Windependence

Windependence - Advanced Apprentice Level (Grade 3) Slow March takes as its structural inspiration the traditional New Orleans funeral music played by brass bands. A slow dirge is played as the funera...

This dark and expressive saxophone quartet fuses music suggestive of different traditions, from Japanese Taiko drumming to African-American gospel singing. The work's title is vividly portrayed in the...

This delightful woodwind quintet gives each player the chance to portray part of a frog's daily routine, from swimming to lazing on the lily pad to catching bugs. Five Frogs is light-hearted but chall...

Cyprian Suite' is a spirited journey through varied musical moods, with each of four movements based on a different Cypriot folk song. The opening 'Servikos' a playful and rhythmic dance in Serbian st...

The well-known traditional Irish hymn is here thoughtfully arranged for wind band and optional vocal/choral part. The setting captures the humble, yet majestic, simplicity and deep faith represented b...

Windependence - Apprentice, Advanced (Grade 3) An attractive and intriguing musical re-enactment of the Groundhog's special day. This work is suitable for more advanced beginner ensembles with delicat...

A delightful theme and variations for young and beginner ensembles. This thoughtful and satisfying arrangement assigns varying skill sets to bring out different colours of a simple theme. Optional per...

A delightful theme and variations for young and beginner ensembles. This thoughtful and satisfying arrangement assigns varying skill sets to bring out different colours of a simple theme. Optional per...

This graceful arrangement of the traditional four-part English chorale is perfect for teaching clear tone concepts to your band. The work is scored for beginning band or beginning string orchestra, al...

This striking orchestration of the Northern Irish melody that underlies the song Danny Boy offers intermediate and advanced concert bands an opportunity to explore the tune's soaring beauty through br...

Windependence - Master Level (Grade 4) Mysterian Landscapes was commissioned by the Bald Eagle Area High School (Wingate, PA) in recognition of the growing passion for music in our schools. The three...

Beloved by music-lovers worldwide, this dazzling folk dance was originally transcribed and arranged by Dvorák for piano duet and subsequently for orchestra. Ambitious concert bands will find this unda...

Shelley Hanson originally composed Islas y Montañas for orchestra. Tocata is the first movement and functions as a fanfare or introduction. It features the entire ensemble clapping rhythmic patterns b...

An American Song is a collage that portrays the motto e pluribus unum by combining several dozen American tunes into a single whole. Fragments of hymns, spirituals, show tunes, jazz standards, country...

Sparkle received its world premiere at the WASBWE Conference in San Luis Obispo, California (1999). Imaginatively scored for wind ensemble, it begins quietly with delicate and rapid woodwind passages...

This gentle piece has a lush Irish feel, and is inspired by a poem from an old Irish blessing that is inclued for optional narrator. When the storms break for him, may the trees shake for him their bl...

A fantastic transcription of one of Dvorak's most-beloved Slavonic Dances - Op72, No 4. Its 3/8 melodic motif surfaces in different parts, requiring each person to listen, balance and play independent...