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£54.99Jolly on the Housetop - Gary P. Gilroy
Based on the holiday favorites Jolly Old St. Nicholas and Up on the Housetop with a rousing nod to Joy to the World as the finale, this delightful and engaging arrangement is perfect for a young band's first holiday concert. The two main themes creatively intertwine, with each section getting a chance to play the melody. A trumpet countermelody, glissandos, and even playful woodblock and cowbell solos make this a festive treat for musicians and concertgoers. This work will help develop technique as well as balance, blend, and dynamics.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£87.99La Fiesta Brava - Trestin Durant
This original march from newcomer Trestin Durant is one for the books! Great stylistic writing and scoring will help set the foundation for a great performance, and an even better experience for your musicians and audiences.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£309.99Symphony No. 9, Op. 160 - James Barnes
Premiered on September 21, 2018 in Lawrence, Kansas by the University of Kansas Wind Ensemble (Dr. Paul Popiel, conducting), James Barnes' Ninth Symphony was composed between January and late June of that same year. This large work was commissioned by a consortium of twenty-one college bands, community bands, professional bands and individuals to help mark the 70th birthday of the composer (b. 1949). It is an expansive forty-minute work in four movements, of which the composer writes, This is my last symphony... this work represents a compendium of all that I have learned during the fifty years of composing and scoring for this wonderful new medium: the modern wind band. The first movement, subtitled Elegy, is based around G minor. It is the longest movement of the symphony. Tragic and despondent in character, it is cast in sonata-allegro form. The second movement is entitled Scherzo. Barnes claims that I have always wanted to write a waltz, and that is how this movement is cast, in a modified rondo form in D minor. In contrast to the mood of the first movement, the scherzo is a delightful posy of expansive melody, splashy color, humor and rhythm. The third movement, which is in a modified tertiary form, is entitled Night Music. In contrast to the scherzo, this movement begins with a mysterious incantation, first displayed by solo Alto flute. The music becomes even darker and more mysterious, while overall the movement effectively expresses an otherworldly mood, ending with a solo soprano offstage which suddenly emerges, eerily singing a modified version of the opening incantation. Cast in sonata-allegro form, the fourth movement is most definitely a rousing Finale, beginning with a brilliant fanfare and undergoing several mood transformations before emerging into the final coda, ending the symphony with an energetic splash of color.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£371.99Essential Musicianship for Band
Essential Musicianship for Band is the perfect tool to assist your ensemble in developing the skills needed to read, rehearse, and perform band repertoire with precision and artistry. Using proven methods for superior sound production and ensemble technique, your students will transform printed notes into a meaningful musical experience. Fits easily into the traditional concert band setting. Masterwork Studies, a first-of-its-kind textbook for high school band, focuses on six landmark compositions for symphonic band*. Two CD-ROMs are included, featuring: 1. Exemplary recordings of each work, performed by some of the world's finest ensembles 2. Practice loops on the more difficult passages for each instrument, along with tempo adjustment software, on-screen assessment, and a built-in metronome 3. Scale, arpeggio, and articulation studies in all keys *Score and parts not included Also available in the Essential Musicianship curriculum: Ensemble Concepts - Designed to help intermediate to advanced ensembles acquire maximum performance skills while increasing overall musicianship. Every aspect of ensemble development is introduced individually, in developmental order, then combined for more advanced practice. Ensemble Concepts - Fundamental Level (1st and 2nd year students) Ensemble Concepts - Intermediate Level (2nd and 3rd year students)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£38.50Shining Day - Mike Hannickel
This nice processional style piece will work in the concert and contest venue as well as at the graduation or awards ceremony. The stately tempo and rich scoring help your young musicians to sound their best. Carefully controlledranges and rhythms mean the piece can be prepared with limited rehearsal time.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£183.20Sviskemedley
Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen wrote this medley to the 1992-93 Concert season for trumpeter Helge Hauks of The Norwegian Defence Band region West located in Bergen (today Norwegian Navy Band Bergen). Hauks choose thee titles in the "Sweet Trumpet" style suitable for any Entertainment concert. The result was this "Trumpet Sweets" medley consisting of the following three melodies: 1. Gotlndsk sommernatt (A Summer night in Gotland) 2. Estrellita 3. Can't help falling in Love
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£117.00Lincoln Portrait - Aaron Copland
Lincoln Portrait was commissioned by Andre Kostelanetz for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in 1942. A stirring tribute to an eminent American, it includes fragments of songs from the Civil War era, sweeping original themes, anda narration drawn from Lincoln's own words. This transcription by Walter Beeler has become a staple in the repertoire for wind bands, and provides an impressive way to help celebrate the 200th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. Audioused with permission from the Mark Records CD: Northshore Concert Band Live at the 2001 Midwest Clinic - John Lynch, conductor - Dr. William Warfield, narrator (Score Only - 48006216/$15.50)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Rockology - Sandy Feldstein
This enjoyable rock-styled piece makes much of a simple syncopated figure and will help to instill good counting habits in a young band. The percussion parts are musically active, but the rest of the band uses only the first 6 notes that are taught to beginners. The resulting piece is great fun to play but easy to prepare. Duration: 2'15"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95The Conquest - Aaron McMichael
Set in Concert Bb and utilizing a 4/4 time signature, The Conquest utilizes beginning band concepts to depict a lion trying to find his home in the forest. The piece is written with a limited range to help ensemble players find success in shaping their individual lines as they experience and, conversely, narrate this short adventure through their playing!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£59.95Gates Of Freedom - Robert Thurston
Composer Robert Thurston has produced a rich sounding and colorful easy march that has the bright open "American" sound of a familiar piece without, in fact, actually quoting anything. The fresh sound, active percussion and idiosyncratic harmonies help make this selection perfect for stimulating beginning instrumentalists. Duration: 2' 30"
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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