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Symphonic Band (Grade 4 and Up — Purple Cover) Primer Band Beginning Band First-Plus Band Young Band Concert Band Symphonic Band Authentic Fillmore Editions The Classic Bands Search by Title Search by Composer/Arranger Band Resources HOME Recommended Dealers •  Standard concert band instrumentation •  Difficulty within reason for high school groups •  Unusual instruments cross-cued •  Expanded percussion section, increased instrument options •  Mature pieces of high musical value KEY TO SYMBOLS    Hear or download MP3 Full Score (non-printable PDF) Contest & Festival Suggestion Locate a dealer Buy online at presser.com      Click here to view NEW 2011 titles only Burst Sean O'Loughlin A tour de force concert opener (or a striking closer) that rips right out of the gate with a four-note motive functioning as the genesis for the rest of the piece. It comes complete with bursts of brass fanfares, woodwind flourishes, percussion interjections, and biting harmonies that build tension only resolved at the final chord. This piece packs an incredible amount of music in a short period of time. Before you know it—wham! It’s over. One of O’Loughlin’s finest works to date!   sps36.mp3   1.62MB   Level Grade 5 SPS36 Set $85.00  Duration 3:10 SPS36F Full Score $15.00  Key F Major - C minor SPS36P Parts $4.00 call Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) Fred Fisher, Arranged by Jerry Nowak This standard popular song from the early-twentieth century is given a full-blown jazz treatment by prominent arranger Jerry Nowak. Perfect for a pops concert or for community bands, this arrangement has a lush, big band sound, contrasted by the jazz waltz middle section. Chicago will definitely become one of your audience’s favorite pieces.   sps34.mp3   1.37MB   Level Grade 4 SPS34 Set $85.00  Duration 2:48 SPS34F Full Score $12.00  Key Eb Major, F Major SPS34P Parts $4.00 call Da Vincian Visions (Fanfare, Theme and Variants) Larry Clark This piece is a tribute to the Da Vincian model of creativity. Using a single theme, Larry Clark uses da Vinci's approach to view this theme from every angle. Clark starts with a fanfare, followed by an original theme, then presents a multitude of variations on the themes in different keys, styles and time signatures. You'll find everything from African style to jigs in this incredibly complex piece; well worth the effort for your band.   sps45.mp3   1.29MB   Level Grade 5 SPS45 Set $95.00  Duration 6:48 SPS45F Full Score $15.00  Key Bb Major / Ab Major SPS45P Parts $4.00 call Fanfare and Patrol Carl Strommen Beginning with a Copland-esque brass and percussion fanfare, this piece leads to an all-out lush harmonic flourish, subsiding into a military-style patrol march, with the sounds of echoes, evoking troops marching over the hill and then moving away. Fanfare and Patrol finishes off with the climactic return of the main fanfare.   sps31.mp3   1.85MB   Level Grade 5 SPS31 Set $85.00  Duration 4:20 SPS31F Full Score $15.00  Key Bb Major SPS31P Parts $4.00 call Gilgamesh Gregory B. Rudgers A passionate new lyrical piece based on themes from Verdi's opera La Forza del Destino. Composer Gregory Rudgers morphs these themes and makes them his own in a welcome addition to the band repertoire for more advanced groups. It will stretch the musiciality of all groups that wisely choose to program this substantial work.   sps38.mp3   1.22MB   Level Grade 4 SPS38 Set $85.00  Duration 4:47 SPS38F Full Score $12.00  Key A minor SPS38P Parts $4.00 call Holiday Portraits Traditional, Arranged by Sean O'Loughlin If you are looking for a challenging Christmas piece that is well worth the effort, look no further then this magnum opus from composer/arranger Sean O'Loughlin. You will hear a potpourri of Christmas favorites cleverly weaved together with snippets of symphonic music favorites. Try to spot the tributes to Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Gershwin, Bartok and even Bernstein along the way. This piece is ideal as an opener or closer for your holiday concert.   