Dance of Riddles

Dance of Riddles is a musical depiction of the blended styles of cuisine native to the composer's home in Central South Texas, a blend of cultural flavors and spices known as "Tex-Mex." The title also refers to tricky rhythmical constructions in the piece, including seemingly random triplets and duplets sprinkled with a variety of articulations.

Dance of the Crows

Composed with Renaissance style dances in mind, the composer imagined attending a dance where everything is beautiful, but the dancers are actually crows! With a melody that is simple and primarily on the beat, the compositions starts calmly but gradually becomes more aggressive. Use this to develop the characteristic low clarinet sound, counting and listening skills, easy dynamic contrasts, and independent percussion playing. A fun opportunity for beginning bands to stretch their wings!

Dance of the Harlequins

Dancing Clarinets

Dancing Clarinets is a sprightly and lighthearted piece designed to showcase your clarinet section. This clarinet feature will reinforce your clarinetists' early use of the upper register. The second clarinet part is in the lower register, but all students should be encouraged to learn the first upper part. This cheerful and unique piece for young bands will brighten any concert program.

Dancing Skeletons

Imagine walking through the graveyard at night and seeing three skeletons rising from the grave. Watch and listen as the skeletons do a nightly dance as the darkness surrounds them. The C minor theme begins in the low brass and low reeds as percussion - including wood block - represent the rattling bones of the dancing skeletons. Perfect for a spooky Halloween feature!

Dancing Snowflakes - Amy Beach

Taken from Amy Beach's "Children's Album, Op. 36" for piano, Minuet is one of five character pieces featuring simple and charming melodies for young musicians. In keeping with the music-box like quality of the original treble clef melody and harmony, this cheerful theme has been reimagined for concert band with the addition of percussion such as sleigh bells and wind chimes to lend it a wintry flavor and conjure images of snowflakes dancing lightly on the breeze.

Danza De Espaa

This flexible arrangement of Danza de Espaa, from Carol Brittin Chambers, can be played with as few as five wind or string players. It is a Spanish style piece in a lilting 3/4 time that will get your developing band off to a great start at your next concert. This Carol Brittin Chambers piece has flowing melodic lines and lots of interplay between the percussion and winds. Carol also explores different colors and textures in the winds to make the piece a more interesting addition to the repertoire for developing band.

Danza Latina

Dark Apollo

Daughters of Erin

Composed to celebrate the anniversary of women being admitted to the Notre Dame concert band, this Irish-themed composition includes The Bells of St. Mary's, I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen, Girls of Our Town and The Women of Kilkenny. Featuring interesting harmonic and melodic twists, a variety of meters and solo passages for several instruments, this concert and contest selection also works well for folk-song themed concerts.