A Crack in the Ice was inspired by a short piece of video footage of an ice climber on a wall of ice, hundreds of feet above safety but surrounded by breathtaking mountains and snow. All is well until he strikes one too many times into the wall above; there…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Dense harmonies, changing meters, and lyrical melodies fill this fast wind ensemble composition. Treat your ensemble to this exceptional new work. You won't be disappointed!Program NotesAblaze is a reworking of a piano solo I composed for my senior…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
You’re travelling through space in the vast reaches of the outer universe. Suddenly you are caught, hurtling towards a black hole! Who knows what lies ahead. Will you survive? Can you return? The answers lie beyond the void……
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2017…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The sounds of the cosmos will resonate through every measure of this work for concert band through its soaring melodies, wavering tonalities, and sweeping rhythms. Opportunities for soloists are plentiful and are great for working independent performance.…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
An Everlasting Legacy is an emotionally charged piece, dedicated to the passing of a beloved family member. Both performers and audiences can expect to experience moments of tranquility, tension, peacefulness, and discord, all moving toward an uplifting…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Written to celebrate a group of extraordinary high school seniors who had studied continuously with the same band director from sixth through twelfth grade. Like so many pieces of art, this piece was meant to receive its world premiere in the spring of 2020,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Give your students the opportunity to become confident with playing lyrical long tones in this majestic piece scored for the youngest of bands. Using only the first six notes of the B-flat major scale, Majesty empowers budding musicians and enchants audiences…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Solar Eclipse opens with a slow and soft introduction, presenting the melodic material that is present throughout the piece. A raucous percussion interlude transitions the piece into a faster tempo, along with more complex rhythmic material. The piece…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
This one cooks from the get go! Built from a syncopated rhythmic pattern, the piece drives throughout, but with contrasting lyrical melodic material. This well-scored piece by composer Bruce W. Tippette will come together quickly and make your band sound its…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Bruce W. Tippette
Publisher:
Excelcia Music Publishing
What lies in store for the heroes of our story? Will they be beset by monsters or are they just jumping at shadows? Come and see what lies in wait for our intrepid travellers as they stumble through their ‘Magnificent Misadventure’
Grade Level: 1 Copyright:…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music