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The opening section is free and segues to a lyrical and mournful melody, that also segues to another cadenza, followed by the finale-a fast bop style section. It portrays emotions of loss and celebrat...

Boris Godunov is an opera that centers around the Russian people in the early 17th century. Coronation Scene is one of the grandest scenes in the opera. This is when the great square in Moscow is fill...

This new work by Donald Coakley is sure to catch the attention of the band world. This piece is an ideal choice for either a concert or contest. All parts are accessible to players of this difficulty...

Composer Donald Coakley was asked, by the Pastor of St. William's Roman Catholic Church, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to write a hymn based on verses he had written about the parish's namesake. What...

Overture to An Unscripted Movie was composed to pay homage to the orchestral scores written for Hollywood action/adventure films. The Overture is in four sections: The Hero, The Villain, The Love Them...

225 million years ago, all of the earth's land masses were combined into one super continent- Pangaea. This giant land was inhabited by creatures totally alien to the world we know. Imagine if you cou...

Suite on Canadian Folk Songs was written as a Centennial project in 1967 and originally scored for brass band, although the music of the first movement had appeared in Suite from the Monteregian Hills...

Masquerade was commissioned by the Hannaford Street Silver Band. This is a brass band whose personnel is composed top freelance musicians in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Coakley wanted to personalize the piec...

Another exciting composition by an exciting Canadian composer. Donald Coakley wrote Cantos in the 1970s and has now corrected previous errors in print and altered some sections. The title Cantos deriv...

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

For Interchangeable Woodwind Ensemble.

This is one of the most famous brass choir moments in all the orchestral literature. Made even more famous by its use in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, this distinct, grand and simple work makes an...

This is a short, energetic piece which contains all of the expected elements you may expect with a fanfare. Running scale passages in the upper voices, driving percussion parts, and rhythmic fanfare p...

This is easily the most famous and often recorded fugue. It has become standard with organists all around the world. Now this terrific piece by Bach is available for a brass ensemble consisting of 4 t...

Windscape is in four sections. It opens with ''The Winds from the North.'' The driving bass line combined with the punctuated shots represent the bitter winds that blow. This moves into ''The Winds of...

This short original fanfare was originally scored for trumpet ensemble (the Markham United Trumpet Ensemble) as an opener. Contemporary yet accessible harmonies combined with the power of brass ensemb...

Projection Fanfare is a projection of intensity. It has one minor cadence as it approaches the halfway point, followed by more tension that is only released at the end. Bold and dramatic, this is a gr...

Based on the Newfoundland folk song the Feller From Fortune, this piece has been transformed from the original jig to become an energetic overture featuring a number of solo opportunities, interesting...

Spirituals have found their way into the standard repertoire of vocalists and instrumentalists. The lyrical tunes combined with the powerful message they tell affect us all. In this arrangement all pa...

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

Dodge City is an exuberant piece designed to take you back to the time of the old west. As the title implies, this is a work that will bring to mind stagecoaches and sagebrush, cowboys and cactus, she...

This is another great Spiritual. The arrangement opens with an unaccompanied horn, adds the trombones playing soft chords then builds through the band to create a lush, rich sound. This is an ideal en...

The idea for this march originated from a conversation that took place in the pine forests of Camp Borden, Ontario, during Basic Recruit Course with the Canadian Armed Forces. The composer listened as...

This is an exciting piece based on the Welsh hymn Cwm Rhondda. Fanfares and descants in the trumpets float over the stately tune. The melody flows throughout the band ranging from a smooth lyrical sta...