Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017437_C_EDPAK C Educational Pack. Composed by Chris M. Bernotas. Instructional. Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017437_C_EDPAK. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017437_C_EDPAK). UPC: 038081517551.Here they come marching two by two---it's a robot brigade! This dramatic piece for beginning band uses only the first six notes students learn. It is full of meaningful teachable moments that include call-and-response, minor mode, dynamics, and much more. The low brass and low winds play a prominent role throughout and everyone in the band will stay engaged. Students will surely practice this one! (2:25)Concert/Contest; Festival.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0016533_BTC1 Baritone T.C.. By Inc. Lipps. By Steve Greenberg. Arranged by Ralph Ford. Instructional. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0016533_BTC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0016533_BTC1). UPC: 038081471464.Originally recorded by the studio band Lipps, Inc., this classic rock chart has been ranked number one by Billboard for four weeks in a row. Right in the pocket for your beginners, keep me movin', keep me groovin' with some energy . . . Funkytown! (2:00) This title is available in SmartMusic.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0016439_BTC1 Baritone T.C.. Composed by Brant Karrick. Instructional. Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0016439_BTC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0016439_BTC1). UPC: 038081482118.This piece pays homage to the tenacity of the human spirit and mankind's achievements of flight and space exploration. With main themes presented in minor keys, the asymmetric and odd meters---especially the 5/4---intend to give thrust and momentum to the music. The many changing meters of the piece are intended to give the listener a similar feeling that a pilot has while attempting to control an aircraft during a turbulent and bumpy flight. (6:00)Concert/Contest.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0002592_WPTN2BC (wp) 2nd B-flat Trombone B.C.. Composed by Robert Jager. Instructional. World Part. 4 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0002592_wpTN2BC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0002592_WPTN2BC). ISBN 9780757933776. UPC: 029156100570.Composed in 1966, this three movement work is performed regularly in contests and festivals as well as on concert band programs globally. The unique setting of this original work provides subtle challenges to the performers and conductor with enhanced interest for the listener. The movements are March---non-characteristically scored in alternating 4/4 and 3/4 time, Waltz---similarly juxtaposed in alternating 3/4 and 2/4 time, and the raucous Rondo. Robert Jager's Third Suite---a distinctive work with charming character. (8:45)List/syllabus: TX UIL PML: Band, Winds, PercConcert/Contest; Festival.

Concert Band (Baritone B.C.) - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0019307_BBC1 Instructional. Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0019307_BBC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0019307_BBC1). UPC: 038081585611.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0014822_WPBBBC (wp) B-flat Baritone B.C.. Composed by Chuck Lorre, Grant Geissman, and Lee Aronsohn. Arranged by Douglas E. Wagner. Instructional. World Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0014822_wpBBBC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0014822_WPBBBC). UPC: 038081353685.The catchy theme from the hot television series, Two and a Half Men, is scored at the beginning level permitting a superb introduction to swing style with a tune that's familiar to all your students. They'll leave the band room whistling the melody and anxious to play it again soon. A memorable theme built on the educational standards you expect. (1:49).

