Partitions facile chez Carl Fischer

Composer Bud Woodruff continues to present compositions that students will love to perform and will learn from playing. The title, Dorian's Barn has a unique double meaning in that it is dedicated to...

Highlander's Pride showcases what Carl Strommen ability to write tuneful melodies and well-scored compositions. This march-like piece draws from Scottish influences and is perfect for developing group...

Kathryn Griesinger's Ballad of Burning Sky is a rollicking ballad which tells a tale from the untamed frontier of the historic Wild West. In this easy first-position piece, students can create their o...

Annie's Gone Home, composed in the style of a spiritual, was written as a tribute to composer Bud Woodruff's mother. The tune is built on phrases of easily understandable material, but the poignant na...

Incursion is a collaboration between composer Sean O'Loughlin and the students of the Westport, Connecticut Public Schools. Inspired by the students' desire for a dark and scary sounding piece, O'Loug...

Carl Fischer introduces this exciting new series of performance pieces designed to help all levels of instrumentalists by making their practice time more productive. This innovative series offers the...

A fun and accessible work for any beginning band that is suitable for graduation, ceremonies, and concert performances. With extensive doubling, this is perfect for bands with limited instrumentation....

Feature your percussion section, or even a talented faculty member, in this novelty that uses the woodblock as a soloist.  Great for developing first-year counting skills, working on balance, counterm...

Inspired by NASA's Starliner, this composition offers players interesting, yet easy, melodic material and countermelodies that will let your students work on phrasing and balance while still having fu...

Intended for first-year bands, this march uses the first 6 notes in a creative way that enables young students to develop independent part playing. With a short percussion solo, this composition is ex...

Designed to help beginners improve their ability to play eighth-note rhythms, this concert or contest composition uses limited ranges so that the players can concentrate on the rhythms.  Percussion pa...

A pun on the familiar phrase, “Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs,” this light piece written for first-year band students is obviously full of quarter notes and features the familiar call of a cuckoo bird as the...

Just as the title describes, this piece walks the highwire from pointed driving rhythms to sonorous lyrical lines. It is signature Alan Lee Silva at his best, with flowing, melodic lines and lush harm...

This beginning level march-like piece, using only the first 6 notes learned, portrays the confident spirit of military troops working together. A steady pulse using half, quarter, and eighth notes wit...

Inspired by spies and superheroes, both serious and humorous, this cinematic depiction of a spy on a mission to defeat a nefarious villain will entertain both students and audiences. An accessible mel...

This light concert selection, with contrasting tonal colors and dynamics, reflects the beauty of warm days, cool nights and the vivid colors of this favorite time or year. Shared melodies between wood...

Beginning with simmering Latin percussion this energetic, rhythmic arrangement of O Tannenbaum, explores the beauty and meaning of one of the holiday"s most beloved symbols: the Christmas tree. Qué Ve...

Beginning with simmering Latin percussion this energetic, rhythmic arrangement of O Tannenbaum, explores the beauty and meaning of one of the holiday"s most beloved symbols: the Christmas tree. Qué Ve...

For first-year band students, this work is based on the beastly, one-eyed mythological giant. Frightful and exciting, this composition allows ensembles to learn marcato articulation, accents, tempo co...

The title is a play on words, but the composer had his own ulterior motives in mind when composing this piece. He wanted a piece that was fun to play, but that helped developing musicians work on thei...

Incursion was a collaboration between composer Sean O'Loughlin and the students of the commissioning group. When asked for a dark and scary sounding piece, O'Loughlin delivered in his typical fashion....

Symbol of Freedom is a straightforward march for young bands. It is intended to give young players an opportunity to learn the American march style and form with notes and rhythms that are well within...

Symbol of Freedom is a straightforward march for young bands. It is intended to give young players an opportunity to learn the American march style and form with notes and rhythms that are well within...