Simple Settings for SAB Choirs, Vol. 1

Here is a collection of accessible SAB voicings of top-sellers in our catalog. All of these are proven winners that are sure to delight your choir and congregation! Here is a collection of accessible SAB voicings of top-sellers in our catalog. All of these are proven winners that are sure to delight your choir and congregation!

The Simple Flute From A to Z

Hymn to the Fallen : For Concert Band with Optional Chorus

Steven Spielberg's twenty year association with John Williams has produced yet another powerful cinematic achievement, this time a gripping, realistic view of the horrors of WW II. Williams' score includes this simple hymn, usingchorus as an instrument of the orchestra, adding a special reverence and poignancy to the simple melody. Arranger Paul Lavender brings us this edition for the concert band stage.

Camelot

The complete vocal score to the Lerner and Loewe musical featuring 15 tracks: Before I Gaze at You Again - C'est Moi - Camelot - Follow Me - Guenevere - Guenevere's Welcome - How to Handle a Woman - I Loved You Once in Silence - I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight - If Ever I Would Leave You - The Lusty Month of May - March - Seven Deadly Virtues,The - The Simple Joys of Maidenhood - What Do Simple Folks Do.

Suite from Miss Saigon

The musical Miss Saigon has touched millions of hearts worldwide. This is partly due to the romantic, yet equally tragic, love story set in war-torn Vietnam during 1975, and partly to the emotional and engaging music by Claude-Michel Schönberg. Masamichi Amano’s medley for concert band combines the songs: The Heat Is on in Saigon, Kim and Chris, Dance, If You Want to Die in Bed and Bui-Doi.

Take it Easy!

Take it Easy! takes a look at life’s simple pleasures—lively, happy, and uncomplicated—a carefree, fresh-sounding composition. This piece is arranged in a variable instrumentation and is ideally suited to a youth orchestra.

Theme from Schindler's List

John Williams collected an unprecedented fifth Oscar for his exquisite musical score for Steven Spielberg's monumental movie. Calvin Custer's adaptation allows your band to feature either a violin, clarinet, or flute soloist on this simple yet poignant theme.

Music From Jurassic Park

Concert Band - Grade 3 John Williams' soaring themes from Stephen Spielberg's blockbuster film are combined in this superb medley for young band by arranger Jay Bocook. Simple, yet imaginative melodies combined with exquisiteorchestration make it a joy to perform and hear.

Patsy

Dizzy Stratford’s name has become synonymous with concert band music of the highest quality. Stratford’s characteristically simple, accessible harmonies and zesty melodies guarantee exciting musical entertainment. Patsy is no exception and also provides ample opportunity to feature individual sections or soloists.

Theme from Schindler's List

The stunningly compassionate melodies for John William’s score for Schindler’s List are woven into this arrangement which will haunt both the band and the audience. The magnificently simple melodies reflect both the sadness and hope which is portrayed throughout the epic Steven Spielberg film.

Music for a Found Harmonium

The Penguin Cafe Orchestra, founded by Simon Jeffes, created an instantly recognisable sound world, beautifully crafted to convey simple wonder and joy. Phillip Littlemore's arrangement for concert band of their famous Music for a Found Harmonium perfectly captures the exuberance of this uplifting music.

Variations on a Korean Folk Song

Now available for orchestra, this long-revered concert band work is based on a simple pentatonic tune, skillfully developed into a powerful movement that features percussion and brilliant orchestration techniques. Robert Longfield's arrangement captures the full effect of the exotic and dramatic style of the original work.

Armenian Rhapsody

The music of Armenia, with its long history of folk songs, has a fascinating uniqueness and distinctive flavor. This appealing setting uses five traditional Armenian melodies in a rhapsodic approach for band. Johnnie Vinsonskillfully combines bold statements and driving rhythmic figures, contrasted with beautiful yet simple melodies, in a work that provides both excitement and variety. Dur: 5:30

The Wooden Soldier

The Wooden Soldier is a short and simple piece commissioned by the Singapore Ministry of Education. It was originally intended as a compulsory piece for the 2012 Singapore Youth Festival. Because many school bands in Singapore are incomplete,the composer was specifically asked to create a work that could equally be played by a limited ensemble - which explains various doubled andoptional parts.

