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Compositions, Arrangements, & Media

Compositions 

 

Arrangements 

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Film & Media

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Compositions

Compositions

THE ACORN SCANDAL

  • For concert band

  • Commissioned in 2007 by Amanda Drinkwater and the Marcus High School Band (Flower Mound, TX)

  • Published by TRN Music Publisher, Inc.

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 04:29

BALLAD

00:00 / 04:56

BATTLESCAPE AND ELEGY

Battlescape and Elegy
00:00 / 10:51

BRIGHTER THAN THE FLAMES

A tribute to firefighters, first responders, police, military, and all brave heroes who keep our communities safe

Commissioned in 2018 by the Music In the Mountains Festival (Durango, Colorado)

00:00 / 04:32

FANFARE À LA STRAVINSKY

00:00 / 02:08

FANFARE AND CAPRICE FOR 4 TRUMPETS​

FANFARE FOR THE MARCUS BAND

  • For concert band (original) or marching band

  • Commissioned in 2006 by Amanda Drinkwater and the Marcus HS Band (Flower Mound, TX)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 00:51

FOR THE ANGELS LEFT BEHIND

  • For solo voice and chamber orchestra

  • Poem by Holly Slocum

  • Commissioned in 2021 to honor the legacy and memory of a dear friend Lee Henderson

  • Contact me to inquire about availability

  • Difficulty: Medium

00:00 / 04:57

LONE STAR HIGH SCHOOL ALMA MATER

  • Multiple versions for marching band, string orchestra, choir, or piano

  • Commissioned in 2010 by Lone Star High School (Frisco, TX)

  • Contact me to inquire about availability

  • Difficulty: Medium

Marching band version
00:00 / 01:09
String orchestra version
00:00 / 01:01

MY TEARS HAVE BEEN MY FOOD

A reflection on Psalm 42

  • For a cappella choir (original) or concert band (separate or combined)

  • Text: Psalm 42:3,8

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus: Choir version; Band version

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

MIDI mock-up (complete work)
00:00 / 06:34
Live performance (excerpt)
00:00 / 02:18

THE PENITENT THIEF

Viola and harp version (MIDI mock-up)
00:00 / 14:34
The Penitent Thief (for viola and piano, reading session 12-19-2020, Erin and I)
00:00 / 13:55

REMINISCENCE

00:00 / 05:55

RHAPSODY FOR TRUMPET AND PIANO​

SOUNDS OF WINTER

00:00 / 06:38

SPLASH!

00:00 / 07:08

TRIPTYCH FOR SOLO CLARINET

  1. Scherzo

  2. Fantasy

  3. Waltz

00:00 / 02:33
00:00 / 06:26
00:00 / 04:28

TRIPTYCH FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

  1. Scherzo

  2. Rhapsody

  3. Tarantella

00:00 / 02:12
00:00 / 07:28
00:00 / 03:00
Arrangements

Arrangements

3 Anthems From All-Night Vigil

3 ANTHEMS FROM "ALL-NIGHT VIGIL"

1. "Blessed Is He (Who Walks Not the Path of Wickedness"

2. "Rejoice, O Virgin (Ave Maria)"

3. "To Thee, Victorious Leader"

  • For brass sextet

  • Music by Sergei Rachmaninoff, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Commissioned in 2020 by the Fort Worth Brass (Fort Worth, TX)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 04:08
00:00 / 02:00
00:00 / 01:34

3 MOVEMENTS FROM "EASTER ORATORIO"

1. Sinfonia

2. Adagio

3. Chorus: "Kommt, Eilet und Laufet"

  • For brass sextet

  • Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Commissioned in 2021 by the Fort Worth Brass (Fort Worth, TX)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Advanced

00:00 / 04:08
00:00 / 04:16
00:00 / 04:58

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

  • For orchestra, rhythm section, and voice

  • Music by Samuel Ward, words by Katherine Bates, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Contact me to inquire about availability

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 01:16

FANTASY ON "AND CAN IT BE?"

  • For clarinet choir

  • Music by Thomas Campbell, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Commissioned in 2018 by Stonebriar Community Church (Frisco, TX)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • 2 difficulties available: Medium, or Medium-Advanced

Medium-Advanced version
00:00 / 03:28
Medium version
00:00 / 03:46

FANTASY ON "BE THOU MY VISION"

  • For brass ensemble and percussion

  • David M. Sterrett (based on a traditional Irish melody)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Advanced

00:00 / 05:13

FINALE FROM SYMPHONY NO. 3

  • For string quartet

  • Music by Robert Schumann, arr. by David M. Sterrett

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 01:57

IN THE HALL OF THE MOUNTAIN KING

  • For string quartet

  • Music by Edward Grieg, arr. by David M. Sterrett

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

LET IT GO

From Disney's "Frozen"

  • For string quartet

  • Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, arr. by David M. Sterrett

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 03:49

THE LONGEST TIME

  • For string quartet

  • Music and lyrics by Billy Joel, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium

00:00 / 02:13

MY COUNTRY, 'TIS OF THEE

  • For concert band and SATB chorus (chorus optional)

  • Music and lyrics by Samuel Smith, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Advanced

Live performance (band only)
00:00 / 04:32
MIDI mock-up (with choir)
00:00 / 03:53

SCHERZO AND FUGUE ON "FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH"

  • For woodwind quintet

  • David Sterrett (original hymn theme by Conrad Kocher)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Advanced

00:00 / 03:15

SEE YOU TOMORROW

From the 2010 motion picture How To Train Your Dragon

  • For 4 trumpets (3 Trumpets + Piccolo Trumpet)

  • Music by John Powell, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • This arrangement was for academic purposes only and is not for sale

  • Video

TRIO FROM DER ROSENKAVALIER ("Hab mir's gelobt, ihn lieb zu haben")

  • For string quartet, 2 keys available: Db Major (original) or D Major

  • Music by Richard Strauss, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Perfect for weddings!

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • DIfficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 01:43

UPTOWN GIRL

  • For concert band, solo male singer, and SATB chorus (opt.)

  • Music and lyrics by Billy Joel, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Available in two keys (E or F)

  • Available on Sheet Music Plus

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 03:07

YOU'RE A GRAND OLD FLAG

  • For marching band

  • Music and lyrics by G.H. Cohan, arr. David M. Sterrett

  • Contact me to inquire about availability

  • Difficulty: Medium-Advanced

00:00 / 01:03
Film Music

Film & Media

Such Subtleties Cues

GUINEA PIG SCHERZO

  • A duet for guinea pig and violin

  • Video

SUCH SUBTLETIES

  • 2010 independent film by Press On Ministries

  • Scored for chamber orchestra, rhythm section, and voice

  • Directed by Lucas Kitchen, script by Hannah Beets, music composed and produced by David Sterrett

  • Orchestra materials available on Sheet Music Plus

1. Opening
00:00 / 01:54
2. Moving Away/Bridget Moves Into College
00:00 / 01:44
3. Isaiah and Bob
00:00 / 00:41
4. Jeannette At Church
00:00 / 01:05
5. Playing Pool
00:00 / 02:03
6. Job Training
00:00 / 01:08
7. Birch
00:00 / 00:29
8. Riding Horses
00:00 / 02:32
Jeannette and Birch
00:00 / 00:58
10. Bridget Collapses
00:00 / 01:09
11. Praying For Bridget
00:00 / 00:47
12. Jeannette Alone
00:00 / 04:45
13. Jeannette Comes Back Home
00:00 / 01:14
14. The Family Reconciled
00:00 / 03:03
15. Isaiah Proposes/End Credits
00:00 / 02:02
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