Concert Band - Level 5 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1472273

Composed by Richard Strauss. Arranged by Steven Nunes. Opera,Romantic Period. 391 pages. Nagamon Publications #1049975. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1472273).

Richard Georg Strauss (11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer and conductor best known for his tone poems and operas. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wagner and Franz Liszt. Along with Gustav Mahler, he represents the late flowering of German Romanticism, in which pioneering subtleties of orchestration are combined with an advanced harmonic style.

Der Rosenkavalier (The Knight of the Rose or The Rose-Bearer), Op. 59, is a comic opera in three acts by Richard Strauss to an original German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. It is loosely adapted from Louvet de Couvrai's novel Les amours du chevalier de Faublas and Molière's comedy Monsieur de Pourceaugnac.

In 1945 Strauss allowed an orchestral Rosenkavalier Suite to be published, but apparently was not involved in creating it.  It is likely that conductor Artur Rodzi?ski arranged it, as he conducted the suite's first performance, in October 1944 by the New York Philharmonic.

The suite begins with the opera's orchestral prelude, depicting the Marschallin's and Octavian's night of passion (vividly portrayed by whooping horns and saxophones). Next comes the appearance of Octavian as the Rosenkavalier, depicted in tender music; the sight of him looking so young makes the Marschallin realise that he will soon leave her for a younger woman. There follows the duet between Octavian and Sophie – in which their love for each other becomes ever more obvious, but this is abruptly interrupted by the discordant music associated with Ochs's clumsy arrival. Next the violins tentatively introduce the first waltz, followed by another given out by the solo violin, before the whole orchestra settles into waltz mode. A general pause and a violin solo leads into the nostalgic music where the Marschallin sadly realises she has lost Octavian. Then comes its ecstatic climax. The work closes with a singularly robust waltz, depicting Ochs at his most pompous, and a boisterous coda newly composed for the suite.

The PDF contains the Full Score and a full set of parts.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1114491

Composed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 19th Century,Christmas,Classical,Holiday,Romantic Period. 194 pages. Nagamon Publications #716375. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1114491).

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popular concert and theatrical music in the current classical repertoire, including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, the 1812 Overture, his First Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto, the Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy, several symphonies, and the opera Eugene Onegin. The Nutcracker is an 1892 two-act ballet originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Op. 71). The libretto is adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. The Nutcracker and the Mouse King is a story written in 1816 by Prussian author E. T. A. Hoffmann, in which young Marie Stahlbaum's favorite Christmas toy, the Nutcracker, comes alive and, after defeating the evil Mouse King in battle, whisks her away to a magical kingdom populated by dolls. This waltz is from the end of Act One. In the final scene of Act One, the mice retreat and the nutcracker is transformed into a handsome Prince. He leads Clara through the moonlit night to a pine forest in which the snowflakes dance around them, beckoning them on to his kingdom as the first act ends. The PDF contains the full score and all parts.

Composed by Paul Dukas (1865- 1935). Arranged by Steven Nunes. 20th Century, Classical, Romantic Period. Score and parts. 299 pages. Nagamon Publications #711472. Published by Nagamon Publications

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1008699

Composed by Reynaldo Hahn. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 20th Century,Standards,World. Score and parts. 33 pages. Nagamon Publications #6206463. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1008699).

This is an arrangement for concert band of My Love's an Arbutus, the third movement from 'Three Preludes Based on Irish Airs' for two pianos by Reynaldo Hahn.

A short and straightforward arrangement of this delightful song, suitable for a lower intermediate ensemble that can easily be slotted in to a concert programme.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1112052

Composed by Howard Cable. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 20th Century,Classical,Contest,Festival,Patriotic,Traditional. Score and parts. 173 pages. Nagamon Publications #714234. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1112052).

Howard Reid Cable (December 15, 1920 – March 30, 2016) was a Canadian conductor, arranger, music director, and composer. Snake Fence Country from 1954 is a tuneful piece which feature several Canadian folk songs, in a light hearted and joyful arrangement. The PDF file consists of the full score and parts.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1292281

Composed by Dame Ethel Mary Smyth. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 19th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and Parts. 253 pages. Nagamon Publications #882900. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1292281).

Dame Ethel Mary Smyth DBE (22 April 1858 – 8 May 1944) was an English composer and a member of the women's suffrage movement. Her compositions include songs, works for piano, chamber music, orchestral works, choral works and operas.

Smyth tended to be marginalised as a ‘woman composer’ as though her work could not be accepted as mainstream. Yet when she produced more delicate compositions, they were criticised for not measuring up to the standard of her male competitors. Nevertheless, she was granted a damehood, the first female composer to be so honoured.

The Wreckers is an opera in three acts, composed by Dame Ethel Smyth to a libretto in French by Henry Brewster. After spending considerable energy in trying to get the work performed in French, the first performance took place in a German translation by John Bernhoff, under the title of Strandrecht, at the Neues Theater, Leipzig on 11 November 1906. Smyth persisted in her attempts to see it staged elsewhere, but it was not until the conductor Thomas Beecham championed the work that a complete, staged performance was achieved in England in 1909 with funding support from her friend Mary Dodge.  

