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Music of Appreciation (1944) Vincent Persichetti Masquerade, Op. 102 (1965) Pageant, Op. 59 (1954) Parable IX, Op. 121 (1972) Alfred Reed A Festival Prelude (1962) First Suite for Band (1976) The Hounds of Spring (1980) Anton Reicha Commemoration Symphony (1815) Ottorino Respighi Huntingtower, P. 173 (1932) Vincent Frank Safranek
A grading system of difficulty of performance as adapted from Norman Smith's "March Music Notes" follows. Grade 1: Minimum difficulty. Suited for beginner bands first approaching music; may be a simple etude or ditty from an instructional book. Grade 2: Also for beginner bands, but more developed, using different notes and rhythms.
Chorale and Shaker Dance is a lively composition based on two musical themes, an original melody (the "chorale") and the Shaker tune, "Simple Gifts".It begins with a woodwind chorale composed of piccolo, flute, oboe, E♭ clarinet, B♭ clarinet, E♭ alto clarinet, B♭ bass clarinet, bassoon, and alto saxophone with a canon theme exhibited several times between the saxophone and flute.
October (Whitacre) October. (Whitacre) October is a contemporary piece for concert band approximately six minutes in duration that was written by Eric Whitacre in 2000. It has since had other arrangements written for Full Orchestra, String Orchestra with Percussion, [1] Brass Ensemble, Brass Band and Mallet Quartet.
Incantation and Dance is a piece composed by John Barnes Chance in 1960 as his first work for wind ensemble. [1] Before it was published in 1963, it went under the working title of Nocturne and Dance. It has become a cornerstone work in wind ensemble literature. [2][3]
John Barnes Chance. John Barnes Chance (November 20, 1932 – August 16, 1972) was an American composer. Chance studied composition with Clifton Williams at the University of Texas, Austin, and is best known for his concert band works, which include Variations on a Korean Folk Song, Incantation and Dance, and Blue Lake Overture.
Swiss Miss, (1926) arrangement of a song from Lady, Be Good. Machinery Gone Mad, (1927) unpublished. Blue Monday, (1927) a piano suite based on Gershwin's one-act opera of the same name. Merry Andrew, (1928) arrangement of a dance piece from Rosalie. Three-Note Waltz, (1931) Also known as Melody #36.
Durham School of the Arts (DSA) is a secondary magnet school located in downtown Durham, North Carolina, United States, housing 1,890 students. [2] Its focus is on the visual and performing arts. Arts offerings include 3D and 2D art, chorus, dance, guitar, strings, band, piano, acting, technical theatre, writing, digital media, game art design ...