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Editor’s Note: Three pieces have been added to the B literature band list. Band directors may use this list or the Texas “Prescribed Music List" which may be accessed at http://www.uil.utexas.edu/music/pml.html

Suggestions for additions and reclassifications to any list, and/or reports of publisher, spelling, and title mistakes should be send to Ted Hadley, IMEA Publications Chairman, 208-733-1079, 824 Northview Drive, Twin Falls, ID 83301. thadley@cableone.net
Rev. 10-2003


BAND LITERATURE

CLASS A | CLASS B | CLASS C | CLASS D


CLASS A LITERATURE

Arnold/Paynter—Four Scottish Dances CF
Bach/Leidzen—Toccata & Fugue in d minor CF
Bennett—Suite of Old American Dances (play at least 4) Chappell
Bennett—Symphonic Songs for Band Chappell
Bernstein/Grundman(or Beeler)—Overture to Candide GS
Broege—Sinfonia V Alpheus
Chance—Incantation and Dance B&H
Chobanian—Armenian Dances Shawnee
Copland—An Outdoor Overture B&H
Copland/Hindsley—El Salon Mexico GS
Curnow—Where Never Lark or Eagle Flew HL
de Meij—The Lord of The Rings (2 or more mvts) Amstel
Dello Joio—Fantasies on a Theme by Haydn Marks
Dello Joio—Satiric Dances AMP
Dello Joio—Scenes from the Louvre Marks
Dello Joio—Variants on a Medieval Tune Marks
Downing—Symphony for Winds & Percussion (at least 1 mvt) TRN
Giannini—Symphony No. 3 for Band Colombo
Grainger—Colonial Song CF
Grainger—Lincolnshire Posey (play at least 4 movements) GS
Grainger—Molly on the Shore GS
Hindemith—Symphony in Bb (at least one movement) AMP
Holst—First Suite in Eb B&H
Holst—Second Suite in F B&H
Husa—Music for Prague 1968 (Play I&II or II&IV) AMP
Ives/Schuman/Rhoads—Variations on America Presser
Jacob—An Original Suite B&H
Jenkins—American Overture for Band Presser
Kalinnikov/Bainum—Finale from Symphony No. 1 in g minor EMS
Knox—Sea Songs Ludwig
McBeth—Of Sailors and Whales Southern
Melillo—Stormworks MS(composer)
Mendelssohn/Boyd—Overture for Winds Ludwig
Mennin—Canzona CF
Milhaud—Suite Francaise MCA
Nehlybel—Trittico Belwin
Nelson—Rocky Point Holiday B&H
Nelson—Savannah River Holiday CF
Nixon—Fiesta Del Pacicico B&H
Orff/Krance—Carmina Burana(1,2,13 plus 6 other mvts) AMP
Persichetti—Divertimento for Band (any 3 movements) Presser
Persichetti—Masquerade for Band EV
Persichetti—Symphony for Band (play any 2 movements) EV
Reed—Armenian Dances (Part 1 or 2) Fox
Reed—La Fiesta Mexicana (play at least 2 movements) Belwin
Reed—Russian Christmas Music Fox
Schoenberg—Theme and Variations GS
Schuman—Chester Overture for Band Presser
Schuman—George Washington Bridge GS
Shotakovitch/Hunsberger—Festive Overture MCA
Vaughan Williams—Folk Song Suite B&H
Vaughan Williams—Toccata Marziale B&H
Wagner/Cailliet—Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral W-7
Weinberger/Bainum—Polka and Fugue from Schwanda AMP
Williams—Fanfare and Allegro Summy

 

CLASS B LITERATURE

Arnold—Prelude, Siciliano, and Rondo CF
Arnold/Paynter—Sarabande and Polka CF
Bach/Goldman—Fantasia in G Major Mercury
Bach/Reed—Sheep May Safely Graze Barnhouse
Bach/Reed—Thus Do You Fare, My Jesus Barnhouse
Bilik—American Civil War Fantasy Peer
Bukvich—Symphony No. 1 (In Memoriam Dresden) WJ
Chance—Variations on a Korean Folk Song B&H
Copland—Variations on a Shaker Melody B&H
de Meij—The Lord of the Rings (play one movement) Amstel
Frescobaldi/Slocum—Toccata Belwin
Giannini—Fantasia for Band Colombo
Giovannini/Robinson—Chorale and Capriccio Shawnee
Giovannini/Robinson—Overture in Bb Fox
Grainger—Handel in the Strand CF
Grainger—Irish Tune From County Derry CF
Grainger—Shepherd's Hey GS
Grainger/Daehn—Themes from "Green Bushes" Daehn
Hanson—Chorale and Alleluia CF
Holsinger—Havendance TRN
Holst/Wright—Moorside Suite, A Jenson
Jacob—Fantasia on an English Folk Song G&MBr
Jager—Colonial Airs and Dances Kjos
Jager—Third Suite Volkwein
LoPresti—Elegy for a Young American Presser
Margolis—Color MBM
McBeth—Kaddish Southern
McBeth—Masque Southern
Nixon—Elegy and Fanfare/March CF
Persichetti—Bagatelles for Band EV
Persichetti—Chorale Prelude:So Pure the Star EV
Persichetti—Pageant CF
Persichetti—Psalm for Band EV
Persichetti—Serenade for Band EV
Reed—Festival Prelude Marks
Reed—The Hounds of Spring Belwin
Reed—A Jubilant Overture Birch Island
Shostakovich/Reynolds—Folk Dances CF
Smith—Emperata Overture WJ
Strauss/Davis/Fennell—Allerseelen Ludwig
Ticheli—Amazing Grace MBM
Ticheli—Fortress MBM
Van der Roost—Canterbury Chorale deHaske
Van der Roost—Puszta B&H
Van der Roost—Suite Provencale B&H
Wagner/Leidzen—Trauersinfonie AMP
Whitacre—October HL
Zdechlik—Chorale and Shaker Dance Kjos

