Toccata "Atalanta" (Windependence Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bonelli, Aurelio - Hanson, Shelley

Woodwind and percussion players usually are unfamiliar with the antiphonal brass choir tradition. I made this modern, more easily readable version of Bonelli's classic 1600 Toccata for flexible wind ensemble with optional percussion, so that as few as 8 players up to full symphonic band could play in this style. I've used it as a dramatic concert opener, with the second, smaller group positioned behind the audience. ~ Shelley Hanson

TOCCATA (Advanced Concert Band) - Gigout, Eugene - Mortimer, John Glenesk

Duration: 2:50

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Toccata (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Frescobaldi, Girolamo - Slocum, Earl

This Earl Slocum arrangement of a major Frescobaldi composition commands a place reserved for a special few. It remains true to the style of the compositional period and presents a powerful statement in its concept and execution.Duration: 6.00

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Toccata (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Heaton, Wilfred - Wheeler, Alastair

Based on the spiritual 'O dem golden slippers', this work was originally written as a brass sextet although a brass band version was published in 1973. Now, with this further amplification to wind band, it is hoped that the work will be enjoyed by an even greater audience and many more performers.

Toccata (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Johnson, Stuart

Marked by driving staccato eighth note ostinatos that are freely passed around the ensemble, "Toccata" keeps you on your toes from start to finish.

Toccata (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Monteverdi, Claudio - De Haan, Jacob

Claudio Monteverdi composed this toccata as an instrumental introduction for the opera L'Orfeo (1607). According to the composer, this introduction should be played three times before the rising of the curtain. This is actually the first overture in the history of opera.)The story of Orfeo, who enchanted nature with his music, is tragic, as he loses his beloved Eurydice and decides to retrieve her from the underworld. On their return journey, one glance back at her is fatal: he loses her for the second time.)This arrangement for wind band is very suitable as a concert opener. The toccata is played three times just like the original. The first time it is played by a quintet consisting of two trumpets and three trombones.)Various ways of performing this toccata are possible. The tension builds up more intensely if the quintet starts off stage. Eventually, these five players join the band, after which the tutti version follows two times. You can also have the brass play from the gallery during the second or third time for a double choir effect.Duration: 2:00

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Toccata (Concert Band - Score Only) - Heaton, Wilfred - Wheeler, Alastair

Based on the spiritual 'O dem golden slippers', this work was originally written as a brass sextet although a brass band version was published in 1973. Now, with this further amplification to wind band, it is hoped that the work will be enjoyed by an even greater audience and many more performers.

Toccata (Concert Band - Score Only) - Johnson, Stuart

Marked by driving staccato eighth note ostinatos that are freely passed around the ensemble, "Toccata" keeps you on your toes from start to finish.

Toccata (from Symphony No.5) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Widor, Charles-Marie - Noble, Paul

The Toccata from Symphony No.5 has become a favorite showpiece of master organists, and is the first of the toccatas characteristic of French Romantic organ music. This Concert Band arrangement is faithful to the original score, with the woodwind arpeggios segmented and presented divisi to facilitate the technical demands. The power and magnitude of this composition lends itself well to the medium of the Concert Band.

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TOCCATA (Graham)(Concert Band) - Graham, Peter

Toccata is part of Cats Tales (see above) which pays tribute to four wonderful musicians who shared a love of jazz and the New York City. New York resident "Bernstein East", aka Leonard Bernstein, is the inspiration behind Toccata. The presence of Bernstein's masterpiece West Side Story looms large here.

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