Columbus Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)

Christopher Columbus was born in Genoa in 1451. His father was a wool merchant. Originally he seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps, and thus sailed the oceans to countries as far apart as Iceland and Guinea. In 1476 his ship was sunk during a battle off the coast of Portugal. Columbus saved his own life by swimming to shore. In 1484 he conceived the idea of sailing to the Indies via a westward sea route, but it was only in 1492 that he was able to realize this plan. On this first voyage he was in command of three ships: the flag-ship, called the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Ni?a. From Spain Columbus sailed via the Canary Islands to the Bahamas, which he sighted on October 12th 1492. Without being aware of it Columbus discovered the 'New World' - he thought he had landed in the eastern part of Asia. The motif from Dvo??k's 9th Symphony 'Aus der neuen Welt' forms a little counterfeit history at this point in the composition. After this first voyage Columbus was to undertake another three long voyages to America. These voyages were certainly not entirely devoid of misfortune. More than once he was faced with shipwreck, mutiny and the destruction of settlements he had founded. After Columbus had left for Spain from Rio Belen in 1503, he beached his ships on the coast of Jamaica. The crew were marooned there and it was only after a year that Columbus succeeded in saving his men and sailing back to Spain with them. In the music the misunderstanding about which continent Columbus discovered in his lifetime resounds, for does this part in the composition not contain Asiatic motifs? Poor Columbus! In 1506 the famous explorer died in Valladolid. 09:00

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COME BACK TO SORRENTO (Intermediate Concert Band) - De Curtis, Ernesto - Suba, Eduardo

Duration: 3:00

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Come Dancing (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Hume, Rob J.

4 Part Flexible Ensemble and PercussionIncludes:Minuet FanfareThe Blue Danube WaltzThe Can Can

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Come Fly With Me (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Cahn & Heusen - Murtha, Paul

Written for Frank Sinatra and title track of his 1958 album, this tune remains popular through recent recordings and usages in TV and film. Here's a wonderful big band style arrangement for full concert band that features plenty of variety in scoring and a very authentic sound.

Come Fly With Me (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Cahn & Heusen - Kjaernes, Bjorn Morten

Come Fly with Me was written for Frank Sinatra, and was the title track of his 1958 album of the same name. The song sets the tone for the rest of the album, describing adventures in exotic locales, in Bombay, Peru and Acapulco Bay as the Jet Age began. It subsequently became part of Sinatra's concert repertoire and would feature in numerous performances. Some of the more recent recordings are done by Michael Bubl? and Robbie Williams and the song appears in very many movies. The arrangement is inspired by Buble, Robbie W. and SinatraFlexible instrumentation (Flex 5 ShowBlow) makes it playable for small as well as larger ensembles.Duration: 3.30

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COME FOLLOW THE BAND (Easy Concert Band) - Coleman, Cy - Price, Dan

From the musical Barnum. Grade: Easy/Medium.

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A refreshing programming choice from Mannheim Steamroller. Flowing and melodic, this piece is filled with wonderful textures.

Come Live with Me (from Birthday Madrigals) (Concert Band with Optional Choir - Score and Parts) - Rutter, John - Noble, Paul

Birthday Madrigals was written in 1995 to celebrate the seventy-fifth birthday of the great jazz pianist, George Shearing. This arrangement is written for combined band and choir, but may be performed by band alone. In honour of George Shearing's noted style, a vibes part has been added to this arrangement, as well as an optional piano part. The original setting was a suite of five movements. The arranger has chosen three of the movements, numbers 1, 3 and 5, because of their similarity in style. This is a special opportunity for Concert Bands, or combined Concert Bands and Choirs, to perform in a true jazz medium, featuring a set drummer and string bass along with the full band.

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Come On Over Baby (All I Want is You) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Vinson, Johnnie

Hot dance hit from pop diva Christina Aguilera! This rockin' arrangement is easy to learn and fun to play.

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Taken from Ellington's renowned suite Black, Brown and Beige, the song Come Sunday has become an acknowledged standard in its own right. With lush scoring and beautiful harmonies, here is a marvellous adaptation of this moving ballad featuring a solo alto sax with concert band.