A Grainger Threesome is a Grade 3, well-suited for the mature junior high or high school band. The 5-minute arrangement includes Children's March, Lezzie Lindasy, and As Sally Sat A-Weepin'.Program NotesChildren’s March is one of the greatest of Percy…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
from "The Jungle Book" Cycle
Extracted from Grainger's "Jungle Book Cycle, The Beaches of Lukannon is the tragic centerpiece of the collection, and arguably the strongest piece musically and emotionally. It tells us the tale of the tragic slaughter of seals…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
The Bride’s Tragedy is densely orchestrated, metrically complex (21 meter changes in the first 26 measures) and free in its tonality. The piece is a Grade 6, well-suited for the accomplished collegiate wind band.Program NotesIn a questionnaire completed in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
The Complete Jungle Book Cycle is a challenging collection of 10 works for band, inspired by Rudyard Kipling's collection of the same name, including The Fall of the Stone, Morning Song in the Jungle, Night Song in the Jungle, The Inuit, The Beaches of…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Danny Deever started life as a poem from the “Barracks Room Ballads” of Rudyard Kipling, a major cultural hero of Percy Grainger’s. Originally scored the for small male unison chorus, large male choir, and a large orchestra including saxophones and euphonium…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Dreamscapes is a musical journey through the dreams of one individual. From the soft cushion of the clouds to the raging sea, the music carries you across the night sky. Our dreamer lands back on his feet to encounter the ghosts of music history floating…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jim Colonna
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Scored for full band, including large mallet ensemble, this setting uses Grainger’s Lord Melbourne as its wind-setting model. The Duke of Marlborough Fanfare is a Grade 4, well-suited for the mature high school or collegiate band.Program NotesScored for full…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
(Seculorum Amen)
Based on the "Seculorum Amen" passage of the medieval chant 'Gloria Patri,' Euouae takes the listener on a journey through numerous transformations while retaining the original meditative intent of the chant.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 2001…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jim Colonna
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Originally scored for 5 solo voices, a double mixed chorus, 3 orchestral groups of brass, strings, and mixed mandolins and guitars, Father and Daughter is one of Grainger's most exciting works. It may be performed as a standalone work or as a set called "…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Grainger, C. Ragsdale
Publisher:
Aux Arcs Music
Based on the book of the same title by Richard Bach, Illusions encourages us to take hold of our hidden potentials - that everything we need is already inside of us. Divided into three movements, 'Donald Shimoda, a Mechanic in Indiana,' 'Flying' and 'Miracles…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jim Colonna
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications