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Accolade Concert Band sheet music cover Accolade Concert Band sheet music cover
Accolade Accolade (Fanfare for the Fiftieth-Legacy Reduced Instrumentation)
Mark Lortz - Wingert-Jones Publications
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Carefully written for young bands and rescored for bands with reduced instrumentation, this vivid work will bring a dynamic and exuberant flourish to any concert setting. The uplifting sounds of celebration

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Accolade Concert Band sheet music cover Accolade Concert Band sheet music cover
Accolade Accolade (Fanfare for the Fiftieth)
Mark Lortz - Wingert-Jones Publications
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Carefully written for young bands, this vivid work will bring a dynamic and exuberant flourish to any concert setting. The uplifting sounds of celebration reflect the energy and enthusiasm of young students

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American Visions Concert Band sheet music cover American Visions Concert Band sheet music cover
American Visions American Visions
Mark Lortz - Carl Fischer LLC
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Composed to embody the sense of American vigor and patriotism, this fast-paced and energetic fanfare features rousing brass, lively woodwind motives, and driving percussion. Using a simple motive that

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MEMedium Easy
$75.00
Bandwidth Concert Band sheet music cover Bandwidth Concert Band sheet music cover
Bandwidth Bandwidth
Vince Gassi - Alfred Music Publishing
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Waves of sound and rhythmic energy are transferred to you and your audiences in this electrifying original work. Right from the first measure, this piece will power on and power you up. Syncopated figures

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$65.00
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The Banner Yet Waves Concert Band sheet music cover The Banner Yet Waves Concert Band sheet music cover
The Banner Yet Waves The Banner Yet Waves
David Gorham - Wingert-Jones Publications

This exuberant concert work provides a thrilling way to open or close any performance in a grand manner. Cleverly written, this original piece includes melodic fragments of The Star-Spangled Banner

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Beginning Anew Concert Band sheet music cover Beginning Anew Concert Band sheet music cover
Beginning Anew Beginning Anew
John M. Pasternak - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC

This thoughtful piece is a reflection on the past and hope for a prosperous future. It has just the right amount of drama and excitement to make it a perfect addition to your festival repertoire. Soaring

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The Best Moment Of The Day Concert Band sheet music cover The Best Moment Of The Day Concert Band sheet music cover
The Best Moment Of The Day The Best Moment Of The Day
Rob Romeyn - C L Barnhouse Company
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Start your concert or contest off with some flair with this jubilant overture. Triumphant brass fanfares and strong woodwind lines built on dotted rhythms along with simple sixteenth notes create a feeling

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MEMedium Easy
$65.00
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$8.00
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$25.00
Bull City Fanfare Concert Band sheet music cover Bull City Fanfare Concert Band sheet music cover
Bull City Fanfare Bull City Fanfare
Ed Kiefer - Carl Fischer LLC

This exciting opener or closer, easily accessible to most high school or community bands, is named for Bull City, Durham, North Carolina. Played with a steady tempo that features moving low brass lines

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$95.00
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$13.00
C141 Starlifter Concert Band sheet music cover C141 Starlifter Concert Band sheet music cover
C141 Starlifter C141 Starlifter
Randall D. Standridge - Randall Standridge Music, LLC
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This stirring work, inspired by Air Force C-141 aircraft, begins as the aircraft speeds down the runway, before an exciting fanfare announces its ascent into the clouds.  Use this melodically and

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$70.00
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Celebration Celebration
Randall D. Standridge - Randall Standridge Music, LLC
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This musical celebration was inspired by the simple ideas of joy, exhilaration, and good will, and it liberally exudes all of these qualities. A perfect concert opener, this engaging piece can be used for

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Celebration Fanfare Celebration Fanfare
Pinkzebra - Pinkzebra Publishing
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A grand fanfare perfect for a concert opener, graduation ceremony, or any other celebratory event. Soaring melodies will thrill audiences on the first listen, and band members throughout the ensemble will

