Œuvres instrumentales pour orchestre d'instruments à vent

Based on When Johnny Comes Marching Home; Glory, Glory Hallelujah; and America.

PROCESSIONAL is a composition in which the Percussion, Brass and Woodwinds function like protagonists in a drama, making their statements, building tension, clashing in a climactic conflict, and endin...

PARADE is a composition in which the Winds "march" in different formation accompanied by a "Drum Corps." They start softly in a distance and proceed steadily in their march, ending in an all-out forti...

... a clever concert closer spotlighting the percussion section. (The Instrumentalist, November 1979)

This music is tremendously challenging but not impossible for good junior high groups... Concertante would make an excellent contest choice, repaying many times over in musical value the time spent to...

Based on WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME; GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH; and AMERICA.

PROCESSIONAL is a composition in which the Percussion, Brass and Woodwinds function like protagonists in a drama, making their statements, building tension, clashing in a climactic conflict, and endin...

PARADE is a composition in which the Winds "march" in different formation accompanied by a "Drum Corps." They start softly in a distance and proceed steadily in their march, ending in an all-out forti...

Three interpretations of Prelude I from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. "The composer's great contrapuntal gift makes a whole new item of that material from the greatest contrapuntalist of them all, and...

A very effective number that is not too difficult. The percussion is especially well written... (School Musician)

Based on WHEN JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME; GLORY, GLORY HALLELUJAH; and AMERICA.

An exceptional set of variations on the well-know humorous American folk song Mr. Frog Went A-Courtin' by this highly respected composer. Although basically light hearted, this work is an excellent in...

How about a lively spiritual this holiday season? This festive setting of Mary Had a Baby allows all the sections to share the melody and rewards the percussion section with imaginative instrumentatio...

Although this work will provide superior material for your band to work on the contrast between staccato and legato articulation styles, what everyone will remember will be the image of dancing Dachsh...

This bold overture is a dramatic statement for your young band. The strong opening, which uses several easy meter changes, leads into the quiet middle section that has a mysterious air. The powerful t...

An exceptional set of variations on the well-know humorous American folk song Mr. Frog Went A-Courtin' by this highly respected composer. Although basically light hearted, this work is an excellent in...

How about a lively spiritual this holiday season? This festive setting of Mary Had a Baby allows all the sections to share the melody and rewards the percussion section with imaginative instrumentatio...

Andrew Balent's SAVAGE DANCE is a driving, primitive dance of an imaginary ancient people. It could have been used at a festival or large public gathering with the intention of lifting the spirits of...

From the composer who brought us Snakes!, here is another opportunity for young musicians to become 'snake-charmers.' Glass bottles lightly tapped with pencils make the sound of a gentle rain. Seagull...

Karl King a écrit cette œuvre alors qu'il était encore adolescent et elle a été publiée pour la première fois en tant que n° 3 dans l'Artarmo Band Book pour les jeunes groupes. Gene Milford a adapté c...