Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1031499 Composed by Dan Dickerman. Contemporary,Jewish. Score and parts. 44 pages. True Indie Media #3424827. Published by True Indie Media (A0.1031499). Bringing folk melodies into modern repertoire has a long tradition, with many iconic works simultaneously celebrating and preserving melodies which might otherwise have been lost to history. Here we have the opportunity to celebrate and preserve a melody just as it starts to find its way in the musical world. By the time Debbie Friedman died in January 2011, just shy of her 60th birthday, she had created a large collection of music loved throughout the world’s Jewish community. She embodied the idea that each generation has a responsibility to contribute to the canon of sacred music, and her settings of liturgical texts have been sung regularly for decades. Her setting of Mi Shebeirach, the prayer for healing, is likely her most familiar tune, but Shalom Aleichem is a beautiful capstone to her legacy. It was in an early stage at the time of her death, having shared the melody among a few groups. This melody has since been sung worldwide, beginning with Friedman’s own memorial and the following Sabbath of Song (Shabbat Shira), and it has begun to take its rightful place in the liturgical canon. The music here is ordered as it would be sung: starting with a presentation of the chorus theme by clarinets in SATB choir voicing, with more of the band joining-in with each repetition of the theme or chorus. The melody and countermelodies move among the different sections until the full band has taken up the tune while the euphonium, horn, and clarinet weave a contrapuntal line through it. Slowly, the joy of the full band is stripped away, exposing the more solemn sound of a brass choir, juxtaposing the joy brought to so many by Ms. Friedman during her life with a quiet reflection at its end. 

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1518069 Composed by Edward Elgar. Arranged by James Symington. 20th Century,Classical,Film/TV,Historic,Patriotic. 29 pages. James Edward Ernest Symington #1092231. Published by James Edward Ernest Symington (A0.1518069). The name of the variation refers to Augustus J. Jaeger, who was employed as music editor by the London publisher Novello & Co. He was a close friend of Elgar's, giving him useful advice but also severe criticism, something Elgar greatly appreciated. Elgar later related how Jaeger had encouraged him as an artist and had stimulated him to continue composing despite setbacks. Nimrod is described in the Old Testament as a mighty hunter before the Lord, Jäger being German for hunter. In 1904 Elgar told Dora Penny (Dorabella) that this variation is not really a portrait, but the story of something that happened. Once, when Elgar had been very depressed and was about to give it all up and write no more music, Jaeger had visited him and encouraged him to continue composing. He referred to Ludwig van Beethoven, who had a lot of worries, but wrote more and more beautiful music. And that is what you must do, Jaeger said, and he sang the theme of the second movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 8 Pathétique. Elgar disclosed to Dora that the opening bars of Nimrod were made to suggest that theme. Can't you hear it at the beginning? Only a hint, not a quotation. This variation has become popular in its own right and is sometimes used at British funerals, memorial services, and other solemn occasions. It is always played at the Cenotaph, Whitehall in London at the National Service of Remembrance. A version was also played during the Hong Kong handover ceremony in 1997 and at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The “Nimrod” variation was the final orchestral composition (before the national anthem) played by the Greek National Orchestra in a televised June 2013 concert, before the 75-year-old Athenian ensemble was dissolved in the wake of severe government cutbacks. An adaptation of the piece appears at the ending of the 2017 film Dunkirk in the score by Hans Zimmer. This arrangement for Flex-Band has been adapted to suit the instrumentalists. The key has changed and this makes it much more playable and more secure.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: A0.950872 Composed by Moshe S. Knoll. Contemporary,Folk,Holiday,Patriotic. Score and parts. 148 pages. ArtsAhimsa #6686845. Published by ArtsAhimsa (A0.950872). This is a bold, declamatory, large scale concert Fantasia for Concert Band.My main influences in this work are Mozart and Copland.This is a very attractive piece of Americana.The Score is in C, but all the parts are transposing.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.784346 Composed by Joshua Hauser. Instructional. Score and parts. 507 pages. Slide Ride #5288703. Published by Slide Ride (A0.784346). 1 Octave Scale Studies in 15+ keys for 4-part ensembles of like or mixed instruments If this is your first exposure to these scale studies, you are in for a treat! Donuts, if you make a mistake!The initial incarnation of these studies were written for trombone quartet and we would play them in the Tennessee Tech Trombone Choir with the challenge that whomever made the first mistake had to buy donuts for the rest of the ensemble. Since then I have brought that version to several clinics and warm up sessions. One time before I got to explain the title, a fellow trombone professor said, Oh, I get it! Don’t step in the holes!I only wish I had thought of that myself... Since we have one of the best donut shops in TN here in Cookeville, treating the studio to sugar coated goodies was always my intent.As with those initial exercises, you can vary these as much as you’d like.·     Choose a tempo.·     Choose a dynamic.·     Choose an articulation/style.One way I like to play these is to have one person be the model, playing the entire scale over and over while everyone else plays the fragmented versions. That helps everyone to keep on track and stay in time. Double or triple up the parts for ensemble cohesion with a larger group.Practice one key, gradually speeding it up to improve fluidity, or choose a variation and take it through all keys, playing version A, B, C, or D then skipping to play the same set in a new key.If you want an additional challenge, play them in different octaves or change the key. Play the F Major set in f minor (all forms), different modes, etc. Players really have to be on their toes to remember if they are playing melodic minor in the ascending or descending form! For jazz players, try swinging them in dorian or mixolydian modes.The variations are endless!If you are using these with transposing instruments, 1) is F Major in Concert Pitch, 2) is Bb Major in Concert pitch, and so on. When you reach a scale that is enharmonic for another key (Db/C#, Gb/F#, or Cb/B), they are presented in both keys for each instrument so Trumpets can play in Eb while the Flutes are playing in C# with similar examples for all keys.All Donut Etudes with the same volume number are compatible so you can play them in mixed quartets or large ensembles with one or more instruments/people on part 1 and a different instrument on part 2, etc. Since the quartets are all identical, conductors/coaches can use any of the scores to tell which part should be playing at what time. Once you have played a scale with one set of parts, everyone can rotate to a different part and play the same scales again!Enjoy!

