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  • The Fairest of the Fair
    The Fairest of the Fair John Philip Sousa The Fairest of the Fair was composed for the annual Boston Food Fair of ...
  • Fanfare on "Adeste Fidelis"
    Fanfare on "Adeste Fidelis" Jim Colonna Fanfare on “Adeste Fideles” The bright main theme (O Come, All Ye Faithful) sounds mainly in the brass sections. ...
  • Fanfare for Freedom
    Fanfare for Freedom Graham Lloyd The composer says this piece “is my dedication to the innate spirit that exists within all of ...
  • Fanfare from "La Peri"
    Fanfare from La Péri Paul Dukas The ballet La Péri , written in 1912, depicts a young Persian prince who travels to ...
  • Fanfare from the Overture to "Libuše"
    Fanfare from the Overture to Libuše Bedřich Smetana Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) was a Czech composer who developed a musical style which became ...
  • Fantasia in G
    Fantasia in G Timothy Mahr Fantasia in G is an ...
  • Fantasia on a 13th Century Carol
    Fantasia on a 13th Century Carol (March of the Three Kings) James L. Hosay  ...
  • Fantasy on a Bell Carol
    Fantasy on a Bell Carol Edward J. Madden Fantasy on a Bell Carol Edward J. Madden is a composer, arranger and conductor. ...
  • Fervent is My Longing
    Fervent is My Longing (chorale prelude for organ BWV 727) Johann Sebastian Bach / arr. Lucien Cailliet Fervent is My Longing BWV727, ...
  • A Festival Prelude
    A Festival Prelude Alfred Reed A Festival Prelude Composer Alfred ...
  • Festive Overture
    Festive Overture Dmitri Shostakovich, Opus 96/trans. Donald Hunsberger Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) was a prominent Russian composer. A child prodigy, he studied at ...
  • Fetes from Three Nocturnes
    Fetes from Three Nocturnes Claude Debussy/arr. William A. Schaefer Fêtes (Festivals) is the second of Three Nocturnes. Debussy imagined "the restless ...
  • Finale for a Winter Festival
    Finale for a Winter Festival James Curnow The concept behind James Curnow's Finale for a Winter Festival centers on the use ...
  • Finale from Symphony in F Minor No. 4
    Finale from Symphony in F Minor No. 4 Pyotr I. Tschaikowsky Finale from Symphony in F Minor No. 4 ...
  • Finale from Symphony No. 5
    Finale from Symphony No. 5 Dmitri Shostakovich/trans. Charles B. Righter Of the fifteen symphonies written by Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Symphony ...
  • Finale, Symphony No. 3 in C (Organ Symphony)
    Finale, Symphony No. 3 in C (Organ Symphony) Camille Saint-Saens/arr. Earl Slocum Camille Saint-Saens' Symphony No. 3 in C Major , generally ...
  • Finlandia
    Finlandia Jean Sibelius/arr. by Lucien Cailliet This tone poem is probably the most widely known of all the works of Sibelius. It ...
  • A Fireside Christmas
    A Fireside Christmas arr. Sammy Nestico A Fireside Christmas is ...
  • The Flashing Eyes of Andalusia
    The Flashing Eyes of Andalusia John Philip Sousa / arr. Keith Brion  ...
  • First Suite in E-flat
    First Suite in E-flat Gustav Holst British composers have produced several exceptionally fine works for the concert band. Of all these, First ...
  • Flower Drum Song
    Flower Drum Song Richard Rodgers/arr. Phillip J. Lang Flower Drum ...
  • Folk Dances
    Folk Dances Dmitri Shostakovich Folk Dances is a single-movement work of light-hearted Russian folk dances. The string of tunes is combined ...
  • Foster On My Mind
    Foster On My Mind Stephen Foster/arr. Takashi Hoshide Foster On ...
  • Four Dances from "West Side Story"
    Four Dances from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein / arr. ian Polster  ...
  • Foster's America
    Foster's America David R. Gillingham Foster’s America is a three-movement ...
  • Four Scottish Dances
    Four Scottish Dances Malcolm Arnold, Opus 59/arr. John P. Paynter Four Scottish Dances Composer Sir Malcolm Arnold (1921-2006) was born ...
  • Fugue à la Gigue
    Fugue à la Gigue (for organ, BWV 577) Johann Sebastian Bach / arr. Gustav Holst, Jon Ceander Mitchell Fugue à la Gigue ...
  • Fugue in G Minor, "Little Fugue"
    Fugue in G Minor, “Little Fugue” BWV 578 Johann Sebastian Bach / arr. Lucien Cailliet Fugue in G Minor BWV 578, is ...
  • Fum, Fum, Fum
    Fum, Fum, Fum arr. Chip Davis/Robert Longfield Fum, Fum, Fum ...
  • Fusion
    Fusion Brian Balmages Fusion is a contemporary work in three ...