Fast Food

Fast food is especially popular with today’s youth, even though it is generally acknowledged to be quite unhealthy. Peter Kleine Schaars’ new composition, on the other hand, will provide some healthy food for the soul and mind. Fast Food features four courses: Pizza Pronto, presenting Italian delights, Crazy Kebab, Arabian delicacies, the American Cheese Burger, and an exciting Hot Dog Disco. Bon appetite!

Remembering Child, Kopi

Piano reduction for Per Nørgård's Remembering Child - Viola Concerto No. 1   (1985-86/rev 1987), by Steen Pade.

One Small Child

This meaningful Christmas ballad written in 1990 has maintained its popularity for three decades with its rich poetry and imagery. This setting for SATB choirs and orchestra is ideal for Christmas concerts and worship as it retells the story at the manger with shepherds and kings and of the one small child, the Savior of life. This meaningful Christmas ballad written in 1990 has maintained its popularity for three decades with its rich poetry and imagery. This setting for SATB choirs and orchestra is ideal for Christmas concerts and worship as it retells the story at the manger with shepherds and kings and of the one small child, the Savior of life.

Poul Ruders: The Thirteenth Child - A Fairytale Opera In Two Acts (Vocal Score)

Vocal score for The Thirteenth Child - A Fairytale Opera In Two Acts by Poul Ruders (2014-15). Libretto by Becky Starobin and David Starobin. Scenario by Becky Starobin. Suggested by 'The Twelve Brothers' by the Brothers Grimm.

Per Nørgård: 'Remembering Child' - Viola Concerto (Score)

Two movements for Viola and Chamber Orchestra.

Sumarovo díte - Des Spielmanns Kind - The Fiddler's Child - Janácek, Leos

Orchester-Ballade complete edition, score, Urtext edition 2Fl/2Ob/2clarinet/clarinet-B/2bassoon/3Hn/2Trp/3trombone/Tb/harp/timpani/percussion/Str Indbundet udgave

Luís Tinoco: Evil Machines

A musical fantasy in two acts for twelve singers and Orchestra.Published in 2007.Test (in English) by Terry Jones.Commissioned by the Teatro Municipal de S.Luiz.First performance: Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, Teatro Municipal de S.Luiz, Lisboa, 12th January 2008.Score.

Dances of Innocence

Jan Van der Roost composed Dances of Innocence to commemorate a girl who passed away at the tender age of 14. In contrast to the sombre, joyless tone such a memory usually invokes, it is a rather cheerful work that reflects the innocence and light heartedness of a child. It does open in a serious mood, but quickly becomes more energetic and turns into a dance. Dances of Innocence is an ode to all the beauty, sincerity and cheerfulness that a child radiates.

Joy to the World : For Unto Us a Child is Born

The Essence of Youth

In The Essence of Youth the composer gives an insight into childhood and youth — inspired by his own daughter. The opening of sparking rhythms, dynamic contrasts and changes of time signature paint a vivid picture of the unpredictability of children. The first and second movements recount the love — and also tension and the worries — in the adult-child bond, through dissonant harmonies but also pretty melodies. The fugue-like ending leads to a final splendid chorale: a picture of proud parents with their child!

Homage : Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style

Homage comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest ‘Gouden Spiker Festival’ in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging concert or contest piece, presenting attractive and demanding parts for all sections.

Homage : Variations on a Theme in Ancient Style

Homage comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest ‘Gouden Spiker Festival’ in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging concert or contest piece, presentingattractive and demanding parts for all sections.

The Wishing Well

The Wishing Well paints a musical portrait of a young child approaching a well and making a wish. The music ebbs and flows, utilizing solo instruments as well as the full ensemble, describing the water at the bottom of the well.Reaching the climax of the piece, the main theme is stated as the child tosses a coin into the well, and we follow its path down to the water. Delicate melodies and warm harmonies capture the essence of the child's wish, and thehope that it will be granted. (Grade 3.5) Dur: 4:30

Chorale Variations : On a Theme in Ancient Style

Chorale Variations comprises six variations on an original theme in Renaissance style. Written as a test piece for the renowned contest ‘Gouden Spiker Festival’ in Friesland (The Netherlands), it is a challenging concert or contest piece, presenting attractive and demanding parts for all sections.

