Concert Band
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
The Girl I Left Behind Me
Re-released this year with a new full score and parts, this is the last movement of Anderson’s “Irish Suite” drawn from familiar Irish folk tunes. The Girl I Left Behind Me is a driving energetic conclusion to Anderson’s suite or any concert program as a stand-alone work. All movements are now available: I. “The Irish Washerwoman” (00-83181), II. “The Minstrel Boy” (00-32547), III. “The Rakes of Mallow” (00-30836), IV. “The Wearing of the Green” (00-30835), V. “The Last Rose of Summer” (00-32545) and VI. “The Girl I Left Behind” (00-32546).SKU: AL32546 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
The Golden Age of Broadway The Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4The Golden Age of Broadway The Musicals of Rodgers & Hammerstein II
Showcasing the grand musicals created by Rodgers and Hammerstein, here is a marvelous setting of some of the best-known songs ever to hit the Broadway stage. Includes: Bali Ha’i (South Pacific), Oklahoma (Oklahoma), Getting to Know You (The King and I), The Carousel Waltz (Carousel), and Climb Ev’ry Mountain (The Sound of Music). Relive this golden age of songwriting with this terrific arrangement.SKU: HL04002691 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Golden Compass, Concert Suite from the Original Movie Soundtrack
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3The Golden Compass, Concert Suite from the Original Movie Soundtrack
The medley from Andre Desplat’s film score for The Golden Compass, the first in a blockbuster trilogy, contains: “Roger & Lyra on the Roof,” “Serafina and Scoresby” and “Sky Ferry.” Engaging film music sure to please! (6:34)SKU: AL29626 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Golden Vanity
The Golden Vanity by Ralph Vaughan Williams is a military march that remained unfinished at his death. With the permission of his heirs and assistance from RVW Ltd., Douglas E. Wagner has completed it in a manner consistent with Vaughan Williams’ characteristic style. A stately new march!SKU: AL26754 -
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
The Great Gate of Kiev
This famous work, the finale from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, has gone from the keyboard medium to an orchestral version arranged by Ravel, and now to a very easy concert band arrangement by Mike Story. The power and drama is all here in an easy-play form. This is a great program closer!SKU: ALBD01018 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
The Great Locomotive Chase
Inspired by the events surrounding the railway between Atlanta and Chattanooga during the early years of the Civil War, Robert W. Smith stages the train chase complete with fascinating textures and effects. Listeners become engulfed in the vivid sounds. You can almost smell the smoke. This is an exciting original concert opener or closer. All aboard!SKU: ALBDM00030 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
The Great Steamboat Race
You will smell the smoke and feel the mist on your face. This innovative work by renowned composer Robert W. Smith musically recounts a famous race between two paddle boats, the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez, on the Mississippi River during the summer of 1870. It’s everything you expect. Don’t miss this dynamic new work. (4:34)SKU: ALBDM03043 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Haunted Carousel
Winner of the 2014 National Band Association Young Band Composition Contest, “The Haunted Carousel” was conceived as a piece for band utilizing the sound of a theremin, an electronic instrument often used in old science fiction and horror movies. The part is optional and all critical material is doubled with other instruments of the band. The theremin part is designed to be performed live on an amplified iPad with the GarageBand application. This is one Halloween piece your entire audience will be talking about long after the concert! (4:20)SKU: AL44192 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
The High School Cadets
John Philip Sousa’s classic march has been scaled to the beginning level. The traditional dynamics are clearly displayed. This is a sure-fire winner. Although manageable by beginners, more advanced ensembles may choose to perform this march with reduced preparation time. Programmed on any concert, used as a warm-up for a competitive performance or simply as an encore, this arrangement will fill the bill.SKU: ALBDM00031 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Selections from
The spectacular music from this blockbuster Howard Shore film score is perfectly set for your developing band. Allowing the director a variety of programming options, the music is presented in suite format in four individual movements, which include “The Adventure Begins, “A Very Respectable Hobbit,” “Axe or Sword?” “A Good Omen,” and “Erebors.” Scored especially for your junior high/middle school band, it’s sure to be a favorite! (4:30)SKU: AL39565 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Suite from
Faithfully presented in this exciting suite, these selections from Howard Shore’s brilliantly conceived original soundtrack capture the adventure, excitement, and tender moments of the first of the prequels to the epic Lord of the Rings trilogy. Including “Old Friends,” “The Adventure Begins,” “Axe or Sword?,” “Song of the Lonely Mountain,” “The Dwarf Lords,” and “Dreaming of Bag End,” this lovely arrangement, in five movements, is intended for use at the high school level and is not difficult at all to master. (9:00)For educational usage/non-profit performances only; for professional arrangements, visit our rental library at alfred.com/rental.
