Amazonia (Concert Band - Score and Pars) - Van der Roost, Jan

This major concert work consists of five movements:1st movement: La Laguna del Shimbe. Situated high up in the Andes mountains in Northern Peru are the Huaringas, a group of lagoons in isolated and mysterious surroundings. The water has healing powers and for centuries traditional healers have settled there in small villages. From far the sick come to the Huaringas to be treated in nightly rituals, in which the hallucinating juice of the San Pedro cactus gives the prophet a look inside his patient. The biggest lagoon is the "Laguna del Shimbe", one of the countless wells of the immense Amazon stream.2nd movement: Los Aguarunas. Further downstream in Northern Peru we come across the rain tribe of Los Aguarunas. It's a proud, beautiful and independent race, which has never succumbed to domination, not even from the Incas. They live from everything the forest has to offer: fish, fruit, plants... They also grow some crops and live as semi-nomads. They take their fate into their own hands and after having made contact with modern civilisation, they have integrated new elements into their lives without betraying their own ways.3rd movement: Mekaron. Mekaron is an Indian word meaning "picture", "soul", "essence". The Indians are the original inhabitants of the Amazon region. They either live in one place as a group or move around a large region. They all have their own political system, their own language and an intense social life. At the same time they are master of music and medicine. "Everywhere the white man goes, he leaves a wilderness behind him", wrote the North American Indian leader Seatl in 1885. As a result of these contacts with the whites, the disruption of most Indian societies began. (In this century alone, 80 tribes have vanished completely).4th movement: Ktuaj. This is the name of the initiating ceremony of the Krah tribe in the Brazilian state of Goias, in which young boys and girls enter adult life. They are cleansed with water, painted with red paint and covered with feathers, after which the ritual dance holds the entire tribe spell-bound.5th movement: Paulino Faiakan. In 1988 the Indian chiefs Faiakan and Raoni Kaiapo came to Europe to protest against the building of the Altamira dam in Brazil. As a result of the dam the Indians would be driven from their traditional land and enormous artificial would be created. The project was supported financially by, amongst others, the European Community. In February 1989 the Indian tribes around Altamira held a protest march for the first time in their history together. Amongst other things they paid tribute tot Chico Mendez, who, murdered in 1988, was the leader of the rubber syndicate and a fierce opponent of the destruction of the Brazilian rain forest. Brazilian and world opinion was awakened. The building of the dam was, albeit temporarily, stopped.Duration: 12:30

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Amazonia (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Taylor, Chad

Take your audience on a voyage to the vast, unexplored areas of the Amazon Rainforest, where most of the world's isolated tribes dwell. Through the use of call-and-response, repetitive rhythmic grooves, and percussion instruments native to the region, this piece was written to celebrate the diverse and lively music culture that exists within the indigenous groups who call the Amazon Rainforest home.Duration: 5.00

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Amber Skies (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - McBride, Jonathan

Amber Skies is a uniquely lyrical and moving work at this grade level. Sweet, simple melodies and countermelodies are combined to create a contemplative and sensitive work, while ranges and rhythms are kept manageable so your students can focus on an expressive and musical performance. "Amber Skies" is written in a style that helps ensure a meaningful, emotional, and accessible performance that your students will be proud of. Beautiful! Duration: 2.15

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Amber Waves of Grain (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James

Not only is this work a fine piece of original writing, but it also fits the need for a patriotic program number. James Curnow has intertwined his own thematic material with fragments of 'America The Beautiful.' The finale is a grandiose section the incorporates both themes.

Amber Waves of Grain (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Curnow, James

Fabulous scoring! James Curnow has adapted his popular concert band work for the Flex-Band format. This patriotic symphonic rhapsody utilises a lyric style along with various moods and textures as it intertwines original themes with fragments of America the Beautiful.

Amboss Polka (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Parlow, Albert - Watz, Franz

Duration: 2.45

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Ambush (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Pederson, Dakota

Ambush by Dakota Pederson is a work that describes the fight of war and recounts a flanking ambush set out by soldiers as they close in on a victory. A fiery chord opens the work and is followed by a relentless melody, which is expressed through precise articulation. The work challenges performers to focus on articulation and expression, while giving the percussion section a driving rhythm to maintain the energy. Strong harmonies in the brass and bold melodies throughout make this piece a fierce statement of war and victory. Duration: 4.15

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America (from West Side Story) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bernstein & Sondheim - Brown, Michael

From one of the landmark musicals of all time, here is an exceptional production number on one the show's best-known tunes. Michael's arrangement is authentically adapted from the original Bernstein score yet playable enough to sound great with most bands.

America (Land of Liberty) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Hodges, Steve

Beginning with a strong introduction by the trumpets, this arrangement provides three effective settings of America. The first two settings are at a moderate march tempo in 4/4 time featuring the clarinets and trumpets, followed by a lush presentation by the low brass and woodwinds. A lively flute countermelody accompanies the first setting. The final presentation begins with a brass chorale in the traditional 3/4 meter that leads to a stirring conclusion featuring a flowing woodwind countermelody. A short rallentando leads to a spirited return of the original march countermelody that brings the piece to an exciting conclusion. Duration: 2.30

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America Exultant (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Fillmore, Henry - Glover, Andrew

Sousa said, "A march should make a man with a wooden leg step out," and Henry Fillmore's "America Exultant" is exactly the kind of march he had in mind! Trombones are featured throughout, along with a trumpet-and-drum motif and a woodwind obbligato. The very unique trio is based on "America." Not difficult, but highly impressive!

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