Favorite piece(s) for Band?

[bort]

What is/are your favorite band piece(s)? Orchestral transcriptions do not count.

I always get a kick out of playing Grainger (except for Irish Tune, which is nice, but I'm a little tired of it for now).

[Chadtuba]

Flashing Winds by Van der Roost has become one of my new favorites, but I conducted it as part of my TA duties so didn't get to play it.

[tubainty]

Holst first suite in Eb... An American Elegy... October... Etc.

[Rochester2013]

Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!

[Mcordon1]

easy!
Lincolnshire Posy.

[timdicarlo]

Hindemith's Symphony in Bb for Concert Band!

[bort]

Holst first suite in Eb... An American Elegy... October... Etc.

October is a beautiful piece. Played it back in college about 10(?) years ago. Would love to play it again.

[tubainty]

October is amazing! I played it in the interlochen symphonic band last summer, truly epic.

[Chuck Jackson]

American Soldier

Chuck"who thinks ALL band music, except for marches, is HIGHLY over-rated"Jackson

[jamsav]

Holst, Grainger ( Shephards Hay ) , American Variations . Haven't played it, but heard Godzilla Eats Las Vegas performed and it seems like a lot of fun...recently enjoyed Paris Sketches by M. Bilik -

[bearphonium]

Armenian Dances I and II.

Fairest of the Fair

Dublin Dances

Some good stuff here. I'd love to play Holst Suite in Eb, however.

[danzfat]

Four Factories by Carter Pann, Perthshire majesty Samuel Hazo, Dionysiaques Florent Schmitt, Turnbridge Fair Walter Piston Shall i go on there is alot of great literature out there. http://www.carterpann.com/works_fourfactories.htm" target="_blank for a free listen listen to it the whole way it will surprise you.

[Tundratubast]

Festivo; Nelybehl

[TexTuba]

Since another thread appeared....

Third Suite/Jager

[TexTuba]

Festivo is a Vaclav Nelhybel piece, Ralph. Gregson might have written a piece using the same name, but if he did it would have been decades after Nelhybel wrote his.

Gregson did use the same name, Wade. Thank you for letting me know!

[tubafatness]

Here are some off of the top of my head.

Music for Prague 1968 and Apotheosis of the Earth--Karel Husa. For those who think that all works for band are, well, too band-y. These two pieces are great, and they were both originally written for concert band.

Fifth Symphony--Alfred Reed

Lost in the Funhouse--Jeffrey Haas

Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum--Olivier Messiaen. I know it's a longshot, but it fits the description, (the piece is written for winds, brass and percussion.)

Meditations on the Writings of Vasily Kandinsky--Daniel Bukvich. Great piece for solo tuba and band, doesn't seem to get much recognition.

[The Jackson]

I really dig "Meditations" and "Summer Dances" by Brian Balmages. Gorgeous music and super tuba parts.

[JHardisk]

Anything with the word, "tacet" on the page!

[bort]

I played a piece called "Norman Rockwell Suite" by Hiyato Hirose (sp?) a few years back. Fun piece.

[phaymore]

Symphony for Band - Persichetti

I remember the first time I played it and heard the second movement...gorgeous.