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.735841 Composed by Charles Marie Widow. Arranged by Andrew Middleton. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 138 pages. Andrew Middleton #5759639. Published by Andrew Middleton (A0.735841). The final movement of Charles Marie Widow's Organ Symphony No. 5 is a bright Toccata that has both power and wit in it's main theme. This piece has been used in numerous ceremonies, including the Royal Wedding. This arrangement for concert band will add pomp and ceremony to any concert. With lots of doubling of parts as well we lower brass parts written in transposing clef, it will be suitable for all combinations of wind ensemble!For more updates on new arrangements follow my Facebook page on https://www.facebook.com/a.middletonmusic/  Or subscribe to my Youtube page at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCClIYqddA2wMpdaxSq3BKEw?view_as=subscriber

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.723125 Composed by Juan de Arriaga. Arranged by Joel Jacklich (ASCAP). Classical. Score and parts. 32 pages. Joel Jacklich #3377517. Published by Joel Jacklich (A0.723125). PROGRAM NOTE:  Mitch Sturman, director of the Wilson Junior High School Warrior Band in El Centro, California, has been  commissioning works, both new works and modern arrangements of old works, for nine years for an annual Concert  of Premieres each May.  He commissioned me to arrange this military march by Juan de Arriaga for his 9th Annual  Concert of Premieres for the 2015-2016 Academic year.  Juan Crisóstomo Jacobo Antonio de Arriaga y Balzola (January 27, 1806 – January 17, 1826) was a Spanish Basque  composer. He was nicknamed the Spanish Mozart after he died, because, like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, he was both  a child prodigy and an accomplished composer who died young. They also shared the same first and second baptismal  names; and they shared the same birthday, January 27 (fifty years apart).     The Marcha Militar was written in 1820 when Arriaga was 14 years old.  The original is scored for requinto (a small, 3/4-size guitar tuned in F, a fourth above the normal quitar), piccolo in D,  two clarinets in B-flat, two small trumpets in B-flat, two large trumpets in B-flat, two bassoons in B-flat, serpent in  A-flat, trombone in B-flat, triangle, chimes, cymbals, side drum, and bass drum.  I have arranged the piece for a modern band of piccolo, flute, oboe, three clarinets in B-flat, bass clarinet in B-flat,  alto sax in E-flat, tenor sax in B-flat, bari sax in E-flat , bassoon, French horn in F, three trumpets in B-flat, baritone  horn (with parts for both bass clef and transposing B-flat treble clef),trombone, tuba, triangle, snare drum, cymblas,  bass drum, and glockenspiel.  As this arrangement was originally meant for a junior high school band, some notes may cause range problems for  young, less experienced players.  I have indicated these notes with smaller noteheads in parenthesis. While these  parenthetical notes are the preferred notes, and should be played if possible, it is assumed the regular-sized note is  probably the one which will probably need to be played.  Joel Jacklich El Centro, California,  July 4, 2015.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1197341 Composed by Walter Scholtes. Traditional. Score and parts. 151 pages. SCHOLTES EDITIONS #796506. Published by SCHOLTES EDITIONS (A0.1197341). The Fourth Symphonette for Band by Walter Scholtes is a 3-movement work.Appropriate for community and high school bands and many occasions and venues. Traditional harmonies with a transparent structure and texture make this work very accessible to players and audiences alike. The movements can also be played as individual pieces.For the first movement, the 'sonata' structure is indicated with the sections noted: 'Exposition, Development' etc.A condensed transposing conductor's score in C  and all parts are supplied (151 pages).

