Music Works Grade 2

The centerpiece of this work for band is the memorable Appalachian folk hymn Down to the River to Pray, which was featured in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Interspersed with this melody is...

Written entirely in one tempo, but with the meter alternating between 4/4 and 6/8 throughout, Richard Saucedo creates an ingenious effect of pulsating motion along with layers of textures and sounds....

Featuring distinctive sounds from the Renaissance period, here is an attractive suite of three dances skillfully scored for young bands. The stately Allemande uses full band passages alternating with...

We Meet Again is a regal overture for developing bands that evolves from a powerful fanfare into a fugue-like allegro section that builds to glorious ending. This concise concert opener will excite yo...

Paying tribute to the storied F-16 Fighting Falcon jet fighter (known to pilots as the 'Viper' and flown by the USAF Thunderbirds) this unique and fresh-sounding overture from Jay Bocook is characteri...

Commissioned by the Grassfield High School Band in Chesapeake, Virginia, and dedicated to the graduating class of 2011, the title and nature of this work reference the various pathways chosen, and tho...

John Barnes Chance composed his landmark work for band, Incantation and Dance, in 1960 while in residence at the high school in Greensboro, North Carolina. Commissioned by the Union County (NC) Honor...

This unusual work depicts the transformation of matter from solid to liquid and eventually to gas. A single theme appears dense and rigid in the opening, in the middle section lyrical and then in a tu...

With sensitive scoring and use of colors and textures, this descriptive piece sounds more advanced and sophisticated than its grade level would suggest. Where Mountains Touch the Sky is a tone poem in...

The mission of United Sound, Inc. is to provide musical performance experiences for students with special needs. In this program, each student is mentored by three general education students already i...

We're pleased to release another outstanding quality piece for younger bands with the musical style and craftsmanship of veteran writer Elliot Del Borgo. Elliot's works at the grade two level have bec...

An original contest work based on sea songs, this exciting work contains all the elements needed to take your group over the top. Good, strong writing at the young band level.

A majestic brass fanfare unveils the start of this new, exciting work for young bands. Once again Michael Sweeney's flair for innovative writing for young bands will ensure this piece's success with y...

From the composer of Pueblo and Black Wolf Run comes yet another outstanding piece for younger bands. This new suite is based on the simple, diatonic melodies that come from the rich musical culture o...

Questa nuova ouverture (veloce-lenta-veloce) di Michael Sweeney si apre con una dinamica dichiarazione all'unisono e presenta una potente scrittura di percussioni per tutta la durata. La sezione liric...

Based on the familiar hymn Abide With Me, this unique composition develops variations based on fragments of the original melody. Elements of the hymn are skillfully incorporated into a variety of styl...