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£50.50Simple Gifts
This grand traditional American folk song is suitable for every beginning band. The concrete scoring of the melody in a straightforward manner allows the flowing melody of sheer spender to dominate. Although it is set in 4/4 time, this arrangement, once mastered, would serve as a splendid introduction to cut-time.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£78.99Still, Still, Still
The famous Austrian holiday folk carol is set in a unique and inviting style which will be perfect for your next holiday concert. Subtle melodic lines in this holiday "lullaby," paint a calm and serene musical portrait of the nativity and all the delightful images of the holiday season. Includes parts for optional vocal solo, duet or choir. This wonderful arrangement is destined to become a standard in the holiday band repertoire.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£76.99West Highlands Sojourn - David Sheldon
Inspired by this popular composer's journey through the western hill country of England and Wales, this delightful piece borrows from folk melodies he heard on a river near the Scottish border. The three contrasting sections of the piece make it equally suitable for concert or contest use. This Build-A-Band version makes this wonderful composition playable by very small bands and it will sound great as long has you have the four essential parts covered. Optional percussion and keyboard parts can add to the overall effect.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.95
Man Against Machine - Joseph Benjamin Earp
"Man Against Machine", inspired by the folk tale of John Henry, offers an opportunity for your students to practice musical storytelling. This legendary story is an opportunity for SEL (social emotional learning) in your classroom as you discuss grit and work ethic with your students. The educational possibilities are endless with this well written and crafted composition for the young band!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£92.99Fantasy on American Sailing Songs - Clare Grundman
One of the early publications from master composer/arranger, Clare Grundman, Fantasy on American Sailing Songs (1952) offers jaunty and skillfully orchestrated versions of tuneful folk melodies. Based on Hornet and Peacock, Lowlands, What Shall We Dowith the Drunken Sailor and Rio Grande.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.00Norwegian Rhapsody - Clare Grundman
Written in 1979, this piece is based on six old Norse folk melodies. (6:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£126.50Cyprian Suite - Carol Barnett
Cyprian Suite" is a spirited journey through varied musical moods, with each of four movements based on a different Cypriot folk song. The opening Servikos" a playful and rhythmic dance in Serbian style. A tender lullaby, Aya Marina", is followed by the good-natured Exomolghisis", a setting of a humorous song about a confession. The concluding Agapis Tin", a song of unrequited love, begins pensively and builds to a dramatic conclusion.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£53.50New South Wales March - John Edmondson
New South Wales March is named for the original settlement in Australia which later became the name of the state situated on the southeast side of the continent. It begins with an original tune by the composer, and employs thepopular Australian folk song, Waltzing Matilda, as its trio strain.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.00
Hoe Down -from Rodeo - Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland (1900-1990) has been called the Dean of American Composers. He was one of the first composers to use American folk idioms in his music. Hoe Down is taken from the ballad Rodeo, composed in 1942. From the ballet,Copland extracted Four Dance Episodes to form an orchestral suite for the concert hall: Buckaroo Holiday, Coral Nocturne, Saturday Night Waltz, and Hoe Down. Hoe Down uses the square-dance tunes of Bonaparte and McLeod's Reel.Polyrhtyhms are derived from the jazz idiom - thus, making the work light, humorous, and full of zest. (3:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.99
Legends of the West - John Cacavas
The musical heritage of America owes a great deal to the folk music of the West. From the square dances to the mining songs, our culture has benefited immensely. This suite of pieces attempts to capture that feeling of those earlydays, both in spirit and in melody. (5:40)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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