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£49.50Danza Del Mambo - Robert W. Smith
Using only the first six notes introduced in most band methods, Robert W. Smith gives us "Danza Del Mambo" for beginning band. Written in the classic Cuban dance style, this mambo features the percussion section using standard Latin percussion instruments such as claves, maracas, guiro and agogo bells. The flowing melodic line over the infectious Latin mambo groove will have your musicians moving and the audience dancing in the aisles!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£49.50
Dana Feliz - Shanley
Teach your beginning band about traditional Brazilian culture with "Dana Feliz" (Happy Dance,) featuring fun melodies for all instruments, an infectious beat, and plenty of optional percussion parts. The annual Carnival festival in Brazil features parades led by "samba schools," and "Dana Feliz" will transform your band into a samba school for your next concert! Enjoyable music for all, and a great multi-cultural resource as well.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£140.50
Wedding Dances - Daron Aric Hagen
A concert version of the dance music from the second act of the sensational opera for voices and wind ensemble by Daron Aric Hagen (see Overture above), this varied and colorful piece will be a brilliant addition to the program of a Grade for band. The music dramatically reflects the growing conflicts of the story (based on Othello) and climaxes with a powerful setting of the big tune associated with the idea of "crossing over" from Mexico to the U.S., and from Life to Death. This piece is a major addition to the serious band repertoire and has been added to the Texas UIL Prescribed Music List. Duration: 7'
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.99Lola Flores - Alfred Sadel
The lively dance style of the Paso Doble (double-step) is inherent in Spanish culture and claims its roots from the excitement and drama of the bullfight arena. Here in one of the most famous Paso Dobles can be heard theanticipation and pageantry as the matadors majestically enter the ring. John Krance's classic 1966 setting is a distinctive and important work for band. (Grade 4) Dur: 4:00 Recorded by the Texas A&M University Wind Symphony -Timothy Rhea, conductor From Mark Records Wind Band Masterworks Volume V 8515-MCD - Used with permission.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£60.99Songs Of Heritage - Clifton Williams
Clifton Williams' final legacy for band, Songs of Heritage, was outlined in score form upon his demise in 1976. Conceived as a tribute to the composers and musicians among our forebears, the composition is indigenous of the fife and drum corps, the cakewalk, the shuffle dance, and the ballads of Stephen Foster. In a contemporary band idiom, it also reflects the present day trends in America's musical life.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.99Brook Green Suite - Gustav Holst
This is sure to be one of those orchestral transcriptions that finds a permanent place in the realm of concert band literature. Holst's ability to develop and explore folk melodies with rich, lyrical treatment is fully realized in this sterling example of the final phase of this remarkable composer's career. The smooth and peaceful declivities of the Prelude, the expressive Cantabile of the Air, and the sprightly 6/8 Dance combine to give your audience and your band a truly enriching experience. Enticing! (Grade 4) (7:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.50Triumph - Robert E. Foster Jr.
An exciting show piece for young bands that is a celebration of sound with energetic dance rhythms occurring throughout the piece. With plenty of exciting percussion parts, and rhythm motifs recurring throughout the ensemble, this dynamic band piece will bring new energy to your concert. A great way to introduce the whole tone scale, and scored safely for all bands with doubled parts, this should be a great festival piece for your young ensemble. If you are looking for a work that your band members and audience will love to play and listen to, then ignite your concert, with TRIUMPH!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£118.99
Jig - Gustav Holst
Together with his good friend Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst had a strong liking for the abundant folk music of the British Isles. This influence is heard in many of his works and is perhaps strongest in his Second Suite for Military Band and in the Saint Paul Suite for string orchestra. This work was composed in 1913 for the school orchestra of St. Paul's Girls School in London, where Holst was the Director of Music. The suite opens with this exuberant Jig, a dance originating from Scottish and Irish folk music in alternating duple and triple time (6/8 and 9/8), which has been expertly arranged for concert band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£74.99Open Thy Heart - Georges Bizet
"Open Thy Heart" is an exciting and showy solo work for flute with band. Excerpted from a tone-poem by French composer Georges Bizet, and originally for soprano with orchestra, this arrangement for solo flute with concert band can also be performed by a soprano soloist. Subtitled "Spanish Serenade," this lively dance will showcase your soloist as well as delight and charm audiences. Brilliant and entertaining!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£264.99
Diferencias on an Old Spanish Song - Yasuhide Ito
I am immensely happy that my Gloriosa, symphonic poem for band (1990), has been performed by so many bands in the last thirty years.During this period, the growth of the internet has made it much easier to access information.When I composed Gloriosa, I only had limited information about the period when Christianity and Western music was first introduced to Japan, and had to rely a lot on my imagination.However, nowadays, it is easy to obtain various source materials and to read interesting studies on the music of the past.In recent years, the music of Luis de Narvez (born ca.1500 - died between 1555-1560), Spanish composer and vihuela player, has become increasingly known, and several CDs of his music are now available.Narvez composed the earliest-known set of diferencias, a forerunner of the variation form. One of his works is Seys diferencias sobre el himno "O gloriosa domina" [Six diferencias on the hymn "O gloriosa domina"] (1538), based on the Spanish Marian hymn, and it was this melody I used in the first movement of my Gloriosa.Western music has been my musical roots since childhood, and throughout my career as a composer, it has continued to fascinate me. One could say that this has provided the inspiration for Diferencias on an Old Spanish Song, my own take on the diferencias form.Actually, such music from the early sixteenth century could sound fresh to our modern ears. So I decided to quote the melody from Narvez's Sey diferencias at the beginning and end of the piece, in order that people can get the feel for the period.The main section (bars 42-390) is formed of 13 diferencias, similar to the first movement of the Gloriosa.In the middle section, which begins after the eighth diferencia(from bar 187), one should be totally absorbed in the tranquility and the beauty of the music. Although it's in the style of a sarabande, it should be taken slower and played as pianissimo as possible.This is followed by folk-style dance music. (As only standard percussion instruments are used, try to be creative with tonal colours and sense of rhythm).The structure of the work is simple, but be aware of the connection between the sections when constructing the whole.Also, think about the tonality. Overall, the work is in F minor. The main section is basically in D minor, but from bar 102, it modulates to A flat minor and G minor, and then in the middle section it suddenly switches to A flat major (which is the furthest key from D minor, and the relative major of F minor). From bar 219, it modulates to F minor and then to C minor, then back to F minor by way of A minor.N.B. The Oboe II part can be substituted by the English Horn (as indicated in the parts). One can choose according to the player's skills or preference.Recent new compositions for wind band are often full of rhythm, dynamism, and tonal colour, and compositional techniques and orchestration have also evolved greatly. Yet on the other hand, they tend to feature fewer melodic or expressive elements. Since this work is the test piece for WMC Kerkrade 2022, I had to think about what "tests" or "challenges" to set, and I decided to compose something that doesn't involve a lot of technical display, but requires beautiful sounds and harmonies, and above all, musical expressivity. I didn't put many expression markings in the score, because I wanted the performers to think about how best to express this music. If it is played merely as notated, it's not going to sound very interesting.Christianity was introduced to Japan in the mid-16th century, but it was subsequently banned and Japan entered a period of national isolation, which meant that there was hardly any international exchange for two hundred years. As a result, the Christian hymns that were introduced prior to the isolation became almost unrecognizable over the centuries. This was the theme I explored in my Gloriosa thirty years ago.Now, in 2021, the whole world has been forced to "isolate" due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In such times, it seems pertinent that I've written a work using this melody again. I sincerely hope that people will be able to gather in Kerkrade in 2022.(English Translation:Nahoko Gotoh)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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