Saddle up for some fun! Your band members and audience alike will be delighted by this sparkling new concert march which uses the beloved American folksong Home on the Range as the trio melody. Ful...

In May 2019, a new era of Japan Reiwa began. Ascent was composed to celebrate a new era as the last composition of previous Heisei era. The work opens with a bold fanfare with the main theme in the...

’Tis joy! explores the brightness inside us when we feel elated or joyous, something beyond simply making us happy. Happiness simply comes from what’s happening around you; but joy, that comes...

Battle with the Frost Giants is the third and final movement to The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, this mov...

Woven within A Canadian Folk Rhapsody are four folk melodies chosen for their potential to interact successfully within the bounds of a single composition. They are part of the cultural heritage of...

Another exciting composition by an exciting Canadian composer. Donald Coakley wrote Cantos in the 1970s and has now corrected previous errors in print and altered some sections. The title Cantos de...

J.S. Bach adapted several works by Vivaldi-this particular transcription was originally for solo violin and string orchestra. The brilliant showy solo line (now for Clarinet or Piccolo Trumpet) int...

This three movement Concerto in D, somewhat reminiscent of Handel in character, was originally for oboe, strings and continuo. Solo parts have been provided to feature either oboe, clarinet (in Bb...

Boris Godunov is an opera that centers around the Russian people in the early 17th century. Coronation Scene is one of the grandest scenes in the opera. This is when the great square in Moscow is f...

This is an incredibly popular concert march in the British brass band world. Arranged here for the modern concert band, this will soon become a favorite with concert bands as well. Bold brass writi...

Couchiching Suite was written as a commission from the National Music Camp of Canada which runs each year on the shores of beautiful Lake Couchiching north of Toronto, Canada. The first movement i...

Clarke wrote Cousins, a cornet and trombone duet with band accompaniment in 1904 for himself as the cornet soloist and Leo Zimmerman as the trombone soloist.

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This is a brilliant work for solo alto saxophone and band. The opening section is free and segues to a lyrical and mournful melody, that also segues to another cadenza, followed by a fast bop style...

Encircled puts recurring rhythmic passages in the foreground, reminding us of traditional military music. These passages are always enveloped in more modern sonorities and harmonies in order to com...

In 1951, during the war in Korea, Canadas National Defense Department produced a radio series titled Voice of the Army. The Howard Cable Concert Band was the main stay of this patriotic/public rela...

This dramatic organ work has been superbly arranged by David Marlatt for concert band with an antiphonal brass choir. There is a call and response between the brass group (2 trumpets and 3 trombone...

The Hall of Valhalla is the second movement to the three part suite The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, The...

In Stillness, reaches for that which is greater than ourselves. It may be one god or many gods, or it may be greatness of the past or future, but it is the light that is just beyond our mortal reac...

Another dramatic work by Donald Coakley, Jubilant Dialogue is all that you have come to expect from this Canadian composer. There are a number of interesting percussion parts that add to the power...

Lyric Essay is written in a neo-romantic style. It is a slow, reflective work with much opportunity for musical expression. This piece (previously published by E.C. Kirby) has been performed all th...

Masquerade was commissioned by the Hannaford Street Silver Band. This is a brass band whose personnel is composed top freelance musicians in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Coakley wanted to personalize the...

This is an energetic concert march with lots of notes for the woodwinds and exciting rhythmic parts for the brass and percussion. With an extended percussion section and some unpredictable 6/8 bars...

Overture to An Unscripted Movie was composed to pay homage to the orchestral scores written for Hollywood action/adventure films. The Overture is in four sections: The Hero, The Villain, The Love T...

225 million years ago, all of the earth's land masses were combined into one super continent- Pangaea. This giant land was inhabited by creatures totally alien to the world we know. Imagine if you...

Composer Donald Coakley was asked, by the Pastor of St. William's Roman Catholic Church, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to write a hymn based on verses he had written about the parish's namesake. W...

This brilliant trumpet showpiece was written for SGM Chuck Seipp of The United States Army Pershing s Own. The fast scalar passages and extensive double tonguing show off the players technique, and...

This powerful piece is based on the Egyptian story of Ra, the Sun God, one of the most important characters in their mythology. It is divided into four main sections, each with its own contribution...

Clarke wrote Side Partners as a duet for cornet and euphonium. He also performed it as a solo, and as a duet with another cornet player. This is the first time this work has been available with a f...

A solar storm (or solar flare) is a large explosion in the Sun s atmosphere releasing massive amounts of energy. This shifty, rhythmic piece is colorful and bold with great material in all section...

Suite on Canadian Folk Songs was written as a Centennial project in 1967 and originally scored for brass band, although the music of the first movement had appeared in Suite from the Monteregian Hi...

This work has two distinct sections that oppose and complete themselves at the same time. The first part is a slow march to emphasize with vigour the symbiosis of the ensemble and the second part,...

Temple in the Clouds is an ethereal and effective work for winds, piano and percussion. It opens with 3 solo flutes echoing a call as if it were played on a mountain top. Various soloists are featu...

Thor and Loki is the opening movement to the three part suite The Hammer of Asgard, an original soundtrack style composition for winds and percussion. Using Norse mythology as the theme, this movem...

This classic Latin piece has become a favourite with audiences all over the world. The great groove of the tune will quickly catch the audience and transport them to a warmer climate. This features...

This classic Latin piece has become a favorite with audiences all over the world. The great groove of the tune will quickly catch the audience and transport them to a warmer climate. This is a trum...

This new work by Donald Coakley is sure to catch the attention of the band world. This piece is an ideal choice for either a concert or contest. All parts are accessible to players of this difficul...

This Concerto by the Russian master is one of the most often performed works in the repertoire for trombonists. This is a revised and edited version making dynamic, articulation and other details m...

We Walked Through the Woods, speaks to the reverence of nature and the light that comes from all around us. It embodies the sensation where we perceive the grandiosity of nature and time; how we’...

Winter Festival is a musical description of a group of children sliding down snow cover hills on toboggans and sleds. In the cold winter months in Canada, there was no better way to spend a winter...