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TITLE (for band / wind ensemble unless listed in BLUE)DIFFICULTY LEVELLENGTHCOMMENTS / INFLUENCES
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A Blessing11' 45"Very young band, limited instrumentation, ranges, rhythms; for our new granddaughter
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A Child's Garden of Verses + SAB Choir410'Five poems by Robert Louis Stevenson for SAB choir plus wind ensemble
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A Child's Prayer1.52' 30"Marked semplice e cantabile, a hymn-like lyric piece for young band
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A Good Time Was Had By All! + IMPROVISATION22' 30"Fun and happy piece with optional audience participation (+ optional improvisation)
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A Grateful Heart 33'Lyric music with a hymn-like quality
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A Little Night Music Homage to WAM 45'Mozart: Overture to Marriage of Figaro and others PLUS Stand By Me
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A New Awakening Homage to JSB 58'Bach: Wachet Auf chorale variations
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A Shining Light44' 30"in Memoriam, Dale Lonis; lyric music for a great friend
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A Simple Song11' 45"A lyric piece in cut time for young band
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A Space Oddity 1.51' 45"A fun march introducing young players to odd meters (2/4 and 3/8)
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A Three For All 12'Lyric music in 3/4 for young bands; basic instrumentation, ranges, and rhythms
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Adjectives STRINGS, HARP & PIANO4.56' 30"
Five brief movements: Bright, Brittle, Bruised, Brash, Brisk (electronic keyboard can sub for harp)
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Affirmation Spring WIND QUARTET3, 4, 54' 30"Simple Gifts — Woodwind Quartet (flexible instrumentation & difficulty levels)
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All Around the Circle + IMPROVISATION1.51' 45"Newfoundland Folk Song — I'se the B'y (+ optional improvisation)
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Always 45'A very pretty and lyric piece, dream-like and expressive
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Amadeus Overture Homage to WAM 43' 45"A brief, celebratory overture in classical style
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Ancient Stones 22' 30"A modal piece built on a single rhythmic motive
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Bad Dreams5.55' 30"Twelve-tone dissonance plus rhythmic challenges and odd meters = bad dreams!
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Band Bass-ics + IMPROVISATION23'A fun piece that features classic jazz, pop, R &B bass lines
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Bartók Dances59' 30"Three movements in the style of Bartók; folk melody, moderate dissonance, odd meters
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Bayreuth Festspiel Homage to RW5.510'Wagner: Ride of Valkyries, Tristan und Isolde, Siegfried Idyll, Gotterdammerung
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Bird in Flight Homage to RVW3.55'Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending & Symphony #5 'Romanza'
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Bridge of Sighs Homage to AB46' 30"Anton Bruckner: Symphonies #7, #3 & #8
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Bridges Homage to William Schuman3.53' 30"Slightly gritty 1950s American band sound; Schuman: George Washington Bridge
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Carpathian Songs and Dances3.55' 30"Spirited folk-influenced music with a slightly exotic, Eastern European flavour
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Charlie 'n' Igor 55'Charles Ives meets Igor Stravinsky; rhythm 'n' dissonance!
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Child's Play0.52'Very young band, limited instrumentation – uses only 6 notes of Bb scale
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Click Go the Shears PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE1.51' 30"A fun folk song from "Down Under" – great for teaching dotted 8th / 16th rhythm
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Coming Unraveled Homage à MR 3.55'Maurice Ravel: Bolero & Mother Goose Suite
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Concerto for Wind Ensemble617' 30"five movements; based on Bela Bartók, Concerto for Orchestra
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Courtly Lament 33' 30"Lyric music in slow 6/8 time, in the style of Greensleeves
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Crosstown FULL ORCHESTRA54'2222/4331/timp, perc., piano/strings cops and robbers movie music, plus Jimi Hendrix
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Crunch and Release0.51' 30"Very limited ranges, rhythms, and instrumentation. Explores consonance/dissonance.
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Dance Party + IMPROVISATION1.53'A fun piece for young players! (+ optional improvisation)
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Dancing Winds2.52' 15"A light, breezy, happy piece in fast 3/4 (one in a bar)
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Danse! + IMPROVISATION22' 30"Quebec Folk Song — Ah! Si Mon Moine (+ optional improvisation)
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Dernière Valse53' 30"A modern waltz, somewhat reminiscent of Ravel's La Valse
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Disco-mbobulated + IMPROVISATION 33' 30"Dance-style music reminiscent of the 1970s & 80s (+ optional improvisation)
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Drum Music56'Rhythmic, quartal-harmony music driven by timpani and various drums
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East Coast Girl 3.55'Three Newfoundland Folk Songs PLUS My Girl
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En Roulant! 4.53'Quebec Folk Song — En Roulant Ma Boule PLUS Hockey Night in Canada
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Eternal Trumpet 3.54' 30"Gustav Holst: First Suite in Eb & Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs, Im Abendrot
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Evening and Morning44' 30"A maze of ostinatos and fanfares enclose a lovely chorale
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Eventide 0.52'Very young band, limited instrumentation, range, and rhythms; hymn-like
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Fanfare and Hymn55'A spirited fanfare mixed with a contemplative hymn-like texture; lots of percussion!
