In Armenia, the clarinet is considered a popular instrument. Almost all of our duduk players also play the clarinet. In some villages, they call it gralnet and they call the player gralnetist. In Parable I have tried to combine the clarinet and gralnet with their individual intonation and their characteristic uniqueness in rhythm and colour. I have attempted to secure in the amalgamation of the tw…

Here's a fantasia for beginning band based on the English folk song 'Scarborough Fair.' This beautiful melody is passed around to all instruments in this contemporary and expressive setting that is certain to be a favorite for students and audiences. A musical adventure. (2:15) / Concert Band

Par AASS LARS / HINSON MAURICE. The stylistic transition from the late Baroque to the Classical period was almost something of a Bach affair. While Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) defined and summed up the Baroque musical language, his sons Willhelm Friedemann, Carl Philipp Emanuel, Johann Christoph Friedrich and Johann Christian, infused with the spirit of innovation, struck new musical paths t…

for wind quintet and piano. Par SCHWEITZER BENJAMIN. Benjamin Schweitzer presents his first work for this combination. Willing to try out something new, he adds to the typical character of the wind instruments the sound of the piano. The work is made up of two movements, each movement of several parts. Complex interwoven passages are set against stringently composed sections. The composer says of …

Par SPARKE PHILIP. This piece was inspired by the composer watching his young son, Benny, playing ‘soldiers’ with his collection of teddy bears - how appropriate!But it made him think of the many character pieces which take the form of a ‘toy march’, the most notable examples being by Haydn, Tchaikovsky and Leon Jessel. Parade of the Clockwork Soldiers is in the form of a ‘patrol’ (starting and en…

Easy Instrumental Duets. 22 mega hits in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection: All About That Bass - All of Me - Brave - Can' t Stop the Feeling - Grenade - Hey, Soul Sister - I Will Wait - Let Her Go - 100 Years - Royals - Shake It Off - Shape of You - Stay with Me - Viva La Vida - and more. Arrangements work for two flutes or…

Easy Instrumental Duets. 22 mega hits in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection: All About That Bass - All of Me - Brave - Can' t Stop the Feeling - Grenade - Hey, Soul Sister - I Will Wait - Let Her Go - 100 Years - Royals - Shake It Off - Shape of You - Stay with Me - Viva La Vida - and more. Arrangements work for two flutes or…

Easy Instrumental Duets. 22 mega hits in easy duet arrangements for two instrumentalists are featured in this collection: All About That Bass - All of Me - Brave - Can' t Stop the Feeling - Grenade - Hey, Soul Sister - I Will Wait - Let Her Go - 100 Years - Royals - Shake It Off - Shape of You - Stay with Me - Viva La Vida - and more. Arrangements work for two flutes or…

During his most productive period as an opera composer, Camille Saint-Saëns also wrote sacred works, among which his Oratorio de Noël has enjoyed great worldwide popularity. The colorful and opulently orchestrated Messe de Requiem was composed in 1878 in Bern. The composer dedicated it to his patron, Albert Libon. We have published this edition both with its larger orchestral forces and to ena…

Par BULLA STEPHEN. This rhapsody for concert band describes programmaticallythe period of history when knights fought bravely in suits ofshining armour. The tournament was a time of fierce joustingfor the favour of royalty as well as a duel of mortal combat. The music portrays this battle by showcasing the variousinstrumental sections, each fighting for attention with ‘calland response’ patterns. …

for Clarinet and Piano. Par BAXTER GARTH. From the composer: 'During the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020, so many musicians lost opportunities to perform. During that time, I wrote several pieces for friends, including this one for my good friend Jennifer Hughson. Wrapped in the Wind and the Sun is a pastoral work with a kind of wistfulness and autumnal air. I felt the clarinet was the perfect instrumen…