Musica strumentale per banda

The regal selection is based on the William Byrd song, The Earle of Oxford's Marche. Dating from the late 1500s, this stately work is the perfect opportunity to incorporate interdisciplinary studies a...

Jingle Bells March was composed for the Atlantic Wind Symphony to be performed at their annual December holiday concert. It was designed to be played by ensembles ranging from advanced junior high thr...

THE COMPOSITION This work is based on impressions evoked by the novel Night by 1986 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie Wiesel. The work is not a chronicle of the novel, but simply an expression based on s...

A fresh and cheerful overture written in simple ABA form. Opening with a strong march-like feel in 2/4 time, the beginning section has a joyous melody that is first introduced in the trumpet section....

Using only seven notes, this high-spirited march is an exceptional opener for a first concert! Various rhythmic patterns are employed throughout, with the percussion providing exciting contrasts in a...

A delightful, opening fanfare followed by a grand march!

This bright, original march is a real confidence builder for beginning bands! It is a fun composition for young musicians to play, and includes great tools for teaching rhythmic independence and dynam...

Eagle Crest March is an exciting concert or festival composition utilizing simple rhythms and only seven notes. Full of energy this marvelous march is one beginners will love! Eagle Crest March is cor...

March and Ecossaise is a refreshing band arrangement masterfully scored to capture the sound of the classical march. A great piece for introducing Beethoven to the band, March and Ecossaise is correla...

An Alfred Reed triumph, filed with colorful harmonies of fanfares and marches, a tender, somewhat nostalgic melody honoring the past, and an energetic sprightly theme celebrating the opening year of t...

Blues Street Parade is a lively march with an extended blues form and simply syncopated rhythms set in a march style. Students will have fun with this tune, even getting to march their feet! A sure cr...

A fine contest/festival march for beginning bands using only the first eight notes from Standard of Excellence Book 1!

A superb choice for a concert opener, contest/festival piece, and even for a graduation processional!

Using only the first nine notes from Standard of Excellence Book 1, this concert, contest, or festival selection is inspired by the marches of Eastern Europe and provides limitless teaching opportunit...

Another Alfred Reed spectacular! The jaunty 6/8 tune in the woodwinds is complemented by the singing countermelodies of the Trio section. Commissioned for the opening of Kohoku New Town's (Japan) new...

This stirring march is a superb choice for contests, festivals, and concert openers with is catchy melodies and exciting rhythms!

William Himes captures authentic Japanese style and cultural influences in this contest/festival march. An optional percussion feature captures the style of traditional Japanese taeko drumming.

This well crafted march will fill the concert hall with driving rhythms, exciting dissonances, and majestic splendor. As well as featuring every section in the band, it also reinforces the dotted eigh...

March of the Aliens is a composition that should be approached with a sense of fun. The mood changes can depict various characters if one wants to add to the performance visually. The use of chromatic...

Ryan Nowlin is a new composer to the Standard of Excellence In Concert series of concert band compositions for young bands. Mr. Nowlin currently teaches instrumental music in the Breckville-Broadview...

Liberty Eagle March was inspired by television images of our military men and women returning home after tours of duty in war torn areas of the world. Happy family members, 'welcome home' banners, mil...

The four movements of this suite, Prelude on Wondrous Love, Ballad on Balm in Gilead, Scherzo on Nettleton, and March on Wilson, are all of American origins. Milburn expertly sets these hymnsongs in a...

Grad 3 Inspired by the great march music of the past, this rousing and triumphant work offers your students a fresh new take on a classic band tradition. With crisp melodies, stirring rhythms, and a f...

Slow and dignified, this Revolutionary War march was played by the British as the defeated armies left the Battle of Yorktown, marking the end of the war. In 6/8 time, this arrangement for concert ban...

This four movement suite covers a wide variety of styles and moods. The Intrada treats sections of the band antiphonally; Lake Washington is impressionistic; Gallop is lighthearted and March is set in...