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£130.10Boudewijn Harmonie (Drijvers) - Boudewijn de Groot
With this medley 'Boudewijn' arranger Gerhart Drijvers pays a tribute to one of the greatest composers of original Dutch songs. Indeed, in collaboration with Lennaert Nijgh, Boudewijn de Groot wrote numerous fine songs for other artists as well as for himself. In this medley you can hear successively the songs 'Strand' (Beach), 'Beneden alle peil' (No level at all), 'Mijnheer de President' (Mister President), 'Tante Julia' (Aunt Julia) and, of course, 'Avond' (Evening). Thanks to these great successes 'Boudewijn' will not only be an extremely popular concert piece for all Dutch speaking audiences, but any audience.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£83.30Elsa's Procession - Richard Wagner
Wagner composed his opera Lohengrin about 1849. This splendid piece is extracted from that opera. It describes a huge procession of nicely dressed guests headed by Elsa walking through the cathedral gate. The guests take their seats while Elsa proceeds to the altar to marry Lohengrin, the 'Swan Knight'. A brilliant theme starts in a subtle way and swells in some minutes into one of the absolute highlights of the late romantic period.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£173.60Fantastic Variations - Luís Carvalho
This is an extremely impressive and important work, which demands the highest level from both musicians and conductor. The subtitle of Fantastic Variations is 'Homage to Duarte Ferreira Pestana', referring to one of the most inspired composers for Portuguese bands, and there are moments in the piece of clear allusion to the works of Duarte Ferreira (specifically to his most famous work 'Arco-ris' [Rainbow]).
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£56.50Movin' Up! - Dean Jones
The beat just rolls on! Movin' Up! is very much a sequel to Dean Jones' previous work Hangin' On! There are the usual sounds you'd expect from a swing band piece: vibrant sounding from the trumpets and trombones and then a layered harmonious texture from the horns and baritones. There's also scope for some top class solo work too around the band. There is one twist at the end... the pace is slowed down, the 'top button and bow tie loosened', but the scene is set and concluded with exciting brass sounds.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£81.20Last Chance Saloon - Dean Jones
There is a certain charm about the 'Old West' and the stories of heroes and villains, gun chases and love stories. In this 3-movement piece you can hear it all from the Cowboys on Horseback to the warmth of the Camp-side fire before one final Gallop!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£82.80Andante For Flute and Windband - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The andante in C major K 315 (K6 285e) was commissioned to Mozart from a rich Dutchman called Ferdinand De Jean. The piece has a simple solo writing and a linear symphonic part. The flute solo can easily emerge without having to compete with the orchestra. Written in the classical form of the sonata we find two themes. This follows a brief one and a revival.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£127.30What's Your Favorite Cake? - Hilde Høyvik Dahl
This suite is written for beginning band at grade level 1-1,5. It consist of four short movements in various style. In one of the movements, the musicians are introduced to time signature.The suite in its entirety is a great concert piece, but you may also play the movements as single pieces.The composition consists basically of three voices to make it playable also for smaller ensembles.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£228.70Pulsar - The Metamorphosis of a Star - John Brakstad
4th July in 1054 AD one of the most spectacular events was witnessed in the Cosmos. A massive star blew out; a supernova explosion.From the Earth it appeared as a new, bright star; the most brilliant in the sky. It was visible for three weeks, also in daylight, before it then faded away.But what was left of it is spectacular. Today we call it the "Crab Nebula".And in the very centre of the Nebula lies the remnant of the star; the core crushed by the force of gravity.This is a rotating neutron star, a pulsar, just 20 kilometres across, but so dense that it weighs more than our sun.As the neutron star spins, ejected particles stream out from its poles at almost the speed of light.These jets create powerful beams that sweep around as the star rotates.When the beams sweep across the Earth, they can be heard as regular pulses. We call them pulsars.In this piece there are three percussion parts. In addition there is an "optional part" to replace the marimba and vibraphone written in the three original percussion parts if desired. This fourth part is shown in the full score.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£154.60Den store dagen - Benny Borg
This beautiful song contains a huge contrast between the hopeful and the disappointing. A mother has her birthday and is waiting her children to celebrate it. Each verse starts optimistically, but the short chorus is characterized by the disappointment, that everyone calls, and cannot come. This has been tried recreated musically, mostly in the last two choruses, as it dawns on her that she will not receive a visit. It's a beautiful tune, but with a serious message that it's easy to take someone for granted.One of the elements the musicians came up with after rehearsal, was that they really liked the change between the ballad parts with even eights and the swing parts. This also gives the piece a sense of "parlando" character, which tells a story, and is therefore important to focus. It is not quite simple, as the melody also in those parts with even eights has some triplet rhythms. Therefore, this is a topic you can work on.Regarding instrumentation, Flugelhorn, Alto Saxophone and Euphonium have important roles, in addition to the rest of the first parts in the Band. The arrangement is written so you are not depending on "special" instruments. Important details are also often duplicated so you can use the arrangement for a smaller Wind Band.It is also possible to use a vocal soloist, but then you must soften the instruments that holds the melody.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£271.60Fantasia - Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen
This work was commissioned by Midtun Skoles Musikkorps (Bergen) and their conductor Christian Breistein. This is one of the best school bands in Norway, consisting of members up to 19 years of age.Aagaard-Nilsen did a workshop with the band and recorded every idea the young players came up with. Many of the ideas from the kids became musical elements in the piece. The conductor, the person who know every member's skills best, made sure that every member got a part they could actually play.Fantasia was premiered at the Norwegian Wind Band Championships for School Bands in June 2019.Fantasia is dedicated to Christian Breistein.
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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