The formula for this creative work is no secret! Start with a darkly mysterious opening and then add some spirited percussion and lively wind parts of moderate technical demands. And finally top it all off with easy but compelling aleatoric woodwind effects…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
All Creatures of Our God & King is an exceptional work based upon the well-known hymn tune of the same name. Both musical and sonorous, the composer extracts every ounce of percussion power available at the spectacular mid point, which transitions to a…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
An excellent choice for concerts and festivals, Americana! is an accessible (and fun) addition to any program. A tribute to community bands in America, this piece will be a favorite for your band and your audiences!Program NotesAmericana! was commissioned for…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Gackstatter explores the ancient mysteries of the Aztec people with this exciting work for wind ensemble. The driving, percussive multi-meter vigor that characterizes most of the piece is broken up by several free, aleatoric sections, utilizing many special…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Depicting a famous battle between Custer and a Cheyenne Indian village, Battle of Washita captures the anguish of the conflict. A haunting saxophone solo calls to the dawn to be interrupted by the soldiers invading the village and the battle begins. Chaos…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
for Concert Band
Originally written for orchestra, the musical material for The Black Sea also works well in a concert band setting. Running eighth notes deftly move between changing time signatures and rising and falling dynamics, creating waves of sound and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
For teaching music and expression you can't do much better than Bridget Cruise. Based on a theme by Turlough O'Carolan, the clearly marked changes of tempo and the ebb and flow of changing dynamics will enhance the performance as well as assist in teaching…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Put on your hiking boots as you literally march through the desert in this fun and lively piece for beginning bands. The snare drum sets a cadence as students stomp on stage to create the march effect.
Grade Level: 1 Copyright: 2004 Number of Players:…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Evensong for Rilke is inspired by the mystical and emotive words of the poet Ranier Rilke. The use of space, simplicity, and building force in this piece are at once haunting and powerful, utilizing the full expressive powers of both the conductor and the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This stately march, with chorale section, was inspired by English brass band traditions and has moments of power and beauty. The main theme is borrowed from the first four notes of Flourish for Wind Band and Toccata Marziale by Ralph Vaughan Williams, in…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Gary Gackstatter
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications