The title is a Native American word that means to "make daylight" and was believed to be a command to "break camp and continue the journey." This descriptive work for young players opens with a noble
The "Prelude and Fugue" (The Spitfire) by William Walton represents the first in a series of Concert Band arrangements by Paul Noble under a License Agreement with Oxford University Press. The music,
This arrangement is compatible with the published vocal score and can be performed with or without chorus. The choral parts are included in the score for reference, but are not a part of the set.
This piece was written as a final encore at Christmas concerts when the audience simply refused to go home! This arrangement includes the choral part in the score for reference, but not as part of the set.
This work displays another of John Rutter's gorgeous melodies and is a profoundly moving piece. The arrangement is written for concert band and chorus but may be performed by concert band alone. The choral
This beautiful and unique arrangement of the familiar hymn quotes briefly from Handel's "Messiah," which gives a dramatic freshness to the piece known the world over. The arrangement is written and intended
This familiar Easter hymn is introduced with a chorale prelude of fanfare, power, and delicacy, typical of John Rutter's magnificent compositions. Arranged for combined chorus and wind band, the piece may
Perhaps John Rutter's most famous and popular carol has been here arranged for performance with combined band and chorus, but it can also be performed by band alone. The choral part is shown in the
This traditional French carol dates from the late 15th to early 16th century. The song was long ago translated into English as Sing We Now of Christmas; the word "nouvelet" has the same root as
John Rutter created a delightful rendition of this notable carol, originally published as an a capella choral piece. It has been arranged here as an equally delightful adaptation for combined concert band
John Rutter made this setting of the English folk song for The Bach Choir in 1977. The choral part is shown in the score for reference but is not included in the set. The arrangement is compatible with the
These three magnificent compositions have been combined into a suite of three movements. The first movement is written for antiphonal brass, with the trumpets and trombones playing from the rear or balcony
John Rutter's Christmas Lullaby was commissioned by The Bach Choir in 1989 to celebrate the 70th birthday of their conductor, Sir David Willcocks. The choral parts are included in the score for
This an English Christmas carol that enumerates in the manner of a cumulative song a series of grand gifts given on each of the twelve days of Christmas The tune commonly associated with it is derived from
This setting for concert band includes Star Carol; The Colours of Christmas; Donkey Carol; What Sweeter Music; Shepherd's Pipe Carol and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day. These
The tune for Child in a Manger first appeared as the hymn tune BUNESSAN, composed in the Scottish Inner Hebrides and published in 1900 as a Christmas carol with lyrics translated from the Scottish
This version of John Rutter's Distant Land is adapted from the original orchestra/chorus score and is written for combined wind band and chorus, but it may also be performed by wind band