A stark fanfare and a warm chorale-like melody combine to create mood worthy of a royal entrance - A Triumphal Procession indeed. The piece opens with simple, almost primitive fanfare that echoes around the ensemble. This is followed by a stately theme played…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Tim Fisher
Publisher:
Brolga Music
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
Based around the drum groove from Weather Report's classic "Birdland," Diggin' the Dorian exposes players to playing in mode they might not be familiar with.Program NotesThe drum groove for Diggin' the Dorian is based on the Weather Report classic, Birdland.…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Richard Linton
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Dog Walkin’ Shuffle is a fun shuffle feel piece for a grooving rhythm section with traditional riff based figures for the horns and some room for improvising soloists. It’s a shout out to the great shuffle grooves of the big bands such as the Buddy Rich Band…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Daryl McKenzie
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Three Hounds consists of three movements, each movement exploring the personality of three dogs; Terence - The Bassett Hound, Hansel - The Dachshund and Roofus - The English Fox Hound. Terence is very docile, extremely loveable and is not quite all there,…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Matt Amy
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Into the Sun is a scrapbook of stories told by many of their passage to Australia; whether it be as free settlers in the 1800s, post-World War II immigrants or refugees seeking asylum with a focus on those who came to the Western Sydney region.
Grade Level: 3…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Jodie Blackshaw
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The composer's late father-in-law, Alan, carved a small wooden item on his lathe and gave it to his daughter, the composer's wife. he noticed it on the mantlepiece as he was naming this piece. A small dedication for a little piece of music, designed to make…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
No Bears Allowed has been a long coming! The piece started off as an attempt to write a Latin American style dance piece for young band. Many years later, elements of this initial idea can still be heard. The title of the piece is a result of the six note…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Adapted from the second movement of “The serious blues” saxophone quartet, One Day Soon has a unique harmonic flavor which supports an intensely descriptive form and an almost pop melody and groove. The syncopations can be deceptively difficult, and the…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Pocket Samba was first performed on Piccolo and egg shaker and is based on the chords of Chopsticks. It has been transformed into a fun and vibrant samba that players love to play and audiences love to sing and clap along to. It features a good length tenor…
Style:
Jazz Ensemble
Composer:
Lachlan Davidson
Publisher:
Brolga Music