Concert band music by Grade Level
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Grade 1 (all middle schools and first-year bands):
Read about and hear a recording of Enchanted Island by Steve Rouse
Read about and hear a recording of Jeannette, Isabella arranged by William Ryden
Read about and hear a recording of Knights of the Round Table by Steve Rouse
Read about and hear a recording of Prelude and March by Bob Margolis
Download the score and hear a recording of Riders to Stonehenge by Gregory B. Rudgers
Read about and hear a recording of Royalty Rag by William Ryden
Read about and hear a recording of Soldiers' Procession & Sword Dance by Bob Margolis (after Susato)
Read about and hear a recording of The Stars Asleep, The Break of Day by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of Theme and Variations by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Train Heading West & Other Outdoor Scenes by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of The Two-Minute Symphony by Bob Margolis
FIRST PRIZE WINNER - THE FIRST FRANK TICHELI COMPOSITION
CONTEST:
See a performance video, download MP3s, of Whirlwind
by Jodie Blackshaw
Download the score, MBM Times Article, and Errata
See below in Grade 3 for Jodie Blackshaw's prize-winning work: Terpsichorean
Dances
Grade 2 (all middle schools and beginning and small high schools):
Hear a recording of Amen! by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of America Verses by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of The Battle Pavane by Susato, arranged by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie by Arbeau, arranged by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of Enter The Olympians by Steve Rouse
Read about and hear a recording of Fanfare Ode & Festival by Bob Margolis (after Claude Gervaise)
Read about and hear a recording of The Headless Horseman by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Jody by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Joy by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Little Schumann Set by Robert Schumann, arranged by Doug Hartzell
Read about and hear a recording of Portrait of a Clown by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of A Shaker Gift Song by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Streets and Inroads: Fantasy for Winds and Percussion by Timothy Broege
Grade 3 (better middle schools, all high schools, all universities):
Read about and hear a recording of Abracadabra by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Alien Visitors by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of Amazing Grace by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Our American Heroes by Steve Rouse
WINNER: 2007 CBDNA YOUNG BAND COMPOSITION COMPETITION:
Hear a recording of ...and the antelope play
by John Carnahan
Read about and hear a recording of Ave Maria by Schubert, arranged by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Blue Goose Rag by Raymond Birch, arranged by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Cajun Folk Songs by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Cajun Folk Songs II by Frank Ticheli (mvt. 2 only is Grade 3)
Download the score and hear a recording of Clarinet
Rhapsody by Donald J. Young
Published in two versions: for Clarinet and Concert Band; and for Clarinet
and Piano
Read about and hear a recording of Color by Bob Margolis (mvt's. 1, 3, and 5 only are Grade 3)
Read about and hear a recording of A Charles Dickens Christmas arranged by William Ryden
Read about and hear a recording of Fantasy on "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" for Piccolo and Concert Band by Robert Starer (Grade 3 band, Grade 4 solo Piccolo)
Read about and hear a recording of Festival Prelude by J.S. Bach, arranged by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of Fortress by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Joy Revisited by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Loch Lomond by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Lyric Music by Robert Starer
Read about and hear a recording of Our American Heroes by Steve Rouse
Read about and hear a recording of The Rolling Earth by Robert Starer
Read about and hear a recording of Royal Coronation Dances by Bob Margolis (after Claude Gervaise)
Read about and hear a recording of Shenandoah by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Simple Gifts: Four Shaker Songs by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Sinfonia VI: The Four Elements by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Sinfonia XVII: The Four Winds by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Sun Dance by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Steve Rouse
Read about and hear a recording of Tchaikovsky Album by Tchaikovsky, arranged by Bob Margolis
