Our new store is under construction. For ordering information, contact clragsdale@me.com Overture to the Opera Fra Diavolo is a Grade 6 selection, well-suited to the accomplished collegiate wind band. French composer Daniel-Françoise-Esprit Auber (1782-1871) found his greatest success in the … Read More
“Intermezzo Sinfonico” from Cavalleria Rusticana is a Grade 3 selection, well-suited to the mature junior high or high school band. Duration 3’45”. Between the time Giuseppe Verdi wrote Otello and Falstaff, the Italian opera moved in reaction to the verismo school, based on “naturalism”, featuring stories … Read More
Welcome to the Legendary Transcriptions of Lawrence Odom Lawrence Odom is a native of Heavener, Oklahoma. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma School of Music, he began his Air Force career in 1958 as a pianist with the Air … Read More
Our new store is under construction. For ordering information, contact clragsdale@me.com Edvard Grieg’s operatic masterpiece Olav Trygvason was never finished, but Grieg (being at least somewhat practical) made piano arrangements of segments of the unfinished opera; Prayer and Temple Dance is one of these. … Read More
Our new store is under construction. For ordering information, contact clragsdale@me.com The immense popularity of Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suites and the Piano Concerto have overshadowed some of his other fine accomplishments for orchestra. The Symphonic Dances were written in 1896-98 during Grieg’s mature period. … Read More
“Scene III” from Olav Trygvason, Op. 50 is a Grade 5, well-suited to the outstanding high school or college band. Duration 12’30”. This arrangement came about because of my research into the music of the Australian-American composer Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961). As … Read More
Our new store is under construction. For ordering information, contact clragsdale@me.com Landkjenning (“Land-Sighting”) is a Grade 4 selection, well-suited for the mature high school or collegiate band. Length 7’30”. [landk_youtube]
EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907) Grainger was acknowledged as the master of Grieg’s Piano Concerto; Grainger’s performance edition is used by most pianists today. Friend, supporter, inspiration and mentor to the young Percy Aldridge Grainger. Norway’s greatest composer About the Composer … Read More
Aux Arcs (pronounced “Ozarks”) Music is a music publishing venture specializing in distinctive and exciting arrangements and compositions for the modern concert band. Our initial offerings in 2005 featured the music of Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) and Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), … Read More
Our new store is under construction. For ordering information, contact clragsdale@me.com The opening 16 bars of this well-known setting of Percy Grainger’s have been re-scored for the mallet ensemble (Vibes plus four players on 2 marimbas, with added parts … Read More