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£76.99Night Disco - Luc Gistel
What could be better than a night out on the town? Luc Gistel obviously thought nothing! This entertaining composition has plenty of sounds that will remind young and old of many a night spent in the disco. After a tune that even John Travolta himself would have danced to, the mood quiets down for the obligatory slow song, during which new couples and old lovers can dance a little closer. Then things heat up again until the wee hours of the morning...
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£134.99Fanfare And Funk - Oliver Waespi
This work by Swiss composer Oliver Waespi was one of the highlights at the 2006 Eidgenssische Musikfest in Lucerne. The piece opens with a festive fanfare featuring the brass section. The mood changes to a funk passage which develops and grows into a James Brown-like groove. It also includes an ad libitum drum solo. A slow blues lends a calmer feel and the piece culminates with striking interwoven fanfare and funk styles. This work is highly recommended for concert programmes but it can also make a spectacular, unconventional choice for a competition.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.50We Wish You A Calypso Christmas - Robert E. Foster Jr.
This arrangement brings something different to young band holiday concerts. Based on We Wish You a Merry Christmas, this version is in 4/4 time and has a lively Latin beat to lighten the mood, providing young percussion sections interesting parts and a variety of instruments to play. Students will enjoy this fun setting and its sure to complement your winter music program.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£64.00Bad King Wenceslas
Bad King Wenceslas is a playful twist on the familiar Christmas carol Good King Wenceslas. Throughout the piece, rhythmic and melodic motifs from the carol are presented in a dark, mysterious context. The introduction features an ostinato in the flute, building in momentum before revealing the melody in double time in the lower winds. The piece progresses with alternating eighth-note patterns and a variety of thematic development, culminating in a canon that features different instrument sections. The piece transitions through a dramatic key change and ends with fanfare motifs in the brass. The conductor should ensure that the melody remains balanced throughout, and all percussion parts are integral to the mood and momentum.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£125.00
Danceries (Set II) - Kenneth Hesketh
Danceries Set II was commissioned by Keith Allen and Birmingham Symphonic Winds, supported by PRS for Music Foundation and the RVW Trust. The world premire of this work was given by Birmingham Symphonic Winds, conducted by Keith Allen, at the CBSO Centre, Birmingham in 2011. This second set of Danceries continues the format established in Danceries (Set I), namely in using material taken from Playford's Dancing Master, a collection of folk and popular tunes published in the seventeenth century, to form the basis of an extended dance suite. In this set, the melodies have been more abstracted and project only a distant echo of their original forms, but as before, each movement is self-contained, colourful and direct, with its own distinct mood.The outer movements - Jennie's Bawbee and Peascod's Galliarda - share a use of driving percussion writing with a military air. Tom Tinker's Toye and Heart's Ease (movements two and three) are both settings of original melodies. All movements are more extended than in the first set, with a freer use and approach to the material; melodies now occur in various keys and are supported by a greater variety of harmonic colouring. The result is a richer, even more exhilarating set of dances. Danceries has come of age!
In stock: Estimated delivery 1-3 days
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£53.00Winter Adventure - Chris Ferguson
Winter Adventure is inspired by the many "made for TV" movies shown during the holiday season. Many of these films are enjoyed while wrapped in warm blankets with hot cocoa in hands. The light energetic motif in this piece captures this cozy winter mood, with chimes reflecting ringing church bells in the distance, sleigh bells portraying horse drawn sleighs in the snow, and even suspended cymbal rolls representing the icy winter winds.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£89.00
Smash (CB) - Manuel Renggli
Imagine the hustle and fuss of a big city at night. Countless people who want to escape the rush of their everyday life. The streets appear in the light of the electronic billboards and loud music can be heard from the nightclubs. Music whose rhythm goes directly through the body and puts us in a cheerful mood. In his piece "Smash" Manuel Renggli tries to describe this floating and at the same time somewhat frightening situation. "The beat", the rigid and always constant meter plays a decisive role. A feeling of lightness arises, the worries are taken away. For a short moment one finds itself in a kind of ecstasy.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£71.00Falling Water
This lyrical 6/8 piece, originally written for orchestra, has been thoughtfully arranged for concert band in the accessible key of B-flat Major. This energetic piece is fun to play, depicting relentless cascades of splashing water in a "risoluto" mood to begin. In the joyful middle section, lush scoring and rich harmonic textures allow players to practice various articulation and phrasing techniques. The percussion part adds a colorful energy to this sparkling concert selection.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£53.00Ulterior Motifs - Matthew R. Putnam
The title, Ulterior Motifs, is a play on words but composer Matt Putnam had his own ulterior motives in mind when writing this piece. He wanted a piece that was fun to play and helped developing musicians work on their rhythmic skills. Putnam uses the feel of action film soundtracks to create the mood of this intriguing piece.Interesting grooves in the percussion part add to the mystery and thrill.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£64.00Forza
Forza means strength. This forceful and aggressive piece uses dynamics and articulations to musically depict strength and fortitude. Accents are used for emphatic effect, particularly in the percussion, and the middle andante section offers a contrasting melancholy mood.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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