Holiday
Christmas favorites "Angels We Have Heard on High" and "Jolly Old St. Nicholas" will never sound so good in your beginner band as they will with Barry...
...all things hastened back to Unity uses Greek philosopher Xenophanes' quote as a basis for its structure and motivic development. From an eight measure chord...
Op. 49, No. 1
Beethoven's Sonata No. 19 is one of the shortest and simplest of his piano sonatas. Barry Ward has taken great care to respectfully adapt the...
Dedicated to marimbist Nanae Mimura, Apsara #1 opens and closes with a lyrical and expansive melody, at first rolled, then arpeggiated at the end. The...
Dedicated to marimbist Michael Burritt, this piece serves as a great etude for working on double laterals in both hands through the use of triplets and the...
With the help of an ocean drum, Leander Kaiser creates a soundscape reminiscent of taking a trip on the high seas in this delightful percussion sextet.Grade...
(and I really mean good)
With a ruff and tumble melodic theme, Bad shows off some attitude. Early bands will enjoy this piece.Program NotesWith a ruff and...
The piece opens freely with a quick 32nd note pattern to be repeated ad lib with written dead strokes to be interspersed throughout. Out of this section comes...
This attractive concert work begins with a single clarinet and mallets establishing the mood. Gradually adding instruments and increasing tempo, the energy...
The piece is a celebratory fanfare representing cresting waves, warm ocean breezes, and the flourish of sails along the coastline of Long Beach, California....