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...
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...
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With a ruff and tumble melodic theme, Bad shows off some attitude. Early bands will enjoy this piece.Program NotesWith a ruff and...
This hauntingly unique work by composer Chris Campbell is a moderate tempo ballad. From the side of the listener, one can feel this idea of “Bittersweet” as...
Black (W)Hole is an extraterrestrial introduction to the whole tone scale. Instruments weave in and out of different rhythmic layers that create a very “...
This attractive concert work begins with a single clarinet and mallets establishing the mood. Gradually adding instruments and increasing tempo, the energy...
The Circus Bee is a circus march composed by Henry Fillmore in February 1908. The march is named after an imaginary circus newspaper and reflects Fillmore's...
Clown Car is a fresh look back at a sub-genre of marches referred to as "Circus Marches." The Composer evokes the same wonder with this work that we all had...
Young bands will delight in these innovative arrangements of the popular tunes Yankee Doodle and Chester.Program NotesYoung bands will delight in these...
Dandy Lions paints the picture of a young cub playing in an open field. Basic ostinatos keep the piece moving forward while a playful melody creates a sense of...