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017534_H1 1st F Horn. Composed by Ralph Ford. Instructional. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017534_H1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017534_H1). UPC: 654979999683.Proudly the valiant royal knights return to the kingdom. This original work begins and ends with a grand march encompassing an expressive chorale section. The contrasts permit varied teaching opportunities, including breath support, diverse dynamics, and opposing styles and articulations. An impressive choice for your first presentation.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0000917_WPTBETC (wp) E-flat Tuba T.C.. Composed by Robert W. Smith. Instructional. World Part. 4 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0000917_wpTBETC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0000917_WPTBETC). UPC: 038081277332.Commissioned by the Korean Navy Symphonic Band under the direction of Lt. Commander Joon Hyung Park, Rising Dragons pays tribute to the legacy of Yi Sun Shin and his impact on naval operations throughout the world. Beginning with a commanding fanfare, the authoritative statement gives way to the lone flute representing the solitude and reflection that any great leader must endure. The mechanized sounds of the turtle ships are brought to musical life through melody that rises and falls like the sea. The sea battle is depicted with opposing forces of percussion giving way to a final victorious fanfare. A line from a poem written by Yi Sun Shin inspires the title: I call to the sea, and the dragons are moved.Festival.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0016523_TN1 1st Trombone. Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber and Gustav Holst. Arranged by Michael Story. Classical. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0016523_TN1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0016523_TN1). UPC: 038081483344.2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the Christmas Truce of 1914, where opposing soldiers engaged in World War I combat laid down their arms and celebrated the Christmas holiday together. Combining fragments of Gustav Holst's Mars, the Bringer of War from The Planets with the beautiful carol Silent Night this musical study of dramatic contrasts, combined with the engaging story is sure to provide an awe-inspiring performance. Absolutely stunning! (2:45).

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0016544_C1 1st B-flat Clarinet. Composed by Percy Aldridge Grainger. Arranged by Michael Story. Instructional. Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0016544_C1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0016544_C1). UPC: 038081481319.Percy Grainger's love of folk songs continues to serve concert bands well. This setting of a cherished piano solo he crafted in the early part of the 1900s permits the teaching of opposing articulations in a very musical setting. This dance-like melody will be well received in any performance. (2:30) This title is available in SmartMusic.Concert/Contest; Festival.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017402_O1 Oboe. Composed by Roland Barrett. Instructional. Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017402_O1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017402_O1). UPC: 038081516172.Inspired by the Valley of Fire state park in the southwest United States that boasts stunning red sandstone formations created more than 150 million years ago. Located in Nevada's oldest state park in the Mojave Desert, at certain times of the day, when reflecting the sun's rays, these brilliant sandstone formations create the visual illusion of actually being on fire. An emotional composition that is a perfect for concert and contest performances alike. Juxtaposing bold and peaceful musical statements, this compelling composition concludes with burning intensity. (4:00)Concert/Contest; Festival.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0001937_WPEH1 (wp) 1st Horn in E-flat. Composed by Leroy Anderson. Instructional. World Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0001937_wpEH1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0001937_WPEH1). UPC: 029156071801.At the height of his career in the mid-1930s, Leroy Anderson began arranging for Arthur Fiedler's Boston Pops Orchestra. Later, Fiedler encouraged him to write his own tunes for the Pops. His compositions, more than 50 in number, virtually define the sound of the contemporary American pops orchestra. Blue Tango was a #1 hit in 1951, juxtaposing the charismatic melody over a traditional tango pulse. The work captured the spirit of an era. This new edition was originally arranged by the composer for concert band and has been freshly re-engraved with a full score for the first time, permitting a uniformity of articulation throughout the work. This title is available in SmartMusic.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017534_TB1 Tuba. Composed by Ralph Ford. Instructional. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017534_TB1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017534_TB1). UPC: 654979999683.Proudly the valiant royal knights return to the kingdom. This original work begins and ends with a grand march encompassing an expressive chorale section. The contrasts permit varied teaching opportunities, including breath support, diverse dynamics, and opposing styles and articulations. An impressive choice for your first presentation.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017534_TX1 B-flat Tenor Saxophone. Composed by Ralph Ford. Instructional. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017534_TX1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017534_TX1). UPC: 654979999683.Proudly the valiant royal knights return to the kingdom. This original work begins and ends with a grand march encompassing an expressive chorale section. The contrasts permit varied teaching opportunities, including breath support, diverse dynamics, and opposing styles and articulations. An impressive choice for your first presentation.