BEAUMONT (Brass Band Set) - George Dickens

Written in the late 1920s, this is the most well-known march by the former Melbourne Staff Bandmaster.

BEFORE THE CROSS (Cornet Solo with Brass Band Set) - Edward Gregson

Written at the request of David Daws for his solo album The Sound of David Daws, this meditation for cornet and brass band uses the composer's own song Before the cross (originally published in The Musical Salvationist, April 1965), the first lines of which are Before the cross I stand in fear and wonder, and see that all my sirs on Thee are laid. The song was written at an early stage of the composer's career, just before commencing study at The Royal Academy of Music, London. After a brief introduction the melody is heard twice, first played by the soloist, then on Euphonium and Flugel Horn with the soloist adding ornate counterpoint before taking up the melody once again, this time leading to a quiet and reflective conclusion.

BELLE OF THE BALL (Brass Band Set) - Leroy Anderson - Ernest Tomlinson

BERCEUSE DE JOCELYN (Angels Guard Thee) (Trombone Solo with Brass Band Set) - Godard, arr. E. Ball

BEULAH LAND (Brass Band Set) - Wilfred Heaton - Paul Hindmarsh

Wilfred Heaton began to assemble material for 'Beulah Land' in the early 1990s following a request from the Amsterdam Staff Band for a new work. Despite reminding himself on the manuscript that he should either complete or destroy the work before his death, ultimately he did not manage either. This edition was subsequently realised in 2003 for the tour of the USA Western States by the Amsterdam Staff Band.'Beulah Land' is Heaton's vision of the joy that awaits the Christian in Heaven and, according to his family, is reminiscent of the kind of music he often improvised at the piano. The three movements are as follows;1. Better World; a waltz sequence on the tune 'Zealley' to which the words 'There is a better world, they say' are sung.2. Heavenly Home; an elegiac cortege using the tunes 'My home is in Heaven', 'I have a home that is fairer than day' and 'The home over there'.3. Happy Land; Beginning in waltz rhythm this soon gives way to a sequence of free variations on the song 'There is a happy land, Far, far away'.

BILL BAILEY (Brass Band Set) - H. Cannon - Bill Geldard

BLAZON (Brass Band Set) - Peter Graham

This work was written for the centenary of The International Staff Band in 1991 and contains five variations around the hymn tune Theodora. The hymn 'Let us with a gladsome mind' is normally associated with this tune. Verse two of the hymn begins 'Let us blaze his name abroad' hence the title, Blazon.

BLEAK MID-WINTER (Brass Band Set) - Kenneth Downie

Gustav Holst's 'In the bleak mid-winter' has become one of the best-loved of all carols. This arrangement is a thoughtful commentary on Holst's music, highlighting its wistful, plaintive qualities.

BLENHEIM (Brass Band Set) - Arthur Butterworth

BLITZ (Brass Band Set) - Derek Bourgeois