Brass Quintet - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1489490

Composed by Dr. Daniel N. Thrower. Chamber,Classical,Historic,Patriotic. 38 pages. Https://gildedmusicpress.com/ #1066354. Published by https://gildedmusicpress.com/ (A0.1489490).

Three of these seven short pieces are worthy to open any brass quintet concert or recital.  Two fanfares are too short for a concert feature but work extremely well in a ceremony or celebratory setting.  The last two short pieces aptly serve contrasting special purposes, as explained below.

“Fort Pierre Fanfare” is about 40 seconds in duration, and was composed to open the feature concert at the South Dakota Bandmasters Association convention in 2022.  Offutt Brass, from the US Air Force Heartland of America Band, was invited to perform that concert.  Before the final piece of the concert, when gifts were exchanged between the sponsor and performers, beautiful presentation copies of the sheet music were presented to the sponsor.  In performance, staging directions on the music can be extremely effective or cringy, depending on how they are conveyed.  If there is any inkling that there may be a cringe factor, ignore them, and play the fanfare already on stage.

“Enduring Freedom Fanfare” is nearly a minute of music.  It was composed as a gift for the outgoing Commander of the US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Major Rafael Toro-Quiñones.  His leadership was strong and inspiring, and he held a place of high esteem among many of the fine military musicians that he led.  The Change of Command ceremony was toward the end of the Covid-19 shut-downs, so the work was not performed at the ceremony.  Chief Remley, from the command’s satellite location in Nebraska, hand-delivered some finely printed presentation copies to Major Toro-Quiñones.

“Noble Eagle Fanfare” is slightly over a minute in length, and, like “Enduring Freedom Fanfare,” was composed as a gift for another outgoing Commander of the US Air Force Heritage of America Band, Captain David Neil Regner.

“Pilgrims’ Fanfare” was composed on what many Americans acknowledge as “Pioneer Day,” 24 July 2023.  Not only honoring the thousands of pioneers that settled the western United States, but also the pilgrims that voyaged across the ocean to settle in the new continent.  It is about 15 seconds in duration and is effective for any occasion in need of a magnificent fanfare.

“Flightline Fanfare,” as its title implies, was composed for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the dedication of the newly renovated flightline at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.  Unfortunately, the ceremony itself was altered last-minute, and the 15-second fanfare was not used.  However, like “Pilgrims’ Fanfare,” it is very handy for any event demanding a splash of pomp.

“American Interlude” is a soft 75-second underscore for an MC’s moving speech or dedication.  It was originally composed as a smooth segue between two moving patriotic pieces of different keys in a concert setting, but can be used in any similar appropriate situation.

“Troop 184” is dedicated to my childhood BSA Scoutmaster, Gerry Nielson, who molded me in significant ways into the man I am decades later.  It is functional music, akin to a fight song, and can be easily marched to.  Words may be crafted as a customized hiking ditty, or it can be featured before or after ceremonies as prelude or processional music.  The duration can also be customized, as there is a written optional repeat, lengthening the tune from 45 seconds to a minute and a half.

Small Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Flute,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.928956

Composed by Donald A. Mills. Contemporary,Folk. Score and parts. 8 pages. Donald A Mills #3094797. Published by Donald A Mills (A0.928956).

Your audiences will love this new instrumental piece.  Written for a chamber ensemble of strings and flutes, it has musical pictures that are indicative of this land that we love.  Early morning...

This piece is tranquil, a day of calm in this first movement.  The Pacific Coast, the great western mountain ranges, the sweeping plains, the eastern mountains, and on to the eastern shores.  As the old song says, from sea to shining sea.

Our country...a global treasure.  And, WE get to live here!

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1254594

By Barbra Streisand. By Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward. Arranged by Timothy Stapay. Film/TV,Historic,Holiday,Patriotic,Singer/Songwriter. Score. 4 pages. Timothy Stapay #848195. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.1254594).

This is an arrangement of America The Beautiful, written for upper intermediate level piano.  It contains an introduction using Battle Hymn Of The Republic.

America the Beautiful is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward at Grace Episcopal Church in Newark, New Jersey. The two never met.

