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£38.50Gallant March - Michael Sweeney
Here is a terrific sounding easy march that is sure to build confidence in your young players. With interesting parts for all sections, this is music for beginning bands at its best. A perfect opener for that all important first concert!
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£53.50Troy! - Michael Sweeney
Opening with a majestic brass fanfare punctuated by the percussion section, here is a masterful overture for young players that contains a well-rounded array of moods and styles. The primary theme features a driving pulse and a few mixed meters, while the dreamlike middle section includes free-form atmospheric percussion effects along with lush harmonies. A new spirited fast theme is then briefly introduced before reprising the earlier themes along with a dynamic ending. Mature sounds for young bands. Dur: 4:40
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£60.99Due North - Michael Sweeney
Composed for a band festival in Duluth, MN, and suggesting perhaps an exciting downhill ski run or possibly a snowmobile chase through the woods, Due North is a fast-paced overture written entirely in a single tempo. Along theway, various moods are suggested as themes and musical ideas are passed from section to section. The percussion section provides a driving, rhythmic pulse throughout. Dur: 3:00
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£64.99Quad City Stomp - Michael Sweeney
Combine an aggressive percussion undercurrent along with powerful riffs, clapping, stomping, and other noisy effects, and you have a marvelous extravaganza sure to be enjoyed by players and listeners alike!A slower, yet emotionally-charged middle section provides contrast before a Celtic-influenced final segment drives to a rhythmic and dynamic finish. Dur: 5:10
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£53.50Valley of Fire - Michael Sweeney
A majestic brass fanfare unveils the start of this new, exciting work for young bands. Once again Michael Sweeney's flair for innovative writing for young bands will ensure this piece's success with your students, giving them both musical and learning experience.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£57.50River of Hope - Michael Sweeney
The centerpiece of this work for band is the memorable Appalachian folk hymn Down to the River to Pray, which was featured in the 2000 film O Brother, Where Art Thou? Interspersed with this melody is a faster original theme thatprovides a complementary yet contrasting tone to the emotional statements of the folk hymn. Richly scored and flowingly beautiful. Dur: 4:25 (Grade 2-1/2)
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£53.50On Joyful Wing - Michael Sweeney
Drawing on two early American hymn tunes, here is a beautifully paced lyric piece with moments of calm reflection as well as emotional high points. The opening uses the lesser known Vermont composed by William Billings, and this is followed by a poignant adpatation of the familiar hymn Nearer, My God, To Thee. Dur: 3:45
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£57.50Spirit of Avalon - Michael Sweeney
Michael Sweeney's newest work is characterized by powerful full band writing as well as contrasting, delicate sections with flowing melodies. As always, Michael's writing keeps the musical interest flowing for all players, making this another work you can trust to motivate your players while teaching strong musical concepts.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£53.50Rock, River, Tree - Michael Sweeney
Drawing inspiration from American poet Maya Angelou's inspirational poem On the Pulse of Morning, this unique work for band offers challenges and rewards for young players. Using the imagery of a rock, a river, a tree, Angelouchallenges us all to work for unity and peace. The music ranges from an energetic percussive pulse (rock) that utilizes plastic buckets played throughout the ensemble, to a flowing chorale theme (river) that's heard near thebeginning and again at the end. Throughout, the piece grows and intensifies (tree) as various musical elements are combined and varied. Dramatic music with important cross-curricular opportunities! Dur: 4:10
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
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£38.50When Drummers Take Over The World - Michael Sweeney
A fun rock groove that features those who will have complete world power in the near future - your percussion section.
Estimated delivery 7-14 working days