Bengal Lights - Olav Anton Thommessen

The richness of the music of the sub-contient is an eternal inspiration, showing music to be the fusion and balance of opposites: improvisation and calculation, freedom and form, rhythm and melody.Indian musical thinking has acted through thecenturies as a model for articulating thought through sound.I have based my piece on an Indian temple dance in which a short motivic nugget generates garlands and trails of sonic colour.The raga-form is maintained, with anintruduction comprizing a presentation of the scale-material, out of which the sonic nugget is forged.The work was premiered by The Norwegian Navy Band Bergen conducted by Peter Szilvay in 2007.This newversion was edited by thecomposer in 2015.

Benjamin Franklin and the Art of Music - Robert W. Smith

Benjamin Franklin's love for the art of music was well documented in American history. Robert W. Smith has selected three musical moments in Ben Franklin's life and created this unique composition for the concert band. Beginning with a setting of "My Plain Country Joan." a song composed as an anniversary gift to his wife, Franklin's jovial personality is evident through the timelessness of his music. The second section is based on Franklin's glass armonica. The delicate and ethereal sounds of this beautiful instrument provide a quiet moment of reflection for all. The finale is based on Franklin's "magic squares." an arrangement of numbers in a square where all rows, columns and diagonals add to the same sum. Robert W. Smith extracted the melody based on the numeric sequence in a 3 x 3 magic square. The resulting musical statement and fugue truly shows the close relationship between mathematics and music. An amazing concept, an amazing cross-curricular piece!

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Bennington - Forsblad

Short descriptive concert overture for beginning groups.

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Benny Goodman in Concert - W. Scott

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Benny Goodman Memories

Benny Goodman Memories arranged by Naohiro Iwai for Concert Band.

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Benny Goodman: The King of Swing

The music of Benny Goodman was the driving force in launching the swing era in the mid 1930s. With the familiar hits Let's Dance: Stompin' at the Savoy: Moonglow and Sing, Sing, Sing, this energetic and well-scored medley pays afitting tribute to the King of Swing.

Benny Hill - James Rich

Benny Hill (Yackety Sax) (Alto Sax Solo) - Rich

Benny Hill (Yackety Sax) (Clarinet Solo) - Rich

Benny Hill (Yackety Sax) (Flute Solo) - Rich