Schirmer Concert Band

Selected from the ballet Gayaneh, these three colorful examples of Aram Khachaturian's writing for ballet are based on rhythms and melodic motives from different ethnic groups, ranging from the very S...

Selected from the ballet Gayaneh, these three colorful examples of Aram Khachaturian's writing for ballet are based on rhythms and melodic motives from different ethnic groups, ranging from the very S...

First published in 1940, this work became a highly respected and widely performed Percy Grainger work. It is unique in that it employs a high drone on the note C, which is sounded throughout the entir...

Arranged for concert band (grades 4-5) by Chuck Sayre.

Condensed Score.

Originally misidentified as the lost Suite for Jazz Orchestra, No. 2, Shostakovich's Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra is notable for the addition of saxophones, accordion and guitar to the typical sy...

Originally misidentified as the lost Suite for Jazz Orchestra, No. 2, Shostakovich's Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra is notable for the addition of saxophones, accordion and guitar to the typical sy...

Originally misidentified as the lost Suite for Jazz Orchestra, No. 2, Shostakovich's Suite for Variety Stage Orchestra is notable for the addition of saxophones, accordion and guitar to the typical sy...

Reflecting colorful orchestration techniques and the influence of native Armenian classical traditions, Spartacus was one Khachaturian's hugely successful ballets (along with Gayane). This exciting an...

Originally composed for Anne Akiko Meyers and then orchestrated for Marin Alsop's 20th season at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, this lovely lyric work was transcribed for band under the...

Creating a musical representation of earth's grand vistas and landscapes, Crosslands opens with a delicate, simple theme that is pastoral and reflective. Building to a bold heroic theme stated by trum...

Ancient Desert Drone was composed for orchestra in 1940, at the request of Percy Grainger, who encouraged the idea of using a single pitch drone throughout the work (similar to Grainger's own The Immo...

This long-time favorite march for advanced ensembles is available here in a version designed for younger players. All of the distinctive charm of the original has been carefully preserved in this edit...

Arranged for Concert Band by W. Herbert.

We are proud to offer this most recent work for band from one of the legendary composers of our time. Pulitzer Prize winner Karel Husa has created an impressive musical study of the fascinating cheeta...

This maginificent and historically significant work is found on state lists all across the country and is highly respected as an important contribution to the contemporary literature for concert band....

Magnificent work from Karel Husa written in honor of Bedrich Smetana. Demanding for all sections, the work begins quietly and quickly builds to open a concert with intensity and grandeur. Grades 4-5.

This piece was commissioned by Northwestern University School of Music in 1996. As its name implies, the piece explores the 'colors' of the wind ensemble. Duration ca. 17 minutes.

Set of parts available (50244600).

Intensamente descrittivo fin dalla prima nota, "Cry of the Last Unicorn" ritrae un incontro fatale di cacciatori che inseguono l'"ultimo unicorno". La musica è a tratti struggente e a tratti drammatic...

Intensamente descrittivo fin dalla prima nota, "Cry of the Last Unicorn" ritrae un incontro fatale di cacciatori che inseguono l'"ultimo unicorno". La musica è a tratti struggente e a tratti drammatic...

Intensamente descrittivo fin dalla prima nota, "Cry of the Last Unicorn" ritrae un incontro fatale di cacciatori che inseguono l'"ultimo unicorno". La musica è a tratti struggente e a tratti drammatic...

Intensamente descrittivo fin dalla prima nota, "Cry of the Last Unicorn" ritrae un incontro fatale di cacciatori che inseguono l'"ultimo unicorno". La musica è a tratti struggente e a tratti drammatic...