Concert Band
Grade 1 and 1.5
Accolades - Elliot Del Borgo. (EPP) ($60.00) (Grade 1) This title is in the key of F with some accidentals throughout. The meter is common time with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute.
Flyaway Blues - Stuart Johnson. (G & M Brand) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) (Time 3:00) This composition is in the key of F in common time. The quarter note is equal to 92 beats per minute. A rehearsal piano part is provided.
Grease, Music From - Warren Casey and Jim Jacobs / Johnnie Vinson. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This rock ‘n roll style composition is from the Broadway play by the same name. It is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 184 to 192 beats per minute. The titles featured are: "We Go Together" and "Greased Lightin".
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing - Words by Charles Wesley, music by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy / Eric Osterling. (Hal Leonard) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This Christmas favorite opens in the key of B-flat. The key changes to E-flat at measure 31. The meter is 4/4.
Journey to the Past - Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty / Doug Adams. (Warner Bros.) ($35.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is from the 20th Century Fox Animated Motion Picture "Anastasia". It is in the key of E-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute, or suggested half note equal to 72 to 80 beats per minute.
Linus and Lucy - Vince Guaraldi / Larry Clark. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This title is in the key of E-flat with some accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute. There is much use of syncopation.
Majestic March - Paul Lavender. (Hal Leonard) ($30.00) (Grade 1) (Time 2:00) This concert march is correlated to the Essential Elements Band Method book 1, page 7. The key is B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 -120 beats per minute.
March On the Upward Trail - German Folk Song / James D. Ployhar. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This composition is in the key of F. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 beats per minute. The snare drum has a four measure solo. A full performance CD with this title and others is included.
Mystic Legacy - Larry Clark. (Belwin) ($35.00) (Grade 1) This composition uses "only the first six notes taught in most beginning band methods". It is in the key of B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 76 to 80 beats per minute. A full performance CD with this title and others is included.
Nottingham Castle - Larry Daehn. (Daehn) ($36.00) (Grade 1) This composition opens with an eight measure percussion introduction. The opening is in D minor or the Aeolian mode. It changes to the Dorian mode and ends in the key of F major. There are some repeated sections. The meter is 2/4 with the quarter note equal to 88 beats per minute.
A Song For Friends - Larry Daehn. (Daehn) ($36.00) (Grade 1) This title opens in the key of E-flat. The key changes at measure 33 to B-Flat. The meter is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. The score is written in a 12 line format.
That Thing You Do! - Adam Schlesinger / Larry Clark. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 1.5) This composition is from the 20th Century Fox Motion Picture of the same title. The key is F. There are some accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 132 beats per minute. There are some repeats as well as a D.S. al Coda. A Midi disk is included.
"Anastasia", Highlights from - Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty / Paul Cook. (Warner Bros.) ($60.00) (Grade 2.5) This title is from the 20th Century Animated Motion Picture "Anastasia". It opens in the key of B-flat going through E-flat and C. The key changes five times going through these keys more than once. There are many accidentals throughout. The opening meter is 4/4 with the meter going through 2/4, 2/4 and 12/8.
Cartoon Symphony - Arr. Larry Clark. (Warner Bros.) ($60.00) (Grade 2.5) This title features: "This Is It", "(Meet) the Flintstones", "The Jetsons", "The Simpsons", "The Pink Panther", "Animaniacs", and "Merrily We Roll Along". It is in the key of E-flat. There are many accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the opening tempo marked at 138 beats per minute. There are many tempo changes.
Che Faro from "Orpheus" - Christoph Willibald Gluck / Edward Michaelson. (G & M Brand) ($35.00) (Grade 2) (Time 3:45) This title is a flute feature. It is in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. There are some accidentals.
Christmas Festival Overture - Arr. Richard Saucedo. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This Christmas medley features "Good King Wenceslas", " Gesu Bambino", and "Joy to the World". It opens in the key of B-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 116 beats per minute. The key briefly changes to D-flat without changing key signatures. The meter changes to 3/4. The flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, trumpet and baritone each have solos or optional solis within their section.
