flat in 2/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute. The meter changes often between 2/4, 3/4 and 6/8 with some 2/2, 5/4 and 4/4 meters also. The key changes often back and forth from the opening B-flat, to E-flat. This is a rather lengthy composition.
Reflections On A Theme By Mozart - Jim Mahaffey. (SMC) ($50.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:00) Reflections On A Theme By Mozart is from the second movement of Symphony #40 in G minor. It is in 3/4 meter with the quarter note equal to 92 beats per minute. There are some sixteenth notes in the flute, clarinet, trumpet and baritone. The trumpet range is to fifth line F. Both clarinet parts go over the break.
The Revolutionary War - Arr. James D. Ployhar. (Belwin) ($60.00) (Grade 2.5) This title features "Yankee Doodle" and "Chester". It opens in the key of E-flat, but changes to A-flat and later changes to B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The trumpet has a solo. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff.
Rough Mix - James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($54.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:45) Rough Mix is a "pop rock tune using punk rock and alternative rock sounds". An optional part for 2 electric guitars or synthesizer may be used in any combination. The key is E-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 150 to 160 beats per minute in "punk rock" style. There is a D.S. al Coda. This tune opens with a drum set solo.
Semper Fidelis - John Philip Sousa / Calvin Custer. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 2.5) Semper Fidelis is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 6/8 with the dotted-quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The key changes to E-flat at the trio.
Song of Tosagata - Arr. Mike Hannickel. (Kjos) ($35.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:00) This title is correlated to the Standard of Excellence Band Method Book 2, page 11. It is a Japanese ballad of northern Japan. The key is E-flat and the meter is 4/4. The quarter note is equal to 102 beats per minute. This title requires many percussion parts including a "retuned" autoharp or an optional synthesizer. There is an optional flute solo or soli as well as an optional clarinet solo or soli. A rehearsal piano part is included. Also included is a Teacher’s Resource Guide for this particular title.
Swingin’ Jingle (Jingle Bells) - John Pierpont / James D. Ployhar. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 2) Swingin’ Jingle opens in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 128 beats per minute. There is much syncopation. The trumpets will do some "du-wah" effects. The key changes to E-flat and later to the key of F.
Syncopated Clock - Leroy Anderson / Marty Schubert. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 2) This arrangement is in the key of B-flat. The key changes to E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. There is a D.S. al Coda. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff.
Thunderbridge March - Robert Geisler. (Belwin) ($45.00) (Grade 2) This concert march is in standard march format. The opening key is E-flat and it changes to A-flat at the trio. The meter is cut-time with the half note equal to 120 beats per minute. There are some accidentals.
True North - Douglas Court. (Curnow Music) ($44.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:40) True North is a Canadian folk song fantasy featuring "Vive la Canadienne" and "Let Me Fish Off Cape St. Mary". It opens in the key of B-flat and goes to E-flat but returns to B-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. This title is recorded on CD "Mid-West 50" by the Band Of The Belgian Navy. The CD number CR-97007 and is available from SMC.
Viva Italia! - Arr. Jack Bullock. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 2.5) This title features several well known compositions: "O Sole Mio", by Di Capua, "Tarantella", "Prelude to Act III from La Traviata" by Verdi, "Carnival of Venice" by Benedict and "Funculi, Funicula" The opening key is E-flat, but changes to A-flat, then C and finally to F. The meter likewise changes several times going through 6/8 and 3/4.
Wait For The Wagon - Mike Hannickel. (Curnow Music) ($49.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 2:00) Wait For The Wagon is a novelty piece depicting the building of the Transcontinental Railroad. It opens in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The key changes to B-flat. There are some repeated sections. The trumpet and mallet percussion each have solos. This title is recorded by the Band Of The Belgian Navy on the CD "Mid-West 50". This CD is available from SMC. The CD number is CR-97007.
Westbrook March - Steve Hodges. (Alfred) ($45.00) (Grade 2) (Time 2:15) This march is written in cut-time with the half note equal to 95 beats per minute. The opening key is E-flat with the key changing to A-flat. There are some accidentals. There also is a D.S. al Coda. The drums have a short solo.
