Horn & piano - Grade 4 - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.IMS1512

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 18 pages. Duration 10 minutes, 20 seconds. Imagine Music - Digital #IMS1512. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.IMS1512).

9 x 12 in inches.

For Horn & Piano.
By Daniel Baldwin


In the Silence for Euphonium and Band was commissioned by the Holcomb, KS, High School band (Paul White, director) in the winter of 2010. It was commissioned after the death of a recent graduate, Tanner Born, a euphonium player who participated in the band for all four years of high school. Tanner's parents funded the commission in his memory and asked that I not just make it a memorial piece, but a celebration of his life. Tanner was an avid bowler (illustrated in the rhythmic and celebratory middle section), golfer, and band member.

In the Silence is by turns beautiful and contemplative, as well as dark and dramatic, framing an enjoyable and rhythmic affirmation of life. The piece was premiered on Tuesday, May 10, 2011 by the Holcomb High School band, Jim Krohn conducting, with Travis Keller as the euphonium soloist. I had the distinct honor of sitting in Tanner's chair and playing euphonium with the band at the premiere.

It was just around a year earlier that Tanner had started attending the church in Garden City where I was choir director in 2009. I was introduced to him and remember a kind face. It was a surreal experience when I was reminded of that introduction after the premiere.You never know where life will take you and how our lives can be intertwined with the lives of others without even being aware of it. It was a wonderful reminder to me that with just a simple twist of fate, the smallest of moments can lead to some of the most powerful moments in our lives.

Piano and Double Reeds - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.CMW211

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 86 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CMW211. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CMW211).

9 x 12 inches.

My wife and I love to travel together. We are always looking for places to go together, as well as excuses to include each other in our own individual travels. One of my personal favorite travel opportunities is the International Double Reed Society conference. It is an opportunity to catch up with friends, make new friends and contacts, and make beautiful music. A number of years ago, I started the All Star Double Reed Band that has now premiered over a dozen new pieces for large double reed ensemble, and has recorded an album of those works. As a combined labor of love, I wrote Impressions of Yellowstone for my wife, a concert pianist, to perform with this group.

The first movement, “Little Grand Canyon opens with a chorale in the piano illustrating the simple majesty of the great and wondrous park that my wife and I visit annually with her parents. From there, the music exemplifies my impression of this wondrous landscape; beautiful, powerful. A deep valley with a waterfall on one end, it is one of the more beautiful sites to see in Yellowstone.

The second movement, Grand Prismatic, is a musical impression of the different perspectives of this very famous Yellowstone landmark. From the overlook, you see a stunning pond with steam emanating from it and surrounded by color. However, if you are to go down and stand next to the hotspot, your perspective changes greatly. Sulfur smells, danger from the soft crust (with boiling sulfuric liquid just below the surface), and a hot, steamy fog of mist permeate the area.

In the finale, Old Faithful, tone painting is brought out in full force as the opening piano solo material brings about the image of the geyser bubbling and building below the surface. Then, at the point of explosion, you hear the water falling and the delight of all of the dozens of onlookers who visit this most famous site at Yellowstone every day.

The original version, for double reeds, is dedicated the All Star Double Reed Band and my wife, Tammy Miller, who recorded it on the Co-Op Press label.


The version for piano and string orchestra is dedicated to Tammy and the National Composers Orchestra who recorded it on the Baldwin Records label.

By Daniel Baldwin. For concert band. Pathways Series. Level 2. Score. Duration 4 minutes. Published by Imagine Music - Digital

By Daniel Baldwin. For concert band. Pathways Series. Level 2. Score and parts. Published by Imagine Music - Digital

By Daniel Baldwin. For bassoon choir (7 bassoon & 1 contrabassoon). Level 4. Score and parts. Duration 3 minutes. Published by Imagine Music - Digital

Solo flute - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.IMF173

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 5 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #IMF173. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.IMF173).

9 x 12 in inches.

Kui (Chinese: Kui ) is a polysemous figure in ancient Chinese mythology named for the legendary musician Kui who invented music and dancing and for the one-legged mountain demon or rain-god variously said to resemble a Chinese dragon, a drum, or a monkey with a human face. Kui is also defined as an instrumental composition in Turkic culture around 4 minutes length. This type of composition is generally performed with different national plucked, bow and wind instruments.

I enjoy drawing inspiration from Asian mythology in my unaccompanied works and have employed the myth of the one legged dancing musician. I have combined with this imagery elements of jazz and rock and roll which I use freely throughout the work. It is a brief bravura solo work, but is says much in its brief three minutes.

Flute quartet - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.IMF186

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 32 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #IMF186. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.IMF186).

9 x 12 in inches.

Centuries ago, the elements (earth, water, wind, fire) were proposed to explain the nature and complexity of all matter. It was believe that all of existence sprang from these elements. This quartet in four movements is a music depiction of this philosophical idea long since rejected by modern science.

Of Wind and Wings begins with rapid-fire rhythmic chord progressions that lead into a kaleidoscope of colors. Each part is featured at some point. Of Wind and Wings portrays the beauty of what it must be like to soar across the skies and feel the wind beneath your wings.