The Elephant from "The Carnival of the Animals" - Saint-Saens / Geoffrey Brand. (G & M Brand) ($40.00) (Grade 2.5) (Time 1:20) This title is a tuba feature either as a solo or soli. The key is F in 3/4 meter. There are many accidentals throughout.
Fur Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven / Larry Clark. (Belwin) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This arrangement is in the key of A-flat. The meter is 3/4 with the quarter note equal to 112 to 120 beats per minute. There are some accidentals. A full performance CD of this title and others is included.
Holiday for Flutes - words by Sammy Gallop and music by David Rose / Eric Osterling. (Hal Leonard) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This flute trio - band, is based on "Holiday for Strings"- David Rose. The opening key is B-flat. The key changes to F, but returns to B-flat.
Learn to Do It - Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty / Mike Story. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This title is from the 20th Century Fox Animated Motion Picture "Anastasia". It opens in the key of B-flat changing to E-flat at measure 47. There are some accidentals throughout. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 116 beats per minute. The trumpet has an optional solo.
Lost World, Theme from the - John Williams / John Higgins. (Hal Leonard) ($35.00) (Grade 2) This title is from the movie "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." The opening key is B-flat in 3/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 112 beats per minute. The key changes to E-flat at measure 54. The last 4 measure are in 2/4 meter. This title is correlated to Essential Elements, Book 2, Page 14.
Musical Chairs - Gerald Sebesky. (EPP) ($90.00) (Grade 2.5) This title opens in the key of F. The key changes to A-flat, then to B-flat and returns to F at measure 100. The meter is common time. The tempo changes often from the opening 176 beats per minute.
O Little Town of Bethlehem - Transcribed by William H. Silvester. (Masters Music) ($25.00) (Grade 2.5) This Christmas tune opens in the key of D. It changes to the key of G and then finally to the key of C. There are some accidentals throughout.
The Picadore March - John Philip Sousa / David Shaffer. (Barnhouse) ($40.00) (Grade 2.5) This concert band arrangement opens in the key of B-flat. It is in cut-time. The key changes at measure 39 to E-flat.
Sing, Sing, Sing - Louis Prima / Mike Story. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This title features a "tom-tom" solo. It is written as a bright swing in the key of E-flat. There are some accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 152 beats per minute.
Star Wars/ Raiders March (March Medley) - John Willams / Paul Lavender. (Hal Leonard) ($45.00) (Grade 2) This medley opens in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The quarter is equal to 116 beats per minute. At measure 39, the key changes to B-flat.
Tale of the Comet - David Shaffer. (Barnhouse) ($35.00) (Grade 2.5) This title is in the key of E-flat with some accidentals throughout. The meter is common time with the opening tempo marked at 93 beats per minute. The tempo changes several times. There are some repeated sections.
To A Distant Place - Carl Strommen. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 2) This composition is "dedicated to the Mamaroneck (NY) High School Band". It is based on an American folk melody. It is chorale like in the key of E-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 69 beats per minute. It opens with a flute solo or section soli. The alto saxophone has two short solos. A full performance CD with this title and others is included.
Two Celtic Folksongs - Arr. Paul Lavender. (Hal Leonard) ($35.00) (Grade 2) This medley of "The Maids of Mourne Shore" and "The Star of County Down" is correlated to the Essential Elements Band Method Book 2, page 29. It opens in the key of E-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 72 beats per minute. The key changes to B-flat at measure 29 with the tempo increasing to 116 to 120 beats per minute.
You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch - Lyrics by Dr. Seuss, music by Albert Hague / Michael Story. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This Christmas title is from the TV Special "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". It opens in C minor in 4/4 meter. There are many accidentals. The key changes to D minor at measure 31.
Your Mama Don’t Dance - Jim Messina and Kenny Loggins / Larry Clark. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 2) This "rock shuffle" is in the key of B-flat. There are many accidentals throughout. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 144 beats per minute.
Anastasia ( A Medley for Concert Band) - lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty / Larry Clark. (Warner Bros.) ($65.00) (Grade 3) This medley features "A Rumor In St. Petersburg", "Journey to the Past", "Once Upon a December", "Learn to Do It", "Paris Holds the Key", and "In the Dark of the Night", from the 20th Century Animated Motion Picture "Anastasia". The opening key is E-flat. The key changes to C. There are many accidentals throughout, however. The opening meter is 4/4 with the meter changing several times going through 12/8, 3/4 and returning to 4/4.
