Claude T. Smith Publications

This is the composition that started it all! 'Emperata Overture' is a wind band classic for concert and festival alike. The original publication of this work established Claude T. Smith's use of the 7...

Claude T. Smith's "Windstar Overture" stands as a testament to the composer's mastery of the wind band medium and his ability to evoke vivid imagery and emotional depth through music. With its vibrant...

Concert Variations' was written for the Lambda Chapter of Phi Beta Mu and originally premiered at the Missouri Music Educators Convention in 1975. This flexible arrangement allows ensembles to perform...

'Tarantella' from Incidental Suite is the first movement of this suite originally scored for concert band. Claude T. Smith has elevated the basic meaning of tarantella creating engaging rhythmic inter...

'Nocturne' from Incidental Suite is the second movement of this suite originally scored for concert band. This work highlights a beautiful melodic line filled with lush and occasionally dissonant harm...

'Rondo' from Incidental Suite is the third movement of this suite originally scored for concert band. This work is rhythmically engaging from beginning to end as the percussion establish the rhythmic...

Écrit dans le style des maîtres baroques, ce trio d'anches doubles sera très apprécié des jeunes et des moins jeunes. Écrite dans le style fugato favori de Smith, cette œuvre se mariera très bien avec...

Clarinet quintet (4 B-flat clarinets, 1 bass clarinet, full score.)

The 'Carnival of Venice' is probably the most famous of all Theme and Variations compositions. Each part is featured on a variation with perhaps the most difficult being for Bass Clarinet. If necessar...

Dans la veine populaire de Mannheim Steamroller, Overture to Joy donnera un coup de fouet énergique à tout concert de service ou d'orchestre ! Composée principalement en 7/8, cette version énergique d...

To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the composition that started it all, we present Claude T. Smith's timeless classic masterfully arranged for orchestra! When the work was first performed in 1964,...