Dragonfly - Brian Balmages

The dragonflies will be buzzing around your concert stage when you select this wonderful piece for your concert program. Ideal to strengthen brass players and teach some elementary ear training, the brass are featured playing the melodic line on mouthpieces. The woodwinds and percussion provide a full background before the brass rejoin the group playing on their instruments through the final half of the piece. An excellent teaching tool. (1:40)

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Dragons of the Ancient Court - Mark Williams

Travel back in time to revisit the ancient legends of the dragon in this powerful new work for young bands. Filled with driving rhythms and strong, accented lines, this piece is a surefire student and audience favorite. Many cultures around the world share a fascination with their own stories of dragons, and this music brings that fascination to the musical stage. (1:50) >, Book 1, page 24.

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Dramatic Essay for Solo Trumpet and Band - Clifton Williams

"Dramatic Essay," written by Clifton Williams is a dramatic dialogue between the solo trumpet and band. It was composed on commission by the educational services department of the C. G. Conn Corporation and written especially for Don Jacoby, their clinician and trumpet soloist. A wide range of trumpet technique is required to play this piece: single and multiple tonguing, rapid slurs, good range, endurance, phrasing and a large dynamic range.

Dramatico - Robert W. Smith

This dynamic work builds on the power and energy found in young musicians. The original composition takes the listener through a wide range of powerful musical statements culminating in a bold conclusion. Most imaginative! (2:05)

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Dream Variants - Roland Barrett

Exploring the traditional Welsh folk melody, "The Milking Song," this diverse setting opens with a tranquil statement of the melody, and vividly transports the listener through a progression of different interpretations of elements derived from the original folk tune to a wild and boisterous conclusion. A dramatic addition to the serious concert band repertoire, this work is an exceptional choice for concert and contest alike! (5:15) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)

"For the night is God's cathedral" and the stars visit in "dreams of fireflies." Let this arrangement from the Trans-Siberian Orchestra repertoire add a bit of holiday spice to your winter concert. This piece can be more authentically performed by adding the optional electric violin and electric guitar but can be played by concert band alone. Driving and energetic, just as you'd expect! (2:30)

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Drive! - Patrick Roszell

Energetic and fast paced, this concert or contest opener will be sure to seize the attention of your students and audience. (2:15)

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Drummer's Christmas Carol - Robert W. Smith

Robert W. Smith takes one of the world's best-known and best-loved melodies and fashions a highly effective new work that features your percussion section in the concert spotlight. As we have all come to expect from this brilliant young composer's work, the energy level is extremely high, and the writing is most effective. It is one of those special works your players will enjoy rehearsing and your audiences will greet with great enthusiasm. Driving! (2:01)

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Duke Ellington!

The legend comes alive with "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me," "Sophisticated Lady," and "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." Timeless melodies matched with a dynamite arrangement equal an unsurpassed performance experience. One of the finest concert band medleys! (7:26)

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Dune Buggy - Ralph Ford

Inspired by the composer's childhood memories of an off-beat attraction in a rural beach town, this is his musical interpretation of six-wheeled dune buggy vehicles bouncing all about at the same time, with no one belted. With some exciting percussion textures, this one will inspire practice-so buckle up for a great ride! (2:00) This title is available in MakeMusic Cloud.

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