Dorian Chant - Bill Calhoun

For beginning bands, this piece is an excellent teaching vehicle to start a discussion of how musical modes can change the overall character of a composition. Composer Bill Calhoun gives us a very well-scored piece that will help your beginning students sound great while having a great time.

Dorian Dialogue

Double Trouble

Designed to help beginners improve their ability to play eighth-note rhythms, this concert or contest composition uses limited ranges so that the players can concentrate on the rhythms. Percussion parts help to keep the pulse going while the melody is passed between sections. Use this to develop those essential counting skills.

Dragon Master

Dragon Rider

A musical depiction of taming and riding of a dragon during ancient times! This contemporary-sounding piece allows students to practice new performance techniques and musical storytelling. A great contrasting selection to traditional performance options, players can take on the challenges of tempo changes, accidentals, and expression in this exciting music adventure.

Dream Engine

Dreidel Dance

Dreidel Dance is a lighthearted theme-and-variations mashup of The Dreidel Song and Hava Nagila, running both tunes through a stylistic funhouse and winding up in a flurry of high-speed energy. This arrangement is not for the faint of heart, but this whirlwind presentation by master arranger Robert Thurston is well worth the effort.

Drummer's Delight

Eagle Lake March

Commissioned by a South Carolina Middle School Band, Eagle Lake March, has the stately character of the great British marches of Gustav Holst and Eric Coates. As with all good marches the main theme is memorably tuneful, and there is a fine collection of worthy counter melodies, as well. A modulation to F Major leads to a grandly scored and sonorous conclusion Duration: 4' Keys: Eb, F Ranges: Trumpet - F; Horn - Eb; Trombone - Eb

Echoes Eternal

Echoes Eternal is beautiful piece for concert band featuring fresh harmonies and lush orchestration and connects performers and audiences together in an emotional and fulfilling journey. Described as a modern take on Baroque-era chorales, this piece is formed by three distinct sections, each sharing a common melody and general harmonic sequence.