CLASS C LITERATURE

Grundman—American Folk Rhapsody No. 1,2,3,or 4 B&H
Bach/Moehlmann—Prelude and Fugue in Bb Major MPH
Bach/Moehlmann—Prelude and Fugue in G minor Remick
Bach/Reed—Come Sweet Death Barnhouse
Bach/Reed—Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring Barnhouse
Blahnik—Invention No. 1 ECK
Brahms/Buehlman—Blessed are They from A German Requiem Ludwig
Broege—Three Pieces for American Band Set 2 Bourne
Bruckner/Gordon—Hymn of Praise CF
Carter—Overture for Winds Bourne
Carter—Symphonic Overture CF
Davis—Scotch Folk Suite Ludwig
Davis—Welsh Folk Suite Ludwig
Delibes/Williams—March and Procession of Bacchus CF
Edmondson—Rondo for Winds and Percussion Barnhouse
Edmondson—Three Pieces for Winds Jenson
Erickson—Chanson and Bouree Bourne
Erickson—Toccata For Band Bourne
Gillis/Bainum—Spiritual from Symphony No. 5 1/2 B&H
Grainger—Ye Banks and Braes O' Bonnie Doon GS
Grainger/Kreines—Two Grainger Melodies Barnhouse
Grundman—Hebrides Suite B&H
Grundman—Kentucky 1800 B&H
Grundman—Northwest Saga B&H
Grundman—A Scottish Rhapsody B&H
Holsinger—On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss TRN
Hull—Contrasts on a Theme of Corelli Wynn
LaPlante—American Riversongs Daehn
Latham—Court Festival Summy
Latham—Three Chorale Preludes Summy
McBeth—Chant and Jubilo Southern
Mozart/Barnes—Il Re Pastore Ludwig
O'Reilly—Northwest Suite Alfred
Rhodes—Three Russian Cameos TRN
Root—Polly Oliver Kjow
Shaffer—Whitewater Festival Barnhouse
Sheldon—Fall River Overture Barnhouse
Stone—Three English Dances B&H
Stuart—Three Ayres from Glouchester Shawnee
Stuart—Three Songs from Sussex Shawnee
Swearingen—Covington Square Barnhouse
Ticheli—Cajun Folk Songs MBM
Vaughan Williams—Flourish for Wind Band OX
Vaughan Williams/Beeler—Rhosymedre Galaxy
Williams—Dedicatory Overture Marks

CLASS D LITERATURE

Arbeau/Margolis—Belle Qui Tiens Ma Vie MBM
Broege—Rhythm Machine Bourne
Curnow—Korean Folk Rhapsody Jenson
Edmondson—Briarwood Overture Kendor
Erickson—Air for Band Bourne
Erickson—Symphonette for Band Bourne
Gordon—Italian Masters Suite Marks
Gordon—Royal Heritage Suite Jenson
Grundman—Little English Suite B&H
Handel/Osterling—An Occasional Suite Ludwig
Jackson—Three Songs of Colonial America Witmarkd
Jager—Castlebrook Overture Kjos
Kinyon—Blue Ridge Rhapsody Alfred
Margolis—Fanfare, Ode, and Festival MBM
McBeth—Canto Southern
Mendelssohn/Erickson—Elegy Belwin
O'Reilly—Atlantis Overture Alfred
O'Reilly—Jefferson County Overture Alfred
Osmon—Hebrew Folk Song Suite TRN
Shelton—Air for Winds Ludwig
Smith—Gathering of the Yeoman WB
Susato/Margolis—Battle Pavane, The MBM
Swearginen—Brookpark Overture Barnhouse
Swearingen—Ashton Overture Barnhouse
Ticheli—Portrait of a Clown MBM
Tschesnokoff/Houseknecht—Salvation is Created Kjos
Williams—Variation Overture Ludwig

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