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This iconic jazz ballad hardly requires an introduction to jazz aficionados. This classic band arrangement by Alfred Reed showcases the rich harmonic language that underlines the melody with the masterful

Endlessly inventive and richly colored with the full palette of sounds available in the symphonic wind band. Contrasting moments of lyrical beauty and muscular energy are never dissonant, with more than a

The result of a commission from an alumni band in Japan, this is a lighthearted, happy piece in rondo form, full of bell tones in the brass, accompanied by jazzy harmony, long melodic lines, and lots of

Expose your musicians and audiences to the musical writings of Samuel Coleridge Taylor this holiday season. Originally written for full orchestra, it's adapted here for concert band. The harp part is

Composed to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the University of Kansas, this striking work begins with optional offstage chimes (one or two sets) to depict the daily ringing of the campus bells. Trumpets

This one-movement work was commissioned by Barnes' longtime friend and collaborator Dr. Mark Rogers. Like so many famous works for bassoon, it is based in F major. The piece is in a modified five-part rondo

This decidedly British march was written during World War II to celebrate the volunteer American airmen who served with great distinction during the Battle of Britain. A number of well-known tunes were

Composed during the summer and fall of 1974, this was premiered in the spring semester of 1976. The following year, the symphony was awarded the American Bandmasters Ostwald Composition prize, which led to

A musical kaleidoscope of the real old-fashioned Fourth of July, you can almost hear the firecrackers and see the skyrockets and pinwheels filling the air with a pattern of noise and color. This, together

This delightful work is "pure" Grainger! Originally the final movement of his suite "In a Nutshell," Grainger rescored this piece for Military Band, Piano and Tuneful Percussion. Written in his most popular

Goblins... brooms... pumpkins... a musical witches' brew that simmers and boils over. All the creatures of darkness spring to life to celebrate an unholy sabbath; they dance to music that alternates between

Inspired by the old Christmas prints of Currier and Ives, this piece re-creates the emotional flavor and atmosphere of the yuletide season of bygone days. Set against a wide expanse of snow is a farmhouse,

Like his signature piece Sleigh Ride, this work is another example of Anderson's extraordinary ability to sketch a nostalgic scene in sound on a small canvas with great economy of composition.

Morton Gould's classic setting of this holiday favorite calls to mind the quiet sounds of a horse-drawn sleigh passing through newly fallen snow. Beginning softly, as if the sleigh is approaching the

This epic film was nominated for ten Academy Awards and won Best Original Score for the masterful music. Alfred Reed's setting for concert band is available here with a full score and thoroughly edited

Robust and stately, this march celebrates a historical figure of the Civil War who headed the famed Lightning Brigade. This 6/8 march has everything you expect of a grand regimental march, from the heroic