Double Trouble

Designed to help beginners improve their ability to play eighth-note rhythms, this concert or contest composition uses limited ranges so that the players can concentrate on the rhythms. Percussion parts help to keep the pulse going while the melody is passed between sections. Use this to develop those essential counting skills.

Dragon Master

Dragon Rider

A musical depiction of taming and riding of a dragon during ancient times! This contemporary-sounding piece allows students to practice new performance techniques and musical storytelling. A great contrasting selection to traditional performance options, players can take on the challenges of tempo changes, accidentals, and expression in this exciting music adventure.

Dream Engine

Dreamweaver

Dreamweaver is a lyrical and gentle composition that invites the listener into a peaceful, dream-like state. The music flows like a quiet lullaby, with soft woodwinds and subtle percussion evoking the serenity of night. As the piece progresses, the melodies weave together, creating a rich tapestry of sound that mirrors the beauty and calm of a dream-filled sleep.

Dreidel Dance

Dreidel Dance is a lighthearted theme-and-variations mashup of The Dreidel Song and Hava Nagila, running both tunes through a stylistic funhouse and winding up in a flurry of high-speed energy. This arrangement is not for the faint of heart, but this whirlwind presentation by master arranger Robert Thurston is well worth the effort.

Drummer's Delight

Echoes Eternal

Echoes Eternal is beautiful piece for concert band featuring fresh harmonies and lush orchestration and connects performers and audiences together in an emotional and fulfilling journey. Described as a modern take on Baroque-era chorales, this piece is formed by three distinct sections, each sharing a common melody and general harmonic sequence.

Echoes From Within

This dramatic contest or festival piece will require your ensemble to perform emotionally in a variety of expressive styles. Using multiple meters, cadenzas, changing tempos and expressive musical shaping techniques, the music varies from romantic to light and dance-like. Challenge your entire ensemble, individual players, and audiences with this thought-provoking reflection on the strength and courage every person needs.

Echoes Of Ireland - James Swearingen

This grand setting of three beloved Irish folk tunes (The Wearing of the Green, Cockles and Mussels and The Minstrel Boy) makes a wonderful study in contrasts, in the distinctive Swearingen style. Alternately lively and warmly romantic, it fully utilizes the colorful potential of the modern concert band and will be ideal for use in festival performances. Duration: 4'