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
From a breathy tenor sax solo to the wailing climax from the whole band tutti before the bass and piano sign off with their own little moment at the end, widely contrasting dynamics and a demand for courageous but precise and articulate playing, this chart…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Roger Schmidli
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Bill Buchanan is one of the preeminent music teachers in Queensland; a nurturer and a developer of talent. When he left full time work to pursue other projects his students, past and present, put together a concert to celebrate his teaching career. My…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The work has a notation to be played "with dignity and strength" and it is that annotation which encapsulates the effect the composer and commissioner intended to have on both performer and listener.
Grade Level: 3 Copyright: 1993 Publisher: Brolga Music…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A complete suite of music for use at ANZAC and Veterans' Day Services written to accommodate the ability levels of students in their first two years of playing. Includes a Teachers' Resource Guide and Order of Service.
Grade Level: 1.5 Copyright: 2000…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Arachnophobia taunts and teases the listener, musically depicting spiders of all shapes and sizes running, scattering and scurrying over chairs, across the floor and up the walls. Listen for the screams and cries of fear; feel your heart pound and the panic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Two of Australia's most famous songs arranged for young full orchestra.Program NotesAustralia's national anthem in a traditional key to accompany singing. 'Waltzing Matilda' is recognised worldwide as beign Australia's song. This setting allows the audience…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Two of Australia's most famous songs arranged for young band.
Grade Level: 2.5 Copyright: 1989 Publisher: Brolga Music Category: Concert Band
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Sample PDFs
Australia's National Songs - Sample Score.pdf…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The composer has atempted to convey the feeling of both joy and sadness by contrasting the light, almost frivolous tune of Queensland Drover with the melancholy of Moreton Bay.Program NotesAn Australian Rhapsody is a symphonic work constructed from melodic…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
An old Jewish poem - they were called psalms - talks of being led, “beside still waters”. The implication is that in troubling times there is a place to find peace and to deal with the stresses and strains that come upon us. That same poem talks about…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music