For full band, brass choir, woodwind choir or even smaller ensembles, these 16 Bach chorales are the perfect way to begin any rehearsal. They're great for perfecting intonation, balance and overall musicianship!

Here's a terrific resource for church, school, and community groups of all kinds! These flexible arrangements are playable by virtually any instrument combination, including bands and string or full orchestras. Whether you use this for daily sight reading, warm-up exercises, or for performance, you're sure to get a lot of mileage out of this set. Versatile and loaded with classic chorales!

This famous book represents 28 composers and spans four centuries of composition. It is a valuable resource for building musicianship in students of any age! Included are works by Selneccer, Osiander, Calvisius, Vulpius, Erythraus, Hassler, Praetorius, Schutz, Schein, Scheidt, Cruger, Albert, Pachelbel, Keiser, J.S. Bach (15 pieces), Graun, C.P.E. Bach, Doles, Hiller, Kuhnau, Schicht, Rinck, Schneider, Erk, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Franz and Brahms.

Presented in various sections (Ancient Times, Johann Sebastian Bach, Famous Composers, From The British Isles, Famous Hymns, More Composers, Americana, Celebrations, Christmas, Minor Keys, and Modern Times), this collection of 66 easy four-part chorales will be a most welcome addition to any good band program that wants to get a lot better! (It may also be used by various ensembles within the band.) Highly recommended!

The musical benefits of performing chorales are amazing! Balance, blend, tone and intonation are just a few of the area's of musicianship that can improve when bands make playing chorales part of their rehearsal warm-up. This incredibly versatile collection is flexibly scored to work as a solo, duet, or more up to full concert band instrumentation. This works well for bands at the easy level and higher.

A compilation of some the best beginning band selections from Curnow Music Press. Includes: The Charioteers (Hannickel); The Argonauts (Hannickel); Tikal (Hannickel); Bold Adventure (Johnson); Cantigas Espania (J. Curnow); Trailblazers (Court); Megaforce (J. Curnow); Fields of Glory (Del Borgo); Festivo Fantastico (J. Curnow); The Wild Old West (P. Curnow); Appalachia (Bulla) and Wedgewood Festival (Court).

This companion to the famous Best In Class band method provides many fun performance options. Every player has the melody and words to each song, so any number of students can sing while the others play. In addition, each player has an "A" part which works as a solo with piano accompaniment. Each book has one or more harmonized parts ("B," "C" and "D"), allowing for duet combinations as well as full band harmonization. The following yuletide favorites are included: Jolly Old St. Ncholas; We Three Kings; Santa's Sleighride; Up On The Housetop; O Tannenbaum; Angels We Have Heard On High; Deck The Halls; O Come, All Ye Faithful; We Wish You A Merry Christmas; Whence Comes This Rush Of Wings and Go Tell It On The Mountain.

This huge collection has been expanded from 70 to 133 carols and holiday songs! This series is especially useful because it's performable in many combinations of voices, instruments and/or keyboard. Arranged in various keys in four parts with an optional fifth part, each instrumental part is spiral-bound. The vocal book is in four-part harmony and is also useable at the keyboard. Strings, brass, woodwinds, a cappella voices... these books will accommodate ensembles of almost any size and instrumentation. The arrangements themselves are short, straightforward and traditional in style. They're easy enough to be used by younger players, and full enough to satisfy adult performers. Carolers' Favorites includes just about every well-known carol and a good selection of secular songs, making it perfect for just about any occasion! A sampling of the contents includes: O Holy Night; Silent Night; Jingle Bells; Go Tell It on the Mountain; Frosty the Snowman; O Christmas Tree; Coventry Carol; Huron Carol; Deck the Halls; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Silver Bells; I Saw Three Ships; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; Feliz Navidad and many more!

Without a doubt the largest-selling Christmas collection of all time, this versatile little book belongs in every band library. It contains easy, straightforward arrangements of 22 favorite Christmas carols, playable by full band, brass choir, or various other brass ensembles. You'll use this book year after year after year, with great success!

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Ring in the holiday season with these exceptionally full -sounding arrangements of 22 favorite carols! Playable by full band, brass choir or other ensemble combinations, these powerful arrangements employ effective countermelodies and modern harmonies which really give a contemporary lift to these traditional carols.