Empire: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

$55.00 USD

Empire: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts

Name: Empire: Concert Band Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 98-TSGB037
Price: 55.00 USD
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By Tyler S. Grant

Level:.5

Item: 98-TSGB037

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Your beginning band will journey through time to a futuristic empire! Empire by Tyler S. Grant brings advanced-sounding concepts to the most accessible levels. Engaging rhythms and memorable melodies will keep every musician appropriately challenged and engaged to the very end. Dramatic! (Also included: Unison Rhythm & Melody Exercises, optional percussion parts, and more!) (1:15)

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Series: First Sounds Series

Publisher: Tyler S. Grant Music Works, LLC.

UPC: 038081603780

SKU: 98-TSGB037

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About the Composer: Tyler S. Grant

Tyler S. Grant has built a reputation as a composer and arranger whose works appear regularly on honor ensemble programs and curated repertoire lists across North America and internationally. His commissions and publications span concert bands, orchestras, and chamber ensembles; his fanfare Panoramic Fanfare won the Dallas Wind Symphony's 2014 competition and has since traveled to collegiate and professional stages throughout the continent.

Beyond the page, Grant conducts clinics and guest rehearsals with school programs and honor groups across more than 15 states. His conducting appearances include The Midwest Clinic and all-state festivals, and his arrangements were featured in Alfred Music's Sound Innovations: Ensemble Development series. He holds a bachelor's degree in instrumental music education from the University of Alabama, where he studied conducting with Randall Coleman.

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Why we love this

Grant writes for beginning bands without condescension. Empire manages the rare feat of sounding mature and dramatic while remaining genuinely accessible to young musicians; the rhythmic language and melodic shapes feel sophisticated enough to keep an ensemble engaged across the entire duration. The inclusion of unison exercises and optional percussion parts shows a director's understanding of how beginning bands actually work.

What to expect

A journey with cinematic scope that unfolds through accessible writing. Engaging rhythms propel the narrative forward while memorable melodic lines give every section something worth playing. The dramatic arc builds without relying on extreme technical demands.

Who it's for

Beginning and early intermediate concert bands seeking repertoire with substance. Empire works for ensembles in their first or second year who have developed basic technical control but still need guidance in shaping phrases and balancing parts.

How to get the most out of it

Establish the forward momentum early in rehearsal. The dramatic quality depends on confident pulse and clear phrasing, not speed.
Balance the optional percussion parts carefully; they should enhance, not overshadow, the band.
Use the unison exercises as a rehearsal warm-up on days leading to performance. They build ensemble cohesion and prepare intonation.
Lean into the futuristic storytelling. Talk with your band about the journey and how dynamics, articulation, and ensemble balance create that world.

How to use it

Program this as a centerpiece for a concert themed around time, discovery, or imagination. At just over a minute, it pairs well with a ballad and a march to create a complete concert arc. Festival directors will recognize it as contest-ready from day one.