Rondo Picoso (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Jones, Clifton Jameson

An energetic, rhythmic work for band in the classic rondo form, this piece was the winner of the National Band Association Young Band Composition Contest. Written in rondo form, this spicy hot, multi-meter offering features a Latin percussion flavour throughout.Duration: 3:30

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Rondo Romantica (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Schwarz, Otto M.

Rondo Romantica is based on the Italian Rococo period. In this piece, Otto M. Schwarz depicts a colourful annual fair and the carefree atmosphere of the period. The piece also has undercurrents of modern elements, such as its diverse rhythms.Duration: 3:30

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ROOT BEER RAG (Advanced Concert Band) - Joel, Billy - Bellini, Joe

Duration: 3:30

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Rosa Gallica (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob

Rosa Gallica has been written to commemorate the centenary of the First World War. The work focuses largely on France as a lot of the fighting took place there. With the title Rosa Gallica (French rose), the composer wishes to emphasize the poetic image of the rose. The stem represents the years gone by - such as those taken up by the First World War - and the thorns refer to the conflict and the pain that the victims had to endure. The rose itself forms the picture of beauty - and symbolises opening up to a peaceful world. The piece depicts France from the end of the 19th century through to its role at the heart of the First World War and beyond. A spectacular and dramatic new work by Jacob de Haan. Duration: 8.30

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Rosamunde Overture (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Schubert, Franz - Takahashi, Tohru

Duration: 10:00

Rosanna (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Paich, David - Sheppard, Mike

In 1982, rock band Toto scored a worldwide hit with Rosanna. This song is more than five minutes long, much longer than was usual for hits at the time, though perhaps it was exactly this fact that contributed to its enormous success. The London arranger Mike Sheppard, who knows the pop and rock scene through and through, made a wonderfully colourful version of this rock standard. Duration: 4.15

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Rosehill (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Jakeway, Albert H. - Horner, Kevin

March - Rosehill was composed by the conductor of the Rosehill band, a one Colonel Albert Jakeway and was named after the premises that were occupied by the Salvation Army's Assurance Society when they were evacuated during the World War 2. It is a majestic march that will find good use in a performance or marching band.

Rosehill (Concert Band - Score Only) - Jakeway, Albert H. - Horner, Kevin

March - Rosehill was composed by the conductor of the Rosehill band, a one Colonel Albert Jakeway and was named after the premises that were occupied by the Salvation Army's Assurance Society when they were evacuated during the World War 2. It is a majestic march that will find good use in a performance or marching band.

Roses de Noel (Holiday Waltz) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Waldteufel, Emile - Brubaker, Jerry

Subtitled a "Holiday Waltz for Concert Band," this Emile Waldteufel theme is developed through a variety of waltz-styles featuring a variety of sections of the band. Although the title implies a holiday theme, the work would be easily programmed at any time of the year. Elegant music!Duration: 4:30

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Ross Roy (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob

Jacob de Haan was commissioned to compose this concert piece by the "St. Peters Wind Symphony" from Brisbane, Australia. "Ross Roy" is the monumental late 19th century villa where St. Peters Lutheran College was founded in 1945. The villa has always remained the school symbol. In this composition, Jacob de Haan sees the "Ross Roy" as a metaphor for the years spent at school (a monument in time), where one's personality is formed. So, the opening theme the artist calls the Ross Roy theme initially has monumental characteristics.The rhythmic motion, which strides along in the lower register and percussion at the beginning of the next section is typical of "Tempo di Marcia". This movement, accompanied by repetitions of sound, is a metaphor for the structure and discipline in school. This is the introduction to a march theme, symbolic of "passing through" the classes up to the final examinations.Then, the Ross Roy theme is dealt with again, now in a playful, humorous variation. As if the composer is saying there should also be time for a smile in school. The same theme can be heard in major key and a slower tempo in the following section, expressing pride and self-confidence. This is also the introduction to the expressive middle section that represents love, friendship and understanding.We then return to the march theme in a slightly altered construction. The oriental sounds, constituting the modulation to the final theme, are symbols of the diversity of cultures in the school. The characteristic final theme first sounds solemn, but turns into a festive apotheosis. It is no coincidence that the final cadence is reminiscent of the close to a traditional overture, for the school years can be considered the "overture" to the rest of one's life. The premiere of "Ross Roy" was conducted by Jacob de Haan in Brisbane, on August 22, 1997.Duration: 9:20

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