The Avenger

It's hard to beat a Karl L. King March and King's lively "Avenger March" is an outstanding example of his earlier marches. Andy Clark's splendid arrangement for the Barnhouse Command Series makes it a great choice for middle school and smaller high school bands. It's a great choice to lead off any concert or contest performance.

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The Avengers (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Silvestri, Alan - Longfield, Robert

Featuring dark sonorities and a driving rhythmic pulse, here is an exciting movie theme carefully arranged for second year players. Robert Longfield certainly captures the flavor of the original even in this easy arrangement.

The Avengers (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Silvestri, Alan - Longfield, Robert

Probably the best-known of all the Marvel movie themes, Alan Silvestri's music features dark sonorities and driving rhythms. Arranged here in an easy flex format.

The Avengers (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Silvestri, Alan - Vinson, Johnnie

Composed for the first Avengers movie in 2012, this dramatic theme has returned in all the follow-up films and most notably in the final installment Avengers: Endgame. Here is a powerful arrangement scored for flexible instrumentation.Duration: 5.20

The Awesome Beauty of Nature (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wiffin, Rob

This starts with quiet clusters and then expands with power and grandeur, reaching its powerful peak and then receding into the distance. This music is not technically difficult but always requires good control and fine tone.Duration: 5.00

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The Baltic Way (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jan

In 1989, the demonstration named the Baltic Way, also known as the Baltic Chain, was held in the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania by its citizens in a call for independence from the Soviet Union. On 23rd August 1989, some two million participants formed a human chain, hand-in-hand all the way from the Estonian capital of Tallinn its Latvian counterpart, Riga, through to the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius - six hundred kilometres long. It became the longest human chain ever created and turned out to be the final push needed for much sought-after independence. This historic event became the source of inspiration for this composition. The introduction of the first movement, 'Struggle for Independence', is based on a nocturne for piano by the renowned Lithuanian composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis (1875-1911), thematic material from which has been incorporated throughout the whole composition. The melancholic beginning is followed by a powerful theme which reflects the resolve of the Baltic people. The sudden aggressive, dissonant chords and a dominant and, in rhythmic terms, contrary bass drum announce that the resistance is not going smoothly. Just for a moment, we hear the anthem of the Soviet Union in the lower brass, but this is relentlessly pushed to the background by the rest of the band playing the Lithuanian national anthem, 'Tautiska giesm?' (Lithuania, our homeland). The second movement, 'Decades of Suffering', echoes life under the Soviet Union's thumb. In the pursuit of independence, a peaceful protest is planned in which a human chain is formed across the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. This 'Chain of Freedom' is depicted in the final movement of the work. Duration: 10.30

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The Banana Boat Song (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Lopez, Victor

Invite everyone to sing along with this rhythmically exciting and easy-to-play selection. Don't be surprised if you see the audience dancing in the aisles with this familiar and favourite upbeat melody. Simply delightful!Duration: 2:45

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The Bandstand (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Jeanbourquin, Marc

In Bregenz, Austria, on the Bodensee - or Lake Constance - a large lake between Switzerland, Austria and Germany, there is a beautiful park with a traditional bandstand on the waterfront. This is where people meet, chat, drink lemonade and enjoy the open air concerts. It is also the place where the composer Marc Jeanbourquin takes us for a musical walk in the park. Includes: The Great Wheel; Lake View; The Enchanted Carousel; The Bandstand. Duration: 4.45

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The Bandwagon (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip

Band director and radio presenter Yutaka Nishida hails from Tokyo and has long been a friend of composer Philip Sparke. As well as conducting bands and teaching, he also presents a weekly two-hour music program, focusing on both brass and concert bands, on the Japanese national radio station, Digital Radio Musicbird.The program is called The Bandwagon and the radio station commissioned Philip Sparke to write a march which could be used as a theme tune for the program. The result is this bright and breezy march in simple ABA form.Duration: 2:45

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The Banks of Green Willow (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Butterworth, George - Longfield, Robert

Written by British composer George Butterworth in 1913, this classic work is based on two folk songs - The Banks of Green Willow and Green Bushes (the latter also appearing in works by Grainger and Vaughan Williams). Butterworth died in World War I at the age of 31, and this composition remains his most popular, regarded as an anthem for Unknown Soldiers. Here is a masterful setting for winds adapted by Robert Longfield.Duration: 3:50