Belwin Music

The great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók wrote music that is directly tied to his heritage and the native folk song material he brought to the music world. The following four movements for beginning s...

The popular 'line dancing' of today is in reality not too different from the contredanse or 'country dance' of the late 18th Century. The music accompanying this French dance form was written in eight...

Darth Vader lives! The amazing world of space adventure known as Star Wars returns, and it is bigger than ever. With a new series of films becoming a reality, it's the most important entertainment sto...

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The Latin name for our largest living land animal provides the title for this solo for bass with orchestra. Beginning with the 'awakening,' the solo continues with the first lumbering steps before the...

As the title indicates, this work is designed to encompass vigor and passion. Written to demonstrate musically the never-ending energy of our beginning musicians at the earliest stage of their musical...

Beginning with a revival-esque introduction, this down-home, foot-stompin', toe-tappin' original will be the hit of your concert. Premiered at the 2004 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, 'Tap Roots' f...

Born in Germany, Hermann Bellstedt immigrated to America in 1867, where his family settled in Cincinnati. A prodigy on the cornet, he played with Patrick Gilmore as cornet soloist and assistant to the...

Arranged for the trumpet duo Barbara Butler and Charles Geyer, this beautifully exciting setting utilizes excerpts from Georges Bizet's opera Carmen . It calls for the soloists to play trumpet, flugel...

The flute section takes front and center to display their finger dexterity in this novel James D. Ployhar original tune. The flutists are sometimes overlooked as they provide the filigree to many inst...

The flute section takes front and center to display their finger dexterity in this novel James D. Ployhar original tune. The flutists are sometimes overlooked as they provide the filigree to many inst...

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Expose your students to one of the great compositions of the 19th century. This arrangement contains three of the more popular pieces from the original suite: 'Promenade,' 'Baba Yaga (The Hut on Fowl'...

This dazzling cornet/trumpet virtuoso piece was based on an air by Niccolo Paganini, and was originally composed for violin. Herbert L. Clarke was called the greatest cornetist of all time, and at the...

What more could one ask for than the music of George and Ira Gershwin and the arranging talents of Warren Barker and his new Vocal Showcase Series? Here is the answer to the crying need for a top-flig...

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Built from primitive sounding rhythms and modal harmonies, this intriguing work opens with an ominous introduction that leads into the first statement of the main theme. Educational opportunities abou...

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This piece is sure to get your students and audiences in the holiday mood. The familiar melody, straightforward rhythms, and optional percussion create a wonderful arrangement of this timeless classic...

This lovely Korean folk song will be a wonderful addition to any beginner program, while providing exposure to Asian culture. Arirang will help reinforce the pentatonic scale and is a familiar melody...

This arrangement for strings with optional timpani captures the drive and triumphant spirit of the original work but at an accessible level. In its original keys, this great selection for any concert...

A true concert work for players in the first year of beginning instruction! This ominous piece offers young string players the experience of performing a mature-sounding composition without technicall...

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The history of dragons is universal throughout the cultures of the ancient worlds. Great battles involving dragons are revealed on numerous objects of ancient art. This exciting original composition i...

Debuting in the summer of 2008 at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #1 on iTunes, Crush is hot, hot, hot! The debut single of David Archuleta, runner-up of the seventh season of American Idol, has be...