SKU: AP.42200S
UPC: 038081485997. English.
This edition of a band repertoire classic is abridged and condensed, but has been left in the original key with all of Grainger's main themes, textures, and instrumental colorings presented in a very playable scoring for high school and more advanced middle school bands. (4:00) This title available in MakeMusic Cloud.
SKU: KJ.WB488F
UPC: 8402704849.
Appropriate for the beginning of a concert, Let It Begin gives the young concert band a solid piece of music that helps them to sound mature beyond their years. Carefully scored with ample doublings, composer Brad Ciechomski's fun and exciting music is a great addition to any library.
About Tradition of Excellence: Excellence in Performance
Excellence in performance is a concert band repertoire series correlated with the Tradition of Excellence Comprehensive Band Method by Bruce Pearson and Ryan Nowlin. The compositions in the series correlate to a specific page in Tradition of Excellence Books 1, 2, or 3 and reinforce and expand on skills and concepts introduced in the method./Selections include exciting parts for every player, grade-appropriate cross-cueing, accessible ranges and rhythms, creative percussion writing, electric bass and rehearsal piano parts, and full conductor scores with rehearsal suggestions, program notes and composer biographies. In addition, the Grade 1 works provide an Advanced Snare Drum part for percussionists who have achieved a higher level of ability, playable simultaneously with the more basic Snare Drum part to facilitate differentiated learning.
SKU: KJ.WB488
UPC: 8402704848.
SKU: FJ.B1403S
English.
This high energy medley combines Angels We Have Heard on High, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, and quotes from Angels From the Realms of Glory. After a majestic opening, a verbal count-off gets the party started with an intense rock groove. Optional drum set will let you show off your star percussionist while the rest of the band members rock out!
About FJH Developing Band
Slightly more advanced than beginning band. Clarinet 1 begins to play over the break. Rhythms and ranges are expanded to accommodate the end of first-year as well as second-year instruction. Grade 1.5
SKU: FJ.B1195S
This commissioned work was inspired by St. Michael, the guardian angel for firefighters. James Swearingen includes some excellent teaching and performance tips in his program notes. An excellent processional from one of the country's most successful and prolific band composers.
SKU: FJ.B1190
UPC: 674398212675. English.
This three-part overture is extremely easy to put together and is an ideal transition from beginning band literature. Special attention is given to low brass parts, insuring that they are not too difficult. A lush lyrical section provides for some more interesting harmonies, yet is very approachable by bands at all levels. Use this section to work on balance and musicality with your ensemble. A D.C. al Fine completes the framework of this piece.
SKU: FJ.B1190S
SKU: FJ.B1818S
This dynamic work captures the rising champion spirit in all of us. Bold melodic lines and powerful percussion writing convey virtues of persistence, resilience, determination and excellence. After a great deal of melodic and harmonic development, the music comes to a thrilling conclusion. Guaranteed to have your band rising to new heights!
SKU: MH.0-931329-91-4
ISBN 9780931329913.
Enter the Olympians honors the competitive spirit. Although intended primarily for concert use, it can be used to honor teams and individual competitors everywhere. While composer in residence of the Meet The Composer Louisville Residency, I was commissioned to create a new score for the twenty-plus middle school bands of the Jefferson County Public School System. The work was to be appropriate for widely diverse bands: interesting to advanced students, yet accessible to less advanced students or bands with limited instrumentation. For interest, Enter the Olympians uses pedal tones with harmonies suspended above them, canonic fanfare motives, other harmonies not common at this grade level, and a mid-section that features the lower instruments playing the melody. The work's repetition of essential materials and its secure scoring style broaden its accessibility. Ensemble instrumentation: 8 Flute, 2 Oboe, 6 Bb Clarinet 1, 6 Bb Clarinet 2, 2 Bb Bass Clarinet, 5 Eb Alto Saxophone, 2 Bb Tenor Saxophone, 1 Eb Baritone Saxophone, 4 Bb Trumpet 1, 4 Bb Trumpet 2, 3 F Horn, 3 Trombone 1, 7 Trombone 2, Euphonium, and Bassoon, 2 Euphonium T.C., 4 Tuba, 2 Timpani, 2 Percussion 1 (Glockenspiel), 3 Percussion 2 (Snare Drum, Bass Drum), 3 Percussion 3 (Crash Cymbal, Suspended Cymbal).
