Concert Band - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.998359 Composed by Aaron Fonzi. Christmas,Contemporary,Folk,Standards. Score and parts. 25 pages. Aaron Fonzi #4834971. Published by Aaron Fonzi (A0.998359).      This lyrical piece is a delightful way to introduce your young band to ballad style. Exploring slurs, accents, dynamics, caesuras, ritardandos and more, you'll be shocked by how sophisticated this beautiful piece sounds while using only a limited number of notes.      Written to convey the playful innocence of a child dreaming, In Your Slumber balances the calm of a starry sky with the imagination and adventure of a child's mind at rest. Simple and elegant, the lullaby played by the flutes in the beginning gives way to an imaginative variation on the theme by the trumpets and clarinets at B. Gentle, pulsating tenutos in the harmonizing chords underneath are symbolic of relaxed, rhythmic breathing underlying the musical thoughts flowing by above them. Just as in dreams we seldom have control of which direction the story may go, D takes us somewhere else musically and implies a build to a false climax. At E, we are greeted with the quiet sounds of the night once more, but this time our imagination runs wild as the music builds to the climax of the piece at F. This powerful proclamation of the melody is concluded with a gentle final statement in the flute and clarinet, and the piece concludes with the final twinkle of the stars as the sun rises for a new day.Full of imagination, beauty and teachable moments throughout, I hope that you and your students can enjoy and appreciate this piece for it's simple beauty as I do. Onward!~Aaron FonziREHEARSAL NOTES:1. The clarinet part should be a very light drone creating atmosphere at the beginning- the same goes for the clarinet and saxophone at rehearsal E.2. It's easy to get too loud too soon in this piece, so remind your students to have patience. F is the climax of the piece, but many young students will want to play C as if it is. Similarly, be sure to balance the trumpet/ clarinet and the flute/ oboe/ bells at C so both lines come out evenly.3. Take your time in measure 48- we want to naturally fade away and pause before going on at rehearsal E. This increase and decrease in energy is a characterization of the ebb and flow of the piece.4. At F, there are 3 important parts that must be balanced: flute/oboe/bells; trumpet/clarinet; alto saxophone/horn. For best results, balance these 3 parts, and encourage the alto/horn line to play out a bit more than they think they need to. They are the new part which must be heard here.5. Have fun and use your imagination in terms of expressing the music- ask your students what it makes them think of and create a story to go along with it. Let this ultimately guide your interpretation. I am consistently impressed with the creative ideas my students come up with, so let them decide how the music should sound with their own stories. In your slumber, anything is possible!

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1025077 Composed by Aric Noble. Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 10 pages. Aric Noble #5306619. Published by Aric Noble (A0.1025077). Over the past few years I have become obsessed with Norse Mythology, and I mean real Norse Mythology. I say that withquotes because in my research I realized that a lot of people tell different stories. This is mainly because back when Christianity was growing,the Christians saw anything that wasn't Christian as pagan, so they got rid of it all. So that is why Greek, Roman, and Norse religions faded into mythologies, and all that was left was passed around in folk tales. And also because Marvel tells a very different tale of the mythology than the research I have collected and I want people to know these stories. Now moving passed the history lesson and into the music. This is interesting for me because this is the biggest original piece that I've ever made. This is going to be a multimovement piece, and this is the 1st movement, Ginnungagap, the endless void. This movement describes The Void, and the two lands of Fire(Muspelheim) and Ice(Niflhiem).Starting with The Void, it describes the blackness, and I use the absence of instruments to give this feeling, but however to give2 of the other themes to foreshadow it.  It moves into this wild cascading theme for the Niflheim theme to describe the cold cascading environment of the world.After that it slows into a dark and ominous theme for Muspelheim(Surtr's Destiny). This was an interesting part to make because in mythology, Surtr, also referred to as Surt,  is the fabled fire giant who destroys Asgard. No one knows where hecomes from, but from the moment of his creation, he knew of his destiny to destroy Asgard so he spent all of his time forging his sword to burrow into Asgard.  I used a break drum to symbolize a hammer hitting an anvil to forge a sword, a lingering sound of Surtr's destiny.After this, I brought both themes together to resemble The Clash of the two worlds to create the Norse universe.The final theme in this first movement is entitled I am Ymir. In myhtology, Ymir is the father of everything. Created from the clash, he gave creation to all the gods, humans, giants, elves, and dwarves. This final theme takes Surtr's theme and flipsit to be mo.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1023853 Composed by John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Kevin R. Tam. 20th Century. Score and parts. 70 pages. Kevin R. Tam #1920517. Published by Kevin R. Tam (A0.1023853). In 1926, Sousa composed his humoresque A Mingling of the Wets and the Drys, a fantasy on Prohibition wherein takes place a musical conversation between a drinker and a non-drinker. In the course of discussion, they sit down for Tea for Two and we hear familiar tunes such as the Irving Berlin song The Near Future (How Dry I Am) and the Old Oaken Barrel. In the end, the musical debaters agree to disagree and finish with a round of Auld Lang Syne. To his credit Sousa declines to takes sides in this disagreement himself.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.733027 Composed by Charles Edward Duble. Arranged by Marc Oliver. 20th Century. Score and parts. 53 pages. Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings #2347281. Published by Ayotte Custom Musical Engravings (A0.733027). Every genre of music has its one-hit wonders-composers or performers who are forever known for just one piece of music. In classical music, two composers come to mind: Johann Pachebel for his Canon in D and Emil Reznecek for his overture to Donna Diana. I am certain that they have written a lot more music, but we only know them for the above-mentioned works. The same is true in wind band music. The composer in question is one, Charles E. Duble. His one big hit is his circus march, Bravura. One of his lesser known marches is Wizard of the West. It was originally written in 1908 and dedicated To A. R. Wheeler, Musical Director, Howes Great London Shows. To this day, however, this occidental expert remains a mystery because he has not come out from behind the curtains. However, the western wizard does make his presence known in the euphonium section-especially in the trio.