Winds of Change - John Kinyon. (Alfred) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This work is in the key of D minor in common time. There are several tempo changes from the opening "allegro moderato" marking. The flute section has a soli. There is much use of dotted eighth and sixteenth note patterns.
Winning Tradition - Ken Harris. (Barnhouse) ($36.00) (Grade 2.5) This is a concert march in traditional march style. The opening key is E-flat in cut-time. The half note is equal to 120 to 128 beats per minute. The key changes at the trio to A-flat. There are some accidentals.
Allegra - Ron Ninmer. (Hal Leonard) ($50.00) (Grade 3) (Time 4:10) Allegra is in the key of E-flat. The opening meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 76 beats. The meter changes frequently between 4/4 and cut-time. There is one measure of 2/4. The tempo also changes frequently.
And The Mountains Echoed: Gloria - Arr. Robert Longfield. (Barnhouse) ($68.00) (Grade 3.5) And The Mountains Echoed: Gloria opens in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 104 beats per minute. The opening is a fanfare on "Gloria in excelsis Deo". The second section is the French carol "Angels We Have Heard On High". The meter changes briefly to 3/2. The key also changes to F but returns to B-flat.
The Best Of The Doobie Brothers - Arr. Les Taylor. (Warner Bros.) ($60.00) (Grade 3) This title features "What A Fool Believes", "Takin’ It To The Streets", "Minute by Minute", "Black Water", " Listen To The Music", and "China Grove". The opening key is E-flat, but it changes frequently between E-flat, B-flat and A-flat. The opening meter is 4/4 but this changes to cut-time. There are many tempo changes.
A Broadway Tribute - George M. Cohan / Elliot Del Borgo. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:10) This title is a medley of "Yankee Doodle Boy", "Give My Regards To Broadway", and "You’re A Grand Old Flag". It opens in the key of F, but changes to B-flat and then back to F again. There are some accidentals. The meter signature is 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 138 beats per minute. There are some repeated sections.
Cape Fear Chronicles - Robert Sheldon. (Barnhouse) ($68.00) (Grade 3.5) This work is in common time with the quarter note equal to 152 beats per minute. The opening key is F, but changes to E-flat, and then changes back to F again. There is some syncopation. There are many tempo changes throughout.
Capitol Square March - Warren Barker. (Warner Bros.) ($60.00) (Grade 3.5) This title was commissioned by the Richmond (VA) Concert Band, Mark W. Poland, Director in celebration of "its 25th anniversary". It is written in standard march format. The opening key is D-flat and it changes to E-flat at the trio. There are many accidentals. The meter is cut-time with the half note equal to 120 to 126 beats per minute.
Christmas Adoration - Arr. Paul Curnow. (Curnow Music) ($54.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:40) This title features "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee" and "O Come, Let Us Adore Him". It opens in the key of B-flat and 3/4 meter. The meter changes to 4/4 and then goes back to 3/4. The key also changes to E-flat. There are several tempo changes. This title is recorded on the CD, "Mid-West 50", by the Band of the Belgian Navy. The CD number is CR-97007 and is available from SMC.
Christmas Calypso - Arr. Stephen Bulla. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:00) Christmas Calypso features a traditional Caribbean Christmas song known as "Mary’s Boy Child". It is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The opening tempo is 84 beats per minute, but changes to 132 beats after the introduction. This title uses many Latin rhythm instruments. The trumpet is featured in a short solo. There is a repeated section. This title is recorded on the CD, "Tournament", by the University of Iowa Symphonic Band. The CD number is CR-97008 and is available from SMC.
Commencement Classics - Arr. Douglas Court. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 3) (Time 4:35) Commencement Classics features themes from Brahm’s "Symphony #1, Grieg’s "March" from "Sigurd Jorsolfar" and Handel’s "March Majestic. The opening key is B-flat, but it changes to E-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. There are cadence points where one may end if this tune were used for graduation purposes.
Deep Path Dances - David Holsinger. (TRN) ($80.00) (Grade 3) Deep Path Dances was commissioned for the Deep Path Junior High School Band, Lake Forest, Illinois, Heather Pettit, Director. There is no key signature and many accidentals are written in. The meter signature changes frequently from the opening 4/4 to 3/4, 6/8, 2/8 and 7/8. There are some short sixteenth note runs.
