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Scott Watson
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Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 5
Aesop’s Fables
Aesop’s Fables, for narrator and band, musically portrays four tales attributed to the ancient moralist. The four movements are based on “The Hare and the Tortoise,” “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” “The Dog and the Bone” and “The Wolf and His Shadow.” Dynamic and highly dramatic! (9:45)SKU: AL23314 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Appalachian Folk Carol
The Appalachian folk carol, “Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head,” was collected by folk musicologist (and the composer of the tune, “I Wonder as I Wander”), John Jacob Niles, in the early Twentieth Century. This hauntingly beautiful arrangement of the tune explores the Nativity with peaceful reverence and mysterious wonder. Watson’s writing includes expressive tempo changes, lush scoring for full band, transparent episodes for woodwinds, and delicate percussion writing, offering bands ample opportunity for performing with musical beauty and eloquence. (3:50)SKU: AL37791 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 4
Aquatica
This composition opens atmospherically in tranquil beauty—like a serene lake, a calm sea, or an eerie underwater scene. After a brief, meditative transition scored for four solo instruments, the piece bursts into a spirited 6/8 theme that suggests both water creatures and craft moving playfully through the waves. (4:50)SKU: AL41961 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
At the Feast of Stephen
This novel setting of the traditional carol “Good King Wenceslas” will musically transport you and your students to the royal Christmas banquet hall of a medieval king!The old carol tells the story of a legendary 10th-century monarch, Duke Wenceslas of Bohemia, who went out in the severe cold to give charity to the poor on December 26, also known as St. Stephens Day. The well-known 13th-century carol tune, as well as additional original material in period style, vividly conjures a lively celebration of Christmas in the high Middle Ages.
Come now ye lords and ladies to the Feast of Stephen and upon your instruments faire make most merry this Yuletide! (2:31)
SKU: AL31699 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Awake the Iron
“Desperta Ferro!,” or “Awake the iron!” was the battle cry of Medieval Spanish soldiers called the Almogavars. In the dim light of dawn, as they prepared for battle, these fierce soldiers would beat their swords on rocks shouting this phrase.The sparks that flew from the rocks in the eerie light of dawn, together with the soldier’s call to arms, would give any enemy pause. Awake the Iron, with its insistent unisons, energetic rhythms, modal themes, and powerful percussive writing, mirrors the ferocious intensity of the medieval battlefield. This mature sounding, yet approachable work, is sure to be a favorite of both the musicians and audience. (3:30)
SKU: AL33824 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 3
Balkan Seven
“Balkan Seven” gets its inspiration from the lively dances of the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe encompassing Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, and Croatia. 7/8 is the most popular uneven dance rhythm in all of Balkan music, especially in Macedonia, where a line dance with a 3+2+2 subdivision is prevalent.SKU: AL46662 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Call to Valor
Valor is defined as “boldness or determination in facing great danger; heroic courage.” “Call to Valor” musically evokes both the resolute strength and quiet courage required to face difficulties and the unknown. The piece begins with a brief, animated introduction followed by a bold fanfare theme. A quieter, contrasting section alternates bugle calls with field drum solos, but then builds to the return of the opening material. “Call to Valor” is the perfect fanfare opener or exciting closer for your next concert.SKU: AL37793 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Capturing the Blue Riband
“Capturing the Blue Riband” musically celebrates the excitement and sense of occasion experienced when traveling aboard the grand, early 20th century transatlantic liners, such as the Queen Mary and Lusitania. The Blue Riband was the coveted trophy bestowed on the vessel that clocked the fastest transatlantic time. The energetic opening and closing sections of this piece evoke the exhilaration of taking to the sea in this historic race of prestige, while a contrasting section conveys the sense of grandeur and honor central to the era and the award. (3:05)SKU: AL44974 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Celebratory Fanfare
This bright, festive fanfare is the perfect concert opener and can lend its jubilant air to any celebration or observance in which your band plays a part. Hopeful and triumphant, this brief fanfare is written well within the ability level of developing players. (1:40)SKU: AL45983 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Come, Rejoice!
From its bright, spirited opening to its majestic conclusion, this piece invites listeners to celebrate the joy of the season. This festive fanfare is based on the traditional carol, “Adeste Fideles,” and is the perfect opener or closer for your young band’s winter concert. (1:40)SKU: AL44979 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Coney Island Rag
This lively, nostalgic piece will musically transport players and audience alike to the iconic amusement parks of turn-of -the-century Coney Island (near Brooklyn, New York). The sweet, cheerful sounds that flowed from the carousels and bandwagons of a time gone by infuse this characteristic, but level-appropriate work. Ragtime feel is achieved via accessible syncopations, chromatics that lay well on the instruments, and sectional form. Novel percussion, including a slide whistle, adds to the fun! (2:35)SKU: AL39609 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1
Country Dance
“Country Dance” is the sort of spirited, rustic folk tune heard when the people of small towns and villages gather together to celebrate. Careful attention to articulations, dynamics and tempo changes will heighten the playful character of the piece.SKU: AL22259 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 2
Der Erlkönig
Der Erlkönig, or “The Elf King,” is based on Johann Goethe’s late 18th-century poem of the same name in which a father and his young son ride home on horseback one dark and eerie night. The father tries to calm the increasingly fearful son by explaining everything the boy reports as simply leaves rustling in the wind or willows moving in the fog. Nonetheless, the father rides faster and faster home only to find the boy is dead in his arms when they arrive. Goethe’s dark and gothic tale is brought to spine-tingling life in this harrowing, fast-paced tone poem for band. (3:20)SKU: AL44161 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Dorian Haiku
In “Dorian Haiku,” two centuries-old cultural artifacts—one Western (the Dorian mode) and one Eastern (Haiku poetry)—are fused together, resulting in an engaging and beautiful composition for intermediate band. This unique work offers many wonderful opportunities for teaching both musical and cross-curricular concepts. (4:00)SKU: AL41921 -
Concert Band, Concert Band Grade: 1.5
Dragonship
A macabre figurehead on the prow of a medieval Norse warship slowly emerges from the mist on the cold, dark sea. The rough voice of the ship master and the beat of the drum call the boat’s oarsmen to strenuous, rhythmic movement as they bear down on their prey.SKU: AL46648
