Originally a piano piece by composer F.W. Meacham written in 1885, this piece depicts the approaching, passing, and fading away into the distance of a military unit. While there are many versions of this popular piece, including one by the famous Glenn Miller…
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String Orchestra
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Wingert-Jones Publications
Clearer Skies is a rhapsodic piece for the advanced high school band, depicting flight: the burst of takeoff, the smooth ride above the clouds, and a peaceful landing. Its forward momentum and more understated ending will rouse audiences for the concert…
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Concert Band
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Wingert-Jones Publications
Clown Car is a fresh look back at a sub-genre of marches referred to as “Circus Marches.” The Composer evokes the same wonder with this work that we all had watching way too many clowns pile out of a tiny, tiny car!
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Concert Band
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Wingert-Jones Publications
Looking at the world you start to notice not everything is modern. In fact, you can see bits and pieces of tech, objects, tools, structures that are from a time long past…peppered around our daily lives. These fractures in time remind us that we are not…
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Concert Band
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Wingert-Jones Publications
The Guardian Hero is a driving, groovy work for string orchestra and optional drum set. A half-time lyrical section provides the chance for everyone to take a breath before returning to the excitement of the beginning.Program NotesIt is important to make sure…
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String
Composer:
Joshua V. Hinkel
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Emotions and one’s relationships are seldom articulated well through words. Leslie’s Theme is an original composition at its core, meant to represent honest reminiscence free from the dichotomy of singular expression. Each melodic contour expands on this with…
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String Orchestra
Composer:
Leonard Ingrande
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
In music and in life, we seek to move from dark, challenging times to bright and hopeful futures. In order for this to happen, we rely on the courage of leaders to lead and also the courage of followers to follow! This piece explores this idea through the…
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String Orchestra
Composer:
Carl Holmquist
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Take your students on an exciting musical journey across the vast Arabian desert landscape between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Foreboding motifs in the lower strings combine with frenetic musical passages reminiscent of a ritual dance that will be sure to…
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String Orchestra
Composer:
Bryan Sanguinito
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Rim of the City is an exciting driving work for string orchestra inspired by an overlook of vast hills in western Wisconsin called Rim of the City. The forward momentum in the eight notes depicts the climb upward on a beautiful day, moving fast to get to the…
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String Orchestra
Composer:
Sarah Siegler
Publisher:
C. Alan Publications
Composer Perry Holbrook has penned a stunning and heartfelt composition for advancing students. The piece is profound in its expressive nature, and will ignite the musical passion in your students. There are so many opportunities in this piece to be…
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String Orchestra
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Wingert-Jones Publications