Arr. Timothy Johnson. Par HAYDN FRANZ JOSEF. “He alone has the secret of making me smile, and touching me to the bottom of my soul, ” said Mozart about “Papa” Haydn and his music. The “Surprise” Symphony (No. 94), incidentally written during the final year of Mozart’s short life, has become one of Haydn’s most memorable works. Since this symphony was written during the zenith of the Classical peri…

Arr. Rob Wiffin. Par CLARKE JEREMIAH. The Royal Duke (“Le Duc royal”) est un arrangement de The Duke of Gloucester’s March (“La Marche du Duc de Gloucester”) de Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707). Ce compositeur anglais, né à Londres, est essentiellement connu pour ses oeuvres pour clavier et notamment The Prince of Denmark’s March (le célèbre Trumpet Voluntary ) qui fut pendant très longtemps attribué à…

Par MIRANDA LIN-MANUEL. Featuring a beautifully flowing melody (notated in 3/4) and a variety of scoring textures, here is one of the signature songs from Encanto arranged for young bands. / Date parution : 2022-11-10/ Répertoire / Concert Band/Harmonie

Laling for Concert Band. Par . Laling is a Norwegian folktune from Bø. The arrangementet of the lullaby starts off with a calm atmosphere (like a dream). The dream develops into a more funky section, until it calms down again. Laling was commissioned by Korpsnett Norge, for their project ?Arvegods? (Heritage), based on Norwegian folk tunes. / Date parution : 2023-07-31/ Répertoire / Concert Band/H…

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However, we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin), composed in 1877-1878, was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky …

Arr. Wil Van Der Beek. Par TCHAIKOVSKI PIOTR ILITCH. Tchaikovsky is best known for his purely instrumental compositions. However, we must not underestimate him as a composer of operas. Many of his operas such as ¬Pique Dame and Eugene Onegin are still performed regularly throughout the world. Eugene Onegin (also called Jevgeny Onegin), composed in 1877-1878, was not called an opera by Tchaikovsky …

Arr. Klaas Van Der Woude. Par BALLARD PAT. The Emmylou Harris version of Pat Ballard's Mr Sandman was an international hit. In this arrangement Klaas van der Woude shows this song is also perfectly suited for three instrumental soloists (saxophones) with brass band accompaniment. The special close harmony effect is obtained by a tight three-part arrangement of the melody. Effective use of percussi…

Par CURNOW JAMES. Explore different settings of the Medieval Latin carol 'In Dulci Jubilo' via this solid arrangement by James Curnow. Opening with an exquisite 'Brass Choir' section a la Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) and progressing through a 'Woodwind Choir' section in the later J. S. Bach style, WITH SWEET JUBILATION is wonderful 'style study' material. The grace of the early masters and the c…

Par MENA MARIA. Here?s an easy arrangement of this popular Christmas song composed by Maria Mena and Martin Sjølie. I have tried to spread the melody to several groups throughout the arrangement. The melody has to be played rhythmically, but also with flow and legato style. Please strive for best possible intonation and balance where the melody is played by several players. At bar 13, clarinets an…