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Fanfare & Scherzo44' 30"Paul Hindemith: chords based on 2nds, 4ths, and 5ths; canons; Mathis der Maler
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Fanfare for Paris 20244.53' 30"An Olympic-style fanfare combined with the French national anthem
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Fantastic! Homage à HB 4.55' 30"Hector Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
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Five Moods for Percussion and Wind Ensemble68'Proud, Comic, Dreamy, Mischievous, & Fierce for 3 solo percussionists & wind ensemble
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Gaude! Gaude! 45' 30"Christmas Carol: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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Grumpy Old Man + IMPROVISATION2.53'An annoying take on This Old Man (+ optional improvisation)
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Hallelujah! Homage to GFH 4.54'Handel: Messiah (Hallelujah Chorus)
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Happy Birthday!11' 10"Enjoy the classic birthday song while exploring the concept of balance
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Hey Ho! + IMPROVISATION2.53' 30"Quebec Folk Song — Donkey Riding (+ optional improvisation)
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Hocket Night in Canada!1.52' 05"Frère Jacques meshes with the Hockey Night theme to explore the concept of hocket
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Hopscotch 12'A fun, rhythmic piece for young band; explores the interval of a 2nd
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Icescapes Homage to our Disappearing Arctic 4.55'Solid and massive, using some more contemporary musical techniques
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IFS Light Homage to IFS 2.53'Igor Stravinsky: Firebird & Petrouchka
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Into the Sun2.53' 15"Dedicated to the MBCI band program; a minimalist celebration for younger bands
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Just for Fun! + IMPROVISATION2.52' 30"An ode to early 1960s I-IV-V-I pop music; features drum set (+ optional improvisation)
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Kookaburra PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE11' 40"A fun Australian folk song, great for teaching 16th notes
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La Fiesta Nueva Homage to HOR 5.59' 30"H. Owen Reed: La Fiesta Mexicana
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Late Summer 2.52' 30"A lovely lyric piece with lush harmony
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Latin Fiesta2.52'A fun, Latin -flavoured dance piece with syncopations in cut-time
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Latin Sun32' 30"A fun, groove-based Latin piece
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Laudate Homage to JSB 4.57'Bach: Passacaglia & Fugue in C minor and others
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Lemon Merengue!32' 15"A fun and uptempo Latin merengue in cut time
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Let's Jump! + IMPROVISATION12'Young band piece exploring basic 6/8 rhythms (+ optional improvisation)
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Lion Dance + IMPROVISATION2.53'A fun groove-based song using The Lion Sleeps Tonight (+optional improvisation)
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Lollipop Suite Homage to JA & GH4.56'John Adams: Lollapalooza & Gustav Holst: First Suite in Eb
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Lord Selkirk Suite511' 30"Four movements in Scottish folk style: Sword Dance, Jig, Orkney Sunrise, Fling
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Lovely Morning + IMPROVISATION22' 30"Frère Jacques with some new twists! (+ optional improvisation)
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Magic Mountain Homage to AB 44' 30"Alban Berg: Wozzeck & Violin Concerto
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Magyar Songs and Dances 34' 30"Folk songs and dances with a modal, Hungarian flavour
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Mahler Fanfare4.54' 30"Based on the opening of Mahler's Symphony #5; written for the Ferguson Family
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March First12' 30"A light and happy march; very limited ranges, rhythms, instrumentation.
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March Forth1.51' 40"A light 6/8 march with some modal twists and a lyric middle section
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March of the Heroes 22'A catchy 4/4 march with dotted quarter/8th, 16th, & basic syncopated rhythms
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Mercury Rising Homage à PM 57' 30" Pierre Mercure: Kaleidoscope
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Merry-Go-Round0.51' 45"Very limited ranges, rhythms, and instrumentation. A gentle 3/4 time ride.
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Mini-Concertino #1 for Clarinet1.53' 30"Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #2 for Horn1.53' 30"Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #3 for Oboe23'Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #4 for Bassoon23'Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #5 for Tuba (Euphonium)23' 45"Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4.5) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #6 for Trombone (Euphonium)2.53' 45"Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #7 for Flute24' 15"Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4.5) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #8 for Trumpet2.54'Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4.5) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #9a for Alto Saxophone2.54'Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4.5) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #9b for Tenor Saxophone2.54'Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4.5) a chance to shine!
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Mini-Concertino #10 for Percussion (Timp, Xylo, SD)
2.54' 30"Easy band parts offer a talented soloist (grade 4.5) a chance to shine!
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Musician Français Homage à CD5.58' 30"Claude Debussy: Fêtes, Afternoon of a Faun & La Mer
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Never Again (Fall 2023)48'A lament on the tragic events unfolding in the Middle East (Fall 2023)
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Nordic Flight Homage to JS 57' 30"Jean Sibelius: Symphony #5
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Northern Train22' 45"A light-hearted "train song" with references to a 1970s pop song
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Notre-Dame de Paris2.52' 15"A medieval-sounding piece representing the great cathedral of Paris
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Odds or Evens?22' 30"A light and fun introduction to 5/4 time!
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Parallel Commotion0.51' 35"Explores the concept of parallel and contrary motion. (+ optional improvisation)
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Passacaglia4.55' 30"A repeated bass line tangles with a 12 tone row; gnarly and majestic