sps28.mp3   5.45MB   Level Grade 5 SPS28 Set $95.00  Duration 5:34 SPS28F Full Score $15.00  Key Bb Major / Db Major / C Major SPS28P Parts $4.00 call I Wonder as I Wander Traditional Appalachian Melody, Arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram and Larry Clark This setting of the hauntingly beautiful Appalachian folk song/carol was originally written for choir by Ruth Elaine Schram and published by Carl Fischer in 2007 (CM9001). It has now been scored for concert band and can be perfomed by band alone or with the Schram choral setting, giving you some great performance options. I Wonder As I Wander is a musically satisfying representation of this lovely Christmas carol.   sps33.mp3   1.27MB   Level Grade 4 SPS33 Set $85.00  Duration 3:41 SPS33F Full Score $15.00  Key G minor - C minor SPS33P Parts $4.00 call Indiana (Way Back Home Again in)   Ballard MacDonald & James F. Hanley, arranged by Jerry Nowak Give your group a chance to sound like a classic big band in the style of Glenn Miller with Indiana, a fun, brash new piece in the swing style. If you’re looking for repertoire for a pops concert or for your community band’s performance, Jerry Nowak has just the ticket. You’ll be sure to get people on the dance floor with this one.   sps48.mp3   1.14MB   Level Grade 4 SPS48 Set $85.00  Duration 3:21 SPS48F Full Score $12.00  Key B Flat Major / F Major SPS48P Parts $4.00 call The King of Love My Shepherd Is Irish Hymn Tune, Originally arranged for chorus by Dan Forrest,     Transcribed for Band by Jess Langston Turner This beautiful setting of a popular hymn has had success as a choral work as arranged by Dan Forrest. Arranger Jess Turner has transcribed Mr. Forrest's brilliant choral setting for the symphonic band, and the result is ultra-lush and incredibly beautiful; dripping with musicality.   sps44.mp3   793KB   Level Grade 4.5 SPS44 Set $85.00  Duration 5:44 SPS44F Full Score $12.00  Key D Major / Eb Major SPS44P Parts $4.00 call Night Fantasy Gregory B. Rudgers Using the contemporary styling of composer Warren Benson, Gregory Rudgers offers the band world a companion piece to Benson's popular Night Song. Similar in style but distinctive in many ways, Night Fantasy is a study in compositional economy and depth. A serious choice of literature for your next concert or contest/festival performance.   sps40.mp3   1.79MB   Level Grade 4.5 SPS40 Set $85.00  Duration 4:27 SPS40F Full Score $12.00  Key Bb minor SPS40P Parts $4.00 call Oscillation Sean O'Loughlin Oscillation is a dramatic and exciting work for the advanced ensemble, reflecting composer Sean O’Loughlin’s love for engaging film scores. The title says it all, with this work blossoming out of simple opening triplet figures, oscillating between three notes in a collage of timbres and textures. The interplay between winds and brass make this piece especially flashy.   sps50.mp3   1.15MB   Level Grade 5 SPS50 Set $95.00  Duration 5:10 SPS50F Full Score $15.00  Key G minor SPS50P Parts $4.00 call Polaska Przeplatanka Traditional Polish Songs, Arranged by Carl Strommen An exceptional concert rhapsody that includes four Polish folk songs that everyone on the street corners in Poland would know. These are the real deal, the songs that are some of the most popular in the country. Carl Strommen has faithfully preserved them in this authentic sounding medley for concert band. This will be an audience favorite.   sps47.mp3   1MB   Level Grade 4.5 SPS47 Set $85.00  Duration 5:46 SPS47F Full Score $12.00  Key F Major / Bb Major / F minor / G minor SPS47P Parts $4.00 call Procession of the Academics David Maslanka Written for the sesquicentennial of Illinois State University, the piece is a marvelous example of the sheer talent of composer David Maslanka. The piece has all of his impressive, compositional signa-tures in processional style for the advanced ensemble. Procession of the Academics will work well as a concert selection or for any kind of ceremonial purpose.   sps35.mp3   1.18MB   Level Grade 5 SPS35 Set $95.00  Duration 5:52 SPS35F Full Score $20.00  Key Eb Major - C Major - Eb Major SPS35P Parts $4.50 call Recorded by the Illinois State University Wind Symphony, Stephen K. Steele, Conductor. Resurgence Larry Clark Resurgence is an inspiring tour-de-force from Larry Clark, depicting the healing and rebirth experienced after a tough stretch. Overwhelmingly positive and powerful, this work is thrilling for both advancing bands and their audiences. No one can get you down after hearing Resurgence!   