Concert band - Grade 1 - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CBW1814-S Composed by Gary Gazlay. Score. 18 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBW1814-S. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBW1814-S). 9 x 12 in inches.The composition LAUDIS was written for the Madison County Central School Bands, Madison, Florida. It was inspired by Psalm 150:6(NAS) which reads, Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!LAUDIS is dedicated to my wife Betty. She is my best friend and for over 36 years of marriage has enriched my life through her love, encouragement and support. She inspires me and I am abundantly blessed to have her as my wife.It is my hope that LAUDIS will provide students with a song that they will enjoy learning to play, and provide other music educators with a teaching tool that can be used to motivate and encourage their students.

Concert band - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CBS171 Composed by Gary Gazlay. Score and Parts. 48 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBS171. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBS171). 9 x 12 in inches.Doin' Your Very Best is the music composed for the words of our school song, and was inspired by Dr. Barbara M.Pettiford and Dr. Willie Miles.Dr. Pettiford and Dr. Miles are sister and brother, and were my administrators at Madison County Central School.My favorite years of teaching were under their leadership, and their love for the student's, faculty, and each otherwere an inspiration to all. I am truly grateful to both of them for their support, encouragement, and friendship. Dr.Pettiford and Dr. Miles have enriched the lives of countless students, and my life has been richly blessed by havingthe privilege of knowing both of them.It is my hope that Doin' Your Very Best will provide students with a song that they will enjoy learning to play, andprovide other music educators with a teaching tool that can be used to motivate and encourage their students.Doin' Your Very Best is dedicated to Dr. Barbara M. Pettiford and Dr. Willie Miles.

Concert Band - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1166852 Composed by Unknown. Arranged by Mark Danner. Contest,Festival,Folk,Sacred,Spiritual,Traditional. Score and parts. 28 pages. Mark Danner #767230. Published by Mark Danner (A0.1166852). I am sure your parents and grandparents remember this when they attend church. This adaptation is a simple and quiet lyrical and a great tempo change from a fast peice.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: A0.1023851 Composed by John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Kevin R. Tam. 20th Century. Score and parts. 42 pages. Kevin R. Tam #1920507. Published by Kevin R. Tam (A0.1023851). In 1926, Sousa composed his humoresque A Mingling of the Wets and the Drys, a fantasy on Prohibition wherein takes place a musical conversation between a drinker and a non-drinker. In the course of discussion, they sit down for Tea for Two and we hear familiar tunes such as the Irving Berlin song The Near Future (How Dry I Am) and the Old Oaken Barrel. In the end, the musical debaters agree to disagree and finish with a round of Auld Lang Syne. To his credit Sousa declines to takes sides in this disagreement himself.

Concert band - Grade 1 - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CBW1814 Composed by Gary Gazlay. Score and Parts. 57 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBW1814. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBW1814). 9 x 12 in inches.The composition LAUDIS was written for the Madison County Central School Bands, Madison, Florida. It was inspired by Psalm 150:6(NAS) which reads, Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!LAUDIS is dedicated to my wife Betty. She is my best friend and for over 36 years of marriage has enriched my life through her love, encouragement and support. She inspires me and I am abundantly blessed to have her as my wife.It is my hope that LAUDIS will provide students with a song that they will enjoy learning to play, and provide other music educators with a teaching tool that can be used to motivate and encourage their students.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1023852 Composed by John Philip Sousa. Arranged by Kevin R. Tam. 20th Century. Score and parts. 50 pages. Kevin R. Tam #1920515. Published by Kevin R. Tam (A0.1023852). In 1926, Sousa composed his humoresque A Mingling of the Wets and the Drys, a fantasy on Prohibition wherein takes place a musical conversation between a drinker and a non-drinker. In the course of discussion, they sit down for Tea for Two and we hear familiar tunes such as the Irving Berlin song The Near Future (How Dry I Am) and the Old Oaken Barrel. In the end, the musical debaters agree to disagree and finish with a round of Auld Lang Syne. To his credit Sousa declines to takes sides in this disagreement himself.

