This is a fine example of this form which was very popular in France in the nineteenth century. Bailton was the Chef de Musique au 127e [regiment] in France.
Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale, Hector Berlioz, modern edition by David Whitwell. Berlioz composed his Symphony for Band in honor of Frenchmen killed in an uprising in 1830.
Alto Saxophone solo with Concert Band by Victor Buot (d. 1883), modern edition by Craig Dabelstein (1973–). Victor Buot was Chief of the Artillery Band of the National Guard in France.
A work composed by one of the French Revolution's most important composers/conductors. First premiered in the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and representing the first masterpiece in this instrumentation from the era that gave birth to the modern band, in a new, detailed, critical edition by Dr. Adam Kehl.
Composed in 1845 as the "test" piece for the famous "Battle of Bands" between Adolphe Sax and Michele Carafa. The first published work to feature a part for the newly invented saxophone.
The Pas Redouble was composed for concert band by Alexandre Fessy for the famous Battle of the Bands between Michele Carafa and Adolphe Sax, Paris, 1845.
Composed by the most important musical figure in Revolutionary France, this unique work features the largest instrumentation from the era that gave birth to the modern band. In a new, detailed, critical edition by Dr. Adam Kehl.