Sound Goes Round

Gilbert Tinner has written another sure fire winner with this catchy new work in a relaxed musical style.The sound of the piece, with it’s simple musical lines, dissonant harmonies and driving beat, is in a pop style but could equally have come straight from a west-end musical. Sound Goes Round will make a delightful light interlude for any concert.

Four Sketches for Band

Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple rhythmic structure. The instrumentation of this composition is perfect for bands without a full contingent of players. Each movement of this composition can be used as stand-alone concert item.

The Soldier's Wife

The Soldier's Wife is a short and simple piece commissioned by the Singapore Ministry of Education. It was originally intended as a compulsory piece for the 2012 Singapore Youth Festival. Because many school bands in Singapore areincomplete, the composer was specifically asked to create a work that could equally be played by a limited ensemble - which explains various doubled and optional parts.

Four Sketches for Band

Four Sketches for Band consists of four short movements, with varied character, which depict the atmosphere of an old fashion fairground. The melodies are delightfully entertaining yet have a simple rhythmic structure. The instrumentation of this composition is perfect for bands without a full contingent of players. Each movement of this composition can be used as stand-alone concert item.

Alpenländische Weihnacht - Christmas in the Alps : Fantasie über deutschsprachige Weihnachtslieder - Fantasy on German Carols

Five well-known Christmas carols or folk-songs from the Alps are the basis for this Christmas fantasy: Andachtsjodler, Aber heidschi, bumbeidschi, Es ist für uns eine Zeit angekommen, Auf dem Berge da wehet der Wind and Stille Nacht,heilige Nacht. The simple melodies and sounds will rekindle Christmas reminiscences from childhood. These happy memories and uplifting sounds are sure to put a smile on anyone's face.

Enjoy Life

Even although there is no specific programmatic theme, with Enjoy Life,Wolfgang Wössner manages to create an uplifting work that will bring joyto audiences and musicians alike. The simple message to enjoy every minute of your life is reinforced by the light-hearted melody in the brisk outer movements as well as the serene second movement showcasing a beautiful alto saxophone solo. A piece to truly savour!

The Dance Club

After the success of Dance Starters, a follow-up in the Flexible 4 Series was a must. Again, Peter Kleine Schaars composed four dances, in which he, by means of refreshing chords, uncomplicated rhythms and simple melody lines, takes youthful musicians to The Dance Club. There, they learn the cha-cha-cha, the rumba, disco dancing and an actual Oriental belly dance. Great fun for everyone.

A Joyous Day

This piece was written after a vacation to Dubai in 2011. A Joyous Day is a positive melody which express expectations, hope and joy. The melodic theme alternates between the instrumental sections to create more variation to the piece. The rhytmic accompaniment is quite simple in form but with challenges in some parts. The piece is written at grade level 2 and is suitable also for inexperienced bands.

A Joyous Day

This piece was written after a vacation to Dubai in 2011. A Joyous Day is a positive melody which express expectations, hope and joy. The melodic theme alternates between the instrumental sections to create more variation to the piece. The rhytmic accompaniment is quite simple in form but with challenges in some parts. The piece is written at grade level 2 and is suitable also for inexperienced bands.

Psaltrada

The title of this piece gives a clue as to how it came about: Jan de Haan took the setting of psalm 149 from the Geneva Psalter of 1562 and created from this simple, beautiful melody a glorious, lively opening work for concert band. So it was that from a psalm and an intrada (prelude) a Psaltrada was born - for you to begin your next concert in splendid fashion.

Ballets : From Balletti a cinque voci

During the second half of the 16th century, Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi composed almost entirely sacred works, however it was with his Balletti, not published until 1591 and 1594, that he gained fame and recognition. The homophonic structure and simple melodies conveyed a charming sense of naivety that became so popular during this period. Robert van Beringen has arranged Amor Vittorioso, La Sirena, L’Innamorato and L’ardito with five part flexible instrumentation.