Partitions facile chez Carl Fischer

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...

Aztec Gold is an excellent concert opener for a developing band. Composer Joseph Compello, drawing on his many years of experience as a teacher, is known for writing very intriguing music for younger...

Quest for the Throne evokes images of kings and castles, knights and horses, and dragons in all their glory. It is a bold and aggressive piece throughout, but includes a contrasting, lush secondary th...

Vulcan, the ancient mythological god of fire, often portrayed holding a hammer over an anvil at a blacksmith’s hearth, is the inspiration for this concert work for young bands. Featuring any instrumen...

This band section feature for beginning students, using only simple rhythms and the first six notes learned, is an excellent showcase for every instrument in the band. Use it to recruit, for assemblie...

Written for first-year band students, this accessible and fun march will be a great contest or festival march choice. The development of tempo consistency, articulations, and the ability to count rest...

Written for first-year band students, this accessible and fun march will be a great contest or festival march choice. The development of tempo consistency, articulations, and the ability to count rest...

Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Piano This new composition from composer David Hinds evokes the spirit of the Old West, when early pioneers traveled ac...

Instrumentation: Violin I, Violin II, Violin III (Viola TC), Viola, Cello, Bass, Chimes, Piano This modal piece has a dark, other worldly sound that students love to play. It's as if it is from the pa...

The imagery of a lush, green meadow helps set the stage for Verdant Meadows. This simple, yet harmonically adventurous composition alternates between legato melodies and staccato harmonies. Following...

Joseph Compello's Great Plains Saga for the beginning string orchestra students depicts wide open spaces, rugged terrain, and covered wagons heading West through the American plains. Students will lov...

A lively and exhilarating new piece for beginning string groups, Effervescence lives up to its title but is so much more. It also contains lush harmonies, sweeping melodic gestures reminiscent of the...

String teachers are always trying to encourage their students to play with more bow. Composer Joseph Compello gives very beginning students the chance to do just that in his piece, Arco-ology. There i...

Your beginning string orchestra is bound to sparkle with this delightful new composition from composer George Sweet. The piece uses very simple rhythmic figure that will make that very first concert f...

Wolverine Trail is a concert march for beginning bands and is rather helpful in introducing beginners to the march form and style. This piece is based in the key of Eb major and uses only the first se...

The march style is important to the heritage of the modern concert band. Why not get beginners off to a great start by teaching them this essential band style as early as possible? Achieve uses only t...

Joseph Compello's Best Friends Forever derives its title from the phrase popularized in social media and frequently texted with the acronym BFF. This is a strong and tuneful march in standard form for...

Wolverine Trail is a concert march for beginning bands and is rather helpful in introducing beginners to the march form and style. This piece is based in the key of Eb major and uses only the first se...

An exceptionally clever idea, to combine the standard bugle calls into an easy march for beginning students. It is something they already know, and can be successful on right away. We are delighted to...