SKU: KJ.WB139
The Puckish Poltergeist, a programmatic work based on the pranks of a devious poltergeist, contrasts the terrifying and the comical. Through the use of rapid meter changes, simultaneous duple and triple rhythmic patterns, and contrasting textural scoring, the composer vividly conjures to mind frightened castle dwellers as they run from varied assortments of flying furniture and kitchen utensils, and the slightly bent puck, as he plays his little 'pranks.' Composed in the spring of 1991, The Pucking Poltergeist was premiered in Chicago at the 45th Mid-West International Band and Orchestra Clinic by the VanderCook College of Music Symphonic Band under the direction of Roger Rocco. It subsequently received a performance by the United States Military Band at West Point Acadamy. In February of 1993, it was featured as one of five works selected for the Symposium XVII for New Band Music at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
SKU: CL.013-0402-00
SKU: CL.013-0314-00
Note: This is a reprint from a vintage publication of 1904. No conductor score is published for this work. The Solo Cornet part serves as a conductor guide. Parts for Eb Horns are included; no F Horn parts are published for this work. If a C Piccolo/C Flute part was not published originally, one has been subsequently added by our editorial staff.
SKU: HL.196892
ISBN 9781495075100. UPC: 888680645052. 9x12 inches.
Available for the first time: easy to advanced solo works from the Rubank archives with online performance and accompaniment recordings, printable piano accompaniments, and PLAYBACK audio tools. This new collection of 12 Rubank solos includes many that have long been unavailable. All are suitable for contest and festival performance (grades 2-4). Purchase includes exceptional performance tracks (recorded by pro players), accompaniment tracks for practice, and PDF piano accompaniments for use at contest. Includes: Adagio and Finale from Concertino for Trombone (Gaucet) ? Andante and Allegro (Clérisse) ? Andante Cantabile from Concerto for Trombone (Rimsky-Korsakov) ? Behemoth (VanderCook) ? Blow the Man Down - Shanty and Variations (Walters) ? Concertpiece (Painparé) ? Emmett's Lullaby - Theme and Variations (Wm. Bell) ? Hero of the Brass (Worth) ? In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg) ? The Leprechauns' Patrol (Walters) ? The Mariner (Mattei) ? Toreador's Song from Carmen (Bizet).