C.L. Barnhouse Company

This light-hearted galop features the percussion section. Delightful!

This concert march contains tutti passages perfect for focusing on balance within the ensemble. The overall effectiveness of this rhythmic, choral march is enhanced by a slightly slower tempo. A great...

Tucked between the sparkling allegro theme is a lovely contrasting lyrical section. Wonderful for getting young players excited about lyrical pieces. The flute section especially will enjoy their role...

Take your performers and audience on a trip to a South American festival! Skillful scoring with extensive doubling and cues allows performance success for smaller ensembles. The Latin melody and livel...

This charming, gentle piece depicts images from children's imaginations and blends them with an elegant jazz waltz to create a special quiet musical escape. It is easy to envision looking up at the su...

beautiful lyrical piece with a rhythmic current and soaring melody. Hymn-like and stunningly simple. A lovely change-of-pace and way to honor someone while showing the musicality of your ensemble. Stu...

Three contrasting movements based on folk tunes: 'Britons, Raise our Banners High,' 'Men of Harlech,' 'Barbara Allen,' 'Adieu, Dundee,' and 'Auld Lang Syne.' Appealing music with lots of variety. Move...

This beautiful lyrical piece is a set of eleven variations built on two eight-measure themes. The burdens of technique and range are gone, so the young player can just concentrate on making beautiful...

A masterpiece for younger bands. The lonely, mysterious 'chant,' accompanied by fragments of muted percussion goes through several harmonic transformations before giving way to a big, bold celebratory...

This beautiful Chorale is Number 176 of Bach's 371 Harmonized Chorales, Erstanden ist der Heil'ge Christ; the Fugue is number 4 of his Eight Little Preludes and Fugues. Literature of the highest quali...

A charming little overture, complete with hurdy-gurdy effect. Based on two American folksongs: 'The Animal Fair' and 'Johnny's So Long at the Fair.' A favorite of bands and audiences.

An action-packed adventure for the young band with a nod to the Sturm und Drang overtures of yesteryear. Excitement for every player!

Beginning with a jaunty snare drum cadence, followed by a happy-go-lucky melody that says, 'I'm glad I'm alive, and I want to march!' This is one of Knoener's earliest and most popular marches. A favo...

An outstanding medley of three well-known Handel works: 'Air and Variations,' 'Thanks Be to Thee,' and 'See! The Conquering Hero Comes.' A great way to introduce your players to Handel and the Baroque...

Feature your first chair player or whole trombone section on this happy little gem! You can even get your xylophone players involved! A real treat and great fun for everyone!

A medley of Highland Dance, 'The Lass of Gowrie,' 'Bythe and Merry Was She,' 'Scotland the Brave' and 'Auld Lang Syne.' Great fare for the young band.

This work begins with great energy and intensity, and builds vigorously throughout. A science-fiction adventure movie theme is depicted, allowing childhood imaginations to supply the details. Outstand...

Originally a vocal arrangement written in 1912, this is one of the loveliest folk songs collected by Vaughan Williams whose creativity and passion for folk music are abundantly conspicuous. A gorgeous...