Within the Flame is a soulful representation of the fire element. After an opening chorale depicting a look into a small, calm flame, the movement takes off with the flames reaching ever higher and higher. The movement ends as it began, with a calm, soulful chorale.

In the Waters Shimmering looks directly into the shimmering reflection of the sunlight in water. A beautiful lyrical theme is passed around the quartet surrounded by various chorales and duets. One last lovely chorale moment brings the movement to its conclusion.

To the Land Beyond, a depiction of the earth element, is full of sparking flourishes and rhythmic interest. This movement is a joyous celebration of nature, life, and all its beauty.

Originally written as four individual pieces, but always intended to be a set, The Elements can be performed as individual movements or can be performed as a full four movement presentation.

Concert band - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.CBW1812-S

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score. 18 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBW1812-S. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBW1812-S).

9 x 12 in inches.

In 2013, I was commissioned to write a piece and serve as guest conductor of the Kansas South Central Border League Honor Band, Jayme Hayes coordinator. The resulting piece, titled Viserion, draws inspiration from the television series Game of Thrones. Viserion is one of the dragons born in the Dothraki Sea.

Viserion is gratefully dedicated to the South Central Border League Honor Band, Jayme Hayes, coordinator, and her benefactors, E. Marie Burdette and the Winfield Music Club.

Flute, clarinet & piano - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.CMS1814

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 15 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CMS1814. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CMS1814).

9 x 12 in inches.

Western Serenade for Oboe, Clarinet, and Piano was a project that percolated for a few years. I began this piece when I was a student with the intention of sending it to a composition competition. I composed the first 29 measures and then left it to do another project. The sketch sat in a pile for a few years until I came in contact with KarlWentzel. Karl requested a piece for the same instrumentation; a piece perform himself and to have for his students to perform. On getting this request, I dug out that sketch and completed the piece. I think it is a fine example of my progression
from a student to a more honed composer.

Western Serenade begins with a nice pastoral melody tossed back and forth between the two soloists. The piece then alternates between pastoral and dramatic moods and closes with an exciting and surprising presto coda.

This version of Western Serenade was written for flute, clarinet, and piano.

Chamber Orchestra with Piano Solo - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.OMW228

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 68 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #OMW228. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.OMW228).

9 x 12 inches.

Contours II is one possible continuation of the journey through a dream-scape, that started with Contours I - concrete, flash-like contrasting images merging into shadows, vague allusions and fragments of archetypes ….

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. 14 pages. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CMS1414). - - - Imagine Music - Digital

By Daniel Baldwin. For oboe, two trumpets, two trombones. Level 4. Score and parts. Duration 2 minutes 30 seconds. Published by Imagine Music - Digital

Concert band - Grade 3 - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.CBW141-S

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score. 26 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CBW141-S. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CBW141-S).

9 x 12 in inches.

Escape Velocity was commissioned in honor of the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Kansas Bandmasters Association. This was a special honor to be sure, but what made this commission so much more special to me was that the President of the Kansas Bandmasters was my former high school band director. I can safely say that my experience with him is the reason I chose music as a career.To write a piece for this prestigious organization was the thrill of a lifetime for me.


In writing Escape Velocity, I envisioned the journey of a rocket ship entering space. It begins with the launch and all of the dangers and excitement of the ascent. Resistance is met while trying to escape Earth's gravity before finally reaching orbit. Space is beautiful and its majesty and wonder is reflected in the music. The conclusion depicts the reentering of Earth's orbit and the final descent to splashdown. I envisioned this piece to be more of a tone painting than a programmatic work, though I'm sure it would work just fine to have a video of a space launch projected in the background of your performance!


Escape Velocity was commission by the Kansas Bandmasters Association, Dennis Kerr, President, and was premiered on July 19th, 2013 by theKBAMiddle Level Honor Band with Richard Saucedo conducting.

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 28 pages. Imagine Music Publishing #IMF183. Published by Imagine Music Publishing

Woodwind quintet - Digital Download

SKU: IZ.CMS169

Composed by Daniel Baldwin. Score and Parts. 72 pages. Imagine Music - Digital #CMS169. Published by Imagine Music - Digital (IZ.CMS169).

9 x 12 in inches.

Dreams of the White Tiger is a work that had a complicated path to completion. Upon receiving this commission, I
contacted several of my friends (Jeff McCray, Matt Morris, and Richard Ramey) and requested lists of the most
highly regarded staples of the wind quintet repertoire. After studying these works, I selected one of my favorite
subjects from Norse mythology as inspiration. Unfortunately, this did not work out as the work wanted to be too
large and I could not reduce it down to a small chamber work.
At that point, I decided to switch gears and find a new source of inspiration, which I found in a poem by James Yates
titled White Tiger Trilogy. I sketched out three movements based on this poem and was, again, displeased with the
resulting work. However, I did very much like many elements from the sketches, so I decided to strip the piece down
to these elements and construct one single cohesive movement. I chose my favorite line from the original sketches
and made that the central theme in an extended sonata rondo movement. I was finally pleased with this product that
included elements from all of the different versions. Dreams of the White Tiger was commissioned by 111 wind quintets in consortium led by my friend Richard Ramey
and is dedicated to all of those who contributed to making this project a reality.