Ballad for Band - Herbert W. Fred. (Kjos) ($45.000 (Grade 3) (Time 5:25) This title opens in the key of F. The key changes several times going through C, back to F and ending in E-flat. The opening meter is 4/4 with the meter changing very briefly to 2/4 and some 9/8. The alto saxophone, oboe, flute and clarinet each have solos.
Deck the Halls With Boughs of Holly - Transcribed by William H. Silvester. (Masters Music) ($30.00) (Grade 3) This Christmas favorite opens in the key of F. It changes key four times going through B-flat, E-flat, A-flat and ending in D-flat. The meter is 2/2 with the half note equal to 112 beats per minute. The oboe and the clarinet each have solos.
English Country Settings - Pierre La Plante. (Daehn) ($72.00) (Grade 3.5) This title is a serenade and jig on English Folksongs. It is based on 3 traditional songs from the British Isles: "May Day Carol", "O Waly Waly" (better known as "The Water is Wide") and "The Ash Grove". The opening key is A-flat with the key changing to f minor briefly. The key changes to B-flat at measure 59, but changes again at measure 94 to E-flat. The oboe and clarinet each have short solos. The opening meter is 4/4 with the meter changing near the end to 6/8.
Evening At the Soft Rock Cafe - Arr. Les Taylor. (Warner Bros.) ($70.00) (Grade 3) This is an arrangement of "16 of the World’s Favorite Mellow Rock Hits." These include: "Hotel California", "Light My Fire", "Separate Lives", "Witch Woman", ‘I Got a Name", "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown", "Take It to the Limit", "This Is It", "Easy Lover", "I’ll Have to Say I Love You in a Song", "Tin Man", "Lyin’ Eyes", "Time In a Bottle", "Bad Moon Rising", "Danny’s Song", "Against All Odds (Take a Look AT Me Now)". This title goes through 9 key changes opening in A-flat. The other keys are B-flat, E-flat, C, and F. The opening meter is 4/4.
Hands Across the Sea - John Philip Sousa / Keith Brion and Loras Schissel. (Barnhouse) ($60.00) (Grade 3.5) (Time 2:39) This concert march arrangement opens in the key of F. The meter is cut time with the quarter note equal to 128 beats per minute. The key changes to B-flat at measure 39.
Holiday Cheers - Arr. Victor Lopez. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 3) This arrangement features "Winter Wonderland" with words by Dick Smith and music by Felix Bernard; and "Sleigh Ride" - Leroy Anderson. It opens in the key of E-flat in 4/4 meter. The 1st trumpet and baritone horn each have solos. At measure 44 the meter changes to cut time. At measure 53 the key changes to F. The 1st trumpet has another solo. There are many accidentals throughout this arrangement. A full performance CD of this title and others is included.
In Memoriam: Kristina for Wind Ensemble - Bruce Yurko. (Ludwig) ($45.00) (Grade 3.5) This title was composed in memory of Kristina Damm, a hornist in the Cleaview Regional High School Band, Tom Tomlin, Director. This composition does not use a key signature, and many accidentals are written as needed. The meter is 4/4. There are many tempo changes throughout.
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring - J. S. Bach / Frederick Mills and adapted by Calvin Custer. (Hal Leonard) ($60.00) (Grade 3) This arrangement is in the key of E-flat. The meter is 9/8 with the dotted quarter note equal to 78 beats per minute. The trumpet, horn, flute and clarinet each have solos. This title is in the Canadian Brass Concert Band Works series from Leonard.
Journey to the Past - Words and music by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty / Michael Story. (Warner Bros.) ($40.00) (Grade 3) This title is from the 20th Century Fox Animated Motion Picture "Anastasia". The key is E-flat. There are many accidentals throughout. The meter is cut time with the half note equal to 84 beats per minute. The trumpet is featured in a solo.
Joy to the World - Words by Isaac Watts, music by George F. Handel / Chip Davis and adapted by Robert Longfield. (Hal Leonard) ($55.00) (Grade 3) This tune was recorded by Mannheim Steamroller. It is in the key of F in 4/4 meter. The quarter note is equal to 152 beats per minute.
