Concert Band Music 2025-2026
Concert Band Music 2025-2026
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Composers of New Concert Band Music
This incredibly talented group of composers and arrangers represents a wide range of experience, musical style and identity. These composers, many of whom are music educators, are particularly sensitive to and passionate about the needs and educational aspirations of young musicians, furthering the mission of Excelcia Music Publishing.
Choose the Perfect Level for Your Ensemble
Ranging in difficulty from beginner to advanced, our concert band music is meticulously edited and follows a strict six-part grading system reflected in our signature color-coded series. Each score, and its accompanying parts, are beautifully set for ease of reading. They include unique features to facilitate your rehearsals, like oversized time signatures in the scores and measure numbers at every measure on each part.
Grade ½
- Pieces using the first 6 notes of the Bb scale
- Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and two repeated eighth-notes
- Optional alternate parts for horn (lower range) and trombone (nothing past 4th position)
- Low brass and low woodwinds cover the bass line
Grade 1
- Playable by first year musicians
- Limited range of the first octave
- Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and simple eighth-note patterns
- Clarinet part stays below the break
- Bass line is reinforced throughout with multiple lower instruments
- Active percussion
Grade 1½
- Accessible to first year musicians and those beginning the second year of study
- Range is expanded, but still limited
- Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and eighth-notes, simple syncopation
- Addition of two Trumpet and Clarinet parts. 2nd Clarinet stays below the break, 1st Clarinet crosses the break carefully
- Bass line is reinforced throughout, but with more independence in the low brass
- Active percussion
Grades 2 to 2½
- Accessible to second and third year musicians
- Range is expanded, but still carefully considered
- Rhythm: whole, half, quarter and eighth-notes, and simple sixteenth patterns
- Clarinet 2 still stays below the break
- Separate parts for Trombone, Euphonium, and Bassoon
- Careful scoring to make the band sound full
- Percussion treated as an important color
Grades 3 to 3½
- Fully scored pieces for upper middle school and high school
- Range is expanded, but still carefully considered
- More advanced rhythms and part independence
- 3 Clarinet and Trumpet parts, 2 Horn and Trombone parts
- Generous cross-cueing of solos or exposed parts
- More advanced use of percussion
Grades 4 & Up
- Fully scored pieces for high school and collegiate level ensembles
- High artistic merit
- Range is within reason for advancing ensembles
- Rhythm: within reason and more use of mixed meter
- Scoring makes use of all colors
- Cross-cueing of solos or exposed parts
- More advanced use of percussion
- Percussion as an essential color
Ready Sets are an additional option beyond the traditional standard set of printed score and parts. They are intended to be ready to pass out and play immediately from the box using licensed, official copies.
Option 1
• Full Conductor’s Score
• Full set of 9"x12" printed parts
READY SET INCLUDES ADDITIONAL
• 3 Additional Printed Judges’ Scores
For directors who want the peace of mind that they have scores ready and on time for contest/festival adjudication.
Option 2
• Full Conductor’s Score
• Full set of 9"x12" printed parts
READY SET INCLUDES ADDITIONAL
• Full set of 8.5"x11" official copies
of parts
• License to copy future parts
For directors who want to open the box, pass out official copies and play. With a license to make future copies or extras as needed, without the need to reach out to the publisher.
Option 3
• Full Conductor’s Score
• Full set of 9"x12" printed parts
READY SET INCLUDES ADDITIONAL
• 3 Additional Printed Judges’ Scores
• Full set of 8.5"x11" official copies of parts
• License to copy future parts
For directors who want it all - includes all benefits of the Judge’s and Class Set.
*Currently available for select titles, with more coming soon!