Variations on an African Hymnsong - Hilliard

Exciting music based on a Nigerian folk hymn, Quincy Hilliard's setting is perfect for contest or concert use. Interesting harmonies, beautiful tone colors and driving polyrhythms all combine to make this a very appealing selection, especially for groups with large percussion sections. Give your students a glimpse of music from another culture rarely heard or performed by wind bands. Truly Exceptional!

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Variations on an Austrian Folksong - Gerald Oswald

Hot off the press! Composer Gerald Oswald bases this new work on an old Austrian folksong, O du lieber Augustin! The Augustin in questions is a ballad singer and an ad lib poet who apparently wrote this folksong about himself. His grim sense of humour and his attitude towards life, that humour can get you through anything, are readily apparent in this new piece. Gerald Oswald's Variations on an Austrian Folk Song received top honours at the 2010 Austrian Composition Contest.

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Variations on an English Folk Song

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Variations on Bellini's Norma - Jean-Baptiste Arban

Variations on Jerusalem the Golden - Charles E. Ives

For Brass Band of Old Instruments (or modern brass quintet or sextet) and Concert Band. Arranged by Keith Brion. Grades 4-5.

Variations On L B I F D - Alfred Reed

Variations on Mein junges Leben hat ein End - Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck - Variations on "Mein junges Leben hat ein End" for Concert Band, arranged by Ramon L. Ricker. Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, informally known during his lifetime as the "Orpheus of Amsterdam," might be considered one of the great masters of keyboard development pre-J.S. Bach. A deep understanding of contrapuntal writing, grown from the composition of more than 250 works for voices, underscore Sweelinck's keyboard innovations: the developed fugue, the organ pedal as a full fugal voice, the level of variation form reached, and the new levels or richly contrapuntal keyboard writing that incorporated various styles and ornamentations of the day.

Variations on Orange and Lemon - Henk van Lijnschooten

Variations on Shalom Chaverim - Andreas Ludwig Schulte

Shalom Chaverim is an ancient Hebrew (farewell)song, which was originally sung at the end of a celebration or meeting. It was and is mostly sung as a round. Freely translated the words mean "Goodbye, friends, goodbye and see you again!". The varying moods at a parting have been captured very well by Andreas Schulte in his arrangement 'Variations on Shalom Chaverim'. The composer himself says about the song, 'Although the melody is in a minor key, the overall atmosphere in the song is positive. one wishes each other all the best. Saying goodbye, however, also hurts. When you slow down the pace of the melody and add 'blue notes' in the harmonies, this can be sensed immediately.'Schulte refers here to the first variation. The second variation is very intense with possibly even deeper-felt emotions. 'Variations on Shalom Chaverim' ends on a cheerful and positive note, in fast tempo, and with oriental elements in the melody: 'L'hitra'ot, Shalom' (See you again, and farewell!).

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Variations On The Tyrolienne - Jean-Baptiste Arban