Stephen Sondheim: Into The Woods - Vocal Score

Into the Woods blends various familiar fairy tales with an original story of a childless baker and his wife, who catalyze the action of the story by attempting to reverse a curse on their family in order to have a child. Newly edited.

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Hugh The Drover Vocal Score

Hugh the Drover or Love In The Stocks. A Romantic Ballad Opera in two acts. Libretto by Harold Child. New edition based on the 1959 edition as revised in accordance with the composer's directions. Full Score and orchestral parts available on hire.

Samson : Symphonic Poem for Brass Band

Samson takes inspiration from a well-known biblical character from the Old Testament. In its form, it refers to the style of the great 19thCentury symphonic poems. The piece expresses different aspects of the main character, resulting in atechnical, expressive, colourful and impressive test piece, composed for the European Brass Band Championships.

Glen Ballard/Alan Silvestri: The Polar Express - Concert Suite

This blockbuster Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard film score has been masterfully scored for symphonic band. The medley includes "Believe," "The Polar Express," "When Christmas Comes to Town," and "Spirit of the Season." Wonderful film music - let the child come out for the holiday season. (6:27)

Rock in the Mountains

The well-known traditional melodies Rock My Soul, Go Tell It on the Mountain and Mary´s Boy Child have been put together by Roland Kernen in this attractive medley. Arranged in a way that enables flexible instrumentation this work isplayable by a non-standard brass band line-up. The percussion parts are optional. A lively work that will leave your audience rockin off to Christmas.

Whisper To Their Souls : Based on Greensleeves

Here is a unique and creative setting of the familiar tune Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) that opens with the melody scored softly for the woodwinds. The full ensemble contributes a series of harmonically rich phrasesuntil the work reaches an emotional climax at the powerfully scored key change. While this is certainly effective as a holiday offering, it can be performed as a memorable tone poem any time of the year. Dur: 4:10

Bliss : Impressions of a Village

Bliss: Impressions of a Village is a spectacular test piece by one of the most renowned brass band composers in Holland, Jacob de Haan. It contains three impressions of a village in the beautiful Brabant province in the Netherlands. The first movement is in a very classical style, which captures the village’s history appropriately. The entire band joins in as the small river approaches an ancient castle. The third movement contains lots of interesting rhythms portraying the hustle and bustle of everyday life in the village.

Suite Old American Dances : Deluxe Edition

MusicWorks – Grade 4Score and PartsOne of the band repertoire treasures of all time, this uniquely American work by Robert Russell Bennett continues to stand the test of time as it moves triumphantly into itssixth decade! This marvelous new printing features a full score detailing all parts, as well as program notes and extensive historical background information. Carefully researched by Dr. Edward Higgins from the original editions,many inconsistencies and part errors have also been corrected. This beautifully engraved deluxe edition is destined to become a staple in every band's library of serious works.

Purcellian Fantasia : based on the march from Henry Purcell's Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II

This composition is based on the march from Henry Purcell’s Music for the funeral of Queen Mary II, a work written in 1694. In this fantasia, various movements flow from one to the next following the main theme; these movements not onlyelaborate on the theme, but also contrast with it. At times, the thematic material diverges so much, that the work acquires a character of its own; however, the composer often refers back to fragments of the theme. This work was test piece in the 4thdivision of the Dutch National Brass Band Championships (NBK) in 2017.

Orígenes

Or genes (Origins) was commissioned by the European Brass Band Association as a test piece for the challenge section of the 38th European Brass Band Championship in Freiburg, Germany 2015. It is a spectacular piece from the pen of CarlosCárdenas, who belongs to a new generation of composing talent. The clave, a rhythmic pattern, which originally comes from African music, was the inspiration for this innovative piece, all motifs and structures being derived from it. The six parts feature a wide spectrum of percussion instruments, reveal animpressive range of new sound combinations and yet are very accessible for the audience.

Power Play : To Edi and Ana-Maria

The composer has dedicated this piece to hischildren. From a parent’s point of view, childhoodpasses by too quickly. However, at other times thedays seem endless - particularly those days whenchildren keep their parents so busy and pushed tothe limit that they don’t know if they’re coming orgoing. Scraped knees, crayoned walls and ravagedplayrooms are the ingredients for a battle of wills -a real “power play.” However, one enchantingsmile from a child is enough to make the hardwork worth it. This piece was written in the middleof teddy bears, toy cars and Lego bricks.