Partitions difficile chez Grand Mesa Music

Based on a simple ascending three-note motif, this big and bright overture is a worthy challenge for the very best concert bands. Musically descriptive of a Seattle suburb, the composer was inspired t...

Using a chamber music approach to scoring for wind ensemble, the transcriber has here created a very authentic wind setting of three Brahms orchestral dances. For advanced groups with strong players i...

At the tender age of 15, Mendelssohn crafted one of the earliest works for wind ensemble (an 11-wind bathhouse ensemble on the German seacoast). This modern resetting makes this historically significa...

This is probably the most exciting overture ever written, and Singleton's new transcription is just as much fun as the original orchestral version. A 'must play' for all upper level bands.

Une bacchanale est la "fête romaine de Bacchus" et une "fête de l'ivresse". Saint-Saens saisit magistralement l'exotisme d'une telle scène, en utilisant des airs du Moyen-Orient (caractérisés par des...

One of the most authentic band transcribers active in the field today has crafted a masterwork for the modern concert band out of one of the most famous Romantic opera overtures of all time. In seekin...

One of the most engaging works in the orchestral repertoire is now available to advanced bands and wind ensembles. Written for the U.S. Air Force band, this virtuosic transcription begins with quiet o...

Welcome to a wild musical romp through an imaginary amusement park! A carnival-like atmosphere is immediately created with a rousing 16th note melody and several multi-meter excursions. Later, a middl...

A composer closes his eyes and sits in his darkened studio. His mind becomes a stream of images that take him in many directions. From the fertile imagination of composer Bobrowitz comes this extremel...

This is an epic, narrative tone poem that musically describes the journey of American slaves on the Underground Railroad to liberation north of the Mason-Dixon Line. The composer uses a number of Afri...

Inspired by the writings of Stephen King, this challenging composition is full of dramatic moments that bring to mind many macabre scenes created by the master of suspenseful novels. Strong sections t...

In 1997, NASA launched the Cassini orbiter on an exploratory mission to Saturn. Inspired by this event, Montana composer Kirby launched this very successful effort to capture the sights and sounds of...

In his first published band work, composer Mitchell has created a tightly knit composition characterized by upward major and minor thirds and very creative use of triple meter. Sparkling scoring and r...

Recorded by the Sousa band in 1909, this amazing work has virtually disappeared from school and collegiate band repertoires. Singleton's new Edition makes this fine work newly accessible for the moder...

Écrit à l'origine pour piano en 1843, Liszt a adapté ce poème symphonique pour orchestre en 1875. Aucune des deux versions de Liszt n'est souvent jouée aujourd'hui, mais Singleton a sauvé cette oeuvre...

This is Viennese Opera music at its best; its popularity has endured since its premiere in 1884, primarily due to an abundance of great tunes and beautiful solos. In this authentic transcription, flut...

Professional bluegrass performer Reiner has contributed this stunning quasi-bluegrass work to the string orchestra repertoire, and advanced groups will have a blast tackling this one! Optional techniq...

Very challenging contemporary work in fast-slow-fast, one movement format.

The Can-Can is a type of chorus line dance specific to French Operettas and ballets where female dancers wear costumes with long skirts, petticoats, and black stockings. It is a physically demanding d...