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£225.99Los Libros Olvidados - Johan de Meij
1. Barcelona 19452. Los Libros Olvidados - El Cementerio3. Las Ramblas - Els Quatre Gats4. Coubert - El Hombre sin Rostro5. Bea (Beatriz)6. El Inspector Fumero7. La Ciudad de las SombrasThis is a story wrapped within a story that unfolds in Barcelona 1945, following World War II. The protagonist, Daniel Sempere, is the teenage son of an antiquarian book dealer, who one day takes him to the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a mysterious place with labyrinthine corridors where rare and banned books are stacked in massive dusty piles. His father tells Daniel to select a book, but it will be his responsibility to protect it. Daniel picks La Sombra del Viento (The Shadow of the Wind), a novel by a forgotten author Julin Carax. Daniel immediately starts reading the book, and the story unwinds itself into a compelling and complicated plot. As he reads, Daniel finds himself and his own life merging into the story's plot. It transpires that there is a mysterious man named Lan Coubert ('the man without a face') who is determined to destroy all copies of Carax's books. Daniel is threatened by Coubert and is determined to find out what happened to Carax, who fled to Paris and subsequently disappeared. Daniel finds that his own life has much in common with the author's. The book mixes magic realism, page-turning mystery, and Daniel's own real life. Daniel's once ordinary teenage existence is now filled with larger-than-life colorful and at times, terrifying characters. Among them are Fermn Romero de Torres, a beggar who Daniel and his father befriend and employ in the family bookstore; the evil police inspector Javier Fumero, who could be compared to Scarpia in Puccini's opera Tosca or Javert in Les Misrables. The corrupt Fumero uses the war as an excuse to practice his sadism and is widely feared in Barcelona. He is represented in the music by a fascist military march. The city of Barcelona becomes a character in the book and in the music. The Ramblas, the boulevard running through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter and the famous caf Els Quatre Gats (the four cats) come alive in the score through a Cobla, the traditional wind ensemble playing a sardana, typical Catalan folk music. Two parallel love stories turn up the heat: Julin Carax's passionate, forbidden love for Penlope, and Daniel's equally passionate and forbidden love for Beatriz (Bea). Bea's sultry love theme is based on the first three letters of her name, with the ascending intervals B-E-A. Johan de Meij New York, October 17th, 2023
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£127.30Music for Halloween 2 - Roar Minde Fagerli
Music for Halloween 2 is three simple pieces who describes spooky and scary characters we all know from halloween.In The first movement you meet some ghosts. The second movement describes death dancing a waltz. The third movement describes a huge scary monster.Make your own halloween-show combining this with Music for Halloween 1. Make up scary stories to tell before you play a movement. Maby someone can dress up and perform something dramatic while the music is playing.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50Creep It Real - Chris M. Bernotas
Creep it Real, by Chris M. Bernotas, is the perfect selection for your fall or Halloween concert! This creeptastic piece uses only the first few notes taught in most method books and will set a haunted mood by using minor-key modality and optional glissando effects for the trombones. (2:05) (Correlates to Sound Innovations, Book 1, Level 4).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50Cornerstone Celebration - Scott Watson
Cornerstone Celebration, by Scott Watson, is a musical outpouring of joy and gladness aimed at portraying what's best about the communities in which we live. Written in 3/4 meter, exploiting the Mixolydian mode, and employing a compelling, syncopated rhythm throughout, this piece will surely bring exciting and rewarding new sounds to your band. (2:20) (Correlates to Sound Innovations, Book 1, Level 6.)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95Among the Stars, You'll Shine - Chris M. Bernotas
Embodying the idea of being part of something larger than yourself, but also valued as a unique individual, Among the Stars, You'll Shine, by Chris M. Bernotas, is the perfect choice for developing an expressive style of performance with your students. While predominantly lyrical, there are plenty of contrasts and opportunities for all your students to shine. (2:30) (Correlates to Sound Innovations, Book 1, Level 6).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£420.99Symphony of Freedom - Thomas Doss
"All men are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and are to meet one another in a spirit of brotherhood." This article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights forms the basic idea behind this majestic Symphony of Freedom. In each of the three movements, the composer picks another angle on this universal theme of freedom. In the first 'Cry for Freedom' it's the Dalai Lama of which the composer is a great admirer. The second movement 'Dream of Freedom' takes the photograph of the deceased three-year-old refugee boy Ailan Kurdi on the beach at Bodrum as a basis. The finale 'Freedom Above All' refers, besides a Bruckner quote, to the music of Ludwig van Beethoven. This movement should be seen first and foremost as an affirmation of life, faith and hope for a better world.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£102.99Three Blind Mice - Bert Appermont
This composition is based on the children's song 'Three Blind Mice', of which the melody is featured in a range of variations: in a canon, in inversion, in minor, transformed, with changing harmonisations and orchestrations, and in different times and tempi. The work consists of three continuous, contrasting movements: 1) Mouse March: The mice cheerfully set off while the original melody is presented as a march. - 2) Hymn: In a tuneful hymn, the wonderful praises of the life of mice are sung. - 3) Catch Me If You Can: In an animated chase, the farmer's wife is trying to catch the mice. Following a stirring acceleration, she cuts off their tails in accordance with the lyrics of the song. I hope this work, with its humorous touch, will be a welcome contribution to the expansion of interesting repertoire for the lower divisions. - Bert Appermont
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£64.99Suite Pigalle - Erik Satie
Erik Satie, born in Honfleur in Normandy (France) in 1866 is undoubtedly one of the most striking personalities in the history of French music. He composed in various, often quite divergent, styles. Besides light-hearted,entertaining works he also wrote several serious compositions, among which the three ballets: Parade, Rel che and Les Aventures de Mercure. However, his piano pieces, such as Trois Gymnopdies orGnossiennes will remain his most popular compositions. Satie cooperated with almost all the great artists of his time: Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Sergei Diaghilev, Georges Braque and composers Darius Milhaud (Le Groupedes Six) and Claude Debussy. Johan de Meij made an orchestration of three short pieces by Erik Satie: I. Petite Ouverture danser - II. Gnossienne No. 1 (1890) - III. Gambades
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£53.50Old Town Road - Trent Reznor
Recorded by American rapper Lil Nas X and joined in the music video by country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, this mega hit stayed #1 on the Hot 100 pop chart for a record-breaking 19 consecutive weeks! Paul Murtha's version for youngbands captures the unique sound of this appealing tune in this great-sounding arrangement.
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£84.99Easy Lover
This song, performed by Phil Collins and Philip Bailey, was a smash hit in most of Europe and North America. The peculiar video - a video making a video of making a video stood out from the crowd and helped elevate the song to a No. 1 and all-time hit. Collins' legendary songwriting talent and longstanding career in the music industry has made him a name known by all generations. An ideal song for any concert!
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