Part of the String Basics Correlated Series, Steps to Successful Literature, this patriotic medley correlates with Book 2, page 41. It is a flexible work and can be played by string orchestra, full

This beautiful work completes a trilogy honoring great African Americans: civil rights heroine Rosa Parks (A Movement for Rosa), Martin Luther King, Jr. (Homage to the Dream), and Pearl

Explore the origins of the tarantella dance, said to be caused by the bite of a poisonous spider. The dance becomes wilder and wilder, leading to the dancer collapsing from exhaustion! It begins with an

A rifacimento is a remake of a literary work or musical composition to reflect a change in the circumstances of the time or an interpretation from a new perpective. In this work, the "rifacimento" occurs

This multi-movement work depicts three military and veterans' cemeteries in the United States. Veteran and Wilshire sketches the environs of a cemetery in the middle of a busy Los Angeles

 Comforting brass chorales and scintillating mallet percussion surround a heartfelt melody written to honor the composer's parents.

Six variations on an original theme inspired by the colors of the visible spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet. A colorful finale of triumphant brass chords brings the piece to a rousing

Axé (pronounced ah-SHAY) is a word from the Yoruba language of Wesy Africa that refers to the power, energy, or force present in each being and in everything. In Brazil, the term designates a genre

After strains of the heroic and grandiose fanfare, the music calms for a hymn-like expression of gratitude – still playful, always loving, but quick and uplifting. The work concludes with a musical

This exciting work was written to illustrate the many different cycles we all experience in our daily lives, some we're not even aware of but that affect us almost constantly. Some cycles follow prescribed

This emotionally charged work is a journey through anger and redemption. This colorful tone poem depicts the frustration, self-doubt, and confusion that people often encounter in disagreements with loved

This flexible work can be played by concert band, string orchestra, or full orchestra. Audiences will be energized when hearing Yankee Doodle and You're a Grand Old Flag in this fun and

And They Flew, Earthrise, and Hypersonic comprise the composer's To The Moon and Back suite. This intense work with stately melodies over a rhythmic and

Written to teach syncopation across the middle of the measure, all parts have modest ranges, and care is taken with clarinets crossing over the break. Every section gets the melody at some point, and any

Gives your students the chance to explore dissonances at a very early level. Energetic eighth-note rhythms and lots of percussion accompany a simple melody made up of the first six notes of the B-flat

Excellently scored, this work provides the opportunity to study, develop, and perform several basic skills such as tone quality, intonation, small ensemble playing, balance and blend, cut time, and a

An exciting medley of four traditional holiday carols: Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful); Jolly Old Saint Nicholas; Joy to the World and Hark! The Herald Angels