sps49.mp3   1.3MB   Level Grade 5 SPS49 Set $95.00  Duration 5:00 SPS49F Full Score $12.00  Key D minor SPS49P Parts $4.00 call Ricochet Sean O'Loughlin Ricochet is an explosive new composition from composer Sean O'Loughlin that is full of polychords and creative accents and is a study of rhythm and color for advancing ensembles. The music contains nods to master composers, while keeping a strong foot in the present and the future.   sps37.mp3   2.02MB   Level Grade 4 SPS37 Set $85.00  Duration 4:10 SPS37F Full Score $15.00  Key Various SPS37P Parts $4.00 call Shenandoah's Simple Gifts Larry Clark Two of the most popular American folk songs are ingeniously combined in this outstanding setting by composer Larry Clark. It begins with the gentle flow of the river, followed by full statements of folk songs “Shenandoah” and “Simple Gifts.” A brass cascade leads into a marvelous buildup to the climax of the piece, where both songs are heard simultaneously. Shenandoah’s Simple Gifts has all the makings to become part of the standard reportoire.   sps32.mp3   1.29MB   Level Grade 4 SPS32 Set $85.00  Duration 5:08 SPS32F Full Score $12.00  Key F Major - Bb Major - Ab Major SPS32P Parts $4.00 call St. Louis Blues W. C. Handy, Arranged by Jerry Nowak This jazz standard is given a swinging treatment by master arranger Jerry Nowak, giving it an exceptionally cool sound and making it fun to play. Perfect for community bands, this is a welcome change of pace for any concert that your audience will love to hear.   sps43.mp3   1.2MB   Level Grade 4 SPS43 Set $85.00  Duration 3:56 SPS43F Full Score $12.00  Key Bb Major / C Major SPS43P Parts $4.00 call Uncle Henry Howard Akers, Arranged by Gary Reeves "Uncle Henry" was the nickname given to Henry Fillmore around the state of Florida by band directors and band students for all that he did to raise the standard of bands in the state. Howard Akers pays tribute to Henry with this stellar march that was originally published one year after Fillmore's death in 1957. Gary Reeves gives this delightful piece a much-needed face lift in this modern edition so that bands can enjoy this tuneful march for many more years to come.   sps39.mp3   2.23MB   Level Grade 4 SPS39 Set $75.00  Duration 2:43 SPS39F Full Score $12.00  Key F Major, Bb Major SPS39P Parts $4.00 call Victory Lauren Keiser A magnum opus for concert band by composer Lauren Keiser. Mr. Keiser's music for orchestra has received worldwide acclaim and now he turns his talents to the modern concert band with Victory, which is large in scope and contains different harmonic and melodic perspectives. Something different, but musically on par with symphonies by some of the master composers.   sps42.mp3   2.33MB   Level Grade 4 SPS42 Set $95.00  Duration 5:57 SPS42F Full Score $20.00  Key Various SPS42P Parts $4.50 call Way Down Yonder in New Orleans John Turner Layton and Henry Creamer, Arranged by Jerry Nowak A fresh new arrangement of this timeless jazz standard by prominent arranger Jerry Nowak. It features big band stylings and harmonies, but in the realm of the modern concert band. There is a very nice brass quintet feature in the middle of the arrangement. Advancing groups or community bands will find this to be a crowd favorite for your next pops concert or any other concert.   sps41.mp3   1.53MB   Level Grade 4 SPS41 Set $85.00  Duration 2:41 SPS41F Full Score $12.00  Key Bb Major SPS41P Parts $4.00 call Winds Along the Whippany Sean O'Loughlin Winds Along the Whippany is a dynamic, new and sophisticated work for advanced ensembles. It is bold, energetic and contains all of the rhythmic interest and melodic drive that have become the signatures of Sean O'Loughlin. Written in tribute to the Hanover Township in New Jersey, O'Loughlin honors its important days during the American Revolution and its current position adjacent to the budding hub of New York City.   sps46.mp3   1.25MB   Level Grade 5 SPS46 Set $95.00  Duration 5:42 SPS46F Full Score $15.00  Key Bb Mixolydian / Eb Mixolydian SPS46P Parts $4.00 call Back to TOP Primer Band Beginning Band First-Plus Band Young Band Concert Band Symphonic Band Authentic Fillmore Editions The Classic Bands Search by Title Search by Composer/Arranger Band Resources HOME Recommended Dealers

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