Plight of the Bumbling Bee

An entertaining novelty piece where you will hear the bees being chased by someone with a "swatter" as well as lots of bees "buzzing". Also a very effective teaching tool as it introduces trills for the keyed instruments and a number of short chromatic passages that will increase the technique of your young players. Extremely effective concert selection that your students and audiences will love! A GUARANTEED WINNER!

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Pocahontas (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Menken & Schwartz - Waignein, Andre

Duration: 7.15

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POCHHAMMER MARSCH (Easy Concert Band) - Piefke, Gottfried - Ahrens, Hans

Duration: 2:10

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Poco la Moco

A delightful concert piece with a slightly baroque flavor. Full of surprise dynamic changes and every section gets a chance to be in the limelight. Alternates between major and minor modes. A terrific choice for any performance situation.

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Poem for Band (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Tatgenhorst, John

Poem for Band is based on a beautiful melody that is shared by flutes, clarinets and trumpets. The low brass and woodwinds enrich the performance with expressive use of dynamics. This music was first written for the London Symphony Orchestra as part of an orchestral suite and has been beautifully adapted for band by the composer.

Poem Romantic (in G minor) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Saucedo, Richard L.

This lyric work provides an opportunity for your band to experience the musical style of Chopin in an effective setting for second year players. Featuring legato phrases, darker sonorities, and an engaging harmonic progression, Poem Romantic No.1 offers musical rewards for the young level.Duration: 2:40

Poema Alpestre (Concert Band - Score and Parts)

For Franco Cesarini, who was born in a country where the majestic Alps dominates all horizons, mountains are a natural part of life. This majesty is reflected by the words of Alan Hovhaness: "Mountains are symbolic meeting places of the material and spiritual world." In seven successive parts, Cesarini has alternated moments of reality and matter with moments of intangible spiritualism. 21:00

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Poeme (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Stalter, Todd

Poeme encourages young wind players to play expressively by giving them many opportunities to phrase and support a long musical line, all while using comfortable ranges and the entire dynamic spectrum. Written in a free form, a rising line through the ensemble carries the players and audience to a dramatic emotional peak, eventually giving way to a calm, serene ending. An impressive piece!Duration: 2.45

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Poeme Montagnard (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Van der Roost, Jan

Jan Van der Roost received the commission for this work from the Orchestre d'Harmonie du Val d'Aoste and dedicated the composition to Lino Blanchod, the conductor of the orchestra. The first performance was on 26th January 1997 by the orchestra itself and under the direction of the composer. This extensive symphonic poem depicts the atmosphere and history of the autonomous French speaking region Val d'Aoste in northern Italy, and is meant as a musical homage to the historical figure Catherine de Challant. The opening of this piece describes the rugged nature of this region dominated by Mont Blanc, the roof of Europe. A brief, combative passage conjures up the numerous wars fought here through the ages, later expanding into a surprising 'Renaissance Dance' with an original and fitting recorder quartet. A broad, lyrical theme portrays the love that has always played an important role here. After recapturing several of the earlier themes, the piece closes with the renaissance dance, this time played by the brass. A spectacular finale brings this symphonic poem to a close.Duration: 18:30

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Poet and Peasant Overture (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Suppe, Franz Von - Takahashi, Tohru

Preludes and overtures were often written to set the mood of Viennese folk plays and therefore might be used for more than one production. Such was the case for Poet and Peasant, which introduced a comedy of the that name in 1846. The piece had already been heard as the overture to the play Lots of money, short of sleep and may also have prefaced two other plays. This overture did not belong to an opera until several years after its 1845 composition date. The themes from this overture are among the most often quoted material for comic effects for stage productions and animated cartoons. Probably, they represent, in sound, an era of nostalgia from the old-time park band concerts and are familiar to audiences of all age groups. This composition deserves to be heard in its original context as a serious, but highly entertaining, selection.Duration: 10:15

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