The Overture has been arranged for wind band, and the PDF contains the full score and a full set of parts.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1407735

Composed by Florence Beatrice Price. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 21st Century,Romantic Period. 183 pages. Nagamon Publications #990351. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1407735).

Florence Price(b Little Rock, AR, 9 April 1887; d Chicago, IL, 3 June 1953) was the first African American woman to win widespread recognition as a symphonic composer, rising to prominence (with William Grant Still and William Dawson) in the 1930s. After early training with her mother she studied composition at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Wallace Goodrich and Frederick Shepherd Converse (1903–6) and privately with George Whitefield Chadwick. She gained an Artist’s Diploma (organ) and a piano teacher’s diploma. 

 In her large-scale works Price’s musical language is often conservative, in keeping with the Romantic nationalist style of the 1920s–40s, but it also reflects the influence of her cultural heritage and the ideals of the “Harlem renaissance� of the 1920s–30s. To her art songs and piano music she brought a thorough knowledge of instrumental and vocal writing, colorful harmonies and exotic modulations.

The Oak from 1943 was originally written for orchestra and has been transcribed for concert band.  The PDF contains the full score and full set of parts.

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1008692

Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 20th Century,Standards. Score and parts. 27 pages. Nagamon Publications #4897103. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1008692).

This simple and straightforward transcription of 'Nocturne' from Shylock Suite by Gabriel Faure has been transposed to make it accessible to a developing band.  Appropriate for beginner to intermediate bands looking to develop lyrical playing and interpretation.

Concert Band - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1281614

By Dolly Parton. By Carol Hall. Arranged by Steven Nunes. Broadway,Christmas,Contemporary,Country,Musical/Show. Score and Parts. 66 pages. Nagamon Publications #872957. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1281614).

Popularised by Dolly Parton from the musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, this transcription for concert band will add a touch of bittersweet country charm to any Christmas concert.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1209290

Composed by Jean-Paul Cara, John Gracy, Raymond Donnez. Arranged by Steven Nunes. Classical,Disco,Pop. 77 pages. Nagamon Publications #807395. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1209290).

The French Eurovision winner from 1977 transcribed here for Concert Band.  PDF file contains full score and parts, and this transcription is suitable for an intermediate level band.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1446763

Composed by Emile Waldteufel. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 164 pages. Nagamon Publications #1026528. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1446763).

Charles Émile Waldteufel was a French pianist, conductor and composer known for his numerous popular salon pieces.
Les Patineurs (The Ice Skaters, in German Der Schlittschuhläufer-Walzer), It was composed in 1882, inspired by the cercle des patineurs (rink of skaters) at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. The introduction to the waltz can be likened to the poise of a skater, and the rapid runs invoke scenes of a wintry atmosphere. Bells were added for good measure to complete the winter scenery.

This delightful waltz is a perfect choice for any winter concert, or even a cheeky inclusion in a summer program to remind us of the cold weather.

The PDF contains the full score and a full set of parts.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1278234

Composed by George Butterworth. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 20th Century,Classical. Score and Parts. 115 pages. Nagamon Publications #869930. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1278234).

George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, MC (12 July 1885 – 5 August 1916) was an English composer who was best known for the orchestral idyll The Banks of Green Willow and his song settings of A. E. Housman, and was killed during the Battle of the Somme.
Deeply moving and originally an orchestral rhapsody, A Shropshire Lad is transcribed here for concert band and represents the height of English elegiac music of the period.
The PDF contains the full score and a full set of parts.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1096212

Composed by Alexander Courage and Leonard Rosenman. Arranged by Steven Nunes. Classical,Film/TV. 181 pages. Nagamon Publications #700173. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1096212).

Star Trek Movie Medley features the themes from the Original Series, The Search for Spock, and The Voyage Home. A fun and challenging transcription of themes that follow in the tradition of epic sci-fi music, that will be new to musicians and audiences alike. This wind band transcription is suitable for advanced intermediate ensembles.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1008694

Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Steven Nunes. 20th Century,Contemporary,Standards,World. Score and parts. 135 pages. Nagamon Publications #4982007. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1008694).

This wind band transcription for advanced intermediate band of Holst's A Somerset Rhapsody features an extended alto saxophone solo at the opening and end, as well as a lyrical moment for solo trombone.  
This ten minute tone poem features a lovely selection of English folksongs all lyrically intertwined which delight audiences and performers alike.
Suitable for advanced high school and community groups already acquainted with First Suite and Second Suite and looking for something in the same vein.  This piece features more simplified percussion parts as in the original orchestral version, as well as manageable parts for third clarinet and third trumpet which keep the tessitura in the lower part of the range.

Concert Band - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1475551

Composed by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. Arranged by Steven Nunes. Disco. 86 pages. Nagamon Publications #1053104. Published by Nagamon Publications (A0.1475551).

Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She was the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in history.  Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross embarked on a successful solo music career.

The Boss is a 1979 song written and produced by Ashford & Simpson and recorded by American singer Diana Ross, who released it as a single on the Motown label. It was the first release from the album of the same title.

This lively wind band transcription is sure to get the audience tapping their feet, if not dancing in the aisles.