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£84.99Jitterbug! - Robert Buckley
At the height of the jazz age, each of the major swing bands had their own signature sound, immediately recognizable to their enthusiastic fans. This composition puts these various sounds and rhythms together in homage to a vibrant and innovative time in American music. This piece is a fun way to teach your ensemble to swing and get your audience tapping their toes! Commissioned by the West Vancouver (BC) Youth Band - Douglas Macaulay, director - in tribute to Canada's King of Swing, Dal Richards. Dur: 4:55.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£50.50Power Surge - Franklin D. Adams
Young band students will get a charge out of the pulsating energy of this original composition which features contemporary harmonies and a fusion of rock, Latin, and jazz styles. (2:00)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50Blue - Robert W. Smith
Simple, yet elegant and graceful, "Blue" is a lyrical work by Robert W. Smith for the developing concert band. Beautiful harmonic changes rooted in the language of American jazz make "Blue" a rich educational experience on many levels. With its poignant melody and beautiful chordal setting, "Blue" is appropriate for any concert or festival performance.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£189.99Homecoming - Alex Shapiro
Homecoming is a distinctly American piece of music which ventures emotionally from doubt, to hope, and finally to celebration. The most simple wind instrument of all, the human voice, echoes meaningful homecomings, wherever home may be and from whatever circumstance one returns. Written for the soldiers of the U.S. Army TRADOC Band, Homecoming seamlessly flows between traditional styles that originated in the U.S., from post-minimalist concert music to jazz. As the music grows into a waltz rhythm, welcoming smiles dance with it to the end as loved ones are reunited.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£109.99The Duke's Finest - Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington (1889- 1974) was a very successful American pianist, conductor, composer and arranger. His orchestra existed for decades and was able to survive thanks to the enormous hits that he and his collaborators wrote. Many of those songs now belong to the standard repertoire of jazz musicians.Billy Strayhorn (1915-1967) was arranger and composer with the orchestra from 1939, and also wrote Take the A-Train, which became the band's favourite song from 1941. Many recordings were made of it. Juan Tizol (1900-1984, valve trombone) played with Duke Ellington almost his entire career and composed Latin songs for the orchestra. He is co-composer of Caravan and Perdido.Just likein the original Duke Ellington concerts, the medley begins with Take the A-Train, followed by a number of classics from the repertoire of the legendary orchestra. In some songs there are soloists, notable a solo on kettledrums in C- Jam Blues. This solo can also be improvised.When rehearsing a lot of attention has to be paid to the drum and bass, which together form the rhythm section and drive the orchestra on. The other sections have to be tight and create a coherent swing effect. The swing shouldn't be too stiff, and can vary per song. For example in "In a Sentimental Mood", the melody can be played almost straight (classically), while the rhythm section continues swinging.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£109.99
Charanga For Trumpet - Boudewijn Cox
Boudewijn Cox is chiefly known as a Flemish composer in the modern classical music scene, but he has his roots in jazz.Charanga was a composition assignment from the "De Hoop" Ossendrecht music association and was created by Frank van der Poel in November 1999. Frank van der Poel, to whom this work is dedicated, is a well-known trumpet player and a renowned soloist who specialises in light music. He is also very esteemed as a big band lead trumpet.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£129.99Concerto Grosso - Masamicz Amano
Commissioned by Kyo-En Executive Committee. Premiered at Kyo-En V in 2003, Kawagoe Sohwa Wind Ensemble, Masato Sato, conductor.I know the conductor and band inside out, so I enjoyed composing this work very much, thinking about their personalities. The piece features the sax section, and the performance style is characterized by interplay between a vibrant jazz quartet and a solid pops windensemble.Now that the work is published, I hope you add it to your concert repertoire. (Masamicz Amano)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£72.95Swingin' Santa
Get your young band students swinging this year with a fun Christmas piece based on the ever-popular Up On The Housetop. Drawing from his jazz background, Carl Strommen delivers an arrangement that is unique and authentic to the idiom, but within the technical capabilities of the intermediate student. Oh what fun it will be to ride this sleigh - Ho, ho ho!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£104.99Popcorn - Gershon Kingsley
In 1969, the composer and musician Gershon Kingsley (b. 1922) composed and recorded an instrumental work that was to become the first true success of electronic music. In 1972, the group Hot To Mound recorded a new version of Popcorn. Since that time, the world has seen hundreds of different versions including techno, jazz, ska, disco, rock, punk and now, more surprising, a version for your Concert Band.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£89.99
Sticks & Stones - James Bonney
Inspired by rock and jazz drummers, Sticks & Stones provides an opportunity for a talented drummer to demonstrate his/her skills in FRONT of the concert band. As the featured soloist, the drummer's part allows ample opportunity to create their own part, within a theme and variations structure. (Grade 3)
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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