In 1893, at the age of 33, Bates, an English professor at Wellesley College, had taken a train trip to Colorado Springs, Colorado, to teach at Colorado College. Several of the sights on her trip inspired her, and they found their way into her poem.

Lyrics:

O beautiful for spacious skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw
Confirm thy soul in self-control
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!
 
O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for halcyon skies
For amber waves of grain
For purple mountain majesties
Above the enameled plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till souls wax fair as earth and air
And music-hearted sea!

O beautiful for pilgrims feet
Whose stem impassioned stress
A thoroughfare for freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till paths be wrought through
Wilds of thought
By pilgrim foot and knee!

 
O beautiful for glory-tale
Of liberating strife
When once and twice
For man's avail
Men lavished precious life!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till selfish gain no longer stain
The banner of the free!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
Till nobler men keep once again
Thy whiter jubilee!

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.954084

Composed by Melody Dawning. Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 10 pages. Melody Dawning #3004755. Published by Melody Dawning (A0.954084).

A Midwestern Fanfare, so named in homage of Eric Ewazen’s A Western Fanfare for Brass Quintet, was composed for the Drake University Faculty Brass Quintet in June of 2009. The piece is based on the rhythmic motive of two sixteenth notes and a quarter note, which, when stated in succession in 4-4 time, causes a hemiola to occur. An arpeggiated fanfare figure becomes a secondary rhythmic motive.

Piano,Vocal,Voice - Digital Download

SKU: A0.953054

Composed by Nancy Van de vate. 20th Century,Contemporary,Opera. Score. 179 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4635387. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.953054).

A piano reduction of Van de Vate's opera based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque. Cast for 2 tenors, 2 baritones, bass, soprano, and mezzo-soprano, with at least 2 non-speaking roles. PDF download includes piano-vocal score.

Brass Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.899870

Composed by Samuel Francis Smith, Katharine Bates & Samuel Ward. Arranged by Alexander L Burden. Folk,Patriotic. Score and parts. 9 pages. Alexander Burden #5359107. Published by Alexander Burden (A0.899870).

Genre: Folk Songs, Patriotic

Length: 3:35

Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone and Euphonium

This fun and accessible mashup includes three well known American folk songs: Yankee Doodle, America (My Country Tis of Thee), & America, the Beautiful. Great for any occasion, it's guaranteed to be a hit at your next performance! 

The Arranger:

Alexander Burden is a Florida born, professional musician and music educator residing in Southwest Florida. There, he is the music teacher at Westside Elementary in Clewiston. Concurrent with his duties at Westside, he also teaches private and group instrumental music lessons and preforms regularly with various professional ensembles throughout Southwest Florida. Burden holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree with an instrumental concentration from the Bower School of Music at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida. There he studied under world renowned saxophonist Mario Bernardo. He also holds an Associate of Arts degree with a Music Education and Saxophone Performance concentration from Eastern Florida State College where he was a student of James Bishop. During his time at the Bower School of music, he served as principle saxophonist in the FGCU Wind Orchestra, lead alto in the Jazz Band Flight: Jazz at FGCU, and played soprano saxophone in the Bower Saxophone Quartet. Alexander was selected to play tenor saxophone in the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band as well as principle alto saxophone in the 2017 Florida All-State Intercollegiate Band and tenor saxophone in the 2016 Florida All-State Intercollegiate Band. In November of 2015, Alexander participated in a critically acclaimed performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the FGCU Wind Orchestra.

Concert Band - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1200081

Composed by Timothy L. Miller. Arranged by Timothy L. Miller. Classical,Film/TV,March. Score and Parts. 81 pages. TLM Music Publishing #798863. Published by TLM Music Publishing (A0.1200081).

This is a transcription of the original orchestral work by the composer, which is based on the epic western themes of the 1960s, such as How The West Was Won and The Magnificent Seven. Your band will love this one!

Voice Duet Voice - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.621259

Composed by Steven Curtis Chapman. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Gospel. 8 pages. Exultet Music #3532589. Published by Exultet Music (A0.621259).

This Country-Western American song by Steven Curtis Chapman about living in America was originally recorded by The Homeland Quartet. Scored as a duet for a Soprano and an Alto Solo with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church or concert setting.  .