Partitions difficile pour Harmonie

La danse des heures est la pièce maîtresse de l'une des scènes de ballet les plus populaires du répertoire d'opéra. Elle a été utilisée depuis comme parodie dans la musique populaire et comme ballet d...

Dance of the Hours is the centerpiece of one of the most popular ballet scenes in the opera repertoire. It has been used since as a parody in popular music and as a cartoon ballet in the Walt Disney p...

While the original piano version of PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION remained unpublished at the time of Mussorgsky's death, the work was orchestrated by his friend Rimsky-Korsakov and published in 1886, alt...

Les "Tableaux d'une exposition" de Mussorgky ont longtemps suscité l'intérêt des musiciens. Cette excellente transcription permet aux orchestres d'aujourd'hui d'interpréter la Baba Yaga et la Grande P...

Take a musical trip through Colombia with this four movement work that offers the players a cultural experience that is second to none in representing folk music traditions of this South American coun...

Written for eleven winds when Mendelssohn was fifteen years old, it has been set for contemporary wind band (the saxophone parts are optional, staying with a desire for historical accuracy to the exte...

Il s'agit d'une œuvre impressionnante et massive pour des orchestres d'âge mûr ! La mise en musique de Boyd n'est pas une simple reprise de la célèbre orchestration de Ravel, car Boyd reste plus fidèl...

Scored for oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons, this respectful and faithful rendering is a terrific change of pace from typical wind ensemble fare. An excellent recording of this publication is ava...

The three movements of "Sea Drift" derive their titles and inspiration from three poems in the Walt Whitman collection entitled "Sea Drift." This title won First Prize in the 1995 American Bandmasters...

Lost in the Funhouse is full of extra-musical allusions. The first movement suggests the attraction's entrance, complete with pounding heartbeats and sudden slides down trick steps. The second movemen...

In 1899, the Italian city of Como hosted a celebration of scientist Alessandro Volta, for whom the electrical term volt is attributed. Renowned opera composer Giacomo Puccini was commissioned to write...

Désignée comme une "grande marche symphonique", Occident et Orient est en réalité bien plus qu'un poème symphonique à la manière de Liszt. Il s'agit d'une musique originale pour orchestre d'harmonie é...

One of the truly great circus marches, the title refers to the term used by the circus bandsmen (Windjammers) to a circus march. And this one certainly lives up to its title! This is a showcase for th...

The United States Air Force Pararescuemen are paid tribute in this powerful and moving work. While a particularly courageous rescue operation is the object of the work, all the brave men and women who...

Barnum and Bailey's Favorite de Karl L. King est considéré comme l'hymne national du cirque et a été régulièrement classé parmi les dix marches les plus populaires jamais composées. Éditée de manière...

Long a staple in the Ludwig Music catalog, directors wishing to have their bands experience the beauty and majesty of Beethoven's only opera are well served in the faithful rendering of this overture.

Based on nautical songs and sea chanties (including the statement of and twelve variations on 'Drunken Sailor'), Sea Songs is a great addition on any concert program. Fashioned by the former chief arr...

The concept of APPARITIONS was inspired by Walt Whitman' brief poem of the same name. The composition deals with both appearances (or "apparitions") and true nature of an abstract idea. The...

The three movements of "Sea Drift" derive their titles and inspiration from three poems in the Walt Whitman collection entitled "Sea Drift." This title won First Prize in the 1995 American Bandmasters...

Cette transcription pour orchestre de Randy Earles (éditée par le grand Frederick Fennell) de la version de 1919 de l'Oiseau de feu de Stravinsky doit son existence à l'incomparable programme d'orches...

Mvmt II, after 'The Thunderer' - The continuation of Hearshen's epic symphony on Sousa themes, the second movement is based on The Thunderer. It is presented in a largamente tempo and the settings ran...

The fourth movement of a symphony based on the music of John Philip Sousa. This work is based on HANDS ACROSS THE SEA and reflects the creativity and ingenious musical treatment found in the other mov...

Lost in the Funhouse is full of extra-musical allusions. The first movement suggests the attraction's entrance, complete with pounding heartbeats and sudden slides down trick steps. The second movemen...

These masterworks of J.S. Bach's organ oeuvres are respectfully and masterfully presented in this wonderful transcription by the late John P. Paynter. A terrific recording is also available through Lu...