SKU: AL39551 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
The Holly and the Ivy
Adorn your holiday concerts with this charming new setting of a familiar English carol. To open, we hear a jubilant proclamation leading to a presentation of the melody in 4/4 by the trumpets, supported with clarinets and light percussion. Soon, the low brass revels in the theme while the woodwinds festoon and decorate. Spirits are lifted with a change of key until we are gradually transported to a gentle variation in 3/4 where all is calm. It isn’t long before we hear the exuberant melody again and all is brought to a joyous conclusion. You’ll be programming this one for years to come.SKU: AL37790 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Homeowners Guide to Making Music
Shades of P.D.Q. you-know-who! “Guaranteed fun” is the simple but accurate description of this work featuring Solo Hair Dryer, Blender, and Vacuum Cleaner. Here is a perfect opportunity to involve your school principal, city mayor, orchestra booster president, or whomever. Best of all, your “soloists” need no musical talent or training. It’s electrifyingly funny!SKU: ALSC8601 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Hounds of Spring A Concert Overture for Winds
Alfred Reed (1921-2005) was one of America’s most prolific and frequently performed composers. The Hounds of Spring was composed in 1980 and was inspired by the poem “Atalanta in Calydon” by Algernon Charles Swinburne. In this concert overture, Reed captures the elements of youthful exuberance and tenderness of love expressed in the poem. Remaining true in form and intent to the original, Robert Longfield has masterfully shortened and adapted this work for younger bands. Dur: 5:30SKU: HL04002995 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Hunger Games – Soundtrack Highlights
The film score of James Newton Howard effectively captures the mood and drama of the blockbuster movie The Hunger Games. In this masterful adaptation for band, Jay Bocook showcases the highlights from the score including a distinctive treatment of the haunting Mockingjay call.SKU: HL04003240 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
The Iliad (from The Odyssey (Symphony No. 2))
Calls to war are the prelude to this first movement of Robert W. Smith’s Second Symphony for band, based on the classic story of ‘The Odyssey’. You’ll experience the squeaky wheels of the Trojan horse, the forest burning, and the sword fight amidst the distinguished regal melodies and energetic rhythms that drive to a conclusion. The ocean’s presence is evident in the optional transition to the second movement, “The Winds of Poseidon” (BD9923). Much awaited, this work is monumental in nature. (7:44)SKU: ALBDM00052 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme)
Composed over 40 years ago, this deliciously sinister theme for Darth Vader remains one of the most recognizable musical compositions in movie history. This authentic-sounding version captures all the feeling of dread and impending doom of the original.SKU: HL04005404 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 5
The Inferno
The Inferno is the first movement of Robert W. Smith’s four-movement work The Divine Comedy based on Dante Alighieri’s literary classic of the same name. Dante’s vision of hell consists of nine concentric circles divided into four categories of sin. This first movement of the epic work uses visual imagery with huge blocks of sound and explosive winds and percussion. Colossal in scope! (7:20) (Movement four – The Ascension – BD01085)SKU: ALBD9563 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Irish Washerwoman (from the Irish Suite)
“The Irish Washerwoman,” the first movement of Leroy Anderson’s Irish Suite, combines folk material with the composer’s own whimsicality. The score was commissioned by the Eire Society of Boston and carries a dedication to Arthur Fiedler, who conducted its first performance on June 6, 1947 at Symphony Hall in Boston. The complete suite includes six melodies which range from the nostalgic to the humorous, from the plainly sentimental to the purely exuberant. Although the melodies come from overseas, the brilliant Irish Suite is typical of Anderson’s nimble orchestration, ingenious charm, and happy inventiveness. This opening movement is a jig; brisk in tempo and gay in mood.This new edition has been freshly re-engraved with a full-score for the first time, permitting articulation uniformity throughout the work.
SKU: AL83181 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Knights’ Creed
The medieval knights had a code of chivalry that included courage, community and wisdom – in this composition each of these ideals is symbolized with its own melody. The percussion provides the framework as these melodies are stated individually, in pairs and ultimately all together in a triumphant conclusion. This work is an ideal high-energy concert opener or festival piece that showcases all sections of the band and allows them each to play the melody. Dur: 5:10SKU: HL04005435 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 5
The Last Centaur
Composed in the style of a grand and descriptive film score, The Last Centaur is a musical depiction of a centaur who is separated from his family by war, the ensuing adventures, and ultimate reunion with his family and friends. The music begins with a stately, lyrical theme in the horns followed by solo oboe. This main theme is then woven throughout the work as it develops and grows with intensity. Sweeping woodwind lines and majestic brass fanfares capture the excitement of the drama and ultimate joyous resolution. Powerful and evocative writing! Dur: 6:00(Recorded by the West Genesee (NY) High School Wind Ensemble – Andrew Perry, conductor)
SKU: HL50600151 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
The Last Rose of Summer
This beautiful arrangement of a favorite Irish folk song utilizes colorful scoring and features solos for alto saxophone, flute and trumpet. This gorgeous melody is also known (with a different set of words) as “The Groves of Blarney”, and was featured in a popular 19th-century opera, “Martha”, by German composer Friedrick von Flotow. Great for developing tone quality, blend, balance and independence, this work will be a treasured addition to your young band library for years to come.SKU: AL24643