Lost World, Music From The - John Williams / Jay Bocook. (Hal Leonard) ($50.00) (Grade 3) This title opens in the key of B-flat. The key changes to E-flat at measure 119 and then to the key of F at measure 132. The meter changes frequently at the beginning going through 3/8, 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4. The meter changes often throughout. The first clarinet has a short solo.
A Magical Christmas - John Moss. (Hal Leonard) ($55.00) (Grade 3) This title has 6 short movements going through the keys of E-flat, C, B-flat, and F. Several movements change keys within themselves. The meter likewise also changes frequently. Most movements are in 4/4 with one in 3/4 and another in 12/8.
March: 1919 from Curly’s Airships - Judge Smith. (G & M Brand) ($40.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:00) This title is a "songstory, a narrative of words and music, about the R101 airship disaster of 1930. The opening key is E-flat. The meter is 6/8 with the dotted quarter note equal to 108 beats per minute. The key changes at measure 52 to the key of C. The meter also changes at measure 52 to 2/4. There are some repeated sections as well as a D.S. al Fine.
Meyer March - John Zdechlik. (Kjos) ($50.00) (Grade 3) (Time 2:00) This march was originally published in 1922. It has been revised and published to "honor Meyer’s Music 125th anniversary". It is written in traditional march format. The opening key is E-flat in cut time. The half note is equal to 116 to 120 beats per minute. The key changes at the trio to A-flat.
Pilgrims’ Progress - Thomas Duffy. (Ludwig Music) ($65.00) (Grade 3.5) This title uses some contemporary sounds. The band must sing some parts as well as clap hands. Many percussion instruments are needed. It is composed in two movements. The first movement has no key signature, and is in 4/4 meter. The second movement starts with no key signature, goes to the key of G and then returns to no key signature. The meter changes back and forth between 3/4 and 2/4.
"Ragtime", Highlights from - Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty / Robert W. Smith. (Warner Bros.) ($70.00) (Grade 3.5) This title features "Ragtime", "Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc.", "Sarah Brown Eyes", and Wheels of a Dream" from the Broadway musical "Ragtime". The opening key is B-flat. The key changes to F and returns to B-flat. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 96 beats per minute. This title opens with a piano solo, which is cued in the flute and clarinet. The clarinet and trumpet are featured in solos.
The Red River - Jared Spears. (Kjos) ($60.00) (Grade 3) (Time 5:20) This title was commissioned by the Directors of TMEA Region II, North Zone for the 1995 All-Region High School Honors Band, Wichita Falls, Texas. It is in the key of B-flat. The opening meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 80 beats per minute. The tempo increases at measure 4 to 132 beats per minute. There are multiple meter changes occurring throughout this composition going through 2/4, 3/4, 6/4 and 7/8 meters. There are many accidentals and many tempo changes.
Reflections on "Wondrous Love" - Gay Holmes Spears. (Kjos) ($60.00) (Grade 3) (Time 5:20) This composition is based on the hymn tune "Wondrous Love". There are many solos throughout. The key is E-flat. The meter changes several times opening in 4/4 and going through 3/4, 2/4 and some 6/8 (3/4).
Silent Night - Ttranscribed by William Silvester. (Masters Music) ($25.00) (Grade 3) This arrangement has an optional SATB chorus, parts not included. The key is C in 6/8 meter. There is an English horn solo.
Sinfonia Hungarica - Robert Jager. (Kjos) ($75.00) (Grade 3) (Time 5:15) This title was written "as a tribute to Bela Bartok". It uses 2 against 3 rhythms and the Hungarian minor scale. It opens in F minor in 6/8 meter. The meter changes to 4/4. The coda is in B-flat minor.
The Soaring Eagle (A Fanfare for Winds and Percussion) - Jim Colonna. (Daehn) ($50.00) (Grade 3) There is no key signature and accidentals are written in. The meter is 4/4 with some measures of 5/4. The quarter note is equal to 80 beats per minute.
Tricycle - Andrew Boysen, Jr. (Kjos) ($70.00) (Grade 3) (Time 3:30) This title was "commissioned by the Northshore Schools, District 112, Highland Part, Illinois". There is no key signature. The opening meter is 5/4 with the meter changing to 4/4, but returning to 5/4. The wind players must vocalize on a long sustained pitched.
