Donald Coakley: spartiti facile

A Mystical Way is a slow reflective work, with no particular programmatic content. It's designed to give young players an opportunity for sustained playing and tonal development.

Suite for a Band of Players is set in three movements, with the middle movement an arrangement of a well known Quebec folksong. The first movement, 'Latino,' represents a synthesis of several Latin-Am...

Regal Salute is a stately march in a processional style. Strong melodic material supported with a steady rhythmic feel propel this work. This piece would make a great first march for a young band.

Songs For The Morning Band is a work in three movements for bands at the grade one and a half level. The first movement is entitled The Answered Question (with a nod to Mr. Ives). This movement makes...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warm ups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warm ups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warmups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius a...

Lyric Essay is written in a neo-romantic style. It is a slow, reflective work with much opportunity for musical expression. This piece (originally written for concert band) has been performed all thro...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warm ups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius...

This famous folksong has been brilliantly arranged for concert band. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps the piece interesting and exciting for both players and the audi...

This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius and others and puts them together to form a practical and useful suite that is approachable by most quartets.This arrangement is inte...

It seems only natural for arrangers to look to the choral repertoire to create sets of short chorales as warm ups or concert pieces. This collection takes some famous chorales from Luther, Praetorius...

Donald Coakley has created a colourful and harmonically interesting arrangement of the French-Canadian folksong A la Claire Fontaine. Melodic material is found throughout the ensemble and none of the...

This famous Canadian folksong has been performed by choirs all over the world. Donald Coakley took this melody and created a brilliant arrangement for concert band. It was the band version that was th...

This famous folk song has been brilliantly arranged for band. Melody is found throughout the ensemble and rhythmic variety keeps the piece interesting and exciting for both players and the audience. C...

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.