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£78.00Here's a Health to the Company
Written for a dear friend, this composition based off the Irish tunes Here's a Health to the Company and The Butterfly Jig celebrates the good times one spends with friends and family. Featuring sudden dynamic changes, legato and expressive phrases, use this composition to teach the concepts of countermelody and balance, folk song interpretation, and compound meters.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£48.00The Rocky Road to Dublin
Getting to the heart of leaving home to seek a better life, this mid-19th century Irish folk song is given an authentic yet unique treatment in a setting for younger bands. Starting with a lilting upper woodwind melody with hand percussion, an expressive legato section follows before a return to the original material. Percussionists have several soli sections where they get a chance to shine. A brisk tempo, well-written percussion parts, and plenty of dynamic contrasts make this an excellent choice for concert and festival performances.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£74.00The King of Love My Shepherd Is - Irish Hymn Tune
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£67.00Aisling Gaelach
Composer William Harbinson takes two Irish folk songs and weaves them together in a tapestry of sounds in a symphonic setting. This piece has contest/festival potential written all over it, as we are sure your music list committee will agree.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Echoes Of Ireland - James Swearingen
This grand setting of three beloved Irish folk tunes (The Wearing of the Green, Cockles and Mussels and The Minstrel Boy) makes a wonderful study in contrasts, in the distinctive Swearingen style. Alternately lively and warmly romantic, it fully utilizes the colorful potential of the modern concert band and will be ideal for use in festival performances. Duration: 4'
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£71.00The Grey Dawn Is Breaking
The beautiful English/Irish folk song Kathleen Mavourneen is the basis for this ballad. The Grey Dawn Is Breaking offers an opportunity for young musicians to stretch their musical muscles by developing expression through dynamics, phrasing, and even rubato.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£52.00Echoes of the Cape
You will hear elements of Irish and Scottish music in this magnetic new composition from composer Alan Silva. There is a bardic nature to the piece, with low brass punches, strong percussion and flowing melodic lines in a modal style, plus hints of jigs and reels throughout. Alert your contest music committee about this strong new young band piece.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£82.95Appalachian Journey (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Karrick, Brant
The Appalachians represented one of America's first frontiers, and frontier music became one of the first truly American forms of musical expression. Based on traditional fiddle tunes, Appalachian Journey combines four folk songs, providing players and the audience with a real toe-tapping treat! The melodies included are: "After the Battle of Aughrim" and "Lord Mayo I," both Irish in origin, and "Bonaparte Crossing the Rocky Mountains" along with "Whiskey Before Breakfast," adapted from the old-time fiddling tradition.Duration: 4.45
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50Down by the Salley Gardens (Flexible Ensemble - Score and Parts) - Roszell, Patrick
This version of Down by the Salley Gardens arranged by Patrick Roszell is designed with maximum flexibility for use by any mix of instruments: wind, strings, and percussion, including like or mixed-ensembles with as few as 4 players. The suggested instrumentation and a customisable Teacher Map will help you plan out how to best assign parts to suit your ensemble's needs. The 4-part instrumentation will support balanced instrumentation of the lower voices. It also comes with supplemental parts for maximum flexibility. With the purchase of this piece, permission is granted to photocopy the parts as needed for your ensemble. A percussion accompaniment track is also available as a free download. String parts have been carefully edited with extra fingerings and appropriate bowings to support students in mixed ensembles playing in less familiar keys. The union of this glorious traditional Irish folk song with William Butler Yeats' compelling poem results in an expressive choice, arranged by Patrick Roszell. Lyrical in nature, there are musical teaching opportunities for slurring, sustaining phrases, intonation, and dynamic shading. Stunning! Duration: 3.15
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£70.00A Percy Grainger Portrait (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Grainger, Percy Aldridge - Wagner, Douglas E.
The boundless energy and passion for life of Australian-born composer Percy Aldridge Grainger is reflected in the four works included in this eclectic sampling of his music: "Irish Tune From County Derry," "Mock Morris," "My Robin Is To The Greenwood Gone," and closing with "Children's March: Over the Hills and Far Away." Combining Grainger's genius with a contemporary scoring by Douglas Wagner, this one is a sure-fire winner!Duration: 4.30
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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