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£105.00Danceries (Set I) (Concert Band - Score and Parts) - Hesketh, Kenneth
The term 'Danceries' can be found in a copy of Playford's Dancing Master, an extensive collection of folk and popular tunes of the seventeenth century (and no doubt earlier). This publication was used by master fiddle players to teach the various dance steps of the day to a nobleman's house or a king's court. Whilst this present set of 'Danceries' cannot be said to be an aid to terpsichorean agility, it will at least set feet tapping! The melodies themselves are a mixture of new and old--well, nearly. Where the old occurs it has been adapted in mood and composition and is often interspersed with completely new material. The harmonies and rhythms bring a breath of the new into these themes and add to the drama of the set.Movement 1: Lull me beyond thee. Gentle and lilting, almost a barcarole, this movement is very much a reverie. The original tune had the name 'Poor Robin's Maggot' - a rather disconcerting title; maggot, however, in seventeenth-century parlance meant whim or fancy. This theme can also be found in The Beggar's Opera by John Gay (first performed in 1728) under the title 'Would you have a young lady' (Air 21).Movement 2: Catching of Quails. A colourful, buoyant scherzo on an original melody. The thematic material is shuttled around the band to contrast with full-bodied tuttis. The last few bars fade away to almost nothing before a final surprise!Movement 3: My Lady's Rest. A tender pavane, also on an original theme, with Moorish leanings. Solos for principal winds and brass contrast with warmer tutti passages. The movement culminates with a final presentation of the theme before evaporating in held flute and trumpet chords.Movement 4: Quodling's delight. The final movement to the set combining one of the melodies from Playford's Dancing Master ('Goddesses') with an original contrasting melody. A dramatic and exuberant ending to the set of 'Danceries'.Duration: 12.00
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£57.50DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA (Young Band) - Lloyd Webber, Andrew - Sweeney, Michael
From Andrew Lloyd Webber's powerful opera Evita, here is a marvelous setting of the well-known main song. Written in moderately slow Latin style, this arrangement contains dramatic emotional peaks and a variety of scoring techniques.
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£118.99Donna Diana Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)
Emil Nikolaus V. Reznicek was born on May 4,1860. Though he was originally destined for ajudicial career, his nature (that of a true musician)soon pointed him in the direction of music. As anorchestral conductor and a highly regarded musicteacher he made his mark in a number of cities,including Mannheim and Berlin. As a composer hesprang to fame with his opera Donna Diana(1894), a lasting success which placed him in theforefront of German composers. The overture toDonna Diana is unique in its freshness and sunnycheerfulness. Wil van der Beek, who has alreadywritten many arrangements of classical pieces forwind band, has maintained the spirit of theoriginal composition. 0:05:30
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£84.60EINZUGSMARSCH (Intermediate Concert Band) - Strauss, Johann - Woodfield, Ray
From the Opera, Der Zigeunerbaron. Grade: medium.
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£132.10ENTRY OF THE KING, The (Advanced Concert Band) - Wagner, Richard - Moren, Bertrand
From the Opera, Lohrengrin. Duration: 4:30
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£84.99
Evening Prayer Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)
This beautiful long flowing melody comes from Humperdinck's famous opera Hansel and Gretel (1893). In addition to being a delightful concert work it is also a useful as a tone study for practicing playing in a legato style. 0:03:47
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£69.95GOING HUNTING (Percussion Feature/Programme Concert Band) - Wiffin, Rob
An upbeat arrangement features the percussion section and is mainly based on the Hunters' Chorus from Carl Maria von Weber's opera Der Freischutz. A couple of other famous hunting songs also appear: D'ye ken John Peel; A-hunting we will go.
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£94.30
GRAND MARCH from Aida (Intermediate Concert Band) - Verdi, Giuseppe - Woodfield, Ray
Finale of Act II from the Opera. Grade: medium.
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£104.99
Intermezzo (Concert Band - Score and Parts)
The Intermezzo from the Romantic opera Notre Dame, based on Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame, is in fact Franz Schmidt's best-known work. The charm of this lovely composition lies in its Hungarian and Romantic influences. Wil van der Beek's sensitive arrangement does justice to this great work, putting Franz Schmidt's masterpiece back in the spotlight once more! 0:05:00
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£134.99
L'Italiana in Algeri Wind Band Set (Score & Parts)
Gioacchino Rossini was a musical prodigy, composing his first operawhen he was eighteen years old. At the age of 37, after having written39 operas in all, he almost completely stopped composing anddevoted himself to the culinary art and the mysteries of wine! In hisopera L'Italiana in Algeri, Rossini shows the difference in mentalitybetween two countries on both sides of the Mediterranean, Turkeyand Italy. The exotic themes and oriental sound colours of thisopera have ensured that it is still loved today by a wide audience.This transcription for concert band retains the exotic and orientalfeel of the original opera. 0:08:30
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