A fantastic collection of well-known tunes from traditional to classical. The pieces have been ordered by level of difficulty and are designed to correspond with the Look Listen and Learn method book 1. These melodies are also suitable for use with any method book as additional solo material.

for Concert Band Mixed Choir and Organ (optional)-This Latin mass for choir and wind band was composed in honour of Saint Cecilia’s feast day Saint Cecilia being the patroness of musicians. For this reason many ensembles have annual concerts dedicated to Saint Cecila which was the inspiration forthis piece. It is a festive optimistic but also comforting work which in style perfectly suits the character of Saint Cecilia’s Feast Day. After Missa Brevis Missa Katharina and The Gospel Mass Missa Santa Cecilia isthe fourth published mass by the Dutch composer Jacob de Haan.Choral parts available separately.

Small Masterpieces for Great Performances-ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is a collection of pieces ideally suited to introduce beginning bands whether in or outside of school to the classical repertoire. The easy arrangements make the most popular melodies of all time accessible to young musicians without the frustration of playing music that is too difficult for them. Now they can enjoy music from instrumental works and operas to oratorios and lieder from Tylman Susato to George Gershwin. The pieces are arranged in ascending order of difficulty coinciding with the progress students are making in Volumes 1 and 2 of ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS the complete method for music education in schools and bands. But even without ESSENTIALELEMENTS ESSENTIAL CLASSICS is an excellent source of repertoire by itself. In addition to the music the individual parts contain short snippets of information about the music composer and genre written in a style younger players will understand. The full score contains more in-depth information on the music. No matter how you use ESSENTIAL CLASSICS with your band your players will love all the fun and engaging arrangements it as to offer.

All Glory Be to God on High-Jacob de Haan begins his arrangement of the well-known hymn Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr (All Glory Be to God on High) with a quotation from his own Missa Katharina a mass for choir soprano and band. To this melody he sets the Latin text from the last part of the Gloria. The chorale is then heard after an interlude and can at the director’s discretion be accompanied by the choir singing in either German or English. A perfect work for church concerts.

Les arrangements de Ad Wammes réunis dans ce recueil prouvent qu’il est tout à fait possible de simplifier des pièces sans pour autant nuire à la qualité des oeuvres originales. Il a su maintenir les harmoniques la tonalité et le rythme de chacune d’entre elles afin que vous puissiez les interpréter comme des chefs d’oeuvres de la musique classique. Sur le compact disc joint sont enregistrées les versions démo de chaque morceau.

As performed by Queen-Brian May’s We Will Rock You was not Queen’s biggest hit when it first came out. However looking back it has become much more than simply a successful song. It is the group’s hymn welcomed with loud cheers whenever and wherever it is played.Let the good times roll with Lorenzo Bocci’s outstanding arrangement that will rock your band!

This three-movement work is a tribute to French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi. The first movement depicts what is without a doubt Bartholdi’s most famous sculpture the Statue of Liberty in New York which also gives this piece its name. Next listeners get to experience the trumpeting angels which can be seen atop the First Baptist Church in Boston. The final movement takes listeners to France to view the Lion of Belfort in France.

In A Flemish Christmas Jan Hadermann tells the Christmas story by means of four Old Flemish Christmas Songs.Mary is chosen to bring Jesus Christ the son of God into the world: Het was een maged uitverkoren (‘She was a virgin chosen’).On the occasion of a census Mary who is with child and Joseph her husband to be travel from Nazareth to Bethlehem where Jesus will be born in a humble stable: Maria die zoude naar Bethlehem gaan (Mary would go to Bethlehem’). O kerstnacht schoner dan de dagen (‘Oh Christmas Night more beautiful than the days’) is a stately chorale that sings the praises of Jesus’ birth.Three wise men from the East Caspar Melchior and Balthazar follow a bright star in the sky which leads them to Bethlehem. There they worship the newborn King and offer him gold frankincense and myrrh: Wij komen van Oosten (We’ve come from the East’).This musical Christmas story ends with a festive repeat of the third movement the stately chorale.

