Music from Space (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Schwarz, Otto M.

This work was inspired by a French astronaut and saxophonist who played his saxophone while aboard the International Space Station! During the piece, the audience joins the 'Proxima' mission step by step on the journey into space. This is a challenging and inspiring composition for a concert or a contest.Duration: 9.10

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MUSIC FROM THE 16th CENTURY (Intermediate Concert Band) - Fernie, Alan

Includes: Villanella; The Earl of Salisbury's Pavan; The Battle. Grade: medium.

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Music from the Court of King Henry VIII (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Wood, Stephen D.

4 Part Flexible Ensemble and PercussionIncludes:Helas MadameGreensleevesPastime With Good Company

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Music of Christmas Eve (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Ployhar, James D.

Some of the most beautiful music associated wtih the Christmas season is that of Christmas Eve. Three of these melodies, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear by Richard S. Willis, Franz Gruber's Silent Night and the traditional Angels We Have Heard On High, are combined in this medley arranged by James D. Ployhar. The entire audience should be familiar with these Christmas treasures that are guaranteed to put you into the calming mood of Christmas. Duration: 3.30

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Music of the English Renaissance (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Byrd & Morley - Williams, Mark

This tasteful arrangement of two classics from the English Renaissance will serve as a great stepping-off point for studying music from different historical periods. The Earl of Salisbury Pavane by William Byrd is a beautiful study in sonority and counterpoint. Now Is the Month of Maying by Thomas Morley is a madrigal written for six voices. A great addition to the young band repertoire. Duration: 3.30

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Music of the Spheres (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Sparke, Philip

The piece reflects the composer's fascination with the origins of the universe and deep space in general. The title comes from a theory, formulated by Pythagoras, that the cosmos was ruled by the same laws he had discovered that govern the ratios of note frequencies of the musical scale. ('Harmonia' in Ancient Greek, which means scale or tuning rather than harmony - Greek music was monophonic). He also believed that these ratios corresponded to the distances of the six known planets from the sun and that the planets each produced a musical note which combined to weave a continuous heavenly melody (which, unfortunately, we humans cannot hear). In this work, these six notes form the basis of the sections MUSIC OF THE SPHERES and HARMONIA. The pieces opens with a horn solo called t = 0, a name given by some scientists to the moment of the Big Bang when time and space were created, and this is followed by a depiction of the BIG BANG itself, as the entire universe bursts out from a single point. A slower section follows called THE LONELY PLANET which is a meditation on the incredible and unlikely set of circumstances which led to the creation of the Earth as a planet that can support life, and the constant search for other civilisations elsewhere in the universe. ASTEROIDS AND SHOOTING STARS depicts both the benign and dangerous objects that are flying through space and which constantly threaten our planet, and the piece ends with THE UNKNOWN, leaving in question whether our continually expanding exploration of the universe will eventually lead to enlightenment or destruction.Duration: 15:30

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MUSIC WITH CHEQUERED EARS (Advanced Concert Band) - Balazs, Arpad

Television viewers of nearly a hundred countries have experienced Arpad Balazs's touching melodies. The series of cartoons have neither dialogue nor text: the music presents the amiable and entertaining adventures of the rabbit with chequered ears and its friends. Balazs has rephrased and developed the well-known melodies and as a result a ''children's story symphony'' of seven movements has been created in which, in contrast with Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, there is no narrator but the instruments themselves represent the story-tellers. The composer has again associated the groups of instruments with one another in a colourful and varied manner, skilfully alternating the modes of solo, chamber orchestra and orchestra. Movements I, II, IV and VII represent a ''short suite'' that can be independently performed, thus due to its duration of four minutes and easier level, ensembles with more modest opportunities can also perform it. The most well-known parts of the cartoon series music - the main title and the ending - are included in both versions. Includes: The Story Begins; The Sun has Come Out; To the Forest!; Game of Tag; The Tired Team Walks Slowly Home; In the Circus; The Story Ends for Today. Duration: 4:00

Music Xperience (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - De Haan, Jacob

The town of Zevenhuizen (Seven Houses) in the Dutch province of Groningen conceived the idea to assemble 777 musicians for an experimental open air concert. Within that context, Jacob de Haan was commissioned to write a special composition for the local music society Concordia on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. The full number of musicians could not be realised entirely, but the performance was a great happening nonetheless. Now, the music has been published in a compilation, with the most appealing melodies in a varying style of rock music and ballads. The compelling closing theme of Music Xperience will linger in the minds of many listeners and players long after the concert has ended.Duration: 8.30

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Music! Music! Music! (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Baum & Weiss - Higgins, John

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Musica Eroica (Concert Band - Score and Parts)

Composed for the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city of Bruneck (Brunico), South Tyrol, Italy, Musica Eroica reminds the listener of the days of knights and heroes. The introduction is heroic in character, launching a hymn that is gradually taken over by the band. The cheerful atmosphere of this composition symbolizes the beauty of South Tyrol and the hospitality of the city of Bruneck, a place where one can feel at home. Now your band can also feel at home with this wonderful work for Concert Band. 03:56

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