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  • £75.00

    Another Night Before Christmas (Narrator & Keyboard with Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Lane, Philip - Noble, Paul

    The parody on the original poem is by England's Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy, a Scottish poet and playwright. She is Professor of Contemporary Poetry at the Manchester Metropolitan University and is the first laureate to be chosen in the 21st century. The story is about a little girl who wants to see Santa Claus to prove to herself that he is real, but falls asleep at a critical moment.

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days

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  • £69.99

    Bridges (Narrator with Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Hazo, Samuel R.

    Composed at the request of Virginia Tech University and performed on the band's 2007 commencement tour, this work from Samuel Hazo pays tribute to the university's fallen students through a touching tone poem and accompanying inspirational text that helps build the bridges to healing.

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
  • £375.00

    Facade - An Entertainment, Suite from (Concert Band with Optional Narrator - Score and Parts) - Walton, William - Noble, Paul

    This Suite from Facade - An Entertainment, composed by William Walton, with poems by Dame Edith Sitwell, presents for the first time a grouping of movements selected and arranged by Paul Noble for Concert Band and optional Reciter. The original composition was written between 1921 and 1928, containing forty-three numbers. They had their origin in a new style of poetry that Edith Sitwell evolved in the early 1920s, poems that her brother Osbert later described as 'experiments in obtaining through the medium of words the rhythm and dance measures such as waltzes, polkas, foxtrots... Some of the resulting poems were sad and serious... Others were mocking and gay... All possessed a quite extraordinary and haunting fascination.' Possibly influenced by the dance references in some of the numbers, Osbert declared that the poems might be further enhanced if spoken to a musical accompaniment. The obvious choice of composer was the young man who lived and worked in an attic room of the Sitwell brothers' house in Carlyle Square W[illiam] T[urner] Walton, as he then styled himself. The now historic first performance of the Facade Entertainment took place in an L-shaped first-floor drawing-room on January 24, 1922. Accompaniments to sixteen poems and two short musical numbers were performed by an ensemble of five players. The performers were obscured from the audience by a decorated front curtain, through which a megaphone protruded for Edith to declaim her poems. This was, as she put it, 'to deprive the work of any personal quality'. The first public performance of Facade was given at the Aeolian Hall on June 12, 1923. By now, fourteen poems had been set, others revised or rejected, and an alto saxophone added to the ensemble. The occasion gave rise to widespread publicity, both pro and contra, and the name of the twenty-one year old W. T. Walton was truly launched. In the ensuing years the Facade has gone through revisions and additions, with full orchestral arrangements of selected movements being made without the Reciter. Former Band Director Robert O'Brien arranged some movements for band, again without Reciter, which are now out of print. So this 'history making' addition is the first opportunity for Concert Bands to present some movements of Facade with poems as originally intended. The luxury of electronic amplification allows the full ensemble to perform without necessarily overshadowing the Reciter. And the arrangements are written with considerable doubling so that the ensemble may play in full, or reduced in size as may be desired for proper balance. And, though not encouraged, the arrangements are written so that the band can perform the music without the Reciter. Program notes are adapted in part from those written by David Lloyd-Jones and published by Oxford University Press in the Study Score of William Walton's Facade Entertainments.

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days

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  • £54.99

    Like a Mighty Stream (Remembering Dr Martin Luther King Jr) (Concert Band with Optional Narrator - Score and Parts) - Vinson, Johnnie

    Composed in remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the title of this dramatic setting is taken from a biblical passage and quoted by Dr. King in his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. After a fanfare-like introduction, the piece is comprised of three sections. "The Dream" reflects on Dr. King's famous speech. This is followed by "Strife," which recalls the violence of the civil rights movement, and finally "Hope," which looks to a brighter future and is a setting of the hymn We Shall Overcome. Performed with or without the narration, this is a stirring work for young bands.Duration: 5:20

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
  • £169.00

    Band land (narrator) - Derek Bourgeois

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
  • £263.20

    The Well Of The Moon (Narrator) - Derek Bourgeois

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  • £55.00

    The Declaration of Arbroath - Andrew Duncan

    Programme notes from the composer, Andrew Duncan:Originally written for The West Lothian Schools' Annual Concert 2006 and scored for Concert Band, Brass Band, Highland Bagpipes, Children's Choir and Narrator. This version has been rescored for Concert Band with optional parts for Highland Bagpipes and Narrator. The piece celebrates the internationally renowned Declaration of Arbroath. The music begins in the uncertain times of Scotland's early 14th century, following the Battle of Banockburn and the death of William Wallace. The narrator describes this scene and explains the origins of the Declaration. The music builds to a climax, but once again gives way to uncertainty, allowing the narrator to explain further the history surrounding the Declaration. A group of Scottish Nobles wrote the Declaration which was an appeal to the Pope to recognize Scotland's independence. The piece then reflects a positive outcome following the Pope's support of the Declaration. Further information is provided by the narrator which draws to a rousing build to express the emotive inspiration behind this composition.The original scoring (to include Concert Band, Brass Band, Highland Bagpipes, Choir and Narrator) is also available by request.

    In stock: Estimated delivery 1-3 days
  • £44.55

    A Visit From Saint Nicholas

    For band with narrator. Len Orcino's delightful and entertaining new arrangement of "The Night Before Christmas" for narrator and developing bands that is destined to become the highlight of many holiday performances. A wonderful way to involve your Principal or any local celebrity in your band's concert. Band parts are very effective and playable! A timeless "Classic" that just can't be beat!

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days

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  • £85.95

    CASEY AT THE BAT (with narration) (Concert Band) - Holcombe, Bill

    A setting for narrator and concert band of the classic poem by Ernest L. Thayer. Can be performed without narrator.

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days
  • £123.95

    A More Perfect Union - The Legacy of James Madison - Larry Clark

    Commissioned by the James Madison University Wind Symphony, Dr. J. Patrick Rooney, Larry Clark have produced a dynamic original piece for Narrator and Band that uses words by and about James Madison, the fourth President of the United States and principal author of the Bill of Rights. A patriotic piece with a characteristically "American" sound, A More Perfect Union is a challenging piece for band that will be a welcome alternative to Copland's A Lincoln Portrait, for directors seeking a patriotic selection using a narrator. Duration: 8'

    Estimated delivery 7-14 working days