Anubis: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Desert sun, relentless footsteps, and supernatural dread. The piece pulses with rhythm and exotic instrumentation, evoking the chaos of an ancient army in pursuit across sand and stone. Despite the Grade 1.5 accessibility, the orchestral colors and forward momentum create genuine drama.

Young concert bands (Grade 1.5) looking for programmatic music that connects to visual storytelling and world music contexts. Directors seeking repertoire that appeals to student musicians through narrative and color rather than virtuosity.

• Balance the percussion forward enough that the world music flavor reads clearly; these colors drive the narrative rather than accompany it.
• Maintain relentless forward motion through rhythmic sections. Slight tempo variance will dissolve the urgency of the pursuit.
• Let younger players hear recordings of actual Egyptian instruments or film clips from the source material during sectionals. Knowing what sound world they're creating makes articulation and phrasing choices more intentional.

Program this as a concert opener or standalone feature that showcases your band's rhythmic precision and color palette. It works equally well in a family concert or a film music/world music themed concert, and its cinematic nature makes it an engaging bridge between classical and popular music contexts.

• Maintaining steady rhythm and pulse through extended repetitive figures
• Balancing sustained harmony against rhythmic melodic material
• Recognizing and performing world music instrumental colors and articulation styles
• Reading and executing synchronized rhythmic patterns across mixed meters