There is lots of fun to be had with this light and energetic composition. The knee-slapping rhythms and fiddle-style riffs help make it the perfect lighter moment on your concert program. In addition the scoring is kept wellwithin its grading level guidelines to make sure it's accessible for all the players. Dur: 1:35

Two timeless Christmas favorites by J.S.Bach are gloriously arranged for the Concert Band and ready for your interpretation. BREAK FORTH O BEAUTEOUS HEAVENLY LIGHT and JESU JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING comprise the two contrasting movements (a Chorale and a Ballad). You know how valuable chorale style playing can be for the band’s tone quality breath support intonation and phrasing. With thorough cueing throughout the arrangement TWO BACH CHRISTMAS CLASSICS will work beautifully even if your group has instrumentation problems. Christmas music does not ordinarily leap to mind as a choice for spring festival use but you may wish to consider it in this case. Great music isgreat music any time of the year! Magnificent!

This gorgeous new work captures the quiet natural elegance of the Cimarron Territory the present-day panhandle of the state of Oklahoma. After the melody is presented in a light orchestration the rest of the group joins as the texture builds toward a magnificent key change. An ideal study in phrasing musicality and breath support this easy lyrical piece is an ideal change of pace for your next concert.

In La Cittadella Kees Vlak reflects the stark contrastsin the Italian mountain village Assisi. On the onehand there is the bustle of the hundreds ofthousands visitors who have come to admire thebeautiful San Francesco Basilica. On the otherhand within the city walls there is La Cittadella acomplex of buildings where severely handicappedpeople are taken care of by sisters. The dissonantmain theme in the solo trumpet depicts the isolationof these people. Still the loving care of the sistersprovides some light in the darkness. This beautifulpiece will bring a sense of spiritual love to any concert.

Of all the James Bond movies through the years  Live and Let Die recorded by Paul McCartney and Wings provided one of the most dynamic and powerful theme songs.Mixing a variety of styles from pop ballad reggae to driving rock this explosive arrangement will light up any concert stage.

The heat of South America radiates from this delightful cha cha which incorporates the exotic sound of Latin-American percussion instruments. This light and sparkling work will be the hit at your next concert!

Recorded by The Beatles-George Harrison's most successful contribution to the Beatles catalog is no doubt this familiar iconic ballad. Paul Murtha's setting for band features alto sax on the melody followed by the low brass and a light swing styletreatment of the bridge section. Scored with nice variety throughout this offers a welcome change of pace number for any concert.

In 1938 Shostakovich composed his Second Jazz Suite at the request of the recently founded State Orchestra for Jazz conducted by Victor Knushevitsky.This suite was originally scored for a complete symphony orchestra to which four saxophones an accordion and a guitar had been added. The Jazz Suite no. 1 in three movements composed in 1934 had been written for a smaller ensemble. The title 'Jazz Suite' is rather misleading as the composer definitely uses the style of light music. Back in 1928 the twenty-two-year-old Shostakovich had already composed some light music.A bet among friends to make an orchestration of the popular song 'Tea for Two' in less thenone hour time caused him to compose 'Tahiti Trot'. Shostakovich easily won the bet as he completed the original and witty arrangement within only forty minutes!

Walk Softly is a light floating piece with a colourful 'modal' harmonic structure. The feel throughout is in a light loose Latin style. Edited by Scott Stroman. Jazzamatazz is an exciting series of easier music for BigBand. The instrumentation is for orthodox Big Band with optional flute/clarinet and percussion. There are several helpful features included such as optional octave doublings practical instrument ranges and suggested chordvoicings in keyboard and percussion parts. The very comprehensive performance notes are invaluable at the rehearsal stage. None of the compositions in this series are difficult to play (around Grades 3/4) and all sound impressivewhen performed. An excellent choice for bands in both schools and colleges. Each set contains a full score plus the following parts: 5 Saxes (2 alto 2 tenor 1 baritone) 4 Trumpets 4 Trombones (Bass clef) Optional Flute &Clarinet Guitar Keyboard Bass Drums Additional Percussion.

Leichte Kavallerie-Although he was born in Split Croatia of Belgian descent Franz von Suppé?s nationality is defined less by his actual descendents than by the country and city where he lived and worked and had the great majority of his success the Austrian capital Vienna. It was here where with assistance from the Johan Strausses and Franz Lehar he helped to assure Vienna?s reputation as the operetta capital of the world. He achieved this by pioneering operetta as a major medium for the theatre. The overture to Light Cavalry is one of his two most famous works the other being the Poet and Peasant Overture written as incidental music for a play of the same name.

Messengers of Light (?Les messagers de lumière?) est une œuvre de commande pour l?Orchestre d?Harmonie Swarovski de Wattens en Autriche (Tyrol). Le nom de Swarovski est célèbre dans le monde entier pour ses cristaux au design unique. Cette matière si pure et si étincelante n?est à l?origine que sable eau et feu. Mais lorsque l?alchimie entre ces trois composantes est parfaite la pierre révèle la poésie de la précision à travers un facettage une forme de taille et des couleurs spectaculaires. Ce n?est donc pas une coïncidence si l?empire Swarovski a puisé dans la mythologie grecque pour associer ses cristaux de lumière aux trois Grâces - Aglaé Euphrosyne et Thalie -symboles de splendeur de joie et d?abondance. Du mythe à la musique il n?y avait qu?un pas à franchir.La légende a fait des Grâces les filles de Zeus et de l'Océanide Eurynomé. Elles personnifient la beauté épanouie l?harmonie et le charme. Inséparables elles sont au nombre de trois nombre divin que l?on associe à la Trinité ou encore aux anges Gabriel Raphaël et Michel présents dans la religion chrétienne et dans l?islam et symbolisés musicalement dans le développement de cette œuvre par le chant médiéval Es sangen drei Engel (?Trois anges chantaient?). La ligne mélodique du chant sert de fil conducteur. Elle jalonne et unifie la structure de l?œuvre.