Perseus Returns - Blake Buehler

Join the Greek hero Perseus as he completes his impossible quest to behead a monstress and save his mother in this march for grade 3 concert band. Perseus, the son of Zeus and Danae, was raised as a hero to protect his mother from King Polydectes. To be rid of Perseus, Polydectes sent him on an impossible quest to bring back the head of Medusa, the mortal Gorgon who could turn people to stone with her gaze. Taking pity on him, the gods gifted Perseus winged sandals to fly, a helmet of invisibility, and a bronze shield. He found Medusa in her cave and, using the shield as a mirror to avoid her deadly gaze, cut off her head. Perseus then escaped Medusa's vengeful sisters, donning the helmet of invisibility and winged sandals. As Perseus flew home, drops of Medusa's blood fell to the earth creating the coral in the red sea and the many-colored snakes in Libya. When Perseus returned, he used Medusa's head to turn Polydectes to stone and free his mother from her imprisonment. He then presented the head to his divine protector Athena, who placed it in the center of her shield.

Perseverance - Michael Oare

Combining a brisk rhythmic drive and unique textural effects, Perseverance provides an uplifting and rewarding work for second year players. It was inspired by the dedication and creativity of students and teachers alike who overcome the challenges of keeping music alive during the pandemic!

Perseverance - Sean O'Loughlin

Perseverance by Sean O'Loughlin is an uplifting and meaningful grade half work. Perfect for talking with your students about "pushing through" when faced with challenges, this piece is a wonderful and timely introduction to concert repertoire.

Persian Dance No. 2 - Amir Molookpour

Persian Dance No. 3 - Amir Molookpour

Persian Dance No. 4 - Amir Molookpour

Persian Dance N 5 - Amir Molookpour

In these Dances commissioned by Louis Martinus, the Iranian composer uses some of the peculiarities of the Persian traditional and folkloristic music with a mixture of various rhythmic and structural approaches. In fact each dance is written in adifferent traditional Persian scale and there is a very strong tendency towards the creation of the melodies almost in the same way used by the Iranian composers of the traditional music in the past centuries. Furthermore, Molookpour on the one handtries to create these dances with this kind of intention toward the melody structures, and on the other hand, he uses the western musical techniques of composition in a very simple manner to bring these two cultural diversities more close.

Persian March - Johann Strauss

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Persian Market Twist - Ketelby-Selles

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Persiflages - Gerard Boedijn

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