Trumpet Galop - Derek Bourgeois. (G & M Brand) ($50.00) (Grade 3.5) (Time 3:30) This Galop is in the key of B-flat. There are many accidentals. The meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 120 beats per minute. The trumpet range is to a G at the top of the staff.
Urban Scenes - Andrew Boysen, Jr. (Kjos) ($80.00) (Grade 3) (Time 7:45) This composition was commissioned by R.J. Metteer and the Lenox (1A) Junior High School Honor Band. It is composed in 5 short movements depicting the daily life in a city. None of the movements have a key signature. The meter signatures used are 3/4, 2/4 and 4/4. The band must vocalize in unison in the third movement. There is some improvisation for everyone on 4 selected pitches in the fourth movement.
War, Women and Witchcraft - Bruce Fraser. (G & M Brand) ($55.00) (Grade 3) (Time 4:30) The title "comes from a book by the Scottish poet, author and composer James Hogg". The key is E-flat. The opening meter is 4/4 with some brief changes to 2/4 and back to 4/4. There are also some brief changes to 3/4 and then returning to 4/4. The flute has a short solo.
The Washington Post March - John Philip Sousa / Keith Brion and Loras Schissel. (Barnhouse) ($60.00) (Grade 3.5) (Time 2:35) This concert march arrangement opens in the key of F in 6/8 meter. The dotted quarter note is equal to 126 beats per minute. The key changes to B-flat at measure 43.
Canzona Bergamasca - Samuel Scheidt / Larry Daehn. (Daehn) ($72.00) (Grade 4.5) This composition is in the key of B-flat. The opening meter is 4/4. The meter changes to 6/4 at measure 92 and returns to 4/4 at measure 131.
Carnival of Venice (Trumpet solo with band) - Arr. Herbert Clark. (Belwin) ($50.00) (Grade 4) (Time 3:20) This is a reissue of the same title published in 1940. The key is E-flat. The meter is 6/8 with the opening tempo marked 160 beats per minute. The tempo changes frequently throughout. The score is only a 3 line score. A full performance CD with this title and others is included.
Choral Prelude: Be Thou My Vision - Arr. Jack Stamp. (Kjos) ($70.00) (Grade 4) (Time 3:50) This composition opens in the key of E-flat. The key changes to B-flat at measure 68. There are many accidentals throughout. The opening meter is 3/4. The meter frequently changes going through 5/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 2/4.
Forged in Fire - Mark Watters / transcribed for band by Mark Watters and Ira Hearshen. (Hal Leonard) ($70.00) (Grade 4) This work changes key often after opening in the key of D. The key goes through F, D-flat, C, D again, C again and ends in F. The opening meter is 12/8. It changes meter at 107 to 4/4 and returns to 12/8 at measure 118. Additional parts for harp, piano and synthesizer are included.
From These Ashes - Chuck Elledge. (Kjos) ($70.00) (Grade 4) (Time 10:00) This title was "commissioned by and dedicated to the Osseo Junior High School Honor Band, Beth Baker and Joni Sutton, Conductors". There is no key signature. The meter is 4/4. There are some non traditional notations to produce sounds. The wind players must vocalize.
Great Moments in Cinema - John Williams / Jay Bocook. (Hal Leonard) ($55.00) (Grade 4) This medley of John Williams’ titles include: "Star Wars (Main Title)", "Cadillic of the Skies (Empire of the Sun)", "Theme from ‘Jaws’", and "The Land Race (Far and Away)". The opening key is F with the key changing several times going through B-flat, D-flat, E-flat and C. The opening meter is 4/4 with the meter going through 12/8 and returning to 4/4.
Hercules, Soundtrack Highlights - Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel / Calvin Custer. (Hal Leonard) ($70.00) (Grade 4) This medley features: "The Gospel Truth I", "One Last Hope", "Go the Distance", "Zero to Hero", and "Go the Distance (Reprise)". The opening key is B-flat. The key changes several times going through C, G, B-flat again, F, G again and ending in C. The opening meter is 4/4 with it changing to cut time at measure 59 and returning to 4/4 at measure 103.
