Georg Frideric Händel 's Serse (Xerxes) has everything one would expect from a Baroque opera - many intertwining love stories, affairs, intrigues, scheming, misunderstanding and forgiving - all presented in the great master's magnificent music. The opera is set in Persia in 480 BC and is very loosely based upon Xerxes I of Persia, though there is little in either the Baroque libretto or music that…

Par MENKEN ALAN. Featured in the classic Disney film Tangled, this Celtic-flavored instrumental has taken on life of its own. Opening with a lively dance in 3/4, the piece then evolves into a spirited jig. As the tempo quickens and the percussion builds, the excitement level increases all the way to the rousing finish. A fun chance of pace. / Date parution : 2024-06-01/ Répertoire / Concert Band/H…

Liebeslieder nach Gedichten von Catarina Carsten. Par REGNER HERMANN. As a professor of music education and elementary composition at the Orff Institute in Salzburg which he was instrumental in establishing, the composer Hermann Regner (1928–2008) examined the work of Carl Orff and, like him, rendered outstanding services as a composer to the work with the young generation of up-and-coming musicia…

The Concerto No. 1 in A minor by Jean Baptiste Accolay (1833-1900) is one of the most popular concertos for pupils and a rewarding performance piece with its combination of great musical expressiveness and brilliant virtuosity which is suitable for concerts and competitions.This piece requires good position playing up to the fifth position, mastery of passage work and simple double stops, as well …

Peter Wastall?s award-winning series of tutor books for woodwind and brass instruments, now available in revised and refreshed editions to instruct and inspire the next generation of musicians, guiding them from beginner level to Grade 3 standard.Divided into units that provide clear explanations of each new stage of learning, alongside plentiful exercises and graded concert pieces, the LEARN AS Y…

Par BONSOR BRIAN. A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music examples include folk and national songs (some in two parts), country dance tunes and excerpts from the standart treble repertoire - Bach, Barsanti, Corelli, Händel, Telemann, etc. An outstanding feature of the book has proved to be Brian Bonsor's brilliantly simple but highly effective pract…

The Works of Giuseppe Verdi is the first critical edition of the composer's oeuvre. Together with his operas, the series presents his songs, his choral music and sacred pieces, and his string quartet and other instrumental works. Based on Verdi's autograph score and an examination of important secondary sources, including contemporary manuscript copies and performing parts, this edition of Il trov…

Dvo?ák Les huit Danses slaves incarner de nombreuses caractéristiques du génie du compositeur: sa richesse pur des idées musicales, son amour ardent pour la patrie, et sa maîtrise de l'instrumentation. Ces danses exubérantes à condition que le compositeur avec une reconnaissance internationale, et leur publication dans cette partition peu coûteux miniature offre aux mélomanes une version pratique …

Par DE HAAN JACOB. Who did it? is a composition for youth bands with limited instrumentation. While composing it, Jacob de Haan was inspired by a familiar situation: a child caught doing something mischievous such as taking another child’s toy, and trying to get away with it. The other children, however, notice this. The fast tempo of this work reflects the chase that follows - this will be fun fo…

INSTRUMENTATION : ORCHESTRA VERSION : STUDY SCORE DESCRIPTION : THE PREMIÈRE OF DAUDET'S PLAY, L'ARLÉSIENNE, WITH INCIDENTAL MUSIC BY BIZET, AT THE THÉÂTRE DU VAUDEVILLE ON 3 SEPTEMBER 1872, WAS A DEVASTATING EVENT FOR BOTH PLAYWRIGHT AND COMPOSER AND THE PRODUCTION WAS REMOVED FROM THE REPERTORY AFTER 19 PERFORMANCES. THE CRITIC JOHANNÈS WEBER, HOWEVER, WAS ALERT TO THE QUALITY OF BIZET'S SCORE …

This arrangement is based on the hit song by the French duo Daft Punk and features Pharrell Williams. This disco/funk wonder is recognized worldwide and won the award for 'Record of the Year? at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Tom Wallace produces an easy and fun to play version with natural rhythmic energy. Scored for small bands with reduced instrumentation. / Marching Band

Jay captures the full array of musical material contained in this hit by Billy Joel, one of the legendary honorees at the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors. This arrangement, with its message and musical content, provides a great source of programming material. Score for small bands with reduced instrumentation. / Marching Band