For the band with a mature clarinet section, here is a rollicking extravaganza that will leave the audience breathless. No one does entertaining program music like Leroy Anderson and this one is a real winner.

Here's the perfect encore from the legendary writer of light concert music, Leroy Anderson. With an occasional 3/4 bar thrown in for musical grins, Home Stretch is a tuneful gallop that makes a delightful ending to a great concert.

2008 is the 100th anniversary of Leroy AndersonÂ's birth, and this special centennial edition contains a biography of the composer and notes about each of the pieces included. Titles: Arietta * Balladette * Belle of the Ball * Blue Tango * The Bluebells of Scotland * BuglerÂ's Holiday * The Captains and the Kings * China Doll * Clarinet Candy * Fiddle-Faddle * The First Day of Spring * Forgotten Dreams * The Girl in Satin * The Golden Years * Governor Bradford March * Home Stretch * Horse and Buggy * Jazz Legato * Jazz Pizzicato * Lady in Waiting * An Old-Fashioned Song * The Penny-Whistle Song * Phantom Regiment * Plink, Plank, Plunk! * Promenade * Pyramid Dance * Sandpaper Ballet * Saraband * Serenata * Sleigh Ride * Song of the Bells * Summer Skies * The Syncopated Clock * Town House Maxixe * A TrumpeterÂ's Lullaby * Turn Ye to Me * The Typewriter * The Waltzing Cat. 184 pages.

Contents: Belle of the Ball. Blue Tango. Fiddle-Faddle. Forgotten Dreams. Horse and Buggy. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Plink, Plank, Plunk. Sandpaper Ballet. Serenata. Sleigh Ride. The Syncopated Clock. Trumpeter's Lullaby. The Typewriter. The Waltzing Cat.

Contents: Belle of the Ball. Blue Tango. Fiddle-Faddle. Forgotten Dreams. Horse and Buggy. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Plink, Plank, Plunk. Sandpaper Ballet. Serenata. Sleigh Ride. The Syncopated Clock. Trumpeter's Lullaby. The Typewriter. The Waltzing Cat.

Contents: Belle of the Ball. Blue Tango. Fiddle-Faddle. Forgotten Dreams. Horse and Buggy. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Plink, Plank, Plunk. Sandpaper Ballet. Serenata. Sleigh Ride. The Syncopated Clock. Trumpeter's Lullaby. The Typewriter. The Waltzing Cat.

Contents: Belle of the Ball. Blue Tango. Fiddle-Faddle. Forgotten Dreams. Horse and Buggy. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Plink, Plank, Plunk. Sandpaper Ballet. Serenata. Sleigh Ride. The Syncopated Clock. Trumpeter's Lullaby. The Typewriter. The Waltzing Cat.

Contents: Belle of the Ball. Blue Tango. Fiddle-Faddle. Forgotten Dreams. Horse and Buggy. Jazz Legato. Jazz Pizzicato. Plink, Plank, Plunk. Sandpaper Ballet. Serenata. Sleigh Ride. The Syncopated Clock. Trumpeter's Lullaby. The Typewriter. The Waltzing Cat.

Early advanced to advanced level.

Key of G.

This wonderful march comes with a remarkable history. Originally titled Governor Bradford March, it was written for orchestra in 1948. 50 years later (1998) Tom Everett, director of the Harvard University Band, discovered Mr. Anderson's manuscript for band among some other old band arrangements! This band version was performed for the first time in 1999 and the recording was used by National Public Radio. This striking yet very playable cut-time march is an excellent addition to the repertoire of classic American marches.