Naohiro Iwai the master of entertaining concert band arrangements has selected four songs from the wide repertoire of George Gershwin for this wonderful medley. A fitting tribute to one of the all time jazz masters.

Christmas is a festival of joy so why not celebrate this time of the year with a swinging festive piece? Christmas Surprise will both surprise and delight your audience. Peter Kleine Schaars’ medley featuring well-known songs will be an exciting highlight at your next Christmas concert!

Towards the Future was commissioned by the Nagoya City Fire Bureau for the 50th anniversary of the Nagoya City Fire Bureau Band (Nagoya Japan). It was premiered by the band on 7 February 2009 conducted by Masuo Nakamura. This concert march was conceived to lift up the spirits of the firemen who save people’s lives. The solemn and heart-warming melodies express their braveness when faced with danger and the tenderness shown towards the people they protect.It is an ideal march to open a concert and to inspire both performers and audience.

for Brass Quintet-Tube planétaire n°1 aux USA pendant 6 semaines le géantissime Eye of the Tiger composé à la demande de Sylvester Stallone lui-même pour la bande originale de Rocky III (1982) est aussi pêchu et inoubliable que le film. Pour la petite histoire « l’œil du tigre » représente la rage de vaincre que l’on peut lire dans les yeux de ceux qui « en veulent »… et qu’incarne parfaitement la saga des Rocky .

In this work the composer portrays what he sees as the typical characteristics of youth his young daughter being a source of inspiration. The music describes different emotions between parents and their child such as parental love proudness andalso some tension. The final movement starts with a fugue based on the first theme leading to the work’s climax where the chorale appears in majestic form.

With Emperor French composer Thierry Deleruyelle wanted to create a descriptive musical work depicting the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. The first movement represents the idiosyncrasies of this famous personality as well as his dramatic mood swings. The second movement is dedicated to his great love Josephine Beauharnais. A contrasting third movement depicts Napoleon the fearless general and the countless battles he waged. A truly powerful work about one of histories truly powerful men.

This concert work the latest of Jacob de Haan works based on American states is a suite in three movements based on a well-known folk tune from Arkansas. In the course of this varied work the folk song appears in its complete form and in fragments in major and in minor as a ballad in a lyrical orchestration as a blues accompanied by a jazzy rhythm and at the end again in its pure form. In the process all instrumental groups of the brass band get their chance to shine!

A mirage is an illusion something without substance that does not really exist. Although not real its unattainable nature is perfect for musical inspiration. Composer Jacob de Haan was strolling through a picturesque forest of the Dutch Gelderland when he thought he saw a body of water. While there was no water its mere image created waves that can be relived in De Haan’s original composition Mirage.

This opening piece who’s title is a mixture of the words ‘psalm’ and ‘Intrada’ is both festive as well as solemn. It was based upon the music of Psalm 149.

Les Anges dans nos campagnes-The title of this clever arrangement reveals the Christmas song it is based on. The melody can be traced back to a French folksong from the 18th century which is now known around the world. In France it is called Les anges dans nos campagnes in Germany it is most widely known as Engel auf den Feldern singen and in England it was originally called Angels From the Realms of Glory but it often known as Angels We Have Heard on High . Everyone will rejoice upon hearing the ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ refrain!

As performed by Queen-Brian May’s We Will Rock You was not Queen’s biggest hit when it first came out. However looking back it has become much more than simply a successful song. It is the group’s hymn welcomed with loud cheers whenever and wherever it is played. Let the good times roll with Lorenzo Bocci’s outstanding arrangement that will rock your band!

Opus 2 no. 1-Edward Elgar originally composed this work in 1887 as a Pie Jesu when he was an organist in the St George’s Church in Worcester. Years later in 1902 he transformed the Pie Jesu into an Ave Verum for soprano and tenor solo mixed choir and organ. This excellent arrangement by Robert van Beringen skilfully retains the wonderful atmosphere of the original composition.