Bushdance was written to feature the songs of the Australian bushdance and to portray the excitement of the trip to and participation in the evening's entertainment.Program NotesBushdance was written to feature the songs of the Australian bushdance and to…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The Charmer has a marked Eastern flavour- redolent of magic, deserts, camels, minarets, even snake charmers!Program NotesThe Charmer has a marked Eastern flavour- redolent of magic, deserts, camels, minarets, even snake charmers (!) or any other image you…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Lyall McDermott
Publisher:
Brolga Music
A lively and colourful fanfare for all the champions who play musical instruments!Program NotesA lively and colourful fanfare for all the champions who play musical instruments! This work contains much unison work for the band, so a clear image of the…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The notion of enjoyment, having fun at a fiesta was the composer's inspiration. The result, as you will hear, is a playable, rhythmic and appealing composition.Program NotesFiesta was commissioned in 1990 by Rosetta High School, Tasmania, in conjunction with…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The work is programmatic and is written to depict the sparse, rugged iron-ore country and the port industrial centre of Port Hedland which is arguably Australia's "Iron Gate" to the world.Program NotesThe Iron Gate was commissioned in 1993 by the Hedland…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Suitable for full and string orchestra, The Koala Can-Can is one of a series of pieces in a collection of string orchestra music written for Australian school orchestras. It has been re-scored to include winds and percussion for the full young school…
Style:
String Orchestra
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Written during the stirring events which surrounded the 75th anniversary of the birth of the ANZAC'S; this march tries to capture some of the spirit and determination of the 'ordinary' men who became part of the legend.Program NotesWritten during the stirring…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian Hogg
Publisher:
Brolga Music
Republica embraces musical ideas found in some of the more serious folk songs and popular songs of Singapore that celebrate nationhood and a sense of community.Program NotesRepublica embraces musical ideas found in some of the more serious folk songs and…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
The musical descriptors, "playful, pulsing and precise" set the scene for the interpretation of this piece.Program NotesScherzino Sinfonica was commissioned by the Extra Curricular Activities Branch of the Ministry of Education for the 1997 Singapore Youth…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Ralph Hultgren
Publisher:
Brolga Music
With visions of a marionette show with slightly uncontrolled and quirky movement of the skeleton-like puppets, resulting in a near 'comical' dance sequence, Skeleton Dance is a great work to introduce young players to playing a chromatic scale.Program NotesIn…
Style:
Concert Band
Composer:
Brian West
Publisher:
Brolga Music