Concert band - Grade 2 - Digital Download SKU: IZ.CBS171-S Composed by Gary Gazlay. Score. 13 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBS171-S. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBS171-S). 9 x 12 in inches.Doin' Your Very Best is the music composed for the words of our school song, and was inspired by Dr. Barbara M.Pettiford and Dr. Willie Miles.Dr. Pettiford and Dr. Miles are sister and brother, and were my administrators at Madison County Central School.My favorite years of teaching were under their leadership, and their love for the student's, faculty, and each otherwere an inspiration to all. I am truly grateful to both of them for their support, encouragement, and friendship. Dr.Pettiford and Dr. Miles have enriched the lives of countless students, and my life has been richly blessed by havingthe privilege of knowing both of them.It is my hope that Doin' Your Very Best will provide students with a song that they will enjoy learning to play, andprovide other music educators with a teaching tool that can be used to motivate and encourage their students.Doin' Your Very Best is dedicated to Dr. Barbara M. Pettiford and Dr. Willie Miles.

Composed by Various. Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick. Christian, Sacred, Praise and Worship. Score, Set of Parts. 244 pages. Published by Colin Kirkpatrick Publications

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.818257 By Stephen R Dalrymple. By Septimus Winter. Arranged by Stephen R Dalrymple (Dalrymple Designs). Folk. Score and parts. 54 pages. Stephen R Dalrymple #3566019. Published by Stephen R Dalrymple (A0.818257). Abraham’s Daughter: March from the Civil War ♫ by Septimus Winter (1861) ♫ with When Johnny Comes Marching Home by Patrick Gilmore a.k.a. Louis Lambert (1863). ♫ arranged for concert band by Stephen R Dalrymple ♫ After a family trip to Gettysburg, Antietam, Harper’s Ferry, and Ford Theater, I created a concert band arrangement to solidify the trip in my mind using a popular Civil War song from the North, “Abraham’s Daughter,� and a song used by both North and South, “Johnny Comes Marching Home.� ♫ Music was a means for soldiers to release the tensions of war. By December 1861 the Union army had 28,000 musicians in 618 bands, not counting soldiers who travelled with violins and other musical instruments. Soldiers often sang as they marched by day and at night in camp. Musical duels were not uncommon between Union and Confederate bands. This idea inspired the last section of the arranger where the 2 songs are played against each other. ♫ Septimus Winner wrote “Abraham’s Daughter� in 1861 for the Minstrel stage. “Abraham’s Daughter� pictures a fresh recruit that is on his way to Washington DC to be processed and trained for future battles. ♫ Given the unpublished verses we have, Abraham’s Daughter was undoubtedly sung and embellished by Union soldiers as they travelled from battlefield to battlefield. ♫ Winner is also known for writing “Ten Little Injuns� “Listen to the Mockingbird� and “Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?� ♫ Abraham Lincoln had 4 sons, Robert Todd, Edward Baker, William Wallace, and Thomas (Tad); but no daughters. So, who is Abraham’s daughter? ♫ Oh! Should you ask me who she am, Columbia is her name, sir; She is the child of Abraham, Or Uncle Sam, the same, sir. Now if I fight, why ain't I right? And don't you think I oughter. The volunteers are a-pouring in From every loyal quarter, And I'm goin' down to Washington To fight for Abraham's daughter. ♫ At the beginning of the war, the majority of soldiers, North and South, were fighting to uphold their view of government, each side justifying its position by quoting the Constitution. Southern States saw each State as a sovereign, independent nation. Abraham Lincoln insisted that the United States were one nation. For Abraham Lincoln, the purpose of the war was to preserve the Union. The undivided union was Lincoln’s daughter. ♫ arrangement © 2000, 2013 Stephen R Dalrymple ♫ recording ℗ 2021 Stephen R Dalrymple ♫ presentation © 2021 Stephen R Dalrymple ♫ sequenced by the arranger ♫ Purchase price includes permission to make photocopies of parts and additional scores for a medium size school band. ♫ This .pdf file includes 1) Condensed Conductor’s Score 2) Individual parts for: Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet 1, Clarinet 2, Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax, Bassoon, Trumpet 1, Trumpet 2, F Horn, Trombone, Treble Clef Baritone, Tuba, Electric Bass, Snare and Bass Drums, Cymbals, and Bells. 3) Condensed Conductor’s Score in a smaller format for use in a 10 inch tablet 4) The same parts formatted for a 10 inch tablet. ♫ The YouTube video contains a full recording.