Blue Lake Overture

Written for the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp.

Mr. Blue Sky

Score and parts for the Electric Light Orchestra's Mr. Blue Sky arranged by Gilbert Tinner for Concert band with harmonie.

Eivind Buene: Blue Mountain (Score)

Blue Mountain for 2 Actors and Orchestra by Eivind Buene (2014). Commissioned by Ultima - Oslo Contemporary Music Festival.

Variazioni in Blue

Variazioni in Blue is a series of variations in which elements from the Blues, such as the specific ‘blue notes’, run throughout the piece. Following a stately introduction, which includes part of the theme, is an ornamental variation in ‘classical style’. We then hear a variation in ‘Blues style”, followed by a fast variation with an Eastern European folklore feel. The ‘Andante con espressivo’ is particularly fine with its attractive harmonic changes. This variation develops into a repeat of the previous folklore variations with its ‘major’ variation forming a climax towards the end.

Anders Nordentoft: Five Leaves From A Blue Lotus

Five Leaves From A Blue Lotus by the Danish composer Anders Nordentoft , scored for Chamber Orchestra.

PRYOR ARTHUR BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND (ARR PEARSON) CONCERT BAND SC/PTS

PRYOR ARTHUR BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND (ARR PEARSON) CONCERT BAND SC/PTS

Blue Lake : Overture for Concert Band

Commissioned by the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in Michigan and premiered in 1971, this dynamic composition by John Barnes Chance has a unique history. The outer sections of the work feature a rhythmic intensity created in part by Chance's free use of eight-note groupings of 2 and 3. However, when first published, the meter was changed to 4/4 resulting in awkward notation of these figures. Through painstaking research by Carl Bjerregaard, Donald Flickinger, and Myron Welch (all connected with Blue Lake) this revised edition restores the asymmetric meters as the composer originally intended.

Blue Rondo a la Turk

Take Five is by far jazz pianist Dave Brubeck’s most famous piece, easily recognized by its quirky 5/4 rhythm. Blue Rondo a la Turk, while written in a more conventional 9/8, divides the beats into groups of two’s and three’s to create an interesting rhythm. This arrangement will spice up your repertoire!

Leroy Anderson: Blue Tango (Orchestra)

Blue Tango by Leroy Anderson was a #1 hit in 1951, juxtaposing the charismatic melody over a traditional tango pulse. The work captured the spirit of an era.At the height of his career in the mid-1930s, Leroy Anderson began arranging for Arthur Fiedler's Boston Pops Orchestra. Later, Fiedler encouraged him to write his own tunes for the Pops. His compositions, more than 50 in number, virtually define the sound of the contemporary American pops orchestra.

The Blue and the Gray : Civil War Suite

Published in 1961 commemorating 100 years after the start of the Civil War, Clare Grundman's classic work has become a staple in the repertoire. Robert Longfield's adaptation for younger bands maintains the character of theoriginal as well as all of the tunes, but in a shorter and more concise setting. Includes Kingdom Coming, Marching Through Georgia, Tenting Tonight, The Yellow Rose of Texas, The Bonnie Blue Flag, Aura Lee, Dixie, Battle Cry ofFreedom, and The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

An der Schönen Blauen Donau : The Blue Danube, opus 314

An der schönen blauen Donau (The Blue Danube Waltz) has had more success as a concert waltz than in the original choral version: since its victorious performance at the World Exhibition in Paris (1867) it has achieved fame world-wide. InAustria An der schönen blauen Donau has even become an unofficial anthem. At the traditional New Year’s concert given by the Vienna Philharmonic, this waltz—along with Radetzky March by Johann Strauss the Elder—is always played as anencore.

Blue Towers

Symphonic Band (full score). Fine, I

Wbvoc Blue Moon

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody in Blue

Variazioni in Blue

Rhapsody In Blue

Miles of Blue

Big Blue Eyes

Rhapsody In Blue : Overture

Robert Longfield: Rondo In Blue

Combining elements of the blues, rondo form, and a driving 7/8 meter, this energetic work from Robert Longfield makes use of classical and jazz figures. The 7/8 meter is very intuitive and provides a rhythmic pulse throughout the piece. A swing section toward the end is an excellent teaching tool and will surely delight both your students and audience.

Salute to Ol' Blue Eyes

Strangers In The NightI've Got You Under My SkinThe Lady Is A TrampThat's Life

Soon Hee Newbold: Blue-Fire Fiddler

This dynamic fiddlin' piece will be a huge hit with your students and audience! Soon Hee Newbold draws from her diverse experiences as a violinist to offer a work that is much easier to perform than it sounds. Everyone gets in on the action. Highly recommended!