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£47.50Candy Cane Lane - Robert Buckley
Written with a festive flair and tuneful melody, here is a marvelous holiday piece for beginning players. Featuring modest ranges and easy rhythms, this is quick to learn and fun to play. 8th notes are used in the melody, but no syncopation.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Sunlight Dancing - Robert Buckley
Sunlight Dancing was inspired by a walk through a forest on a bright summer day - the sunlight was flickering between the leaves and it seemed like the whole forest was dancing. This is a celebratory work expressing positive energy and optimism - designed to lift people's spirits. From the joyful opening to the beautifully reflective lyric section to the final exhilarating flourish, this piece is full of tuneful melodies, driving percussion and dynamic contrasts. An exciting concert opener or festival piece that showcases all sections of the band. Dur: ca. 6:00
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Hope Springs Eternal - Robert Buckley
Hope Springs Eternal is a line from an Alexander Pope poem, published in 1734. This composition reflects the resilience of the human spirit and honors the health care workers who are daily risking their lives for us - our true heroes. The music is reverent and contemplative, with emotional ebbs and swells, and eventually builds to a stirring theme of hope and inner strength. Dur: ca. 3:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Under the Prairie Sky - Robert Buckley
Under the Prairie Sky was inspired by the magnificent and expansive prairie landscape and cloudscape. The sky is constantly changing and its many moods reflect on the land below to create a sense of wonder and awe. Featuring festive, dance-like rhythms and rich, majestic themes, this work is skillfully scored so that developing players will sound their best. A great concert opener or festival piece! Dur: 3:35
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Epic Journey - Robert Buckley
Epic Journey takes us on a heroic, cinematic odyssey using a sudden shift in dynamics and an unexpected key change to create drama and excitement. With a sophistication beyond what you'd expect at this grade level, everyone in the ensemble gets a chance to star in this exciting mini-movie score. Dur: 2:30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99The Gathering of Eagles - Bob Baker
From a song shared by Squamish First Nation artist and performer Bob Baker, comes a creative work for concert band shaped by Robert Buckley that will allow your students to experience the music of one of North America's First Peoples. The Gathering of Eagles flows from a beautiful pentatonic melody and grows into a work that is both reverent and exciting. Dur: 4:05
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50Eagle Song - Bob Baker
From a song shared by Squamish First Nation artist and performer Bob Baker, comes a unique work shaped by Robert Buckley that will allow your young players to experience the music of one of North America's First Peoples. Eagle Song flows from a beautiful pentatonic melody and grows into a work that is both reverent and exciting. Sophisticated sounding, yet easy to learn. Dur: 2:40
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50The Legend of Billy Miner - Robert Buckley
This composition reflects a colorful time in American history and is an opportunity for your band to discover ragtime rhythms. Folk hero Billy Miner (the Grey Fox) was the last of the old-time bandits. He was noted for his unusualpoliteness and is believed to be the originator of the phrase, Hands up! This composition is like a mini movie score and starts with the Billy Miner ragtime theme, followed by a train robbery, his capture, and final release. Theartful interplay between sections gives this piece the sophisticated sound and intensity of a much more advanced work. Dur: 3:35
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99Echoes of the Silent - Robert Buckley
In 1917 two ships collided in the harbor of Halifax, Canada. The resulting explosion devastated most of the city. Echoes of the Silent is a hymn that pays homage to those who perished and to the resilient souls who survived. Thismusic is reverent and reflective, with emotional ebbs and swells and an eventual build to a stirring theme of hope and inner strength. Ideal as a festival or memorial piece, this work is an opportunity for your ensemble to exploresofter dynamics, expression and nuance. Dur: 5:05
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£79.99Jitterbug! - Robert Buckley
At the height of the jazz age, each of the major swing bands had their own signature sound, immediately recognizable to their enthusiastic fans. This composition puts these various sounds and rhythms together in homage to a vibrant and innovative time in American music. This piece is a fun way to teach your ensemble to swing and get your audience tapping their toes! Commissioned by the West Vancouver (BC) Youth Band - Douglas Macaulay, director - in tribute to Canada's King of Swing, Dal Richards. Dur: 4:55.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days