A Hero’s Welcome - Christopher Salerno. (Kjos) ($70.00) (Grade 4) (Time 7:30) This composition is based on the "Petrushka Chords", two major thirds a tritone apart. The title has no particular hero in mind. There is no key signature, and accidentals are written as needed. The meter is 4/4 with the tempo marked at 84 beats per minute. There are many tempo changes throughout.
Night In Mexico - Paul Creston / Transcribed Charles D. Yates. (Shawnee) ($80.00) (Grade 4) (Time 4:30) This title is the final movement of Paul Creston’s "Airborne Suite for Orchestra." It opens in the key of F. At measure 59, it changes to the key of G, but returns to F at measure 94. The opening meter is 3/4. The meter changes briefly at measure 86 to 6/8, but returns to 3/4 at measure 94. The flute, clarinet and trumpet each have short solos.
Old Time Spirit - Robert Jager. (Kjos) ($70.00) (Grade 4) (Time 6:30) This composition is "based on the rhythm ‘Old Time Religion’". It was commissioned by students, colleagues and friends of Wendell O. Evanson, Director of Bands (ret.) Henderson State University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. This title opens in the key of A-flat. It changes to E-flat at measure 26. The opening meter is 4/4 with some meter changes to 3/4 and 2/4 and returning to 4/4. There are many tempo changes throughout. The flute and clarinet each have solos.
Pachinko - Paul Yoder. (Belwin) ($60.00) (Grade 4) (Time 2:30) This is a reissue of the same title published by Volkwein Brothers in 1966. It is in the key of E-Flat in cut time. The half note is equal to 144 beats per minute. There is much use of auxiliary percussion instruments: ratchet, triangle, wood block, slide whistle. A full performance CD of this title and others is included.
Prelude and Fugue - John Zdechlik. (Kjos) ($60.00) (Grade 4) (Time 8:00) This composition is dedicated "to Wayne Timmerman for over 30 years of inspirational teaching and dedicated music-making in the Olympia Public Schools". There is no key signature. The opening meter is 4/4 with some measures of 6/4 inserted. The flute, oboe and alto saxophone have solos.
Seventy -Six Trombones - Meredith Willson / Arr. Leroy Anderson, and adapted by Jay Bocook. (Hal Leonard) ($60.00) (Grade 4) This march is from the musical "The Music Man". The opening key is C. The key changes several times throughout using F, B-flat, G, E-flat and finally ending in F. The meter also changes several times opening in 4/4 and going back and forth to 6/8.
Two Irish Songs - Arr. Steve Reisteter. (EPP) ($110.00) (Grade 4) This title contains "The Last Rose of Summer" (Thomas Moore) and "The Black Ribbon - Band" (Traditional). The opening key is B-flat. The key changes to E-flat, then to F and finally back to B-flat. In the opening few measures, there are many meter changes going back and forth between 3/4 and 4/4. There is a 6/8 section and then some changes between 9/8 and 6/8.
The Wizard and the Leprechaun - Craig Alberty. (EPP) ($110.00) (Grade 4) This title is in the key of F, with some accidentals throughout. The opening meter is 4/4 with the quarter note equal to 66 beats per minute. The meter changes several times going back and forth between 4/4 and 12/8. The alto saxophone, the clarinet and the baritone each have short solos.
Canons and Cadenzas - David Bedford. (G & M Brand) ($110.00) (Grade 5) (Time 16:00) "There are several canons, each using different sections of the main theme which is presented after a slow introduction. The cadenzas which follow, are themselves in canon and go through all the main instrumental groups: flute/piccolo, bass clarinet, oboe, E-flat clarinet, trumpet, and clarinet." This composition changes keys frequently (15 times), opening in Bb and going through the following keys several times: F, E-flat, G-flat, and D-flat. The tempo also changes several times from the opening 60 beats per minute.
Prologue: Ritual Dance - Elliot Del Borgo. (EPP) ($100.00) (Grade 5) This title is dedicated to the Marcellus High School Symphonic Band, Philip Natoli, Director. There is no key signature, and many accidentals are included. The meter is common time with the opening tempo marked at 72 beats per minute. The tempo changes several times throughout.
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