Very Easy – Easy (Gr. 0.5–1.0)
Swarm
Grade 0.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
The Swarm is here! Creepy crawlies with wings blot the sky in this exciting and sound-effect-filled new work for the earliest of ensembles. Using only the first 6 notes of the Bb scale, Tyler Arcari brings us directly to the hive! Set them up for success and watch them ask to play it again and again!
Christmastide
Grade 0.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Using only the first six notes of the Bb scale, composer/arranger Tyler Arcari found a way to combine, in quodlibet, four classic carols into a delightful setting for the youngest of band musicians. Your first-year students will shine as they delight audiences with I Saw Three Ships, Patapan, in Dulci Jubilo, and Deck the Halls.
Primetime Parade (March)
Grade 0.5 - Wingert-Jones Publications
Looking to introduce beginners to march style? Look no further than Primetime Parade! This piece is specifically written using the first 6 notes of the Bb scale, making it the ideal starting point for those just beginning to explore this unique musical style.
Aliens in the Attic
Grade 0.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Aliens are here! This exciting new work is full of sound effects, drama, and suspense! Tyler Arcari weaves a dramatic tale of an Alien invasion from above…your attic to be exact! Your students will be asking to play this one over and over!
Breaking Free
Grade 0.5 - Wingert-Jones Publications
Written to describe the feeling of waking up after an annoying dream, Breaking Free is an intense concert opener. With semi-lyrical writing in the middle of the work, students will have an opportunity to show off their musicianship as well as their strong, aggressive playing.
Full Force Fanfare
Grade 1.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Full Force Fanfare is an electrifying and dynamic tour de force for young band by composer Tyler Arcari. Pure excitement from the start leads to a wonderful short lyrical-style section in the middle making Full Force Fanfare the "Full" experience. They'll want to play this one over and over!
Against the Storm
Grade 1.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Imagine being on a boat at sea, only to catch a glimpse of a slowly approaching storm in the distance. Audiences will hear the rain, ship bells, and the sounds of the crew battle against the storm in this exciting, intense, and sophisticated work for beginning musicians. This one is a hit!
Aurora Eclipsed
Grade 1.0 - Carl Fischer Music, LLC
"Aurora Eclipsed was inspired by the solar eclipse of 2017. During a solar eclipse, a beautiful and fascinating aurora forms around the moon creating an eerie outline. This “ring of fire” is actually the sun’s outer edges being revealed to the human eye."
Ripper
Grade 1.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Inspired by the legend of Jack the Ripper, Ripper takes on a whole new meaning with clever sound effects. Using scrap paper, composer Tyler Arcari added sections where the ensemble “Rips” those pieces of paper in half, creating a fun and exciting concert experience!
A Torch Was Brought
Grade 1.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
"This setting of the 17th century Christmas carol, Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella, will be a great addition to your holiday library. Full of musical possibilities, young musicians will find ample opportunities to grow. Perfect for any holiday concert."
Easy – Medium Easy (Gr. 1.5–2.5)
Breakneck!
Grade 1.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Imagine flying down the streets at breakneck speed! This high-wire work for developing bands is an intense ride from start to finish! Easy 8th-note patterns create an anchor-point for this work while a clever use of percussion equipment, upper brass "honks", and cool harmonic tension transport you directly behind the wheel!
Rising Warrior
Grade 1.5 - Wingert-Jones Publications
Tyler Arcari has done it again! You haven't heard Scarborough Fair like this! Mashing together a fan-favorite the Ukrainian Bell Carol and the timeless folk song Greensleeves brings together a hauntingly neat new story for Scarborough Fair. Students and audiences are going to love this one!
Merry Wayfaring Stranger
Grade 1.5 - Wingert-Jones Publications
Tyler Arcari has a knack for smashing un-related tunes together, especially for Christmas! This clever new addition to Tyler’s chaotic caroling is no exception. Musicians will love the drama in this work, as they mix Poor Wayfaring Stranger with the likes of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen and Patapan. This will be the star of your next holiday program!
Rising Warrior
Grade 1.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Rising Warrior is a solid contest/festival style piece for developing band. Composer Tyler Arcari knows how to score for young bands to make them sound huge and sonorous. Perfect for festival adjudication, there is a lot to teach in this piece while still being fun and accessible. A solid hit year-round.
Fortress of Stone
Grade 1.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
Developing bands will shine with this daring new piece from composer Tyler Arcari. It hits you right out of the gate and contains many musically contrasting sections that will help to improve the musicianship of your students. Great melodic and harmonic material equal a stunning piece.
Amparito Roca
Grade 2.0 - Wingert-Jones Publications
Tyler Arcari brings us the first truly accessible grade 2 version of this classic standard. Amparito Roca has become one of the most well-loved and played marches in the concert band medium and now even more musicians can experience this wonderful Spanish March.