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Celebration Fanfare Concert Band sheet music cover Celebration Fanfare Concert Band sheet music cover
Celebration Fanfare Celebration Fanfare
Steven Reineke/arr. Rob Romeyn - C L Barnhouse Company
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This brilliant and majestic concert opener is well established in the standard repertoire for mature ensembles. Skillfully and carefully adapted, it can now be performed successfully by less experienced

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MEMedium Easy
$59.00
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A Centennial Celebration Concert Band sheet music cover A Centennial Celebration Concert Band sheet music cover
A Centennial Celebration A Centennial Celebration
Robert Sheldon - MakeMusic Publications
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A vibrant work incorporating simple mixed meters with interesting rhythms and tuneful melodies. A beautiful lyrical section includes many expressive opportunities for both the full ensemble and several

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MEMedium Easy
$80.00
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$12.00
Centrifugal Force Concert Band sheet music cover Centrifugal Force Concert Band sheet music cover
Centrifugal Force Centrifugal Force
Greg Fhiaras - T.U.X. People's Music
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Bring the excitement! This piece features plenty of articulation, exciting percussion, and a little chromaticism to bring some force to your program!

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Centura Centura
Brady Massey - RWS Music Company

This energetic celebration of sound features high-powered fanfares and flowing lyrical lines that build to a dramatic finish. Highly accessible to high school ensembles, this is an excellent choice for

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Chasing Thunder Chasing Thunder
Jon Bubbett - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC

A gladiator-style opening fanfare transitions into an ominous main theme with the low brass at the fore. A lyrical middle section moves into a thundering recap of the main theme that drives the piece to its

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$65.00
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Choose Joy Concert Band sheet music cover Choose Joy Concert Band sheet music cover
Choose Joy Choose Joy
Randall Standridge - Randall Standridge Music, LLC
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Inspired by a high school student who found happy moments even in the face of cancer, this uplifting work combines engaging rhythms, energetic melodies, bombastic percussion, and hints of Beethoven's

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Clash Clash
Harrison Collins - Grand Mesa Music

Clash is an exciting concert opener or closer that unfolds as an intense melodrama. Clashing chords, rhythms, melodies, and emotions add a biting edge to this gripping work. The prowess of all

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MEMedium Easy
$70.00
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Crossfire Crossfire
Gary P. Gilroy - Wingert-Jones Publications
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Driving and relentless, students will enjoy the intense nature of the piece as well as the occasional time signature changes that will keep them on their toes and keep listeners fully engaged. Your

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Detonation Detonation
Gary D. Ziek - Wingert-Jones Publications
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An explosive opening number that will start your concert with a bang! This intense and volatile piece lights a one-bar introductory fuse that ignites the full band. A brief period of calm is underpinned by

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Exaltation Fanfare Concert Band sheet music cover Exaltation Fanfare Concert Band sheet music cover
Exaltation Fanfare Exaltation Fanfare
Curtis Melton - GPG Music

Open your next performance with this uplifting celebration in sound! Meant to be performed with unbridled energy and passion, this is perfect if you are looking to inject some excitement into your next

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Excelsior! Excelsior!
Robert Langenfeld - Robert Langenfeld Compositions

Excelsior! gets its name from the catchphrase of Marvel's Stan Lee. With lots of sweeping technical lines in the woodwinds and heroic themes in the brass, the piece sounds like it was written as a

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$60.00
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Exuberance! Exuberance!
Jon Bubbett - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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Full of energy and excitement, this work is a thrilling way to start your next concert. Opening percussion begins softly and gradually builds to the high brass theme. Thickly scored with lush harmony and

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Fanfare 1127 Concert Band sheet music cover Fanfare 1127 Concert Band sheet music cover
Fanfare 1127 Fanfare 1127 (Alabama Music Educators Association 2020)
Patrick Roszell - Alfred Publishing Belwin Division
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An energetic and fast-paced fanfare, this musical burst of energy is the perfect choice for a concert or contest opener. This piece offers opportunities for work on dynamic contrasts, articulations, and

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$10.00