SYMPHONY FOR THE MILLENNIUM (Prestige Concert Band - Score only) - Forte, Aldo Rafael

Symphony for the Millennium is cast in two contrasting parts and each part consists of different sections. Part one begins with Dawn AD 1000 and proceeds through the conflicts of mankind with Part two ending in triumph looking to the prospect that mankind will scale new heights in the third millennium. (Grade 6) Performance time 15'28" (Recorded on QPRM 149D BRIGHT SUNLIT MORNING Regimental Band of the Coldstream Guards)

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Symphony for Wind Ensemble (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Stephenson, James M.

The symphony is in four movements. The first movement starts a single triangle note, followed by a guitar strum. The movement anxiously attempts to churn into action, only to be stifled repeatedly by the single triangle note. Finally, with the guitar as inspiration, the main theme gets under way, revealing an almost Spanish, or even Eastern European flavor. Ideas and themes get reworked, developed, repeated and augmented throughout the movement, before finally closing out just as it began, but in reverse: this time guitar followed by triangle. The second movement steals from an angular and shrieking motif of the first, but is presented in opposite fashion: with the warm blend of the low brass. Hints of iconic military symbolism are interspersed throughout this movement, as homage to the commissioning ensemble. The main theme is inverted and awarded to a solo trumpet midway before giving way to a brass fanfare, though not done loudly, but here muted, from afar. The low brass return at the end, fading away to nothing as the bell tolls. The third movement is merely a short interlude - a break, in almost Gershwin-like fashion - from the seriousness of the movements that precede and follow. Lastly, the fourth movement is a wild one: with mixed meters and plentiful percussion penned to propel the movement throughout. The movements' themes are all reworkings of material presented earlier. Duration: 25.00

Symphony for Wind Orchestra - Montage (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Graham, Peter

A major addition to concert band repertoire - an ideal work for concerts and festivals where music of stature and substance is required. Finely crafted and idiomatically scored, each of the three movements has a character of its own, yet they combine to make not just a satisfying whole, but a powerful, dramatic aural montage that will both delight and excite.Duration: 16:00

Symphony for Winds (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ellerby, Martin

An important work from this exciting talent, Martin Ellerby's 'Symphony for Winds' breaks new ground in the exploration of wind band scoring, creating new sounds and textures.Performance time 19'17"Recorded on QPRM129D VENETIAN SPELLS, Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Symphony for Winds (Concert Band - Score only) - Ellerby, Martin

An important work from this exciting talent, Martin Ellerby's 'Symphony for Winds' breaks new ground in the exploration of wind band scoring, creating new sounds and textures.Performance time 19'17"Recorded on QPRM129D VENETIAN SPELLS, Central Band of the Royal Air Force

Symphony in Green (Concert Band - Score and Parts)

As with the first symphony, the second symphony is not programmatic as such, but also takes its inspiration from the confrontation of man with his role in nature. Dedicated to the 2011 National Garden Show in Upper Austria, this symphony earned its subtitle Symphony in Green and explores musically the connotation of this colour as the colour of nature, of life and of hope. 28:45

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Symphony No 3 - The Great Spirit (Mvt. 1) Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)

The Great Spirit is a two part symphonic work that Ferrer Ferran dedicated to the famous Spanish architect, Antoni Gaudi. Ferran depicts various stages of the life of this ingenious architect and master of round, organic forms and shapes: from his humble beginnings to working on the Sagrada Familia, which would turn into a life-long task. Mirroring Gaudi's architecture, the musical lines of Gaudi are fluid and organic, the structure expansive, rich in colour and spellbinding, just like the buildings of the great Catalan architect. 14:45

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Symphony No 3 - The Great Spirit (Mvt. 2) Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)

The Great Spirit is a two part symphonic work that Ferrer Ferran dedicated to the famous Spanish architect, Antoni Gaudi. Ferran depicts various stages of the life of this ingenious architect and master of round, organic forms and shapes: from his humble beginnings to working on the Sagrada Familia, which would turn into a life-long task. Mirroring Gaudi's architecture, the musical lines of Gaudi are fluid and organic, the structure expansive, rich in colour and spellbinding, just like the buildings of the great Catalan architect. 20:00

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Symphony No. 2 - Views of Edo (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Cesarini, Franco

Edo is the ancient name for the city of Tokyo. Inspired by a series of woodcuts by the artist Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858) entitled "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo", Cesarini's symphony is based upon a few traditional Japanese melodies. The composition is divided into five movements in arch form: a structure in which the individual sections are arranged symmetrically around a centre. Each movement takes its title from a print from the "One Hundred Views".

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Symphony No. 5 (Theme From The Second Movement) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Schubert, Franz - Johnson, Stuart

Schuberts delightful 5th Symphony in Bb major, written in 1816, is a miniature, perhaps avoiding comparison with Beethovens 5th, written just 10 years earlier. Schuberts Great was to come later. Johnson, Stuart has taken the theme from the 2nd movement, Andante con moto, and brought this gem within the reach of technically less advanced players without diminishing the musical quality.