Ouvertures pour harmonie

November 22 should be a holiday for every true music lover. Then it is St. Cecilia's Day, the day of the patron saint of music and musicians. This day was highly regarded in the Anglo-Saxon countries....

Le 22 novembre devrait être un jour férié pour tous les vrais mélomanes. C'est le jour de la Sainte-Cécile, le jour de la patronne de la musique et des musiciens. Cette journée était très appréciée da...

Le 22 novembre devrait être un jour férié pour tous les vrais mélomanes. C'est le jour de la Sainte-Cécile, le jour de la patronne de la musique et des musiciens. Cette journée était très appréciée da...

Les Pirates de Penzance ou "L'esclave du devoir" est un opéra-comique en deux actes, sur une musique d'Arthur Sullivan et un livret de W. S. Gilbert, dont la première a eu lieu à New York en 1879 et q...

Les Pirates de Penzance ou "L'esclave du devoir" est un opéra-comique en deux actes, sur une musique d'Arthur Sullivan et un livret de W. S. Gilbert, dont la première a eu lieu à New York en 1879 et q...

The 'Sinfonia sobre motivos de Zarzuela' was composed by Spanish composer Francisco Asenjo Barbieri in 1856 for an integrated band and an orchestra and premiered for the inauguration of the 'Teatro de...

The 'Sinfonia sobre motivos de Zarzuela' was composed by Spanish composer Francisco Asenjo Barbieri in 1856 for an integrated band and an orchestra and premiered for the inauguration of the 'Teatro de...

Händel's oratorio 'Solomon' contains a short and lively instrumental passage (Sinfonia). This 'sinfonia' is also known as 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' and has become very famous outside the con...

Händel's oratorio 'Solomon' contains a short and lively instrumental passage (Sinfonia). This 'sinfonia' is also known as 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' and has become very famous outside the con...

La vie parisienne" is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by French composer Jacques Offenbach. It was Offenbach's first full-length piece to portray contemporary Parisian life, unlike his earlier...

Great opener for your Christmas concert. Written for the Leicester Cathedral Christmas Day Broadcast.

Stations of the Cross' tells the story of a real tragedy. In the dramatic opening, we hear the euphonium announce the bad news. The character is trying to process all but doesn't succeed, lots of emot...

Dieses Werk entstand auf Anregung des Landesjugendreferenten des Niederösterreichischen Blasmusikverbandes Mag. Gerhard Forman. Er wünschte sich eine Eröffnungsmusik für die Niederösterreichische Bläs...

This piece is a dramatic and rhythmically exciting overture for band. It is set in three contrasting sections: 'Ablaze,' 'Glistening,' and 'The Radiance,' each with its own character and style. Brilli...

Shaped by Time is a short fanfare/overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Coledale Public School in Unionville, Canada. It opens with a brief fanfare section before breaking into a fun, shifting...

One of the most popular songs of all time is available for developing band. Because of it's 'horse-trotting' rhythms, The William Tell Overture became the theme to The Lone Ranger movies and radio sho...

The history of the court jester is quite diverse depending on the country. They were either employed to entertain nobility or as an itinerant performer they would entertain common folk at such venues...

This piece is a celebratory work composed to reflect a special occasion. Even though it uses just the first six notes, the various articulations and dynamics used make this a terrific piece filled wit...

The dragon has throughout history and in many cultures been associated with power, majesty, fear, mystery and legend, just to name a few. The dragon depicted in this composition is that of the Europea...

Fantastic Overture is a musical depiction of a knight's battle, against an evil force, for the love of a woman. All instruments get colourful and interesting parts with the percussion helping to maint...