The music is falling apart! Or is it? This creepy-crawly composition starts deep underground in the cello and bass sections with an ominous theme, soon joined by the creaking, scratching, and screeching of

This easy introduction to the blues scale features a quintessential walking bass line in low strings and piano. With a theme that reinforces F-natural, C-natural, and B-flat finger patterns, every

This graceful arrangement elegantly weaves together four classic winter melodies: Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," Skater's Waltz by Emile Waldteufel, In

This mysterious work depicts the loup-garou (French for "werewolf," sometimes rendered as rougarou in spelling and pronunciation). This swamp wolfman from Cajun folklore is largely used as

This classical-sounding original work features a range of textures, dynamics, and articulation while highlighting a stately dotted motif using hooked bowing patterns throughout. Though written primarily in

Your students will love playing this tuneful, joyous piece. Every section gets a chance to shine while making your orchestra sound very mature.

Written to evoke the musical styles heard in Bollywood movie soundtracks, this work has a strong Indian folk influence. It also contains a variety of other world music, which makes the piece fresh and

A spirited march that provides engaging melodic opportunities and lively and entertaining parts for all sections. The upbeat style will get everyone tapping their toes in enthusiastic support when they hear

Aeolian Adventure is a concert overture in pure A minor (Aeolian mode) that has a brisk, march-like tempo. The piece has a regal style, reminiscent of the compositions of Holst, Vaughn Williams,

Travel back in time with this musical journey into Greek mythology. The title is borrowed from the Greek god of the winds, alluding to the Aeolian mode in which the themes are written. The march-like

This programmatic composition portrays a medieval alchemist transmuting base metals into gold and silver. From the dramatic opening to a procession and the transformation, this composition will let your

Tender and moving, this touching piece can have a special personal meaning to each person that hears it. The overall lyric style is given a brief rest as the middle section lifts the mood and delivers a bit

Amazing Grace may well be the most popular hymn ever written, though it has never sounded better than in this absolutely gorgeous setting. Flowing lines along with some impressive harmonic twists

This popular setting of the famous folk tune can now be performed by bands with limited instrumentation in this flexible scoring edition. It can be successfully performed with percussion and as few as five

An Oriental atmosphere is created by the floating melodies of this exotic piece. In the opening, a long, sensitive melodic line emerges, supported by Western-style harmonies. Just as a dainty

As the title implies, the piece uses echo effects throughout. Based on the interval of a descending perfect fifth, it begins with a lush statement of the subtle "angel" theme, which is used throughout the

This sincerely beautiful piece will give you much to work on with your young musicians. Lots of possibilities with the lyrical lines and lush harmonies.