Highlights From Evita -
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, words by Tim Rice /
John Moss. (Hal Leonard) ($55.00) (Grade 3) Tunes
featured in this title are: "Buenos Aires" /
"High Flying, Adored" / "You Must Love
Me" / "Don’t Cry For Me Argentina."
This title opens in the key of A-flat,
"grandioso", in 4/4 meter with the quarter note
equal to 80 beats. The tempo changes frequently as well
as the key. The key changes to E-flat and then to B-flat
closing in the key of F. It goes to a Latin style with
the quarter note equal to 116 to 120 beats per minute.
There are many dotted eighth / sixteenth and four
sixteenth note patterns. The horn has a solo which is
cued in the alto saxophone. The clarinets have a 13
measure, four sixteenth note rhythmical pattern, which
for the most part is stepwise movement.
Fanfare Majestic - William Gordon. (Curnow Music) ($54.00) (Grade 3) (Time 2:05) Fanfare Majestic is an extended fanfare of 54 measures. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter.
Gershwin - Arr.Warren Barker. (Warner Bros.) ($70.00) (Grade 3.5) This title features "Fascinating Rhythm", "Embraceable You", "Somebody Love’s Me", "Someone To Watch Over Me", and "I Got Rhythm". The opening key is E-flat, but this title changes keys frequently going through A-flat, B-flat, and C. The meter likewise changes frequently. It opens in 3/4 and changes to 4/4 and cut-time.
The Gladiator - John Philip Sousa / edited by Robert E. Foster. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 3.5) This title is a concert march in cut-time with the half note equal to 120 to 128 beats per minute. The format is that of a standard march. The opening key is E-flat and it changes to A-flat at the trio.
Irving Berlin: The Early Years - Arr. Warren Barker. (Queenwood) ($85.00) (Grade 3) (Time 6:50) This title features: "Say It With Music", "A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody", "When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam’", "Play A Simple Melody", "All By Myself" and "Alexander’s Ragtime Band". There are many meter (cut-time, 4/4, 6/8) changes, as well as many tempo changes. The key also changes frequently from the opening E-flat, to F, back to E-flat, B-flat, F again, B-flat again and finally A-flat.
Just South Of Utopia - James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($54.00) (Grade 3) (Time 4:20) Just South Of Utopia is a fusion ballad which includes an optional keyboard (not included in the score) and electric bass parts. It is in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 73 beats per minute. The trumpet and alto saxophone are featured in solos.
Lake Zurich Celebration - Douglas Akey. (Queenwood) ($75.00) (Grade 3.5) (Time 5:00) Lake Zurich Celebration opens in the key of E-flat. The quarter note receives 120 beats per minute in 4/4 meter. The meter changes briefly to 7/8 for one measure, interspersed with 4/4 and some 3/4. Other meter signatures used include 6/8 and 9/8. There are many tempo changes also. The key changes to B-flat, but returns to E-flat.
Let It Shine! (This Little Light Of Mine) - Arr. James L. Hosay. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:35) Let It Shine opens in the key of B-flat. The key changes several times going to E-flat and then back to B-flat again. The meter is 4/4. The tempo changes several times also. After a slow beginning, quarter note equal to 76 beats per minute, the tempo changes to a "gospel rock" with the quarter note now equal to 152 beats. The tempo increases again to 160 and ending at 167 beats per minute. A complete performance by the Band Of The Belgian Navy is available on CR- 97007, "Mid-West 50", a CD, available from SMC.
Mid-West 50 - Stephen Bulla. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 3) (Time 4:10) This title is a concert march to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic held in Chicago. The key changes from the opening B-flat to E-flat and back to B-flat again. The meter is 4/4. There are no repeats. This title is performed on the CD "Mid-West 50" by the Band Of The Belgian Navy, #CR-97007, available from SMC.
Mid-West Golden Jubilee Overture - James Curnow. (Curnow Music) ($69.00) (Grade 3) (Time 5:25) This overture was composed for the 1996 celebration of the first 50 years of the Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic and dedicated to the memory of John Paynter, past president for his tireless devotion to the clinic. The key changes often from the opening B-flat back and forth to E-flat and B-flat. The meter also changes several times from the opening 4/4 to 3/4 and back. Several instruments are featured in short solos: the flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet and the French horn. This title is recorded on the CD, "Tournament", by the University of Iowa Symphonic Band. The CD number is CR-97008 and is available from SMC.
