Musica strumentale per banda

This is a descriptive work based on three statements from the epic poem, BEOWULF, and written in the style of twentieth-century romanticism. Movements: I. Heorat- The Great Hall- 'It came into the min...

This piece is one of two marches attributed to Bruckner often performed by contemporary bands, though evidene suggests that it was actually written by another of Otto Kitzler's students, Bela Keler. R...

Dona nobis pacem' (Latin for 'Grant us peace') is a phrase in the Agnus Dei section of the mass that has been appropriated for many musical works. In this composition, the simple theme is introducted...

Dona nobis pacem' (Latin for 'Grant us peace') is a phrase in the Agnus Dei section of the mass that has been appropriated for many musical works. In this composition, the simple theme is introducted...

Commissioned by the Lakeview Centennial High School Band in Garland, Texas, George Jones, Conductor, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Great State of Texas (1836 - 1986). With a shouted 'Yee H...

Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and dedicated to the memory of the composer's friend Andrew Gurwitz. The work is based on the J.S. Bach Chorale 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End'. This...

Commissioned by Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma and dedicated to the memory of the composer's friend Andrew Gurwitz. The work is based on the J.S. Bach Chorale 'Mein junges Leben hat ein End'. This...

A delightful tone poem composed as an oboe solo with wind orchestra accompaniment and dedicated to Susan Hicks Brashier. Later versions for solo clarinet and flute, and orchestra accompaniments follow...

Commissioned by the Manatee High School Band in Bradenton, Florida directed by Howard Lerner. The work is based on a 16th Century hymn melody 'Rendez a Dieu' by French composer Louis Bourgeois. The co...

Commissioned by the Manatee High School Band in Bradenton, Florida directed by Howard Lerner. The work is based on a 16th Century hymn melody 'Rendez a Dieu' by French composer Louis Bourgeois. The co...

This work was written in memory of Claude T. Smith and the title is taken from Psalm 137: 'By the rivers of Babylon/ there they sat down and wept/ Upon the willows in the midst/ of it, we hung our har...

Mostly in 4/4 time signature with all of the standard duple subdivisions one would expect, one section in the band will play in 12/8 against that, starting in the clarinets, then moving to the horns b...

The 'Pagan Dances' completes the cycle of four 'primitive' works for symphonic band that also includes 'Visions Macabre', 'Invocation and Toccata' and 'Torch Dance'. All of these works employ highly d...