Deux siècles durant les Européens émigrant vers le Nouveau Monde ont emporté dans leur valise leurs diversités culturelles et musicales. C’est pourquoi les chants de Noël du Vieux Monde résonnent encore aujourd’hui. Certains textes ont été traduits en anglais ; d’autres ont été adaptés au fil du temps. A Western Christmas (“Noël d’Occident”) rassemble plusieurs noëls célèbres arrangés dans des styles d’écriture occidentaux anciens. Une création originale.

A collection of 32 fun-to-play familiar melodies for the beginning instrumentalist-This book is filled with fun and familiar tunes that beginners love to play. Titles include: Lightly Row London Bridge This Old Man The Can-Can Here Comes the Bride My Grandfather’s Clock and many more. The CD can be used for practice and performance or you can use the piano accompaniment which is available in a separate volume. A collection of 32 fun-to-play familiar melodies arranged by Amy Adam and Mike Hannickel for beginning instrumentalists. This edition for Trumpet.

Now your band can boldly go where no band has gone before and bring the “final frontier” to your concert band stage! Here’s James L. Hosay’s imaginative new tone poem SPACE PROBE. Since the 1970's NASA has been launching long-range solar-powered probes into space. Over the past 30 years the Voyager Pioneer and Galileo series’ probes have sent back incredible photographs. The data sent to Earth by these probes along with recent photos and information gathered by the orbital telescope Hubble has helped astronomers chart the ever-expanding universe all the way back to its origins. This composition provides excellent opportunities for cross-curriculum teaching withscience. A scintillating musical spacescape ushers in the bold thematic statement in the Trumpets and Alto Saxophones. French Horns join in thrilling variation. A boundless contrasting espressivo theme soars through to the reprise of the initial ideas. Explore SPACE PROBE with your band this year. Inspiring!

The energetic opening bars set the bright style for this piece. Cheerful melodies and percussion interjections are the most important ingredients to set the proper atmosphere.

AT THE CUZCO MARKET leads your band to yet another far-off land.Imagine the hustle and bustle and the noise and bright colors! You’re there in Cuzco Peru with this tantalizing new piece composed by a master of young band literature Mike Hannickel.Pack your bags! Here we go!

Crisp percussion and bold brass lines make this a standout for early beginners! The middle section offers interest where the brass woodwind and percussion sections are set in choirs that create a nice variety in timbre. Easy parts and solid scoring make this one a winner!

The musical heritage of the United States is rich with folk songs from across the country. We can understand a great deal about society culture and traditions through these folk songs. The folk tune used in this work has had many lives from early church singing to pub songs to a marching song.

This delightful piece describes the robust nature of the many beautiful scenic lakes formed around the Cumberland River in Kentucky USA. An enchanting short concert work for beginner bands.

This concert work is based on melodies from Kenya which originate in two children's counting games. Using Wakarathe from the Kikuyu tribe and Tangewou from the Kipsigis tribe this work is an excellent adventure into multi-cultural programming.

For Winds And Percussion-L’une des périodes les plus significatives de l’histoire du continent américain est celle de la fondation des colonies qui ont donné naissance aux États-Unis et au Canada au XVIe siècle. Basée sur les traditions musicales européennes et américaines de l’époque cette œuvre colorée évoque trois des principaux styles de la vie musicale de la jeune Amérique : la musique militaire avec les tambours et les fifres les danses traditionnelles et les hymnes chrétiennes. Subtile et élégante combinaison de rythmes et de mélodies cette œuvre est à l’image du continent qu’elle représente : une mosaïque de sons et de couleurs.

An ideal first play-along book of classical pieces suitable for players who have only been playing for a few weeks. There are 18 classic melodies many of which will be instantly recognized even by beginners due to their wide use on television.

Here’s a delightful folk song of Irish origin with a hint of nostalgia thrown in for good measure. It was probably once played on the Bagpipes and is definitely emulated that way in this arrangement.

Heavy Metal is a powerful piece that holds a lot of energy. Rock rhythms and melodies and a funky bass line help to create an exciting rock style.

This contemporary-sounding work makes a fine concert opener or festival selection! Your band will demonstrate a wide variety of styles in less than three minutes. There is plenty of enjoyable flight time for the upper woodwinds exciting passages for the brass and a fetching liberally-cued brass ensemble section.

Solos for Beginning through Early Intermediate lev-This 1st recital series presents high quality solo/recital literature appropriate for performers from beginner to early intermediate standard. A professionally recorded CD is included with each book providing a demonstration of each piece followed by an accompaniment track which can be used for performance or rehearsal. A separate piano accompaniment book is also available.

Cette pièce possède le caractère léger et joyeux d’une agréable promenade à pied par un bel après-midi d’été. Le compositeur utilise différents styles et différentes nuances pour créer une intéressante série de variations sur un thème original.

Curnow Music Press proudly presents a way to enrich your quality of playing material whilst helping you administer your library efficiently and save money! THE YOUNG BAND COLLECTION is a compilation of some of our best pieces for youth band published as individual part books. You?ll find pieces by James Curnow James Hosay Mike Hannickel Brian Connery Paul Curnow and Douglas Court. These works have all proven to be very successful as teaching material but also will keep your students interested and guarantee a happy audience! Curnow Music Press is known for its quality music for youth bands and that?s certainly what you?ll find in this publication.

In the early days of the United States a main source of transportation was the many waterways rivers and the Great Lakes. From this focal point of commerce and social activity came many wonderful folk songs. Shore to Shore uses two of these sailing songs. Blow ye winds blow and Leave her no more.

Basée sur une fanfare remplie d’énergie à partir de laquelle se développe ensuite une ligne mélodique fluide cette pièce est inspirée par la campagne verte et boisée qui entoure la maison de James Curnow dans le Kentucky.

18 Favorite Classics for Young Players-Eighteen favourite classics for young players. Now all musicians can play along to the classics with this fantastic book and CD. Includes works by Handel Haydn Mozart Beethoven Schumann Brahms and many others. An inspirational collection of classics arranged for Tenor Saxophone by James Curnow. The CD contains Piano backing tracks.