The Olympic Dream (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Appermont, Bert

Every athlete dreams of winning a medal at the Olympic Games: it's the ultimate dream. The mood of the games is indeed unique: stadiums filled to the brim, triumphant heroes, a sense of unity but often also of disappointment. These emotions are evoked in "The Olympic Dream" by a compelling and melodious theme that is repeated four times with varying accompaniment.

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The Olympic Spirit (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Williams, John - Bocook, Jay

Available for developing bands, this realistic, easy arrangement by Jay Bocook is a powerful musical statement based on the John Williams' theme for the NBC coverage of the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

The Olympic Spirit (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Williams, John - Curnow, James

In 1988, the NBC Sports Division asked John Williams to create a new work for their coverage of the Summer Games in Seoul. James Curnow's recreation of the original orchestral setting fully captures the power and spirit of the Olympic Games.

The Olympic Spirit (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Williams, John - Osterling, Eric

Let your beginners get into the Olympic spirit with this very easy setting of John Williams' 1988 Olympic theme.

The Order of the Temple (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Deleruyelle, Thierry

Duration: 10:45

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The Oregon Trail (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Story, Michael

The history of America was written by the pioneers who braved all the elements and hardships they faced on a daily basis. In a salute to those men and women who began their trek near Independence, Missouri, and ended it at the Columbia River region of Oregon, Michael Story brings us a sound portrait of this very important pathway. With bold sonic strokes from the winds and percussion, the work moves with energy and drive. This is an important contribution to the concert and contest literature for the young concert band.Duration: 4.45

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The Other Side (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Roels, Stijn

The Other Side was written as a farewell to a loved one. Following the melancholy theme of mourning in a minor key we also hear the happy memories in major key and also the knowledge that the person who has gone to a better place is now at peace. This is a soulful and calm work that leaves plenty of space for the musicians and listeners own thoughts. This set includes optional parts for piano and vibraphone.Duration: 6:45

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The Pageant of London (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bridge, Frank

Frank Bridge was one of the finest English composers of the first half of the 20th century. The Pageant of London is his only work for wind band, comprising of two marches, one scored from Bridge's best known organ piece and including the chimes of Big Ben, plus three short renaissance pastiche items, one arranged from Playford (later used by Peter Warlock in Capriol Suite). The music is tuneful, approachable and makes a fine alternative to Holst's two suites, which were composed around the same time. Duration: 15.00

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The Painted Bird (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Meij, Johan

A Cry against FascismThe Painted Bird, the controversial novel by Jerzy Kosinski (1933-1991), tells the story of a Jewish boy during World War II. For his safety, the child was sent to the Polish countryside by his parents. The title refers to a barbaric tradition among Polish farmers. The wings of a captured bird were painted in bright colours, after which the animal was released. Almost immediately, the bird was attacked and pecked to death by its peers. The boy underwent the same fate. Wherever he wandered, the local rural people cruelly mistreated him because of his distinctly different appearance. However, he survives the horrors and is reunited with his parents after the war. To escape the yoke of the Soviet occupation in his country, the Polish-Jewish Kosinski emigrated with counterfeit papers to the United States in 1957, where he became an American citizen in 1965. His landmark novel The Painted Bird was translated into thirty languages and sold millions of copies. Plagued by illness and accusations of betraying his country and plagiarism the writer ended his life in 1991.Duration: 11.00

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The Painted Desert (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip

The south-western US state of Arizona has more than its fair share of stunning landscapes, natural phenomena and National Monuments. Best known is the Grand Canyon, but there are also numerous deserts, a petrified forest, extinct volcanoes and the huge Sunset Crater. Not surprisingly, it has featured as the backdrop to many Western movies. The Painted Desert is a narrow, crescent-shaped arc about 160 miles long which begins near the Grand Canyon and varies in width from 10 to 35 miles. It is largely void of vegetation and years of erosion by wind and rain have exposed sedimentary layers of rock up to 250 million years old. Chemical differences in the various layers result in an effect not unlike a multicoloured layer cake with contrasting hues of red, orange and pink, blue, grey and lavender creating a silent and barren landscape which looks like it has been hand-painted. As with much of the planet's stunning landscapes all the observer can do is stand and stare.Duration: 3:45

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