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Robert W. Smith
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Sousa Times Twosa
Sousa’s contribution to the band literature is unparalleled. The main themes from “The High School Cadets” and “The Thunderer” have been carefully prepared by Robert W. Smith and Michael Story for your beginners at the end of their first year. Although scored to compliment the end of Band Expressionsâ„¢ Book One, this march-duo would work well with any beginning class on their concluding program. A worthy teaching and performance choice.SKU: AL24698 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Symphonic Band Clinic
Progressive in depth and organization, this is the fourth of four comprehensive warm-up programs used by Robert W. Smith at the podium of every honor band he guest conducts. This warm up program is designed for use in any key with just a standard student part to be included in the band’s folders. This “Clinic” will provide everything you need for your daily warm-up and support your teaching objectives, as well as accommodate the National Standards for Music Education. There are four segments in each Clinic: tone, technique, theory and composition, and chorale. The recording included is only the fourth portion; the chorale. (chorale only: 1:08)SKU: ALBDM05053 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Symphonic Statement
You’ll be startled at the bold presence and sonority of this fresh new festival work for your beginners. Created by Robert W. Smith, “Symphonic Statement” is dedicated to his daughter, Savanna Grace Smith. A bold choice for your contest or any program.SKU: AL24702 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
The Great Locomotive Chase
Inspired by the events surrounding the railway between Atlanta and Chattanooga during the early years of the Civil War, Robert W. Smith stages the train chase complete with fascinating textures and effects. Listeners become engulfed in the vivid sounds. You can almost smell the smoke. This is an exciting original concert opener or closer. All aboard!SKU: ALBDM00030 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
The Great Steamboat Race
You will smell the smoke and feel the mist on your face. This innovative work by renowned composer Robert W. Smith musically recounts a famous race between two paddle boats, the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez, on the Mississippi River during the summer of 1870. It’s everything you expect. Don’t miss this dynamic new work. (4:34)SKU: ALBDM03043 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
The Iliad (from The Odyssey (Symphony No. 2))
Calls to war are the prelude to this first movement of Robert W. Smith’s Second Symphony for band, based on the classic story of ‘The Odyssey’. You’ll experience the squeaky wheels of the Trojan horse, the forest burning, and the sword fight amidst the distinguished regal melodies and energetic rhythms that drive to a conclusion. The ocean’s presence is evident in the optional transition to the second movement, “The Winds of Poseidon” (BD9923). Much awaited, this work is monumental in nature. (7:44)SKU: ALBDM00052 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 5
The Inferno
The Inferno is the first movement of Robert W. Smith’s four-movement work The Divine Comedy based on Dante Alighieri’s literary classic of the same name. Dante’s vision of hell consists of nine concentric circles divided into four categories of sin. This first movement of the epic work uses visual imagery with huge blocks of sound and explosive winds and percussion. Colossal in scope! (7:20) (Movement four – The Ascension – BD01085)SKU: ALBD9563 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
The Maelstrom
A maelstrom is described as ‘an intense whirling mass of water circling into itself with great strength.’ With this as inspiration, composer Robert W. Smith launches the resplendent new work The Maelstrom. Soaring melodic lines, punctuated with vibrant percussion, propel this driving and dramatic piece with fury and excitement. A dazzling concert statement! (duration 5:10)SKU: ALBD9755 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 0.5
The Rockin’ Drummer Boy
First the groove is established, then the clarinets introduce this familiar melody, followed by the rest of the ensemble joining in, with the percussion and low brass rocking in the background. A wonderful holiday choice for your first year ensemble to play after only a few months of instruction! (1:53)SKU: AL29551 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury was inspired by the literary work of the same name by William Faulkner, known for his epic portrayal of the conflicts between the old and new South. Opening with a vibrant drama of punctuating thrusts in strings, winds, and percussion, the mood only shifts when we move to a lyrical and ambient section of contrasting sounds. Powerful strokes return, moving to a dramatic conclusion. A superior choice for concert or contest with guaranteed stunning audience appeal. (1:58)
SKU: ALBD9954 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Three Faces of Kilimanjaro (Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira)
Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro, conjures images of mystery and power. Robert W. Smith has musically captured the three varied sides of this grand mountain. The percussion contribution completes the musical palate and brings the composition to life. Exotic and impressive. (2:50)SKU: ALBDM03040 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Through the Vulcan’s Eye
High atop a red mountain overlooking the magnificent city of Birmingham, Alabama, stands an iron sentinel—a monument of Vulcan that keeps watch over the “City of Steel.” Through the Vulcan’s Eye is comprised of four melodies, each aurally describing a view from the top of the mountain and inspired by the composer’s childhood experiences in Alabama’s largest metropolis. Broad brush strokes of sound blanket the work, enhanced by brilliant solo passages and total involvement from the percussion. A grand work on a grand scale! (7:09)SKU: ALBD9678 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
To Challenge the Sky and Heavens Above
This new composition is certain to be the next smash hit by renowned composer Robert W. Smith. The majestic hymn-like introduction and the exciting melodic statement, combined with a mysterious middle, were inspired by the rich aerospace history surrounding the Huntsville, AL area. This refreshing work promises more innovative tonalities and textures as well as a variety of interesting rhythms with an intriguing melodic content. This is one composition you won’t want to miss.SKU: ALBDM00016 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
When Summer Takes Flight
This brilliant new work at the young level by master composer Robert W. Smith begins with a characteristic fanfare with an elegant ballad-like section. The rhythms sounds hard but are easy to conquer. A stirring new work! (3:23)SKU: ALBDM02006 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
Where the Black Hawk Soars
After a majestic fanfare, a soaring melodic line appears, reminiscent of the flight of a hawk. With limitless freedom, the winged creature is master of all it surveys. The presence of the wind can be detected throughout as it carries our musical subject to new heights. A major new work by one of our generation’s most successful composers. (5:55)
SKU: ALBD9564