My Old Kentucky Home - Arr. James Barnes. (SMC) ($50.00) (Grade 3) My Old Kentucky Home opens in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. The key changes to E-flat. There are many dotted rhythms as well as many eighth notes throughout this title. The flute, oboe and alto saxophone have short solos written. The oboe solo is cued in the first clarinet.
On The Square - Frank Panella / John Edmondson. (Queenwood) ($75.00) (Grade 3) (Time 2:45) On The Square is "the best known of Frank A. Panella’s 39 published marches." It is in the traditional march format opening in the key of E-flat in cut-time. The half note is equal to 120 beats. The key changes at the trio to A-flat. There are many accidentals throughout.
Overture Energico - James Barnes. (Belwin) ($70.00) (Grade 3.5) This title is a re-release of the same title from 1982. It is in the key of E-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter signature is cut-time. The woodwinds encounter 16 measures of some technical work. The trumpet has a short solo. There are very few rests, with everyone playing most of the time.
Pacifica - Carl Strommen. (Belwin) ($65.00) (Grade 3) Pacifica is a re-release of the same title from 1987 by Boosey and Hawkes. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The opening tempo is 76 beats per minute, but it changes to 132 beats. There are many dotted eighth and sixteenth note patterns. Syncopation is also used. The clarinets have a soli. The horns have a soli with the alto saxophones and clarinets. The flute and clarinet have solos.
Phil The Fluter - Arr. Michael Brand. (G & M Brand) ($45.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:00) This title opens in the key of B-flat, but it changes key several times going through the keys of C, D and finally E-flat. The meter is cut-time with the half note equal to 54 to 66 beats per minute. The flute, clarinet and trumpet all have solos. There are many dotted eighth and sixteenth note patterns throughout this composition.
Put On a Happy Face - Music by Charles Strouse, words by Lee Adams / Warren Barker. (Warner Bros.) ($50.00) (Grade 3) Put On a Happy Face is a vocal solo with band accompaniment. An optional trumpet solo part is provided. This title comes from the Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie". The opening key is E-flat changing to G and then back to E-flat again. There are many accidentals. The meter is cut-time with the half note equal to 88 to 92 beats per minute in a "light bounce". The vocal range is from low B-flat below the staff to an optional fourth space E, written down an octave. The optional trumpet solo range is to the high C above the staff.
Saxophonia - Stephen Bulla. (Curnow Music) ($59.00) (Grade 3) (Time 2:25) Saxophonia is a sax section feature with band accompaniment. It is in a flapper and ragtime era style of swing. The opening key is E-flat. The key changes to A-flat and then changes back to E-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter is cut-time with the half note equal to 120 beats. This title was recorded by the Band of The Belgian Navy on the CD "Mid-West 50". The CD number is CR-97007 and is available from SMC.
Scenario For Winds - John Cacavas. (Alfred) ($60.00) (Grade 3) The opening is "fanfare-like with a contrasting middle section". It is in the key of E-flat. The meter signature is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 104 to 108 beats per minute. The woodwind section has a soli. The trumpet has a short solo. There also is a D.C. al Coda.
Tournament, (Rhapsody For Band) - Stephen Bulla. (Curnow Music) ($64.00) (Grade 3) (Time 4:45) Tournament is in the key of B-flat. The opening meter signature is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 60 beats. The meter changes to 6/8 and the tempo also changes to 112 to 116 beats for the dotted quarter note. The meter again changes 3/4 but ends in 6/8. The percussion section has a four measure soli. There are some repeated sections. This title is performed on the CD "Tournament", recorded by the University of Iowa Symphonic Band. The CD number is CR-97008 and is available from SMC.
This title was originally written as a chamber work for 4 trombones. Later it was reworked for full brass ensemble and percussion. This version "expands on the original material providing a showcase for all sections." It is dedicated to Murry State University Wind Ensemble, Dennis Johnson, Conductor.
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