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British Isles Travelogue features a folksong from each of the four UK
  countries. The Ash Grove from Wales highlights first and second violin
  harmonies, followed by the lively English Morris Dance.  In Blue Bell of
  Scotland, each section has its chance to shine, accompanied by the droning
  bagpipe fifths in the other parts.  The Irish Sailors' Hornpipe leaves
  listeners ready to dance a jig and sends the more advanced violins to third
  position.

British Isles Travelogue

String Orchestra Score & Parts

River Run by Thom Sharp is a quick-paced grade 3 string orchestra piece
  in e minor. The first A section has most of the orchestra providing a
  syncopated rhythmic underpinning while the first violins take the lead with a
  flowing melody. The first B section is scored in the relative major and
  features long, flowing independent melody in the upper three voices. When the
  A section returns, we hear the melody first in the first violins.  Then
  the celli and double basses take the melody while the upper three voices
  provide a voiced counterpoint. The B theme returns, played in octaves by the
  violins while the lower voices provide a rolling arpeggiated accompaniment.
  The final A section features an ostinato figure in the first violins while
  the second violins and the violas take the melody. The texture thins out as
  the pace slows to the final cadence.

River Run

William Hebert was the principal flutist of the Cleveland Orchestra for many years. This arrangement for the Baldwin Wallace College (now University) Concert Band has been rescued from his notes and edited by M.K. Robinson.

Concerto for Piccolo or Oboe

Concert Band Score & Parts

Editors Choice Year

Capture the joy and excitement of attending the county fair in this rollicking salute to an American tradition. You can almost see the sights, hear the sounds, and smell the aroma of fun!

The County Fair

Beware the terror that lurks under the bed! In addition to being a very clever selection for your students, this is really great teaching material for your first- or second-year band. Trombone glissandi, a clever melody, and scary percussion effects including an electric vacuum cleaner will make this a real hit. This arrangement for flexible instrumentation is great for many ensembles!

Revenge of the Dust Bunnies

This new 2020 revision addresses errors found in previous editions and follows Grainger's scoring practices and concept of instrumental color more closely. Along with Grainger's wonderful material, the added bonus of the explicit editing and notes from the definitive interpreter of the work, Frederick Fennell, makes this a must-have for performance and for study. This work has literally been responsible for inspiring thousands of aspiring musicians to become directors of bands, orchestras, and choruses, thus fostering a lifetime of love of and respect for music.

Lincolnshire Posy

There are very few cuts made in this eerie, phantasmal tour de force.  At least two solo violinists are needed because of unusual tuning.  A very effective work perfect for a Halloween program.  Be ready for a frightened audience!

Danse Macabre

Take a musical tour of the Emerald Isle. Three popular Irish tunes come to life for string orchestra with melody in all parts. From silky-slow to fiery-fast, it begins with the stately and poignant The Wren. Next, the tempo jumps for a buoyant Kerry Polka, followed by a racing The Wind That Shakes the Barley, with a final tempo push to a flying ending.

Tour of Ireland

This sublime work, originally composed for chorus and orchestra, has all the depth and beauty associated with the music of Johannes Brahms. This skillfully crafted arrangement for concert band has become a staple in literature for developing bands.

Blessed Are They

Everyone loves a march. A march that is a little tongue in cheek, however, is something extra special. This one will grab you by the ears and shake until you're laughing with delight.

Comic March

Now viola, cello, and bass students can join the violins in atperforming this time-honored piece by Corelli. Each variation may be performed by a different student, allowing up to eight students to be featured at your next concert.

La Folia

Colorful percussion and unusual instrumental effects bring a true sense of amazement to your audience as the narrator tells the story of an alien invasion and its aftermath.

Alien Invasion from the Dark Planet

Borodin's most famous melody is here made accessible to younger players. It retains the stunning beauty of the original without overt technical demands.

Polovtsian Dance

Inspire your students to create a musical story about a lost city from long, long ago. In this adventurous work, young players explore E natural minor without accidentals, creating the feel of E Dorian mode. Two-part writing allows all instruments to play melody and harmony. Some independent movement and harmony are present, creating depth and passing tones in the music.

The Lost City

Helen May Butler was one of the most successful female conductors in the history of the concert band. Band music was a favorite of President Theodore Roosevelt, and this work was selected as the official march of his 1904 election campaign.

Cosmopolitan America

This piece has everything to make your elementary concert band sound full and mature: solid scoring, limited and comfortable ranges, plenty of engaging and challenging percussion, and exciting thematic material. The perfect selection to open or close your performance!

Journey to the Stars

Alton Adams was the first black bandmaster in the United States Navy, and perhaps the most popular. His bands were celebrated across the United States during his years of service, and he eventually rose to political prominence in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Add this wonderful march to your library - and to your next concert program!

The Governor's Own

Wonderfully written, this Americana-sounding original work uses various ensemble configurations from within the string orchestra. Solo lines, quartet, quintet, and sectional soli all help to make up the overall design and orchestral colors of the piece. Juxtaposed to this, large divisi string writing is used to help balance the smaller ensemble writing within the score. The work is inspired by images of a Western frontier filled with rolling fields, mountains, and sunsets along with subtle character-filled details that have a forward and fast-moving feel.

American Frontier

This version of Ravel's iconic Bolero reduces the duration of the piece by two-thirds while still maintaining the long buildup of volume, intensity, and heavy orchestration. A masterful scoring of a large symphonic work for string orchestra while maintaining the integrity of the original Spanish/Cuban dance. Violins, violas, and cellos all get to try their hands at this famous melody.

Bolero for Strings

This joyful dance contains wonderful stylistic influences from the Xinjiang province of China. From syncopated accompaniment figures to soaring lyric melodies, this arrangement has it all. There is one key change in the middle from A minor to G minor and back. Excellent for teaching chromaticism, augmented seconds, and a variety of bow strokes. Violin 1 and cello require shifting.

Dance of Youth

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