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017441_BTC1 Baritone T.C.. Composed by Todd Stalter. Instructional. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017441_BTC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017441_BTC1). UPC: 038081517636.In Greek mythology, Helios is a Titan who faithfully drove the Sun's chariot across the sky each day, disappearing in the west into Oceanus (the ocean, which the Greeks believed encircled the Earth), and rising out of it again in the east the next morning. Helios' journey at sunrise is referenced musically by the ascending leap in the main theme and the strong driving rhythms of the low winds and percussion. The contrasting light and dark textures in the slow section depict twilight inevitably giving way to the darkness of night. (2:45)Concert/Contest; Festival.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0017463_BBC1 Baritone B.C.. Composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Arranged by Brian Beck. Masterwork Arrangement. Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0017463_BBC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0017463_BBC1). UPC: 038081518985.This moving piece embodies all the simplicity of Russian Orthodox music, yet displays the sweeping beauty of Rachmaninov's lyricism. Conductors will appreciate the opportunity to teach extended phrases and legato style. Vespers is the sunset evening prayer of the Orthodox Church, and during the canonical hours of an all-night vigil, the Ave Maria would be sung at midnight, hence the 12 chime notes at the apex of the piece. For a special effect, the mallet parts can be doubled off-stage to simulate church bells. (2:40)Concert/Contest.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0015097_WPBTC1 (wp) Baritone T.C.. Arranged by Bob Phillips. Instructional. World Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0015097_wpBTC1. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0015097_WPBTC1). UPC: 038081420769.This delightful arrangement for young band features two popular American rounds, Reuben and Rachel and Sweetly Sings the Donkey. Everyone in the band takes turns with these familiar melodies while the percussion section alternates accompanying with woodblock and triangle as well as snare and bass drum. This is a terrific way to get your beginners playing full band arrangements. American Rounds correlates to Book 1, Level 3 of Sound Innovations for Concert Band.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0015135_WPTN2TC (wp) 2nd B-flat Trombone T.C.. Composed by Robert Sheldon. Instructional. World Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0015135_wpTN2TC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0015135_WPTN2TC). UPC: 038081407876.This multi-faceted work includes three brief connected and musical tableaus that each present their own distinct mood and style. The opening Intrada explores 6/8 time using an uplifting fanfare and rhythmical motifs. The slower Serenade provides contrast that begins with an alto saxophone solo, then utilizes the full ensemble to create warm, rich timbres in this gentle and lyrical movement. The closing Galop is as tuneful as it is technical, providing the ensemble with an energetic and fast-paced romp to conclude this delightful piece. This title is available in SmartMusic.Concert/Contest.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0000811_WPTN1TC (wp) 1st B-flat Trombone T.C.. Arranged by Mark Williams. Instructional. World Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0000811_wpTN1TC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0000811_WPTN1TC). UPC: 038081276168.This beautiful arrangement of a favorite Irish folk song utilizes colorful scoring and features solos for alto saxophone, flute and trumpet. This gorgeous melody is also known (with a different set of words) as The Groves of Blarney, and was featured in a popular 19th-century opera, Martha, by German composer Friedrick von Flotow. Great for developing tone quality, blend, balance and independence, this work will be a treasured addition to your young band library for years to come. This title is available in SmartMusic.Solo with ensemble.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0001272_WPTN3BC (wp) 3rd B-flat Trombone B.C.. Composed by Steve Hodges. Instructional. World Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0001272_wpTN3BC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0001272_WPTN3BC). UPC: 038081301648.This dynamic march begins with a strong motif by the trumpets, accented by the woodwinds and low brass. The aggressive minor melody is passed from section to section and is supported by an active rhythmic accompaniment. The trio section provides a smooth, effective contrast before the piece transitions into an exciting 'dogfight' treatment of the opening trumpet motif. A modulation into the final presentation of the melody brings the march to a dramatic conclusion. An outstanding choice for concert or contest! This title is available in SmartMusic.Concert/Contest.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0014590_WPBBBC (wp) B-flat Baritone B.C.. Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Brian Beck. Classical. World Part. 2 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0014590_wpBBBC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0014590_WPBBBC). UPC: 038081385716.Edvard Grieg (1843--1907) is best known for his eternally popular Piano Concerto in A Minor, as well as more than 150 songs and 66 lyric pieces. March of the Trolls is from his Lyric Pieces, Op. 54. Trolls are a constant theme in Norwegian folklore and can be viewed as the equivalent of our boogie man. Far to the north in Norway where the winter storms whip the weather-beaten coasts, you will find dark forests with moonlit lakes, deep fjords surrounded by mighty snowcapped mountains, and long rivers and cold streams cascading down the mountain sides. This is where you might find the irritable, short-tempered trolls coming out of their hiding places after sunset, marching to wreck havoc on unsuspecting Norwegian households. Wait and see what your audience will do when the Trolls march up and down the aisles of your next concert! This title is available in SmartMusic. (3:48)Concert/Contest.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0001203_WPTN1BC (wp) 1st B-flat Trombone B.C.. Composed by James Newton Howard. Arranged by Paul Cook. Instructional. World Part. 1 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0001203_wpTN1BC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0001203_WPTN1BC). UPC: 038081300986.Paul Cook's arrangement of the main theme from Lady in the Water is an emotional ballad. In order to remain true to James Newton Howard's film-score, very easy meter changes are introduced in this captivating theme. A charming arrangement from the big screen! This title is available in SmartMusic.

Concert Band - Digital Download SKU: AX.00-PC-0001693_WPTN1BC (wp) 1st B-flat Trombone B.C.. Composed by Leroy Anderson. Instructional. World Part. 3 pages. Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music #00-PC-0001693_wpTN1BC. Published by Alfred Music - Digital Sheet Music (AX.00-PC-0001693_WPTN1BC). UPC: 038081350448.Re-released this year, this Leroy Anderson classic work typifies his musical genius. Freshly engraved with a full score for the first time, Anderson's own arrangement of the third movement from his Irish Suite is full of excitement and energy. Three movements of the six-movement suite are now available for concert band. The remaining three movements will be released in 2010. Performable as a stand-alone work, or in tandem with the rest of the movements. (I. The Irish Washerwoman - item 83181 and IV. The Wearing of the Green - item 30835)List/syllabus: TX UIL PML: Band, Winds, Perc.