LudwigMasters Concert Band

Mozart wrote the Viennese Sonatinas in Vienna in 1783. Some of the sonatinas first appeared as ensembles for two Clarinets and Bassoon but were later transcribed for Piano. The original manuscripts ar...

Johannes Brahms was not a religious man in the usual sense of the term, so it should be of no surprise that when he wrote the "German Requiem," it did not follow the prescribed five movement...

Uno dei tanti grandi capolavori di J.S. Bach, queste opere per organo trascritte (conosciute come 'La Grande' Fuga) sono pezzi meravigliosi da ascoltare e suonare. Accuratamente modificate per i color...

Questo classico della biblioteca Ludwig Music è una splendida rielaborazione di una delle belle e struggenti canzoni d'autore di Richard Strauss. L'arrangiamento per banda di fiati è estremamente risp...

Written as a tribute to a high school band director killed in a car accident three months after starting his first teaching job, this work is sensitive without being maudlin. A great combination of cl...

Dana Wilson always strives to introduce students and audiences to new ways of thinking about music and performance practices. This work serves somewhat as an incantation, a summoning up of, by means o...

This is an attractive rhapsody of songs which were popular with sailors during the grand era of 'wooden ships and iron men.' Short solos are included for numerous instruments along with extensive perc...

Columbian is one of King's great mid-level marches. Composed early in his career, it is brimming with all of the characteristics which have made his marches favorites with bands for almost a century:...

Originally published under the pseudonym Carl Lawrence, The Flying Squadron march is in the distinctive King style. Composed during his days as a circus musician, it contains all of the melodic and rh...

Haunting sounds and eerie effects describe the stone sentinels that dot the landscape of historic New Hampshire. The music resonates with the sounds of aging graveyards, some sacred in nature and some...

John Cacavas uses popular melodies by Johann Strauss to craft this wonderful waltz medley. A great introduction to the waltz for your students, your audience may want to hum along with the comfort and...

Gene Milford has once again delivered a solid edition of a Karl King March. Written in 1911 for a close friend, Imperial March is one of a number of marches published by Agnew under King's own name, i...

Karl King scrisse quest'opera quando era ancora adolescente e fu pubblicata per la prima volta al numero 3 dell'Artarmo Band Book per giovani bande. Gene Milford ha adattato quest'opera alla strumenta...

Lo stesso John Philip Sousa era un fan della musica di questo importante compositore afroamericano. Cave of the Winds è una marcia inventiva e molto originale, realizzata per banda dall'esperto di Per...

Listen to the Lambs is, in its original form, an a cappella choral work. Called "a religious characteristic in the form of an anthem" by its composer, the composition is one of breath-taking beauty an...

Karl King scrisse quest'opera quando era ancora adolescente e fu pubblicata per la prima volta al numero 3 dell'Artarmo Band Book per giovani bande. Gene Milford ha adattato quest'opera alla strumenta...

Un'altra marcia stellare di uno dei maestri del genere, The Huntress presenta tutte le grandi melodie, i controcanti e gli audaci ottoni che hanno reso Karl King così popolare. Gene Milford ha abilmen...

Homestretch Galop arranged by Gene Milford can be a march or a galop. It all depends on the tempo your group can handle and what your musicality tells you. It's another magnificent work from the pen o...

Listen to the Lambs is, in its original form, an a cappella choral work. Called "a religious characteristic in the form of an anthem" by its composer, the composition is one of breath-taking beauty an...

Johannes Brahms non era un uomo religioso nel senso usuale del termine, quindi non deve sorprendere che quando scrisse il Requiem tedesco, questo non seguisse la forma prescritta in cinque movimenti d...

Young players enjoy playing in minor keys because they are often filled with excitement and drama. This melodic new work capitalizes on that fondness for minor keys and has all the energy and drama th...

Evocando immagini di "jog trot" e muovendosi costantemente dall'inizio alla fine, questa meravigliosa melodia è un classico di Grainger. Questo arrangiamento dell'edizione di Joseph Kreines di Mock Mo...

William Hebert è stato per molti anni flauto principale della Cleveland Orchestra. Questo arrangiamento del Concerto for Piccolo or Oboe and Band per la Baldwin Wallace College (ora University) Concer...

For trumpet or flute quartet and band, Cascading Trumpets by Albert O. Davis is a bright, shimmering cascade of excitement. Scored to allow either ensemble to be heard well, both band and ensemble par...

Questo lavoro per banda intermedia del grande compositore, arrangiatore e insegnante americano Fred Kepner (1921-2003) è scritto in stile Mysterioso. Il rispetto di un ritmo rigoroso è probabilmente i...