Folk Fest (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.

Combining two classics, Douglas E. Wagner has crafted this charming duo for performers with less than a year of instruction. This setting will make your band sound big and polished while using primarily five and occasionally six notes to perform Hey, Lolly, Lolly and Polly-Wolly-Doodle. Rich and full with a brief counterpunctual statement, this one is a winner. Duration: 1.45

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Folk Song Celebration (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Bernotas, Chris M.

Folk Song Celebration features an original British style march, "Celebration March," and two revered folk songs, "The Skye Boat Song" and "Tarantella Napoletana." This masterfully scored piece will transport your audience on an exciting musical journey. Many teaching opportunities are presented including meter changes, divisi, and shifting styles. Celebration March has the traditional sound of a British march, "The Skye Boat Song," is beautifully scored and emotional, and the rousing "Tarantella Napoletana" will have your audience smiling and clapping along! Duration: 3.30

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Folk Song Variants

Based on an Appalachian melody, "Folk Song Variants" is welcome addition to the young band repertoire. Beginning with a lyrical melodic statement, the piece moves to a celebration of American folk songs featuring melodic interplay throughout sections of the band. Suitable for concert and festival performance, this new work by Robert W. Smith is destined to be part of the young band standard repertoire.

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FOLK SONGS FOR BAND (Set 2) (Novello Symphonic Band) Extra Score - Stanhope, David

A Leadsman, Landsmen and Dances begins with The Jolly Sailor, a boisterous portrait of the subject. Then comes O Shepherd, O Shepherd, Won't You Come Home? which perhaps presents both austere and idyllic aspects of the countryside. Rufford Park Poachers is a heart-felt tribute to Grainger, who once said, that the true worth of his own music would never be gauged until it was understood to be a pilgrimage to sorrows. The Keel Row is depicts a spontaneous folk-dance for the musical and the not-so-musical.

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FOLK SONGS FOR BAND (Set 2) (Novello Symphonic) - Stanhope, David

Score & Parts. A Leadsman, Landsmen and Dances begins with The Jolly Sailor, a boisterous portrait of the subject. Then comes O Shepherd, O Shepherd, Won't You Come Home? which perhaps presents both austere and idyllic aspects of the countryside. Rufford Park Poachers is a heart-felt tribute to Grainger, who once said, somewhat bitterly, that the true worth of his own music would never be gauged until it was understood to be a pilgrimage to sorrows. The Keel Row is an attempt to depict a spontaneous folk-dance for the musical and the not-so-musical.

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Folk Songs from Somerset (from English Folk Song Suite) (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Vaughan Williams, Ralph - Huckeby, Ed

Folk Songs From Somerset, the third movement from Ralph Vaughan Williams' "English Folk Song Suite" is a classic march incorporating four traditional folk songs: "Blow Away The Morning Dew," "High Germany," "The Tree So High" and "John Barley's Corn." Using both 2/4 and 6/8 meters, Vaughan Williams has created a unique educational opportunity for ensembles to contrast duple and compound meter. Creatively adapted for the Build-A-Band series by master composer/arranger, Ed Huckeby, this masterful work is now available for ensembles with unusual or limited instrumentation. Your students and audiences will love this English band classic!Duration: 4.00

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Folk Songs from the British Isles (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Wagner, Douglas E.

In four contrasting traditional themes, Douglas Wagner has captured the essence in his Folk Songs from the British Isles. Including "A-Rovin'," "Early One Morning," "Barbara Allen" and "The Lincolnshire Poacher," the variety of these cherished melodies flow from the fanfare-like introduction to emotionally charged-lilting charm. Solidly scored for contemporary concert band in a most musical fashion, this is sure to be a frequent selection for contest, festival, and band concerts.Duration: 4:00

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Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Smith, Robert W.

There are a wide number of folk songs from the Appalachian region that are cherished by Americans. Smith selected a number of these tunes, including "The Dear Companion," "Pretty Saro," "Lisbon," "Green Bushes," "Lord Randall," "Lord Thomas." and "Fair Ellinor." Set in a more traditional concert band style, these more obscure folk songs have been scored at the concert band level in a Grainger-esque style by Robert W. Smith. Duration: 6.45

Folklore for Band (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Caudill, Jim Andy

First published in 1964, this dynamic work endures as a classic for young concert bands. Heavily influenced by the modal folk idiom found in early Welsh and British band works, this new edition features a full score and is dedicated by the composer to the memory of Dr. Frederick Fennell.Duration: 5:30

Folksongs from the Eastern Counties (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Vaughan Williams, Ralph

Vaughan Williams travelled during 1903 to 1906, collecting folk songs first-hand from residents. Four of the fifteen titles he published for voice and piano in the original volume comprise Folk Songs from the Eastern Counties, including "The Lost Lady Found," "The Lark in the Morning," "Bushes and Briars," and "Ward, the Pirate." Scored for concert band exactly as they were first published, with much of the accompanying material also being drawn from RVW's harmonisations and stylistic interpretations. Experience these cherished authentic folk songs creatively complied for your concert band.Duration: 3:30

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