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Written in the traditional march style, this piece is designed to give very young players experience with the marcato style of playing. Technical and range requirements are held to a minimum in this e...

Many writers and composers past and present have used the tragic story of Egmont for their own personal work; Beethoven's 'Egmont Overture' is probably the most famous example of this. When the music...

This suite is based on the musical In the Shadow of Napoleon which celebrated its exceptionally successful première in Worms, Germany, on 21 July 2014. The musical tells the story of Louis-Joseph Marc...

This suite is based on the musical In the Shadow of Napoleon which celebrated its exceptionally successful première in Worms, Germany, on 21 July 2014. The musical tells the story of Louis-Joseph Marc...

A new edition of this 'must have' classic, the three movements of An Original Suite provide compelling contrasts - from the stately march of the beginning to the andante second movement, setting the s...

Navigation Inn was originally written for brass band to celebrate one of the most famous events of the brass band calendar - the Whit Friday marches. The Navigation Inn is a pub which is a popular mee...

Raid on the Medway was written in standard march form for the Royal Netherlands Marine Band, by its conductor Peter Kleine Schaars. The traditional trio is followed by a solo by the famous pipes and d...

Wind Sketches is a top quality concert work for wind band in three movements, inspired by the relationship between man and wind. Trade Winds, in the form of a march, is reminiscent of a shanty, conjur...

The English composer Sir Edward Elgar wrote the five Pomp and Circumstance marches between 1901 and 1930, the time of the British Empire, when the colonial and strategic world power of England was at...

In the course of the two centuries following the death of Henry Purcell in 1695, no British composer of any statue was apparent. Consequently, the break-through of Edward Elgar (1857-1934) as an inter...

Martenizza' is the Bulgarian word for the month March. This work describes an old custom in Bulgaria introduced to the composer was through Ivo Stoykov, a Bulgarian acquaintance. In accordance with tr...

Der Komponist Itaru Skai fand die Inspiration zu diesem Stück in der wunderschönen Landschaft von Yakushima, einer Insel im Südwesten Japans. Yakushima besitzt tiefe Wälder mit mehr als 1000 Jahre alt...

The melody of Fascination was composed in 1905 by Dante Pilade 'Fermo' Marchetti. In the 1930s it was successfully performed in French and English and in 1957 it again became famous when it was used i...

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In three movements (each tending more towards light rather than ponderous), this is an immensely accessible work that would be appropriate for bands of moderately advanced skills. From a 6/8 march-fee...

This is an ingenious, artful, and demanding symphony based on the themes of J. P. Sousa; the first movement is based on the Washington Post march, with themes enhanced and wonderfully transformed. Thi...

Un'opera varia e di grande effetto che diventerà sicuramente un punto fermo del repertorio delle bande avanzate! Articolato in cinque movimenti, il divertimento di Hearshen è la quintessenza dell'espe...

The Rapsodie Symphonique, written in 1976, was commissioned by the French Broadcasting Institution for the European Radio Composition Contest. It was recorded by the Musique des Gardiens de la Paix co...

In 1979 Badings was commissioned to compose a work in several parts for symphonic band which could also be performed by amateur players. This commission resulted in 'Golden Age', a composition in whic...

Paul Hindemith received his musical education from his ninth year and in 1909 he began his studies of composition and violin in Frankfurt. At twenty he becane concertmaster of the local opera orchestr...

Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921) put an end to his career as leading trumpeter with several famous London symphony orchestras to become a full-time composer. He became world famous with his soundtrack music...

Mars 1488 è stato commissionato dal Comandante delle Forze Navali in occasione del 65° anniversario della Banda della Marina Reale dei Paesi Bassi nel 2010. Il titolo si riferisce all'anno 1488, in cu...