SECOND PRIZE WINNER - THE FIRST FRANK TICHELI COMPOSITION
CONTEST
Hear a recording of Terpsichorean Dances
by Jodie Blackshaw (future publication 2010)
Read about and hear a recording of Trombadour Rag by Stephen Kent Goodman
Read about and hear a recording of Wayfaring Stranger by Steve Rouse
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Grade 4 (better high schools, small colleges, all universities):
We are pleased to introduce to the American Concert Band the music of Gregory B. Rudgers
Read about and hear a recording of 200 B.C. by Gregory B.Rudgers
Read about and hear a recording of An American Elegy by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Antithigram by Jack Stamp
Read about and hear a recording of Cajun Folk Songs II by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Canzona No. 1 by Giovanni Gabrieli, arranged by Bob Margolis
We are pleased to introduce to the American Concert Band the music of Arnold Rosner
Read about and hear a recording of Dances of Initiation by Arnold Rosner
Read about and hear a recording of Eclipse by Arnold Rosner
Read about and hear a recording of Festival in Russia (Polonaise, Op. 49) by Liadov, arranged by Don Wilcox
Read about and hear a recording of Galloping Ghosts by William Ryden
Read about and hear a recording of Gold-Rush Rag by Stephen Kent Goodman
Read about and hear a recording of Intermezzo by Brahms, arranged by Bob Margolis
Download the Score and hear a recording of Nitro by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of The Renaissance Fair by Bob Margolis (after Claude Gervaise)
FIRST PRIZE WINNER - THE FIRST FRANK TICHELI COMPOSITION
CONTEST:
Hear a performance of of Shadow
Rituals by Michael Markowski
Download the score, MP3, MBM Times Article, and Errata
Hear Michael Markowsk's new work, Turkey in the Straw (listed four lines
below)
Read about and hear a recording of Sinfonia IX: A Concert in the Park by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Sinfonia XVI: Transcendental Vienna by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Sleepers, Awake! (Wachet, auf) by J.S. Bach, transcribed by Merlin Patterson
Hear a recording of Turkey in the Straw by Michael Markowski
Read about and hear a recording of Vesuvius by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Voyager by John W. Stout
Download the Score and hear a recording of Wild Nights! by Frank Ticheli
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Grade 5 (advanced high schools, better small colleges, all universities):
Read about and hear a recording of Allegro Brillante (and sneak preview of Dragonland) by Bob Margolis
Hear a recording of Angels in the Architecture by Frank Ticheli
Hear a recording of Blaze by Steve Rouse
Read about and hear a recording of Blue Shades by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Color by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of The Engulfed Cathedral by Claude Debussy, transcribed by Merlin Patterson
Read about and hear a recording of Fantasia Nova by Bob Margolis
Hear a recording and download sample parts of Instinctive Travels by Michael Markowski
Read about and hear a recording of Invention No. 8 in F by J.S. Bach, arranged by Bob Margolis
Read about and hear a recording of Pacific Fanfare by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Postcard by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Raga! by Arnold Rosner
Download the Score and hear a recording of Sanctuary by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Sinfonia III: Hymns and Dances by Timothy Broege (coming in October 2009)
Read about and hear a recording of Sinfonia V: Symphonia Sacra et Profana by Timothy Broege
Read about and hear a recording of Symphony No. 2 by Frank Ticheli (mvt.3 only is Grade 5)
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Grade 6 (the best high schools, most universities):
Congratulations to Frank Ticheli, Winner of the 2006 Thirtieth
Annual
NBA/William D. Revelli Memorial Band Composition Contest for Symphony No.
2
Read about and hear a recording of Gaian Visions by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Symphony No. 2 by Frank Ticheli
Read about and hear a recording of Terpsichore by Bob Margolis (after Praetorius)
Hear a recording of The Tyger by Frank Ticheli
ALL OTHER MUSIC PUBLISHED BY MANHATTAN BEACH MUSIC
Grade 3 (Chorus)
Read about and hear a recording of In White Light of Winter (CHRISTMAS MUSIC) by Fran Avnet Goldstein & Bob Margolis
Grade 4 (Piccolo & Piano)
Read about and hear a recording of Fantasy on "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" for Piccolo (or Flute) and Piano by Robert Starer
Grade 5 (Recorder)
Read about and hear a recording of Fanfare for Soprano and Alto Recorder (one player) by Bob Margolis
