FIREDANCE (Concert Band) - Woolfenden, Guy

Firedance was commissioned by Warwick Castle for one of its celebrated annual fireworks concerts at the Warwick and Leamington Festival. The first performance was given by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins on July 1st 2000.Keith Allen, musical director of Birmingham Symphonic Winds, heard the piece at Warwick Castle, and commissioned a new arrangement for BSW's 10th anniversary concert on 16th November 2002 at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham, when it was conducted by the composer.Firedance starts with jagged rhythms in a minor tonality, and apart from a final accelerando, keeps the same pulse for its near ten-minute span, becoming gradually more celebratory, major-key and melodic.This new version for concert band is dedicated to all members of Birmingham Symphonic Winds with great affection. - GW

Firefighters (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Schwarz, Otto M.

Firefighters takes you on an exciting journey aboard a fire engine on an emergency call in the early hours of the morning. As the siren blares, the furious tempo and crunching dissonances bring the drama to life. Accents in the percussion section and low instruments combine with catchy motifs to create a musical tension as water and fire mix in the heat of battle!Duration: 2:30

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Fireflash

Energy, intensity, and a "flash" of contemporary compositional technique all combine to make "FIREFLASH" a powerful choice for concert and festival use for developing bands. Memorable melodic material and a driving rhythmic pattern create the excitement and effect. Solid scoring makes this accessible to most concert bands. A truly outstanding addition to the young band repertoire!

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Fireflash! (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Romeyn, Rob

Fireflash a powerful choice for concert and festival use for developing bands. Memorable melodic material and a driving rhythmic pattern create the excitement and effect. This version created especially for the "Build-A-Band" series ensures success with even the most awkward of instrumentations. A truly outstanding addition to the young band repertoire! Duration: 2.00

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FIREFLIES (Young Band) - Young, Adam - Wasson, John

Attaining worldwide popularity, and describing "a thousand hugs from ten thousand lightning bugs," this is the first #1 hit by recording sensation Owl City. John Wasson's setting for band captures the magic of the original and is sure to be a hit.

Firefly (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Dobson, Simon

Firefly was composed by award-winning composer Simon Dobson (b.1981) to provide an entertaining up-tempo concert work for community and youth bands. Composed in funk-rock style, and is based on the groove beat with which it opens. Dobson says, "Firefly was written as a break from my more serious music and as a 'hat tip' to the various types of beat orientated music I listen to." It was first performed by Oslofjord Brass in Norway and in its wind version by Harmonie Shostakovich, Switzerland. Duration: 5-6 minutes.

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Fireman's Quickstep (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Brown & Woolpert

Although titled as "quickstep" march, this appealing number from the Civil War era features a moderate tempo and distinctively spirited military style. Scored with plenty of variety in textures and dynamics, this is a wonderfully unique introduction to our musical heritage and critical period in our nation's history.

Firepower (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Fraser, Bruce

This blazing fast work suggests spectacular fireworks and other such explosions with off-beat accents in the driving snare drum and timpani. Set in the standard fast-slow-fast sections, an alto saxophone soloist moves into the spotlight during the slower expressive section.

Firepower (Concert Band - Score Only) - Fraser, Bruce

This blazing fast work suggests spectacular fireworks and other such explosions with off-beat accents in the driving snare drum and timpani. Set in the standard fast-slow-fast sections, an alto saxophone soloist moves into the spotlight during the slower expressive section.

Fires of Mazama (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sweeney, Michael

Aleatoric music for grade 1? Why not?! Through carefully controlled parameters, your beginning players can actually create their own erupting volcano effect! Mazama was the imposing mountain peak in southwest Oregon that erupted 7000+ years ago and became the serene and beautiful present day Crater Lake. Fires of Mazama opens with bold sounds and powerful melodies before the eruption changes everything. Afterwards, a calm chorale leads to the exciting final strains in this ingenious and impressive piece for beginners!Duration 3'20'