SKU: MH.0-931329-92-2
ISBN 9780931329920.
SKU: CL.028-5040-00
Looking for a piece to feature an advanced soloist with your young band? Look no further, because Dormez Vous? Not You! Is the perfect choice! The solo part can be performed by any instrument, and could be used to feature an advanced student, a former student, a fellow music teacher, or a local professional musician. It uses melodic material from Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) along with original jazzy melodies and harmonies. The title very loosely translates to, Are you sleeping? Well, you won't be after you hear this amazing solo! First rate!
SKU: CL.028-5040-01
SKU: FJ.B1669
UPC: 241444367544. English.
Take a trip back in time to the royal court of Queen Elizabeth I with this faithful rendering of two Renaissance favorites. Comfortable ranges in the winds and active percussion parts make this piece easy to rehearse and perform. A great choice for a contrasting work in your next performance.
SKU: FJ.B1726
UPC: 241444382158. English.
This musical portrait of a picturesque harbor town on the Irish coast seeks to communicate the feeling of serenity that would accompany sitting on the dock and staring out to sea. While musically satisfying, the piece's phrasing demands are very accessible. Subtle ocean drum and ship's bell sounds come together with a beautiful melody and creative contrapuntal writing to create a moving work for developing ensembles.
SKU: FJ.B1219
UPC: 674398214334. English.
David Shaffer captures the power and awe of a magnificent storm surge in this exciting new work. The use of wind chimes at changing dynamics actually brings the force of Mother Nature right into your auditorium! Ideal to work on crescendos and diminuendos while keeping student excitement extremely high, this work is sure to become a standard in the repertoire!
SKU: FJ.B1118
UPC: 674398209552. English.
A stately fanfare in the upper brass and woodwinds serves as an introduction to this fresh and easy treatment of America. After the main theme appears, a transition sets up a key change from B-flat to E-flat and builds to a climax punctuated by a trumpet and snare drum tag. An excellent patriotic salute! (2:15).
SKU: FJ.B1776S
Based on clusters of sound and an unrelenting rhythmic drive, the music was imagined after the composer's home was hit by lightning. The work has an urgency about it that is juxtaposed with brief moments of release before tension builds once again. Percussion plays a big role throughout and a modular twist occurs toward the end as the inexhaustible energy moves into a fiery conclusion.
SKU: FJ.B1118S
SKU: FJ.B1857
Composed in the style of a traditional circus march, this exciting work lets younger bands really open up the throttle and have some fun! Wind parts have very comfortable ranges and careful scoring makes even a small band sound big. Really clever and engaging music for younger players!
SKU: FJ.B1593S
Look no further for a piece that will make your young band students sound big, confident, and advanced beyond their years. This bold work revels in majestic energy, rhythmic drive, beautiful sonorities, and active percussion. Easy ranges and careful scoring make this piece a guaranteed success for young bands.
About FJH Beginning Band
Appropriate within the first year of instruction and beginning of the second year. Clarinets do not go above the break, and there is limited use of accidentals. Plenty of doublings in the lower voices. Grade 1.
SKU: FJ.B1824
UPC: 241444423356. English.
Opening with a musical idea derived from 9-1-1, this clever piece has a constant air of urgency, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats. Always forward moving, yet with an air of cool confidence, this piece is a fantastic change of pace for your next program.
SKU: FJ.B1613S
During the 15th century BC, Megiddo became the site of the first recorded battle in history. The records of this clash are scrawled in hieroglyphics in the Hall of Annals at the Temple of Amun-Rah. The music relies on the D Phrygian mode and primitive percussion sounds to capture the essence of this historic battle.
SKU: FJ.B1576S
Simple aleatoric devices and clever effects combine to tell the story of a haunted clock factory and its mischievous inhabitants. Beginning with the sound of a single clock, additional clocks seemingly come to life and join in, creating a chorus of clock effects including wind-up, grandfather and cuckoo clocks. The Dies Irae is presented throughout in various altered versions, adding to the somewhat diabolical nature of the scene. Extremely unique and inventive!
