Long Road

Long Road has the simple sincerity of a hymn yet is is both beautiful and lush. At the midway point a gentle susurration of bell-sounds, descant recorders and tin whistles appear over sustained brass. There is a brief downwards shift of a third, followed by an elated return to the home key before the evanescent tinkling ushers the piece to its close. Phillip Littlemore has here created a vivid new version for concert band.

Glenn Miller in Concert

Glenn Miller and his orchestra helped define the sound of the swing era. Here is an entertaining and authentically scored medley that includes the signature tunes In the Mood, Tuxedo Junction, A String of Pearls, Little Brown Jug and Pennsylvania 6-5000.

Lucy Long

Christmas Long Ago

The long Christmas Dinner : Opera in one Act

Music & the British Military : in the Long Nineteenth Century

With A Blue Dress On : 5 Cello Version

Peregrination

Peregrination is about embarking on a long journey by foot, and all the impressions and experiences this journey entails. A source of inspiration has been the character Frodo Baggins from «The Lord of the Rings» trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien in which Frodo embarks for the long journey to Mount Doom. The work was commissioned by Oslofjord Brass for the Siddis Brass contest in 2017.

Hearing Homophony : Tonal Expectation at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century

In Hearing Homophony, Megan Kaes Long presents a groundbreaking model for understanding tonality and its origins, examining it through the lens of popular songs of late-Renaissance Western Europe.

The Arts of the Prima Donna : in the Long Nineteenth Century

The Homefront: Musical Memories From WWII

With the recent anniversary of the end of World War II, Americans have reflected on that special era in our history, a time when popular music played such an important role in the national consciousness. This outstanding showcasefor band spotlights some of the fabulous songs of that era including: Thanks for the Memory, Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree, I'll Be Seeing You, It's Been a Long Long Time, Bell-Bottom Trousers, White Clifs of Dover, and Praisethe Lord And Pass the Ammunition.

The Solfeggio Tradition : A Forgotten Art of Melody in the Long Eighteenth Century

In this first-ever book on the solfeggio tradition, one of the pillars of eighteenth-century music education, author Nicholas Baragwanath illuminates how performers and composers developed their exceptional skills in improvisingand inventing melodies.

Evening Prayer

This beautiful long flowing melody comes from Humperdinck’s famous opera Hansel and Gretel (1893). In addition to being a delightful concert work it is also a useful as a tone study for practicing playing in a legato style.

Evening Prayer

This beautiful long flowing melody comes from Humperdinck’s famous opera Hansel and Gretel (1893). In addition to being a delightful concert work it is also a useful as a tone study for practicing playing in a legato style.

Leroy Anderson: A Christmas Festival (Full Score/Parts)

Leroy Anderson's A Christmas Festival has long been a staple of concert performances for both bands and orchestras. Freshly engraved with a full score and edited parts, SATB choral settings by Russ Robinison can be used in the performance. Sure to enhance any Christmas concert!

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.

Tom Jones in Concert : She's A Lady - It's Not Unusual - Delilah - Help Yourself

Having scored many hits over a long career, especially in the sixties and seventies, Tom Jones remains a world star. Gilbert Tinner has now created a fantastic and easily playable arrangement with songs from this period. This medley includes She’s a Lady, It's Not Unusual, Delilah and Help Yourself.

The Songs of Fanny Hensel

Fanny Hensel is arguably the most gifted female composer of the nineteenth century, but her music has long been overlooked. The Songs of Fanny Hensel is a groundbreaking collection of new scholarship on Hensel's highly originalcontributions to the genre of song, the art form that she said "suits her best."

Robert Sheldon: Ghost Fleet

With lush harmonies and contemporary compositional techniques, Robert Sheldon 's Ghost Fleet takes you on the journey of long-forgotten warships as their "spirits" break free, returning to the high seas and former days of glory. Sure to be a staple on many contest lists, Ghost Fleet is a must-have for every concert band. An instant classic!

Morgens um Sieben (ist die Welt noch in Ordnung) : Music by James Last

German band leader, composer, arranger and music producer James Last has created many hits during his long career. Particularly memorable are the theme tunes and soundtracks that he composed for television programs and films. Gilbert Tinner has arranged Last’s award-winning melody from the 1968 TV-film Morgens um sieben (ist die Welt noch in Ordnung) for concert band.

Tinkerbell

Titled New Sounds for Concert Band, De Haske Publications BV introduces a unique series with arrangementsof traditional and contemporary compositions for wind band. These publications have been enormously succesful in Japan for a long time, and many of the pieces from this series are already being included in the standard repertoire of wind bands throughout Europe and America.

The Pines of Rome (FINALE) : Full Orchestra

Long considered to be one of the most dramatic symphonic movements of all time, Respighi's finale is arranged to make it accessible and effective for intermediate-level groups. The tension-building final section of this monumentalwork has been carefully scored by Stephen Bulla to give your orchestra the opportunity to perform the triumphant “ending of all endings.” (English Horn cross-cued)

Robert Longfield: Where Valor Proudly Sleeps

The Civil War has long been a source of inspiration for poets, artists, and composers. Robert Longfield offers an exciting new work as a musical salute to this dramatic time in American history. Based on original material from the 1800s, the piece is scored to include field drums, a 21 cannon volley, and a sensitive brass treatment of Taps featuring solo horn.

Old Russian Romances

Foreign culture - art, literature and above all music - have long fascinated Franco Cesarini and often serve as a source of inspiration for his compositions. For Old Russian Romances, Cesarini immersed himself in the study of Russian folksongs and eventually selected a number of joyful and also melancholy melodies which he worked into his composition with typical craft and imagination but also with respect for the original tunes.

History Of Photography In Sound

The piece, lasting around five and a half hours, is divided into eleven sections. The fifth and ninth are quite short in duration (between 10 and 15 minutes), the eighth is long (between 75 and 80 minutes) the others averagehalf an hour. It was designed to be performed, in whole or part, either as a solo piano 'recital' or as an 'installation' with video, slides and film.