This beautiful and challenging work includes Celtic styles such as the strathspey and jig, using idiomatic rhythms and orchestral colors to present this charming musical vision. Opportunities for solo...
Named after an area of southern Manhattan, New York City, 8th Street Bowery Blues is a fun and upbeat work influenced by jazz and popular music. Featuring elements such as flutter tonguing, the blues...
'Beyond the Shores of Avalon' takes the listener on a musical journey to the island sanctuary hidden the mist, said to be the resting place of King Arthur. According to legend, Avalon was a utopian pa...
This work evokes the courage, strength, and valor of Viking soldiers with its heroic sound characterized by heavy accents, aggressive percussion, and driving ostinatos. (3:30)
'Beyond the Shores of Avalon' takes the listener on a musical journey to the island sanctuary hidden in the mist, said to be the resting place of King Arthur. According to legend, Avalon was a utopian...
'The Lost City of Shambhala' takes the listener on a journey to the discovery of the mythical utopia, nested in the Himalayas. In Sanskrit, Shambhala means 'place of peace,' and the music paints an Ed...
'As The Last Light Fades' is a programmatic work, capturing the gradual shift when the sunset gives way to a brief moment of twilight, and the stars begin to take their place in the heavens waiting fo...
Escape from Dead Raider's Hollow' is a fast-paced adventure. Opening quietly, the introduction gradually builds in volume and energy up to a tempo change where the piece takes off and doesn't relent u...
'Escape from Dead Raider's Hollow' is a fast-paced adventure. Opening quietly, the introduction gradually builds in volume and energy up to a tempo change where the piece takes off and doesn't relent...
Evoking of feelings of nostalgia and serenity, this composition has a lot of teachable moments for young musicians, including low brass and woodwind melodies and opportunities for part independence an...
This exciting, pirate-themed piece for young band opens with the bass instruments representing the sea and accompanied by an ocean drum mimicking the sound of the waves. Heroic themes represent the pi...
Phantasmagoria is described as 'a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.' In this fascinating piece, key centers shift just...
Inspired by fantasy-themed movies where heroes find the strength to fight and overcome great odds, Defenders of the Realm recreates the big, epic soundtrack of a Hollywood movie for young bands. Range...
Where the Heavens Meet Earth is a beautiful, lyrical work for young band. Featuring flowing melodic lines and a beautiful four-note motive that transfers throughout the ensemble, the piece is a perfec...
This version of Defenders of the Realm by Jeremy Bell is part of our Alfred FLEX offerings and is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments - wind, strings, and percussion, i...
A Country Lullaby is a beautiful piece for young band that depicts a pastoral scene of the country side, providing wonderful opportunities for the ensemble to 'paint a picture.' A strong feature of th...
Black Sails is a fast-paced adventure on the high seas, featuring arpeggiated figures in the woodwinds, powerful brass hits, and bombastic percussion. Set in 6/8, the piece makes heavy use of hemiolas...
This colorful and attractive piece for young band, uses syncopated rhythms and a tuneful melody to provide a delightful backdrop. Expert craftsmanship allows the full color and capabilities of the orc...
A colorful and attractive piece for young band, Havasu Falls uses syncopated rhythms and a tuneful melody to provide a delightful backdrop for this beautifully developed piece. Expert craftsmanship al...
Dream Tides is beautiful, lyric piece that is perfect for your developing musicians, creating the opportunity for them to work on dynamics and expression. The piece creates the sense of being caught i...
'Dream Tides' is beautiful, lyric piece that is perfect for your developing musicians, creating the opportunity for them to work on dynamics and expression. The soundscape creates the sense of being c...
A warm and majestic, chorale-style piece that focuses on developing musicianship by shaping the musical lines and supporting countermelodies. The tension and release created by the suspensions as they...
Reign of Fire is a powerful and percussive piece opening with heavy accents delivered by the entire band. Its lyrical melody and warm accompaniment create a unique juxtaposition between the melodic ar...
'Reign of Fire' is a powerful and percussive piece opening with heavy accents delivered by the entire band. Its lyrical melody and warm accompaniment create a unique juxtaposition between the melodic...
The Wind Racers is a fast and powerful work that plays off a single motive that continues to build in energy to the very end. Soaring woodwinds that trade off the main motive juxtaposed with the warmt...
'The Wind Racers' is a fast and powerful work that plays off a single motive that continues to build in energy to the very end. Soaring woodwinds that trade off the main motive juxtaposed with the war...
A colorful medley of three Christmas carols - a bright setting of 'Ukrainian Bell Carol,' a warm chorale version of 'Greensleeves,' and an arrangement of 'We Three Kings' that features a Middle-Easter...
In this charming original waltz, the composer puts the listener in the midst of a royal Christmas party during a snowy Russian winter. The piece evolves through various musical snapshots of the party,...