Defender's Oath
Grade 2.5 - Wingert-Jones Publications
The legends of old tell of brave knights, sworn to protect and defend, who vanquished dragons and saved people from tyranny. This new work for developing band, inspired by a 15th century piece titled "Agincourt Carol", is a wonderful fantasy written by Tyler Arcari. From exciting tutti sections, accessible solo moments, courtly brass fanfares and lush woodwind choirs - Defender's Oath has something for everyone.
Ancient
Grade 2.5 - Wingert-Jones Publications
The composer’s love for fantasy video games is on full display in this inspired work! Fascinated with the creation of Legends, Tales, and Lore that accompanies mystical worlds – Tyler Arcari has given us a new contest/festival style work that students will love to play.
Capstone (March)
Grade 2.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
"Young bands will enjoy playing this traditional march. Lots of dynamic changes and built-in color will have your audiences clapping in no time. A melodic horn part and moving low brass lines will keep everyone in the band interested and sounding their best!"
Mission Control
Grade 2.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
"Take a musical journey into space with composer Tyler Arcari in this action-packed concert work. Mission Control depicts the fine men and women of the legendary “Houston” control center as they prepare to launch a rocket full of astronauts into space."
Hard Rock Fanfare
Grade 1.5 - Carl Fischer Music, LLC
"As the title suggests, this emphatic fanfare for beginning band is rock infused for a fresh-sounding concert opening. The active rhythmic figures combine with memorable angular melodic figures to propel this piece to its distinctively dramatic conclusion."
Guardians of the Vanguard
Grade 1.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing
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Inspired by the composer’s love of video games, specifically Destiny, this piece is a great introduction to the ABA form. The middle section, lyrical yet still driving, is an opportunity for expressive playing. Whether for contest and festival or for their spring concert, your students will love playing Guardians of the Vanguard.
Medium – Advanced (Gr. 3.0–5.0)
Cloudscapes
Grade 3.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
This new, semi-programmatic work depicts the journey of hot air balloons from their beautiful and hauntingly calm field glows to their ascent into the clouds. Wonderful harmonic movements and clever impact points, as well as optional visual elements, make this work a theatrical experience fit for wowing your audiences. Take a skyward journey with composer Tyler Arcari!
Ascendant (Fanfare)
Grade 4.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
This triumphant fanfare comes out of the gate swinging! Full of infectious woodwind licks and brass sections, this fanfare has it all, and in a compact package of 2 minutes! Fast & furious and fit for any concert opener or a fiery closer, Tyler Arcari has knocked this one out of the park!
A Christmas Tiding
Grade 4 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
A roaring combination of ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime and God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen. After a subtle lush opening the piece is off and running in a fantastic 7/8 groove that is bold and aggressive. It is well-scored and will make your symphonic band sound outstanding.
Sea Shanty Saga
Grade 3.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
This re-envisioning of Composer/Arranger Tyler Arcari’s widely successful small ensemble works of the same name puts a modern twist on timeless music. Set up in a small 3-movmenet suite, Sea Shanty Saga is the type of work that will stand the test of time. A roaring 6/8 first movement leads to a breathtakingly haunting second movement and concludes with a fiery mash of two popular shanties. Completely new, yet old at the same time, this one is a hit.
Fractures in Time
Grade 4 - Wingert-Jones Publications
Looking at the world you start to notice not everything is modern. In fact, you can see bits and pieces of tech, objects, tools, structures that are from a time long past…peppered around our daily lives. These fractures in time remind us that we are not always completely modern. This sentiment is on full musical display in this unique and fresh offering from composer Tyler Arcari.
Highlander
Grade 3.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
"Sweeping and cinematic, this composition will have musicians and audiences picturing the awe-inspiring Scottish Highlands. Traditional Scottish sound elements are intentionally avoided in order to bring a fresh harmonic and melodic perspective to this extremely attractive work."
Radiant
Grade 5.0 - Excelcia Music Publishing, LLC
"Inspired by the Phrygian dominant scale's commonality in several dance styles, here is an intense concert work for advanced ensembles. Brisk melodic lines and embellishments are paired with an infectious dance rhythm that propels this work from beginning to end."
Solar Flare
Grade 3.5 - Carl Fischer Music, LLC
"Brilliant and hard driving, this work is as fascinating as the profound solar event it's named for. The spectacular outburst of light and energy on the surface of the sun is mirrored through the intense and unrelenting drive that begins with percussion."
The Angels Call
Grade 3.5 - Excelcia Music Publishing
Written to commemorate the life of a young woman tragically taken too soon, The Angels Call is inspired by the 3-note Ship bell figure played at football games. Using original music as well as the well-known hymn It is Well With My Soul and folk song Loch Lomond, this one will tug at the heartstrings.
