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£40.00The Lizard King
Inspired by the composer's son's fascination with lizards, this beginning band piece uses at most eight notes in each instrument's range, perfect to end the first year of instruction. Featuring many opportunities for dynamics and articulation development, this composition will help develop those essential skills. With plenty of percussion parts to keep players interested and every section playing the melody, this piece is sure to become a student favorite!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£40.00The Alchemist's Touch
Drummer's Delight is a grade one piece featuring the percussion that will be fun for your students and will enhance early rhythm instruction. Short enough to give students a feeling of accomplishment but not long enough to exhaust them, this feature will give your winds a little break while also giving your percussionists a moment to shine.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£40.00Clock Tower
Beginning and ending with the "Westminster Chimes" tune, this easy band piece contains many musical and technical elements for performers. Using a tick tock from the percussion section as a base, the main theme is based on ascending and descending scale patterns reinforced with a countermelody and contrasting legato section. Each section is featured and generous cross cues will let bands experiment with different instrumentation choices. An excellent choice for early concert and contest experiences.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£63.00Sahara
This exciting programmatic work musically paints a picture of a fantastical desert crossing in three contrasting sections: a caravan crossing of the desert, a visit to a palace in a mystical oasis city, and the caravan outrunning a sandstorm to reach their destination. With interesting lines for every instrument, an extensive percussion section, varied tempos and rhythmic challenges, this composition will challenge and reward your performers' efforts while entertaining audiences.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Clash of the Warriors
Based upon a Bulgarian folk song, this musical depiction of two warriors getting ready and ultimately battling each other begins with a mysterious and ominous statement. Use the subsequent 2+2+2+3 section to teach about the use of mixed meters while also reinforcing listening and dynamic skills. Active mallet and percussion parts will challenge your more advanced players. With varied dynamics, meter changes and interesting melodic and accompaniment lines, this composition works well as a concert closer or concert and contest selection.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Flying Away
Composed with thoughts of being able to fly like a bird to see loved ones and friends, this lyrical composition features soaring melodic lines and intertwined countermelodies. Delicate percussion helps to accentuate the emotional moments while developing those players' expressive abilities. A brief faster section contrasts with the initial lyrical theme before a return to the soaring, bird-like moments from the beginning. A moving and beautiful tribute to friends everywhere, this ballad is a great reflective moment for any concert or contest.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£48.00The Holly and the Ivy
This setting of the beautiful holiday classic is accessible for very young bands. Its memorable melody, notated in a comfortable range, is passed around the sections of ensemble as the other parts play accompaniments that are interesting, yet not difficult. Written in bridge form, the piece begins softly, with soft sleigh bells and clarinets below the break, adding flutes, then brass, then building to a minor section and a very short percussion feature, making it a great opportunity introduce students to this form!
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£48.00Break Through
Break Through is a musical representation of one's struggle to pass through a barrier or move beyond an obstacle, either a literal breakthrough or a metaphorical achievement. The composition centers around the key of G minor to achieve a sense of dark, resonant emotion. The percussion is the heartbeat and pulse for the introduction of the piece, while the bass drum and gong rolls create a lugubrious timbre. Melodies and counter-melodies weave in and out of the musical texture. A struggle ensues leading up to the climax, following which there is a resolution to the relative major key of B-flat. Finally, there is a transition to a recapitulation of the opening theme, moving towards a contemplative ending in G minor.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£40.00The Conquest
Utilizing concepts that beginning band students need to master, this composition about a young lion's conquest of his territory is a great concert or contest selection. Most instruments play within a 5 to 8 note range so that wind players can experience success with a mature sounding composition. Several different percussion parts are also written so you can substitute instruments or players as needed. There are multiple opportunities for expression with simple dynamic changes and phrase shaping. Let your students conquer their first concerts with this fun and accessible composition.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days
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£56.00Fanfare for Hope - A. Eric Heukeshoven
Fanfare for Hope was commissioned in honor of the inauguration of Father James P. Burns, the 14th President of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota. The fanfare is based on the hymn tune Melita, more commonly known as the Navy Hymn, Eternal Father, Strong to Save, with the text "My hope is built on nothing less ..." serving as the inspiration for the piece. The opening brass fanfare features the uplifting first notes of the tune transitioning into a legato treatment for the woodwinds and horns. The theme builds as the brass and percussion eventually return leading back to the original fanfare. The music ends triumphantly with the entire ensemble joining in celebration.
Estimated dispatch 12-14 working days